Since May 2020, we started the Viking Waypoint Challenge as a means of keeping the run routines and logging in some miles given the covid-19 situation. Race events across the country and Europe were cancelled. It’s a way of keeping the motivation level up, and explore off-the-beaten path around Netherlands. The challenge is to hunt […]
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One cold drizzly winter morning, with heavy legs, clad in an iron will, from Dorpstraat in Landgraaf, South Limburg we started our intended 28km long run. The route It came as a surprise that we were crossing the “border” into Germany. It was quite an adventure not knowing. Though half way through the run, i […]
Somewhat unusual to start the year with a half marathon distance. Home turf race though. Too convenient to give it a miss! And aha! I was pleasantly surprise to bag another personal best of 1.41 hours! Shaved off a good 2 minutes from the last HM race in Germany. It got me so motivated to […]
First race of 2020! Race bib Getting the race bib was hassle free. Though Gertjan said he had signed us up at the first race, there was a confusion around how to sign up or how much it costs for the classement. We had to forego the first sign up, and pay again for each […]
This was a small community event where a portion of the proceeds are channeled for a cause in China. Ran the 10km as maintenance training, and clocked in 46.38. Still found it challenging to beat the PB in July. Certainly recommended for kids (and adults alike 🙂 Activities were family friendly, balloons, face make up, […]
A week before Tallinn Marathon, and during the tapering week, i raced. Not a PB, but enough to go on stage – age group. Clocked in 46.32. This is also part of the AV Veluwe athletic club championship. Not to be missed.
After a great PB @ Voorthuizen, i was excited to try for another PB of sub 45min, therefore a pace of 4.30. Only managed a 47.20 race. After only 2km of running, i felt twitch in my stomach/ abdomen, and the discomfort caused me to slow down. Mentally, i also think that the pressure of […]
#roadtoRotterdam This is the final long run before tapering begins. The legs and heart felt good for the first 15km despite a 10km Z4 race the day before. We clocked in a pace of 540 for the first few km before mindfully adjusting it lower to a 550 pace. I thought the ongoing (left) quadriceps […]
10km PB 45.23. Stoked! The race was part of the training preparation to qualify for Boston 2020. It was 4 loops of 2.5km. Source: https://www.voorthuizenloopt.nl/
I bought the race bib in the secondary market, before Tallinn Marathon. This was meant to be a buffer race if i did not qualify for Boston in Tallinn. But i qualified for Boston in Tallinn! Quite frankly, i have been partying secretly since then. Partying in this sense meant slow down, less rigid, less […]
This was the first marathon that i actually felt like i’m in control of the pace, pain management, and continue to be positive despite the (usual) pain and lethargy that comes at km 30-35. 2 weeks ago at Lauwersmeer marathon, i suffered physically and mentally at km 30, in fact post km 21, it was […]
This was a last minute decision. I signed up a week after King of Spain. A week before the marathon, i was already logging in 50km mileage, which is unusual given, on an average training week, i only clock in an average 60km. When i finish this race, i would have achieved the highest mileage […]
Bib number U118. In Chinese, “118” is directly translated as “yat yat fatt” i.e. “everyday prosper”. My stomach was definitely feeling prosperous as it was getting more than usual, but can’t say the same for the legs. This race is the start of some form of hill training to go longer distance, higher altitude later […]
A week after Rotterdam, i tried running the Enschede marathon. Now, a run down on the back-to-back marathon running for the memory bank. The weather It was a cold start. I had to suit up, 2 top layers, long pants, and a pair of gloves. Brrrr… The race My beloved pacer de Haas was not […]
#roadtoRotterdam PB of 3.48.29 It is such a big relief. Doubt kills your confidence… bury it After 6 weeks of following a structured training plan, and on days when you are in doubt with the plan (on a bad day/ weeks – last 2 weeks of higher mileages training), i am just honestly so relieved […]
#roadrorotterdam The race… This was Z4 training planned. I was able to pick up speed in the first 2km running at a pace of 4.37. I liked the number on my watch but wasn’t able to sustain it until the end. Yet, i am pleased with the average speed (4.41) given the condition i was […]
(Note-to-self) HM Target Target 1 – 1.43; Target 2 – 1.45 Target 3 – 1.48 2 weeks after arriving to the Netherlands, and as part of the “long run” training program for #RoadtoRotterdam, on a summery wintry February day, we ran this loop. Gertjan was kind enough to pace me, an important factor given my […]
#RoadtoRotterdam Target 1 – 345; Target 2 – 350; Target 3 – 359 Now, THE weather… I have become more sensitive towards the weather because of this training experience. Yes, it rained the entire run. In Malaysia, when it rains, it also means (for me) “stay home”, in Netherlands, Gertjan says “rain or shine – […]
#RoadtoRotterdam (FM) Target 1 – 345; Target 2 – 350; Target 3 -359 This is the 2nd week into a structured training program for a sub 4-hour FM. Unlike other routes, the Salland Trail is challenging for its ~200m elevation, and dense roots along the path. Expectedly, falling flat on my tummy was the day’s […]
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