Road is long, so what!

2010 03 27
ECP 30km nite run.
Route: ECP Mac -NSRCC - Changi Beach-ECP Mac

Life is short, run hard!
Road is long, so what...
SO what? SO WALK LOR:((

Have not done any long night run since 09 Sundown, so tonight the night! More reason so for Tim and myself becos we were supposed to be in KL tonite doing Energizer Nite marathon.

Life without botak

You need botak to brighten your day and night:))

ECP 9pm, 10 runners and 1 biker, I was touched by the good turn up. we welcomed 2 new kakis, Peter and Philip who are determined to do their first full marathon in 2010.

This brings back memory of our 08 nite runs when we trained for the inaugural Sundown Night marathon. That time, we were still mountain tortoise, our gears not stylo milo, never heard of Vibram, Power gel, Skin, 2XU etc... yes running was much simpler then. Botak always get sentimental.

2008 04 19 ECP nite run, notice your humbly botak still not a botak^^

2008 04 26, it is official. I shall be address as Botak Sim

We may have become a better runner with better gears then 2008, but 1 thing never change - As usual, our run "un-promptly" started late at 9.45pm(o_o)

Ernest leading the way

Tim and Peter were doing well with Philip lurking behind

I had to "jargar" Philip just in case he got distracted by those seafood stalls.

After the hawker centre with Bay pacing Philip, I ran ahead to join the pack. (Philip u-turn at bougainvillea garden to do a respectable 8km virgin run).

Bay, Peter, Tan and Tim decided to do just 15km and u-turn at NSRCC (in hindsight, it was a wise move).

How come this botak always hog the limelight?

The balance 5 "heros" move toward Changi beach park. With Teck Khing Metronome set at 180steps/min, the beep beep beep was music to our ears in the monotonous dark night. We ran at a brisk pace of 5:30m for this lonely strip.

Zhen Hua who will be doing a few Tri this year was with his bike at the coastal road to greet us. He will also be doing ultra at this year SD.

The vending machine at Changi beach park don't accept dollar bill, so we were left with only tap water to quench our thirst. All of a sudden, fatigue, tiredness and worse, sleepiness attacked. I just couldn't muster any more strength to run, so I shamelessly suggested walking and in this late hour, shame have many company.

The 8km walk back to NSRCC was like eternity. When we finally reached there, I was 90% dead with blisters due to the walking. I was so touch and wanted to kiss ah chan when i knew he parked his Forester at the Sailing Centre, Ernest and myself decided to end our agonies by running again, to us walking was the worse evil. By the time ah hoo and ah chan arrived, it was nearly 1.30am. We ended up doing only 25km of run/walk/half asleep in 3hr47min!!!

Did I told you Forester was a beri beri good ride indeed, when we arrived at the lagoon hawker Centre, only the mee goreng stall is still open, so it was to ECP Hong Kong cafe for supper, I never know mediocre foods can taste so heavenly, but that is another story. 3 am mark the end of our unfruitful first night run

It was a Zzzzzzz run, but we will be back next week.

Life is short, run hard
road is long, so what!
so... run harder

Life is short, run hard.

有一天，我会。。。

Saw above picture on Reuben's facebook. I signed on his facebook - “3:59, botak's dream finish time...one day, I will..."
He replied..."If I can do it, you can too!".

2009 18th October Beijing
We were chatting along the way to starting point of Beijing marathon when we met this handsome guy at the junction of Wangfujin

We make eyes contact, a polite smiles as we cross path and continued with our singlish conversation. Suddenly from behind, he bursts "singkapole" and unzip his track-shirt to unveil a Singapore flag on his singlet.

He introduced himself as Reuben Cheang, a true blooded Singaporean based in Hong Kong and Beijing was his first full marathon. After exchanging some pleasantries, we wishes each other all the best and parted way.

Marathons Stats
----------------------------------- Botak---------Reuben
2009 Beijing Marathon--4:53:23------3:56:30
2009 SCSM----------------- 5:38:12-------3:49:15
28.2.2010 HK Ma -----------------------3:59:37
28.2.2010 Tokyo Ma----4:22:55 ---------

Tokyo was my PB, juz another hard 1,380 second to the magical 3:59.
If I have to wear a pain (plus holding a deep heat on my left hand^^) to pursuit this dream, the chase had begun,

1 year, I will...

寂寞在唱歌 (写在东马后）

2010 2月28号
东京 5 度 冷 下雨
吉日 益马拉松

皇天不负有心人，2个月的练兵没白费,感谢再感谢终于让我如愿以偿的跑进4.30。这是我去年4/26大连马拉松许下而没兑现的承若。



09年9月我的blog 这样写着。。。。

孤单是一个人的狂欢...
狂欢是一群人的孤单....


怀念阿桑
阿桑（1975 2月26号 -2009 4月6号）
叶子一路走好，叶子不再寂寞!

寂寞...就唱歌吧
寂寞在唱歌 - 阿桑

而我...寂寞就跑步吧

寂寞在唱歌(东京马拉松版)

天暗的 雨还在下着
东马就要开跑了
路很远呢，得跑很久很久的
东马虽累 但是值得!

你若寂寞就去跑步 轻轻的慢慢的
路程越来越沉重 让你步伐变缓了

手麻痹了，脚也冰冻了
鞋子袜子更是湿透了
到终点了感谢4.22
大连承诺 东京了了

你若寂寞就去跑马 沉沉的痛痛的
42.195虽漫长 却能让你的心灵缓和

你
还寂寞?那就超马 温柔的 疯狂的
旅程越长越悸动 寂寞？才管TMD呢！

谁说的人非要跑马不可？
其实跑不跑是由你选择！
马跑完了，歌绝唱了
阿桑她...也走了

你
听寂寞在唱歌 轻轻的 狠狠的
歌声是这么残忍 让忍不住泪流成河
你
听寂寞在唱歌 温柔的疯狂的
悲伤越来越深刻 怎样才能够让它停呢