Calibration Run on 2 Dec`06 (Sat)

SgRunners' penghulu TLR organised a SCSM Kampung Carbo Loading Session @ Swensen at Crown Prince Hotel on Friday nite. Thought of crashing the party IF I dun have to work late. Haiz, as predicted, gotta work late :( Finally finished work @ 7.30pm and arranged an impromptu Japanese food carbo-load session with tktan (he juz finished a run near his work place). Back to Wasabi Tei @ Far East plaza -- was craving for the gyu ju (beef rice bento) and tktan was eyeing the salmon. Thought the crowd would have left when we reached there @ 8.30pm -- hmm, there was a queue outside the restaurant! We took our time to decide what we wanna order while waiting. The Sushi & Udon set looked more tempting and I changed my mind (skipped the gyu ju this time). tktan chose the salmon teriyaki set. When we finally got seated at 9pm, our stomachs were "protesting" and placed our order immediately. Salmon was done "al dente"(juz right) and the sushi was big flap of raw fish with small dough of rice! Udon was cooked "al dente" in tasty broth. Oh, we shared the chawan mushi -- still as smooth and yummy! tktan was too full to finish his bowl of rice but I still had room for dessert :P But it was too late to join the gang @ Swensen for dessert. Plus I need to wake up early for my calibration run -- before going to work on Sat.

Woke up at 6am and head on out for a quick run. Weather was great -- cool & cloudy. As usual, juz let it go and Lap 1 was 4:42min/km pace -- wah, improvement from my previous calibration run! Delibrately slow down to an easy breathing pace -- Lap 2 was 5:08min/km. Adjusted the pace slightly slower -- yeah Lap 3 was juz right @ 5:14min/km pace. Ok, this "feel" of the pace was calibrated to my mind. Did a cool down walk and thorough warm down stretch -- my legs felt fresh and ready for D-day :)

P.S. Afraid that I forget how to run, so had a rehearsal this morning :P It was a good short run in a perfect weather. Let's hope the weather will be like that on D-day and everyone has an enjoyable race!

Lap 1 : 4:42 min/km
Lap 2 : 5:08 min/km
Lap 3 : 5:14 min/km

Distance : 3km
Time : 15:05min
Avg pace : 5:02min/km