Eat and Train @ Kuala Lumpur

Had a quick/short getaway just to use up my "family day" leave, to a place none other than our neighbouring country - KL.

After queuing up for close to 1.5 hours... we finally got the pass to go up to Pentronas Tower. The actual queuing takes about 45min, but darn, the !@#!@# people do things sooooo slowly and have no sense of urgency, they took a freaking 45min just to distribute the tickets... wtf.

and this is where i reside for the next 3 days, just stone throw away from KLCC. See the swimming pool at the roof? That's where i go for my morning swim before my breakfast served beside the pool. =D

Feeling hungry after queuing up. The buns from Roti Boy are truly not something to die for, they don't taste that great anymore.

Auntie Anne's is always nice. I asked for Cheese dip, and their cheese dip = Butter. -_-

Lunch was at Sungei Wang, and I was again so hungry that we just went to something familiar, i.e Kim Gary, and it was a bad choice. Good enough to fill by stomach, but not good enough to satisfy my tastebuds. =(

I only like the Peanut Butter Toast with condense milk. Everything else, just *pui*.

Go! Go! Curry! @ Ion

The empty shell at B3 of Ion is finally taken up by a F&B tenant, and I like the way they do up their shopfront. The way they display their food natually makes me want to give it a try despite that they offer FRIED stuffs!

even the flyers makes the food like enticing, no? So, basically they serve curry rice. Their curry is very different from the normal jap curry that we normally see/eat. It is darker in colour, and smells stronger and texture is thicker!

The curry rice can be served with Chicken Katsu, Pork Katsu, Sausage, Shrimp or even just plain rice with curry! Go go Curry!

For each type that you choose, you can choose the portion of rice that you want. For someone like me who eats very little rice, I welcome this option with open arms. The amount of rice that you want is classified into different classes. E.g. Healthy class contains less rice than economy class, and Biz class contains more rice than economy etc...

Yumz. I ordered Pork Katsu (Healthy Class) for they are renown for it according to them. But i thought that the Pork katsu is a tat too dry. Maybe Chicken katsu would have been a better choice. Juicer maybe? - $11.50

The curry is definitely very nice... It makes me finish the entire plate of rice... clean.

Since I am still so "Young" @ Heart, I got a Junior plate for sharing! I want to go back again! :)

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon - My Results

I am happy with my results despite feeling so negative about it hours before the race. The atmosphere of the place makes me go "boomz", and my feet just keeps going despite the lactic acid that was building up as I approach the end. It was good fun and good run, but of course not all is entirely good... because it has been 2 days since the race and my sole is still hurting when I flexed it. Other than that, my legs have fully recovered.

Net time (minus away the lag time): 4:38hrs

and the details...

As you can see, my speed for the first 30km is ok, but my last 12km starts to slow down... hehe

The timing was better than expected, because I really wanted to be easy on myself since I just recovered from my gastric flu. But when I start my feet gets going, it just went on and on. My target was an hour per 10km, and I am glad that I managed to stick close to the pace that I have set out for.

and a nice cool J.Cool Yogurt to cool myself down, and replenish the sugar that I have lost!


what's next after SCSM 2009?

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2009 - The Eve

I am barely 10 hours away from the race, but I am still not feeling prepared... Not feeling prepared in many ways!

1. My last run was a week ago! Did a 28km. I did not manage to clock my 30km.
2. I stopped running for a week, because I was SICK! Monday, I left office halfway through a meeting after a bad migraine. The migraine was soon followed by Gastric Flu. =(
3. I just recovered. In fact, I am not exactly sure if I have recovered. I will know tomorrow. =(
4. I still do not have much appetite, meaning I did not carbo load the day before the race, which is like now?!?! Forget about carbo loading, I doubt I am eating enough. zzz.
5. I am a bit demoralised after being OOA for a week. So mentally, I am telling myself to be easy on myself tomorrow, Forget about sub 5.

Running Apparels for tomorrow! All from NEW BALANCE! =D (minus the vaseline to prevent abrasion esp the armpits area for me!)

and... My Word of Encouragement to the rest out dere ya!? Run Hard, Have fun guys!

New Racer - RC769

769 has a stability running shoes - NB769, but now the "racer" version has arrived! RC769 is sleeker in design and much lighter - 225grams only! Who says NB shoes are always bulky and big... if you want something sleek, then get a RC.

Now i am contemplating if i should wear this for my threadmill and track training, or use it as a normal walking shoes!