The final count down

2 more weeks to Sundown Marathon, are we ready??

Due to the early closing of registration, quite a few of our runners were caught Zzzzzz and miss registering for the marathon. Nevertheless, I am pleased to announce Team Run To Eat @ Sundown Marathon

42.195km
Allan Kwek aka alantino
Alvin Wong
Andrew Yeong aka "Da Tou"
Ang Eng Yeow
Bay Eng Seng
Billy Phua
Daniel Ong aka Ah Chow

Hazel Goh
Jennifer Foo
Lee Whye Kin
Leow Teo Hiang
Lim Kian Seng
Lim Jew Tim
Mag Yong
Rodger Lim
Shao Chong
Tan Cheng Keat aka Johnnie Walker
Wong Meng Chow

84 km Ultra Marathon
Ah Hoo aka the Boss
Ah Wa
Freddy aka Botak Sim
Calvin Chia aka Man in Black
Sim Li bin
Ernest Sim
Lee Teck Khing aka 2D :))
William Tay aka Ah Hoon
Chan Ming Tat

Chun Chuan

Heng Yee

Fung Jia Pei
Mohan aka the real botak
Freddy Yeoh

WSO (Water Support Officer) for Sundown Marathon
Chloe Sim
Toby Lim
Huang Zhao Ming aka Liew Lian
Sam Foong
Doris Lim

Last but no least our

Team Run to Eat Brand Ambassador

our affable Patrick Peng aka Chairman

From Hero to Zero

The night when nitedog become chickens?

Ex Night Dog # 6 (50 km)
Saturday 9 May, 7 pm
Venue : Changi Beach Car park 1
Start : 7.30 pm sharp
Route : Sundown marathon route
Mileage : 50 Km
Pace : O.T.O.T. (Own Time Own Target)

Water/support stations
22km (ECP Car park CP4)

Sounded beri "how lian" hor

But we are all humbled, it is chicken soup for the "how lian" soul. To be more precise Herbal Chicken soup :)

Due to the Vesak day holiday, East Coast Park was jam-pack. We arrived ECP carpark at 6.30pm to arrange the Water station, it took us another 1hr 30 mintues to reach Changi Park Car park 1.

The run finally started at 8.15pm, the night was extreme hot and humid, everyone feel the heat. After 10km it was like running in a sauna. I reached the u-turn point at Big Splash (20km) in 2:10 and promptly hit the wall! the next 2km to water point took nearly 20 minutes. After 4 bottle of drinks and a 30 minutes break, we continued but alas! the heart's may be willing but the legs and mind were not!!! It was game over at 25km for William, Jeniffer and Botak, the bright neon light of Seng Kee Herbal Chicken soup along Changi road beckon. After makan, took a cab back to finish point and discovered many others were there orledi, albeit by car or cabs :) Even our man of steel Calvin, gave up with just 2 km to go, he finally succumb to Daniel offer of a ride. Only Li Bin completed the course, thanks handsome, you salvage some pride for us - 1 nite dog survived!

Coffee, Running and Fats Burning

So what does coffee, running and burning fats have in common?

Attached is an article from 早报 which exalt the advantages of coffee does to running. For the benefit of those non-chinese helicoptor, can someone translate this to ang moh:)) Ok lah I will start the ball rolling by translating the title to "ang moh"


喝杯咖啡再运动，加速减肥 (drink copi then exercise, quick quick minus fat)

咖啡，绿茶，红茶，乌龙茶，巧克力等饮食中的咖啡因，除了提高注意力,还有助运动效率。因而有助减肥。

东京福祉大学教授西原久研究指出，运动前摄取咖啡因，

• 能强化骨骼肌的收缩力，
• 增加肌肉的血流量，
• 减轻酸痛疲劳，更具持久力。
  
  此外，咖啡因还能活化体内与分解脂肪有关的孝素，加速消耗多余的脂肪。

运动前喝一杯咖啡，能使脂肪分解进入血液中，在这个状况下运动，脂肪可以转成热量，不再储蓄。但切记，不能加糖，否则糖里的碳水化合物会先转化为热量，阻断原本脂肪燃烧的过程。

送你们一首老歌陪你度过漫长的跑步里程

喝咖啡跑马去 (sing to the tune of 让我们看云去）

朋友你别再犹豫 　　跑步是为了练好身体 　　
朋友你不用叹息 　　慢跑是非常容易滴 　　 　　
年纪不轻 也不用轻叹息 　　
黄金年龄 更不好轻哭泣 　　
抛开忧郁 忘掉那不如意 　　
走出户外。。。。。。。喝咖啡跑步去 　　 　　

Botak为什么哭泣 　　难道真的已跑不下去 　　
Botak不会再叹息 　　因为心里已没有顾虑 　　
大家唱 　　 　　

一年一马 大家都可以 　　
膝盖伤了 那就先休息
一月一马 没什么了不起 　　
drink your coffee 让我们跑马去

So what are you waiting for? Drink your coffee O, one month one horse sure can one hor:)