muar half marathon

the past 2 and something weeks have not been easy for me. 

i recently, some 2 weeks ago, underwent a surgery. i'm all good, recovering well, but of course the doctor's advise was strictly no running. and of course, me being me, 3 days post-op, i went for a run. 900 metres in, i collapsed. i kid you not. the kind whereby you collapse on the ground unable to move, yes that kind of collapsed. the most apt thing was said by wenshan. mel so stubborn. doctor says don't run, she straight away goes run. so yeah, lesson learnt the hard way, it was strictly no running for me. 

of course the bunch of races i have signed up for included the muar international twin city half marathon. and of course, being out for close to 3 weeks, i didn't think i was in the condition to run, so let's not even talk about a half marathon. it was only on thursday, very last-minute (my modus operandi) that i decided to go down. afterall, it remains my favourite running route. so booked a hotel, and went down on friday. 

it was going to be a gamble for me. because i couldn't run, ive been doing bootcamp. my coach has said that to run fast, it's not all about running more. conditioning is very important. so, i was about to see how see the significance/insignificance of bootcamp training. and honestly, placing never crossed my mind. i was just going to do the best i could, given my circumstances. 

it was a great run for me. because i completely did not struggle at all, every passing kilometre put an even bigger smile on my face. because i felt i could still go strong. i didn't push myself too much because i didn't want to die in the ending kilometres. so i just tried my best to maintain what i could do, to the best that i could do. 15 kilometres in, my ankles started hurting, both. i suspect it is due to close to 3 weeks of no-running, the insufficient mileage and the sudden shock my body was going through to have to run 21km (mind you, i seldom run anything more than 10km). 

i managed to come in 2nd place for this race. exactly the same as last year. so i'm a happy girl. 

honestly, i did feel, without bootcamp sessions, i would have completely died. my legs didn't feel like they struggled. my breathing was maintainable. seriously, thank you bootcamp. 

anyways, raced this in my wave emperor. my first half in them shoes. and they worked super well for me. my favourite pair currently. 

many thanks to my sponsors - mizuno world of sports malaysia, moolabar, and dinomultisportz. 

Big Ben

LONDON, I'M COMING FOR YOU! CAN'T WAIT TO GO BACK TO MY 2ND HOME! 

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can u find me on the newspaper today? major congratulations to all winners. 

100plus outrunner 2016

this race holds great significance for me. last year, this race was my very first podium top 3 finish. i came in 1st runner up back then. so of course, i had more the reason, with such significance at stkae, to come back and hopefully relive the great memories. 


this would be my first race in my brand new mizuno wave emperor. i'm sure all runners know the saying, don't run in anything new on race-day. thankfully, this shoe needed no breaking in. i loved the light feel of it, it worked great for me. i had zero-issues. 

managed to come in first for the day. super duper happy about that. 

also major congratulations to the other flying lim for coming in first in the men open, with an amazing time to boast for, june for coming in 2nd runner up, and coach who came in 4th runner up. 

congrats to jessica and june. 

when mizuno singapore meets mizuno malaysia

i have got to thank world of sports for the great support in my running journey. and many thanks to mizuno for coming aboard my running journey. i look forward to great things together. 

pangkor international run

this would become a trip of many firsts. 

my first trip to pangkor island. my first island race-cation. my first time i walked during a 10km run. my first time i walked, twice, during a 10km run. 

yeah, and i also managed to score my personal worst for a 10 kilometre run - a whopping 53 minutes (now go ahead and laugh). that's what lack of training does to you. and you know when you get frustrated because of a bad timimg, so eager to train again because you know you can do so much better, yet you are down with a nagging injury, why hello there, i feel you. my left side of my lowerback is experiencing a nerve problem. yes, ouch. i've had it before my hululangat trail run, and it kinda got worse after the race. 

so its coming to almost a month now, since i got it from the spartan race. it's high time i visited a proper doctor. 

anyways, i was lucky enough to come in 2nd in the women's open category for the pangkor international run. it was a great trip up pangkor, with the ever so supportive hrc mates. 

congratulations to all of us, we all managed to secure top 3 spots. 

of course the feasting on the seafood was almost the best part of the trip. 

oh and i fell completely sick post-pangkor. i was in bed till tuesday. the fever hit me. i think it must have been the dehydrating weather lately. so please everybody, remember to hydrate. don't end up like me. 

announcement

i regret to announce that i am no longer a salomon sponsored athlete/ambassador. i thank salomon malaysia for all the support i have received thus far. it was a blast working together with salomon. salomon has played a great part in my running journey thus far. thank you for the support towards my achievements.

coming soon

running has always been something i've been passionate about. it is my comfort zone. everyone has their to-go-to. it could be that greentea kitkat, it could be that rum and raisin ice-cream, it could be that whiskey on the rocks, it could be that guiness stout cake, for me, of course i have my tiramissu, my hojicha ice-cream, but at the top of my list, running has never been knocked down the top spot. 

i love the speed. i love the runners high. 

but we all have our ups and downs. come february, it would be such that my running took a slight downturn. and when it did, it became a source of stress. it was pretty ironic that  my tool of distressing, would be in itself stressful. it became a viscous cycle. 

the month of march was a slow one for me. it would come as a surprise to myself, despite the slow (in comparison to what i can do) timings, i did manage to place in a couple of races. i am still very thankful for that. 

it's not something easy to come out of. but i believe, what does not kill you makes you stronger. 

watch this space, because, i'll be back. better, faster.