West Coast Run on 17 Nov`06 (Fri)

What do runners do during rest day? Carbo-load (aka feasting) time :) To cheer up tktan who needed a rest day for his sore knee & hip, we went for a carbo-load session @ Chinatown. Erm, excuses lah -- I also need a rest day after 2 days of hill run (skipped RL run as it was Fort Canning route :P). First stop was Jiang Xiang Sarawak Kuching Kolo Mee @ North Bridge Rd (junction with Mosque St). Heard from my fren who stays in the vicinity that there are 3 outlets along North Bridge Rd and the noodles are imported daily from Sarawak. We shared a bowl of traditional kolo mee and dumpling soup. Compared to the Bedok's stall, this version has stronger taste -- maybe less noodle or more sauce. Noodle is springy and dun turn soggy. But the dumpling soup was a disappointment -- barely can taste the tiny meat fillings.


Next stop was Togi @ No.11 Mosque St -- small authentic Korean restaurant that I discovered recently. On a weekday, it was fully booked inside and we were contented with siting @ a table outside. We ordered glass noodle, kimichi jige and potato pancake, rice & Hite(Korean beer) -- plus 6 complimentary side dishes. A Korean couple came along and sat at the table next to us -- they juz ordered a plate of octopus, kimichi jige and Korean Shochu. Oops, think we ordered too much food. The kimichi soup tasted great -- liked the rice cake inside. Glass noodle was ok -- the miniced garlic would taste better if fried golden brown. Hmm, cannot taste the potato in the pancake -- maybe they use potato flour? I was eyeing at the octopus at the next table -- must go back again to try that dish :)


Decided to do a quick run on Friday -- warm up before Sat's LD. Weather was sunny and bright @ 5pm and I was looking forward to run in daylight. Haiz, last minute was tied down by work and only reached KRGH @ 7pm. The run addict, tktan, was also stucked at work but managed to rush down in time for the run(via taxi from his workplace). We started the run @ 7.15pm -- skipped the hills and did a flat run @ West Coast Park. From Pasir Panjang Rd, we turned right @ Haw Par Villa to West Coast Highway before entering the park -- it was not brightly lit, so had to be careful of foot landing. tktan unintentionally "breathed" in an insect -- unable to spit it out and swallow it instead! YUCKS! As we ran passed MacDonalds, tempted by the good-smelling food. Adjusted my pace according to tktan's foot steps -- was afraid he would push too hard and aggravate his hip pain. After exit from the park @ Clementi Rd, we turned right at Pasir Panjang Rd -- wanna try the short steep hill @ Heng Mui Keng Ter to KRGH. tktan asked me to go as fast as I could -- huh, it was still a long way from the hill. Soon, tktan overtook me and sprinted all the way. Wah, this hill was tougher -- end @ KRGH with upslope unlike the other way which end with downslope! Time check was 42min for 7.5km -- relax 5:36min/km pace. After cool down, stretch and quick shower, we grabbed dinner @ KRGH's KingFisher Cafe -- Punggol Mee Goreng, Ta Ao Bee Hoon and CoCo Delights(coconut ice cream served in coconut). Hmm, only took pic of the dessert as we were too hungry when the main courses were served :) On our way home, we could see twinkle stars up above the clear sky -- tomorrow will be a good day for running!

Route : Start @ KRGH -> Pasir Panjang Rd -> West Coast Highway -> West Coast Park -> Clementi Rd -> Pasir Panjang Rd -> End @ KRGH

Distance : 7.5km
Time : 42min
Avg pace : 5:36min/km