This was also the first time I tried out my new Nathan Firecracker (Thanks Weigee for buying it off Amazon for me!), and it was great. I used one of the water bottle slots to put in my handphone, and the other water bottle was filled with just water (to wash down the gels)
Bleary eyed, I stepped out of my condo at 5:05 am, wondering to myself "Why am I torturing myself?". I did meet someone carrying out a bag of golf clubs. I think he must be going into Malaysia to play golf.
And so, I started my long run at 5 am. I didn't meet anyone at all until 6 am, where I saw some seniors starting their morning walk. It was only until 7 am, when it was really bright that I saw some younger folks coming for their run.
My half marathon timing was 2:18, which is fairly consistent over the last few runs, and I completed my 24.1 km in around 2:40 mins. The last few kilometers were quite bad, as it was an uphill run. I also encountered a light drizzle. I think I need to train harder, or this might be a result of my lack of sleep last night.
I went to Al Azhar restaurant for 2 kosong prata and 1 telur prata. Ambled my way back and took a shower. Wore my compression calves and Tried to sleep, but it was a fitful sleep, I suspect mainly due to the caffeine in my GU gels. I am going to need to sleep early tonight.
This is my first of 5 am Saturday runs. I hope I remain disciplined to maintain this regime for the next coming weeks, in preparation of the races I have signed up for.
Feeling fairly good after the run!
Fueling
5 mins before: 1 Gel
0:45 hours: 1 Gel
1:30 hours: 1 Gel
2:15 hours: 1 packet of Energy Chews
I forgot to buy some bananas to eat as a breakfast, and I did the "fasted" run that the Runkeeper training course author, Jeff Gaudette recommended.
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