Desserts we had at Coffee Club Changi Airport Terminal 3 before my sister flies off to Paris ... By the time she is back, I would have embark on my first and new full-time job, and I cannot wait for the stuffs which I asked her to get from me from Paris!!!
Sometimes I complain... why is it that the French are earning so much more than us (an engineer in France compared to an engineer doing similar stuffs in Singapore is earning about 3 times or more. Although the cost of living is higher in France, their wages are reasonably high as well... and their branded goods are so much cheaper than here. In short, Singaporeans earn less, pay more. Another example will be Korea. Just compare their cost of transportation against ours... They are paying less for longer distance... what is this mannn... no wonder Singapore earns himself one of the few top spots in cost of living worldwide.
Dessertssss!
Something light and refreshing... Fruity Tiramisu
Something heavier, thicker and rich in cappuccino and chocolate flavour - Muddy Mud Pie
Assorted cereal!!! I so love cereal... that i am going to eat each and everyone of them! wahhaahahhah
Croissaints
Donuts
Assorted pastries
Cute small bottles of jams (ok, I saw a couple from this very BIG country with many provinces and is situated nearer to the north, they took a few handful of these and put in their bag =\)
Now... What WE ate!
Donuts and danish pastries
Cereal with lots of assorted nuts... Pine nuts, almond flakes, sunflower seeds, with a cup of peach yogurt! This is the best way to kick start my day!
Coffee is super aromatic
See that hard boiled egg at the top? Now you should know that this is my plate. haha. Scrambled eggs, pancakes with banana and kiwi drizzled with chocolate sauce, French toast, dumplings that suck.
Some rice and veg, smoked salmon etc.
Banana Pancake, Muesli with kiwi, Bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese
Scrambled eggs, French toast, Hashbrown and Pancake
After our breakfast, that is the end of the 3 days sponsored by NEW BALANCE so we went back to the hotel room, pack our baggage and transfer to another hotel that is situated nearer to the shopping district for mor HARDCORE SHOPPING!!!!
It is one day after the marathon, but well, this did not happened to me... haha. Anyway, I had a good laugh.
if you have a good laugh, drop me a comment la... at least I know that I am not the only person who thinks this is funny... or at least tt my sense of humour is not skewed from the general population. lol.
Saturday 30th May 2359pm marks the start of my first marathon, a night marathon.
Pre-race - I think I did a good pre-race nutrition, fully loaded with sugar to sustain the gruelling 42.2km (some say its 43.5km according to their devices.. lol) I did not hit-the-wall, in fact I felt energetic throughout the whole race. All thanks to lots of bananas, bread and peanut butter, isotonic drink and a can of red bull for its sugar 1.5 hours before the race.
I reached there at 1045pm. I can already see the ultra-marathoners running as well as the 10km ladies. After a toilet break to clear my bladder (took me 20min of queueing). Went off to do a proper stretching... by then left with 10min. Jog to the starting line, and I managed to stay in front... hehe.
The atmosphere was a relaxing one... and the countdown started...
Well... I did not rush to be th first, as I have set myself to complete each 10km at 1:10hrs... that is about 4:40hrs for the marathon.
During the race:
My first 10km was along changi coast road, I started off too fast. Things were still great. Run was easy. Weather was good. The road was straight and even, an easy run. I did not drank a sip of water. Still fully hydrated, so I do not want to weigh myself down with too much water, in case I need to seek for a toilet.
After finishing the first 10km, we ended up at East Coast Park. The run at ECP continues for the next 10 to 20km. The people camping/barbequeing at ECP were cheering us on... spirit was high. But the smell of food is certainly distracting. haha. I went to the washroom just in case... Things are still good. Then we have to run across the first overhead bridge to Siglap Park Connector.
The run along Siglap Park Connector was ok. This continue for until 27.7km. Although I was still doing fine, not thirsty, but I start to drink 100plus along the way to replenish loss salt and water as it takes time to hydrate and your body to absorb the elctrolytes . The path starts to wind up and down, left and right, lots of turns and it is really undulating. The terrain starts to gets challenging, I must say. My knees starts to hurt a little, and my ankle starts to feel stiff. I ate half a banana and grab 3 powergels at the 24.9km mark. I ate one chocolate powergel, and kept 2 in my pocket for later use.
27.9 to 29.4km was at Bedok Reservior. Running on sand and gravels. I hate the 2 km! The sound of the gravels is like noise to me in the silence, and my ankles are very bad at this point... I went to a medic and asked for deep heat cream but it does not work for the ankle. Now I stop by at almost every water station now to drink 100plus, I knew I need the electrolytes for the next 10+km.
At this point of time, I still manage to meet my targetted timing.
The run along Tampines stretches from 29.4Km to 34Km. This is the part I did badly. I stop and walk, but i cannot walk, i cannot run, i cannot pause, because I know that once I stop it will get worse, it might cramp, and this might just be the end of my race. But my running and walking continues... shit, i thought to myself, as my ankles were stiff and numb. Morale was at a all time LOW. I ate half a powergel hoping that the sugar boost can boost my morale as well. lol
Finally reached Pasir Ris station, and morale was high once again, because Pasir Ris station was where I got off to took the shuttle bus to the starting point just a few hours earlier, and so ending point is nearing! At this point, a lot of people around me were too walking, jogging, stopping, jogging at a veryyyyyy slow pace. I got into a slightly faster jogging pace, shuffling my feet fast, but with minimum impact to my knees... and I can see myself slowly overtaking... one by one...
I remember I saw the 38km mark, and God-knows what got into me! I looked at my watch, I must make it within sub 5! Someone driving along the road was shouting to us, you guys still can make it within sub 5! So I went into a full running speed again! My mind was a blank, all I know was that my speed was picking up, I forgot about the pain. The 39km marker soon came into view, and the 40km marker came into view even faster this time round. My speed is picking, and I must not slow down, because I knew that it will be very difficult to pick up my speed once i slow down.
I went past the 40km marker, 2 more km left! I went into a full speed chase with time! 4:50hrs,11 more min! I cannot remember much about the 2km except that I was running and running, breathing very hard with each step. I did not see the 41km... but I saw the Ending point! My Goodness... but there is a big U-turn to do before getting to the Ending point.
4:58hrs, This was the time I saw when I went past the finishing point. I was elated. I managed to make it within sub 5. =)
Then... after my joy was over... I realised how freaking tired I was... lol. The pain came back... my ankle was stiff like concrete, it cannot even bend!!! how did i run the last 4km?!?! This is the power of mental strength!
Me relac at one corner, waiting for my friend's "arrival". NB1222 my marathon partner. =)
While waiting for my friend, I went around taking photos! But i dunno what I'm taking lah...
There was a movie marathon as well.. 3 super hero movies for 6 hours from 12 to 6am
Snap the finishing point...
My journey back... NB tights and NB shorts... true blue NB fan... hehe.
Left one unopened Strawberry banana Powergel... save it for my next marathon!
My Official Timing
Out of about 4000 marathon runners, I came in 420+... I am contented!
To those who wants to know... or dying to know... sorry to keep you in suspense for so long!
Open up, and it looks like any normal Nonya Chang
Open up further, it still looks like any normal chang. But if you look carefully, you will see that the meat are in bigger chunks... not from pork, but made from chicken breast!
Tonight at 11.59pm, while you guys are sleeping soundly, i will be starting on my marathon. Anyone living in tampine, Kembangan, Siglap areas??? I might be running past your place too!
maybe I will be somewhere behind, trying hard not to fall asleep!
The good goodiebag consist of: Adidas sleeveless tee, TCC voucher, shaver, facial wash, Adidas Tote bag...
Started off my morning with McGriddles breakfast from McDonalds. Just for today! Mcdonalds breakfast is sure a good way to get lots of calories early in the morning.
Followed by a trip to the supermarket to get my essentials. Peanut butter for my peanut butter toast later in the day, Banana for my dinner... Isotonic drink and Redbull... for its high sugar content and caffeine... CARBS!!! Lot of them!
This was for tea break, Toasted Banana Walnut Bread, with very generous servings of peanut butter and banana... two of this!
After finishing the race, I will go for the massage service provided there! There will be screening of 3 superhero movies there as well... so I will be lying under the stars, watching the movies until dawn... then go for breakfast! Shiok!
Something light and refreshing... Fruity Tiramisu
Something heavier, thicker and rich in cappuccino and chocolate flavour - Muddy Mud Pie
