Your official pacers for the Singapore half and full marathons and I'm proud to be one of them!



I tell ya...last Sunday I woke up at 6am in the morning to attend my first pacer run (because I was training for the NY marathon before) and I thought to myself, OMG why am I doing this so soon after running a full marathon?!?!?! I'm running a 21km today, am I crazy?

But once I got there, I was greeted by familiar faces, ones I've gotten to know through numerous Nike runs. I was introduced to the 2 other 2hr30min 21km pacers and at 7am, together with our pacees, we set off. There weren't many pacees with us at the training run, just 3. But I tell ya...there's something about having to help another runner get through their race and achieve their target. With yourself, it's easy to just say 'ah, Ee-Lyn, let's slow down a little" but then being a pacer, I have to run at a constant pace no matter. 2hr30min finish time is the aim of the game! Not like 2hr30min is very fast at all. It's a comfy pace for me, so that's all good. But still, keeping it constant is not 100% easy.


At the end of the 21km training run Sally, whom Angela and I was helping pace came up to me and thanked me for helping her achieve her target time. It felt good. I'm sure come 6th December the feeling will be even more fulfilling with more pacees (hopefully) running with us.

Until then, call me sadistic, but I look forward to my 18km pacer run again this Saturday at 6.45pm :)

From youtube:


actors talk abt the play


phone incident

 

(and only $1.99 for a big bottle)


(and a reluctant looking model)


(can't get them back in S'pore)


(There's Kashi back home, but not Go lean crunch)

Spent a day in Dubai enroute to NYC. Ben and I really liked the city. Went to Wild Wadi Water Park which was really fun. Of course, it was like a kid in a candy shop for him. Me...I had fun too, especially body boarding on the wave rider thingy. The super long slide was a bit scary to begin cuz it starts off 50m above ground, and aside from the drops which made my stomach jump I had a fear of falling off the sides. But then once I was on it it was all a blur and I reached the bottom in no time. And then there was the uphill water ride which was really interesting, not the least bit scary, just enjoyable.

Seeing the Burj and the tallest building in the world was really awesome!

Here are some pictures I took:








The scary long slide


Highest structure in the world...from very far (the skinny one)






More to come on NYC!

Mum's latest hobby is painting, and she's getting pretty good at it. Our place looks like an art studio now. I think she should hold a charity auction someday.

Models getting ready


Yilin & I get some hair & makeup done too


Backstage before the madness started


Purtty flowers from Char and Char!

As promised, here you go mei n hua. Our many attempts to get a nice shot

A little sad sounding but I do like this song alot. Also hear the hiphop version by Jason DeRulo. Alot happier sounding!

Hello from Bali! :)

Last Sunday I completed the Army Half Marathon in 2hr15min. Not my best time, but decent, considering I felt strong at the end and felt no aches on my legs the next day. I need to learn how to pace myself properly - I blew up on my last 2 races (10km and 21km) because I ran too fast at the start, and this time around, I definitely had more energy left in the tank to go faster. Now to find some kind of middle ground.

Anyhow, that's a average 6.40min pace, and from how I felt at the end of it, I'm certain I could've held on for longer. Based on that, and allowing some fade, I think I shall target a 4hr45min marathon come November.

I have to say the AHM is the best local race I've taken part in to date. It was really well organized, there were drink stations located every 2km, and not just a small booth but long tables filled with water and isotonic drinks.

The parts that weren't lit along ECP were illuminated by light sticks. I imagine it looked a little trippy (imagine cuz I've never tripped) because all I could see were lightsticks and runners' heads bopping up and down, the sound of their shuffles audible despite my ipod.

And then there were the supporters, organized by different army units - Belly dancers! Transformer like robots! Drummers! Guys on stilts (a 50-something runner slapped the guys on stilts hands as like the pros do at the finish line and it made me laugh)! Men with tiger masks! (ok, this actually scared me a bit. Good thing the sun was out by then).

Speaking of sun - despite the unearthly wake up time of 3.30am, starting at 5.30am is great because you miss most of the sun's heat and enjoy running from dark to light. 

It's definitely a race I think I'll do again next year. And my cousin Felix will have to too (cuz of NS)! He WALKED 10km this year - took him 1hr57min. My uncle (who is an avid runner) and I gave him a hard time about that while the rest of the family scolded us for not being supportive. It's not that we aren't. We are! But we knew 1hr57min meant a slowww 10km walk!

Anyhow. The results:

NAME:	TANG EE LYN
EVENT:	Half Marathon
DATE:	Sunday, August 16, 2009
TIME:	2h:16m:56s (gun) / 2h:15m:25s (net)

Placed: 361/1947

Started off today bright an early at 650am. Got out of bed, put on my running gear and started my 90min run (as stated in my program). 30min from Kembangan to Bedok Reservior, another 28min-ish around it. And then together with the Nike Run Club people - headed by the very enthusiastic and  motivating Team Fatbird, I completed another loop around the reservior, which ended off with an uphill run. I love hills, they make you strong. But a hill at the end of 90 min was tiring!

Some pictures taken today

Adi by Stella keychain to match my gym bag.

A picture posted by a friend of Ben's on FB. Love it!