KPE

Travelled by Old Tampines Road back home today.
At the exit of Old Tampines Road, I got super blurred. Make a U-turn to hit TPE, but I got back to Old Tampines Road. Scary....like twilight zone....
Lorong Halus is in sight, but there is no way to get there by car....

Make another U-turn and came across KPE.
The stretch that I have just travelled on bike a few weeks ago is now open to traffic.
So I guess I am lucky to have that chance.

ToothBrush

This will be my temporary toothbrush.

It is a really small toothbrush.

That is how fine its bristles are.

OSIM Triathlon 2007

Woke up naturally this morning at 5:00am
What a fine weather today.
Excellent day for a race. OSIM Triathlon - Sprint Distance!!! Yeah....

Well, will have to wait another year for it now....
Out of action for the moment...

I will be back next year.
Stronger , slimmer , leaner.
Probably will be OD Year 2008.

Guys, you all must support me , okay? :)

FATE

You cannot stop believing that it is fate.

After the bike accident last month, I still thought I have a chance in training for OSIM Triathlon.
What a twist of events it has been ever since.

Just when I intend to start training, I have this mysterious back pain.
I do have it once in a blue moon. But it normally goes away after a day or two.

This time round, it turns serious. The back pain never goes away.
Till today, I am still having this dull back pain, but it is fading off.

High fever came along. It got everyone scared as the temperature just keep rising with no indication that it is going to subside.
Tried to monitor myself during the night to see if I need to go A&E. Was pretty lucky that I start perspiring during the night and the temperature came down.

After resting for a few days, I cannot wait to take my Cervelo out for its maiden ride.
But every morning and evening, it has to rain and rain hard it did.
Day after day, I just wait for the perfect opportunity to come.
It never does.

Monday came. I had brought out my swim gear to take a dip in the pool if it does not rain in the evening.
Yeah, I got my wish and manage to complete 14 laps before the back pain sets in.

Tuesday, another good day to exercise.
Intended to go to Novena Velocity for the Tuesday Runs, but I did not bring my running gear due to unforeseen circumstances.
First thing I intend to do when I reach home is to bring my Cervelo out for its maiden ride.
A friend called and mentioned that he hope to drop by my place for a visit.
After he left, I had my dinner.
After resting for around 1.5 hours, the weather still stays fine.
Good... I can finally take Cervelo out on it maiden ride.
Took the Yishun main road all the way up to Sun Plaza and did a loop back home from there.
Legs are still feeling fresh, so I thought why not see if Roonz wanted to go for a ride.
Reached her block and gave her a call. She did not pick up her call.
Re-hydrate myself and continue on my way home.
Turning left out of the car park, I will be able to bike for a longer distance and on quieter roads.
Thus I opt for that option.
Not long after, I meet with the bike accident which put me out of OSIM Triathlon 2007 for good.

How can I not believe in fate when everything is laid out so clearly for everyone to see.

OSIM Race Pack Collection

After the National Dental Center appointment, I proceed to collect the Osim Triathlon Race Pack.
The Race Expo is at Holiday Inn Atrium, which is only a short distance away.
Was there at 10.45am.

A volunteer guide me to the collection point, but Sophia from TAS stop me from collecting, mentioning that it is not 11am yet. *Faint*

So I went to look at the sponsor's booth.

The Felt triathlon bike looks a lot like Cervelo Dual. With its identical frame and tri bike setup.
Guess most bikes are the same, just slight design modification here and there.

SaltStick was sold there too. But the price is quite expensive.
Would have bought some to try out at AHM and SCSM, if I have not forgotten that there are not available widely in Singapore.

Finally, it is 11am. Proceed to collect the Race Pack.
Collected my Personalised ChampionChip too.
Hehe, my strategy is to used it for 12 TAS organised events to get my money back.
Cos TAS will give $5 discount for every participation with personalised championchip.
Hopefully as races become more popular in Singapore, other organiser will adopt the same concept too. :)

1st Follow Up

Went back to SGH A&E. Took out the appointment card , then realise that it is at National Dental Center.
Took me a good half hour before I locate the place.
The follow up was to fill up the chipped tooth as well as review the other 3 teeth.
Had X-ray taken. There are jaw factures. It may affect the other teeth as well, but only time will tell...

It seems like I was the talk of the town. All the nurses and dentist who pass by was asking "So this is your A&E patient?"

Next appointment will be next Wednesday for review and removal of stitches.
Was told it will be a long process with lots of visits to fix the teeth up.
Will require root canal treatments for the 3 teeth.
The fate of 4th tooth which will be extracted shall be decided later on.

Bike Accident Again!!!

After dinner, I decided to take my new Cervelo for a spin.
It has been sitting there for 2 weeks.
Due to the rain both day and night for the past week, I do not have a chance to do so.
Today looks like the perfect weather to do so.

After letting the food digest for a good 1.5 hours, I started out.
Went down Yishun towards Sembawang. Then turned back at Sun Plaza.
Everything feels good.
Stopped over at Roonz block. Wanted to see if she is interested to go biking. Too bad, she did not pick up the call.
After re-hydrating myself I decide to continue home.

Turn left towards the primary school.
There were hoards of school children gathering outside the school gate.
Cycled at a slow pace, was sure there was no kids crossing the road as I bike along.
Given the good L-plate lessons that I had during my driving days, I have always learn to anticipate when people are standing on the pavement.
Out of the blue, this kid dashed out from the pavement on a bike onto the road. Argh...
1001 thoughts start crossing my mind. Everything starts to go in slow-motion.
But I just did not have time to react. Before I knew it, I have clipped his rear wheel and flew over my handlebars. It happen so fast, like in the movies.

Landed face first on the ground.
Was not aware of the injuries till I feel my mouth.
My front teeth seems to be missing....
Quickly moved to the side of the road.
Looking back at the spot where the accident took place, the kid on the bike was no longer around.
I notice a single tooth sitting there. Quickly I went back to get it.
I was bleeding profusely from the mouth.
There were cuts both on the upper and lower lips and the gums were bleeding non-stop as well.
Quickly make my way into the school. Was shouting for the direction to the office (logical place to have a first aid kit), but no one came forward to help.
Came across a guy leaving the school, ask for direction.
He leads me to the school canteen to get me to wash up while he look for the first aid kit.
Another teacher came with the first aid kit, but there was nothing that could have to help to stop the bleeding.
No gauze, nothing...
They offered me tissue papers. Tried but it did not help at all.
The bleeding was still continuing.
Following their suggestions, I try to rinse with the cold water from the water cooler, but it still does not help.
A couple, Mary and Norman (not too sure if both are staff of the school) offered to drive me to the nearest clinic to seek treatment.
The doctor suggest that I go to A&E as he can do nothing to prevent the bleeding.

Mary and Norman drove me home, where my family were scared stiff seeing me injured again.
While I cleaned up, Mary starts explaining to my wife and sister what happened.
We then proceed to put my tooth in a bottle of milk.

After thankng Mary and Norman, we decide on our next course of action.

Decided to go to a private hospital to seek faster treatment. Went to Mount Alvernia Hospital , but was told that the only place that has 24 hours dental surgery is SGH.

Made our way down to SGH. Registered at A&E.
After waiting for a full hour and a half , it was finally my turn to see the doctor.
During this period, I was starting to feel sleepy. I am not too sure if I am losing too much blood?
Took 2 cups of Milo and started to feel much better.

The dentist started his surgery.
Took 3 hours before he is done with moving my teeth back in position and fixing back my broken tooth.
3 teeth are dead while a fourth chipped tooth will have to be extracted at a later stage.
He need the fourth tooth to act as support so that he can bonded all the teeth together.
Reached home ard 4am.
Quickly take a nap cos my follow up is at 8.30am.

Looking back at the whole incident, there was nothing I could do to prevent it from happening.
The whole incident happen too fast for me to react. Plus the fact that my Cervelo which is light could have cause me to fly over the handlebars rather than sideways.

Swim

After work, I went to SAFRA Yishun for a swim.
I need to put in some mileage for my OSIM Triathlon this coming Saturday.
Also first chance to try on the TYR jammer which I bought more than a month ago.
The past month has not been kind to me.
First the bike accident, followed by the mysterious back pain and high fever.
It has really put my training schedule into jeopardy.

Not too sure if it is the jammer, but I do find it much easier to swim. Less drag. :p
Also the water is not trying to rip off my swimming trunks which always happen with my old one when I kick off from the walls.
Did only 14 laps when the back pain steps in.
Decide to stop, still must rest myself for Saturday Sprint.
Was home before 7.30. Got lots of time to spend with my kids. :)

A HUGE Mess - Mizuno Wave Run

Woke up at 5am. It is raining.
Following my plan, I would not be running, but will go down to collect the goodie bag.
Have to save myself for the OSIM Triathlon.
Took my own sweet time to go down. Reach Temasek Polytechnic about 6.30am. But the road to enter Temasek Poly was jam packed with cars.
Decided to park at HDB Car Park instead.
**Faint** The HDB Car Parks are super packed. Almost all public slots are taken up. Making a U-turn at the dead ends take ages.
Finally, found a parking lot near to Tampines Stadium.
It is really like searching for a needle in a haystack.
When I reached Temasek Poly, it was well after 8 and everyone has already started.

Smelled the first sign of trouble.
The 2 marshallers I seen along the way are not dressed prominently.
No bright vest or Mizuno tee to differentiate themselves from the rest of the crowd.
Mizuno or VGO to stingy to provide the volunteers with one?

Then I notice everyone started to look back at the direction I have come from.
Looking back, I see a cyclist approaching and he stopped abruptly near to the photographer who is just a few meters away from me. Probably to tell the photographer that the runners are coming.
Not soon after, I saw the lead runner coming through.
You can see his frustration, as he keep gesturing with his hands as to where to run.
I think the cyclist was supposed to lead the front runner but decided to stop halfway. *Faint*

Made my way to the TP stadium.
Did not find any familiar faces. Stayed there for half an hour, still no familiar faces. During the whole period, people are still running through the Mizuno arch to start their run. Looks so comical. The whole place looks like a mess.

Made my way to Bedok Reservoir to see how are the runners doing.
What shocked me when I approached BR was that there are 2 more events being held there.
How can that be?

Met Bug and he was damn frustrated. He told me that he did not know if he has finished the race or not, as he is not aware where the finishing line is.
Hmm, isn't the finishing line back in Temasek Poly?

Continue on the gravel path and came across the MR25 yellow time counter.
Sumiko Tan was there shouting "Run past the clock".
Guess ppl are still confused as there are people running past the clock, while others turn right to continue on their run.

Met Brokie, who told me that she was could not find a parking lot, thus decided not too run as well. But she is glad that she did not take part, as she has seen a lot of confusion going on. Hehe, fellow slacker. :p

Then she spot the goodie bag queue and went ahead. I lost her after she cross the gravel path.
Decide to collect goodie bag as well, but could not find her.
Went to queue up. Took me a good 30 minutes before I even reach the goodie bag tent.
Then a lot of shameless guys keep squeezing in front of me.
The ang moh behind me was so frustrated that he put his hand out the block the other guys from cutting queue.
Went to the XL queue, but there was this guy arguing with the lady, insisting that he wants the orange singlet. Cos the rest of his friends got the orange singlet and he has a white PolT.
Learnt much later from the forum that the white T was from Mizuno Wave Run 2 years ago.
After 2 minutes, I finally ask for my goodie bag and left, while the argument is still on-going.

Not knowing that the yellow clock is the finishing line, I proceed back to TP to looks for the finishers.
Huh? Why is everyone???
Spend some time looking for the SGRunners, but can't find any. Thus I make my way back to BR, hoping to find the guys while they queue for goodie bags.

Wah, one queue is now many queues. I am sure I see more than 5 queues. Some queues are merging into one near the goodie bag tents. But I will go with the general consensus that there are 3 queues.

After stopping by to talk to Sotong, Mrs Sotong, Ripley and the others, I proceed on to look for my colleague. We stayed for the lucky draw.
Took a long time for the lucky draw, as there is the prize presentation.
After which there were free gifts to give away.
A lot of free gifts. Wonder where Mizuno got the free gifts from. Past season merchandise?
Finally proceed to the lucky draw. It was almost noon when the lucky draw end.

P.S. 4 days after the event to write this Field Report, I dun feel much frustration liao.
So this is not really an angry entry hor?

Ma Kwang

Went to Ma Kwang to check on my back.
Got the same diagnosis as my family doctor.
Just a strained muscle.
Cos the nerve system is affected, thus that is why I can feel the vein tugging behind my left knee, as well as the numbness of the left foot when I run.
It affect my left side more than my right side.

She added that it is related to my weight.
It is probably affecting my back spine disc / vertebrae E4 and E5.
Any more strenuous exercise and I may end up a slipped disc.
Her advice is to lose more weight first, before I start exercising.

Went for acupuncture, but dun find it help much.
It numb the back for about 6 hours, now I am back to having that dull back pain. The same one which I have experienced for the last 2 weeks.

Yummy

Hehe, had a lot of durian last night.
Woke up right now still feeling the bloatness.
Been a long time since I had so much durian.
Some how, like it more when you do not have to peel the crust for it. :p

On a different note, I realise that it is easy for me to stay away from rice for one simple reason.
So unlike me in the past when I just finish everything in front of me.
If there is no sauce on the rice and the rice is hard , I won't think of finishing it now.
The other way is to decline more rice from colleagues who are small eaters.

Down with injuries

Now I finally understand how the others felt when they are down with injuries.

To one that isn't interested in sports, it may not irritate them.

But to a novice like me, to be taken away from the sports that I have just started to enjoy, it is really bad. To add to injuries, with the races are just round the corner, it really hurts bad.

I intend to take painkillers and just do a slow race if it really comes to that.

PainKillers

I have not taken the painkillers given to me since my last visit to the doctor.
This lower back is killing me day after day.

This is what I am going to do.
Take the painkiller and do some stretching.
Hope it helps.

Foot Massage

After not having done a foot massage for ages, I went for one tonight.
That is after I was told that it could help with my back pain and bloated tummy.

As compared to the last foot massage that I had, it does not hurt as much.Hmm, if the saying is true... that less pain means healthier body, then I think I will buy the idea. =)

It did not help to ease the pain in the back, but it still feels good after the massage.

Indigestion Bouts

Really terrible when one has indigestion bouts.

The tummy felt so bloated and uncomfortable.
It got so bad this morning, that I got woke up by it.
Sigh...There goes my good night's sleep again...

I know all my current problems could be related, just that I do not know how to tackle them.

140 days to SCSM

A lot of ranting about the price hikes for SCSM this year on the SGRunners forum.
In the end, I know the chaps will still sign up for the event.
Uniquely Singaporeans, complain aplenty , but still do it. :)

But with the 22.5% increase in participants, I would think that the costs is justifiable.

The need to sponsor world athletes to participate , plus the mind blogging logistics to make the whole event a success is a thing to behold.
I would feel that it was a job well done last year. Hopefully things would be just as good , if not better this year.

Lala just jio-ed me to do the full marathon this year, but I think I will keep to my promise and do the half-marathon instead.
Mentally I am not prepared for the full marathon lor.

Next year will be an exciting year for me. :)

Loss of Appetite

Had a total loss of appetite these 2 days.
But still manage to squeeze food in for all 3 meals.
Really nauseous feeling everytime I do so, but without food, I know I will fare much worse.
Think I am going to lose some muscle mass soon. A lousy time to do so, with 2 races in the next 2 weeks.

The back pain never fails to go away after 1 week, it just turn from a sharp pain to a dull ache now.
Think it is time I spend some money on physio-therapy.

My new Cervelo is still happily sitting at home after 2 days. Really had no chance to bring it out for its maiden ride.

Recovering

Things got worse in the evening.
I started shivering for no apparent reason.
Having taken a full plate of noodles for lunch at around 3pm, there shouldn't be reason that I lack energy.

Took some MILO and medicine and cover myself with a blanket.
No matter how hard I tried, I am unable to perspire.
Temperature just kept on rising, hitting 39.2 at one stage.

Was comptemplating going to A&E, but guess it won't help much.
By the time my queue number is called, I will probably be okay.

Manage to catch some sleep after a long while. Was surprised that I perspired during my sleep.
Woke up with body sores, but feeling much better.
Waking up in the morning today, felt the mattress a bit damp.
Must have perspire quite a lot during the night. Luckily for me.

Won't be going for the OSIM Triathlon training clinic today.
A bit sad to have to miss the clinic. It is definitely a good time to meet up with my friends and have some fun.
But health comes first, so I will be resting and recuperating for now.

Sick

Must be the biscuits that I eat these few days.
Somehow it is not digesting well and being heaty of sorts, I start to feel a fever developing yesterday.
The body sores came in the afternoon.
Despite all this, I still went on to collect my Cervelo and got my bike accessories from C2C.

Another big money spending day...
What to do? When I first started running, I thought a pair of running shorts and dri-fit T will suffice.

The spending on sports equipment and apparels over the past 6 months has been astounding.
But I guess to enjoy the sports that you like, monetary sacrifices have to be made.
The problem get tricky when you have to ensure that you have enough cash to keep the house running.
Just hope that my maths work out well.

Anyway, back to the main topic.
I took panadols during the night. Start to perspire and felt much better , but the sores just got worse.
Decided to rest at home and slept almost the whole day.
Should be good enough to go for the clinic tomorrow.
Anyway, will have to gauge myself. No point putting myself in harm's way.

Pissed

Went to collect my Cervelo today.

Could identify my Cervelo immediately as it is the only yellow bike on display.
Then I noticed....how come no job sheet?

The mechanic mentioned that he did ask Choonwei and he replied that my Cervelo never had any job sheet.
Talking about professionism.... How come all bikes have a job sheet and mine has none?
Also my bike fitting took only 15 minutes, with not so many measurement being taken.
Why this kind of special treatment for me?

Sacouny PAssion Run

Having agreed to tumpang Seletar_Naturalist to ECP, I wait till 6.15am before leaving for East Coast Park.

Reached CarPark F2 ard 6.45am. Luckily it is still pretty empty.

Took a can of 100-Plus before making my way to the Start Point near E2.

Big Mistake, feel so bloated while walking that I almost wanna puke.

Reached E2. Could not find any familiar faces. Walked around before spotting pockets of SGRunners. Mingle around for a while and it is time for 1st wave to start.

Right after the first wave has started , the second wave was requested to move to the Start Point. Waited there for the next 15 minutes before we start.

JamesSoh has intended to keep me company during the run, but I asked him to go ahead.

I know there is no way I can match his pace. After running together for 1km , we wishes each other good luck and he chiong ahead.

Pretty uneventful for the next km, except that the track is so narrow that a lot of runners resorted to running on the grass.

Suddenly ahead of me, i notice a very familiar figure. Her running style is pretty unique but I cannot be certain, thus I chiong ahead to check.

Yeap, it is Tricia from Running Lab. Spoke to her for a while before she picked herself through the crowd again.

Reached the 1st water point, I slowed down to take a cup of water.
Almost choked on the plain water. Phelgm starts to build up at the throat. Really uneasy feeling.
Sigh, if only my fuel belt contains isotonic drink, I may try to wash it down with it.

Started to do a walk-run. Easy nasty feeling at the throat.
Looked at the returning leg of Wave 1 for familiar faces. Not many I can recognize. These speed demons are really fast.

Reached the 2nd water point. Down a cup of 100-plus. Wow, really feel much better.

Came to the U-turn point. Not used to timing myself, so did not press for lap time.

Pretty uneventful for the rest of the way.
When I come to the 7.5km mark, the jam starts again.
The 5km Fun Run is making their U-turn here.

Reached the Seafood Center, the traffic got better.

I stopped my walk-run and started running.
Finishing , must be shwee shwee mah.
Heng ah, cos less than 100m ahead, a photographer was sitting near the corner taking shots. Less than 50m ahead, another photographer was also there taking shots.

With the finishing line in sight, I tried to chiong for it, hoping to gain a few places.
Hehe, I must have put in effort for this run, cos no matter how I tried, the engine just refused to shift gears.

Finished a very satisfying run.

Spotted Sywog and Atomic and hang out with them under the tree.
Soon after, they proceed on their way and I went to pick up the goodie bag.

The queue was super long, but moving quite efficiently.
After picking up the goodie bag, everyone seems to have disappeared.
I just hang around to wait for the results.

Spotted a lone red figure basking under the sun.
Went over to say hi to Bug. Finally we met.
We stay and talk for the whole lucky draw event before parting our ways.

Wonderful weather, wonderful run. What else can you ask for. J

Official Standing
1302 out of 1345 finishers
5km Timing - 00:39:46
10km Timing - 01:23:15

Pre-Sacouny PAssion Run

Right now , it is 4.30am.
Having slept at 12.30am, I was wide awake at 3.20am.

Just 3 hours of sleep? How to go for run later?

Not too sure if it is pre-race jitters. Been a long time since I ran in a race liao. :)
Slacking? Think so.

070707

Auspicious day for couple to tie the knot. :)
Anyway, the Registry of Marriages also very funny.
Registration stands at 772 for 2 weeks, then Friday newspaper all started reporting 777 couples will tie the knot on Saturday, citing emergency registration?

There is OSIM training clinic today.
My back pain is getting better.
No harm give it a try. I will still need to get back in shape for the 3 races this month.

Reached Car Park F2 at ard 2.50pm. The car park is half full?
Walked over to the clinic...
Huh? Clinic already started but attendance is less than 30 at a glance.
The speaker was talking about knee and hamstring injuries and how to do stretches to minimise such injuries.

Looking around, only recognise Brian (Gugugaga).

3.00pm... Haha, all the people started streaming in. In less than 15 minutes, we have a very healthy turnout. Seems like everyone is interested in the training portion.

Using my Zoot tri-top and tri-bottom today.

After a 30m loop, we proceed to do the 300m loop.
Although we are requested to do 3-4 loops, I noticed some of the chaps doing 5 or more laps.
Seems like these guys are interested to try out the OD distance today.

I did 3x300m. The swim is great.
Not too sure if it is the apparel that helps?
Been swimming for the past few training clinics in my Nike Running Tights.
But I definitely feel less drag during the swim.

After our super slow and nice transition, we waited around for each other to start our bike leg.

Took the opportunity to test out Aerosolcan's 4-bottle fuel belt. Big Mistake!!!
Every upstroke threaten to push the front bottle out of its holder.
I have to keep adjusting the bottle once in a while. The bottle finally fall out at the 3km mark.
Only then did I realise that my Zoot tri-bottom gel pocket can do a better job at holding the bottle when I bike.
Things did not really go well after that though.
Moments later, there is a creaking sound coming from the front wheel.
I keep adjusting the wheel but the sound remains. After 1 lap, I quit the bike leg.
The rest of the guys continue for 2 more legs.

Try to fix the wheel at the transition area.
This kind fellow came over to help out.
Turns out to be Lala...
Haha, poor chap. He arrives early and took up his usual position at the big red water valve. (Meeting place for SGRunners) The place is not under any shades, so he got a pretty good tan.
Hehe, if he had not come over to help and mention about SGRunners, we would have missed each other for another week.

The guys are not back yet, so Lala and I proceed for the run leg on our own.
Just one loop will do. Both of us are saving our energy for tomorrow's PAssion Run.
Again , I notice a group of guys going for their fourth / fifth bike laps.

The back pain comes near the end of the run leg.
This is definitely not a good sign.
The right knee is also starting to send me pain signals.
Talking to Lala during the run relieve some of the pain. :)
Reached transition area. Sigh, left knee is giving me problems as well.
Wonder if everything is related.

Took a while for the guys to come back from their runs.
Haha, AerosolCan's 2XU tri-bottom got checked out by Lala.
Somehow , AerosolCan 2XU never fails to attract attention.

After the training is completed, most of us proceed to the SGRunners 2nd Anniversary Celebration at Island Resorts.
The games has already started, so AerosolCan, Gugugaga, Sywog and I just stay and watch.
After a brief meet-up with the rest of the guys at the chalet, the guys left and I went to pick up my wife and kids at the reception area.
Other than Jancy, I was the only other runner who brought kids.
Mingle around a bit, but it is pretty tough when you dun really know who the rest of the guys are.
Also need to look after my kids, so guys... I am not anti-social hor.
The whole event wraps up around 10pm. A lot of us took our leave as most of us need to rest for the PAssion Run

A great and fun weekend.

Pulled Muscle

Interesting diagnosis of my problem.

"Just a pulled muscle."

So I ask my doctor why it seems like I only have this back pain when I dun exercise?

He mentioned that it could be due to the fact that I am stretching the strained muscle whenever I exercise and a sudden jerk during off-season could have cause the back strain.

Chiam lor, next time cannot have too long breaks between exercise.

Zoot

Haha, I realise my blog is becoming my inventory list as well.

I have been stating all the sports accessories that I have bought this year and they have come up to a-plenty.

I do not dare to list them all out right now, I am afraid that I will faint from after the calculation.

LR would tell me : Welcome to the Dark Side!!!

Just bought a pair of Zoot tri-top and tri-bottom.

The tri-bottom looks just like my Nike Running Tights , so I am not too worried about it.

But when I saw tri-top, first thing that cross my mind is whether I can fit into it.

They dun carry any XL and L looks to be 2 sizes smaller.

Never mind, just try it on.
Surprisingly , it fits!!!
I dun feel uncomfy, thus I got it.

Yeah, I think and I hope that my apparel shopping list is finally complete.

P.S. The most exciting moment is showing to my family how I squeeze into the tri-top. :D

Ouch, my back hurts

Not too sure what is happening.
But from mid-morning onwards, the pain at the small of my back just keep on increasing.

Been a really long time since it last happens.
Looking back, it seems like everytime I stop exercising for a period of time, the pain always comes back.

I have sprained my back very badly about 10 years ago, looks like it is coming back to haunt me.

Conclusion seems to be that I need to keep exercising to prevent the pain from coming back.

P.S.
I am getting very weak now.
I have never been able to eat oranges or anything acidic unless I am absolutely full.
Then earlier this year, I become lactose intolerant.
Seems like I am getting to know my body less and less.

More Ranting

Has been an interesting 6 months from me.
Lose some weight and happy about it.
The huge belly that I have been carrying for the past 2 years is now a much smaller one.
Pants and belts are getting loose, may have to get new ones soon. :)
I am now able to fit into the Giordano bermudas which I bought when I was sub-100 2 years ago. :)

I am still 5-7kg off-target for my SCSM resolution.
So I guess I will settle for half-marathon this December.

I have been cutting down aggressively on caffeine.Took less rice for my meals.

Have not trained since my bike incident.
Can't remember when was the last time that I did not do any form of exercise for more than a week.
A huge turnaround from last year. Last year, I cannot remember my last workout. Haha...

My right knee still hurts although I have not exercise for so many days.Will see how it goes lor.

North Face Hydration Pack

As promised.

I have to look after myself from now on.
For myself and for my family.

Getting a hydration pack may seems like an overkill, but I am not going to take any chances.