1st Anniversary Run at ECP

20 hot-bods turned up for our Hot Runners 1st anniversary run at ECP on 17 Nov..including Cecilia and Yanto..we also had a new member, Bobby Ma from finance..
Cecilia even brought along her 2 boys to run with us...


HT was not able to join us but he was at the moto carpark to see us set off for ECP.
We headed to carpark F1 (cos parking is freeeee!!) and reached there at about 6pm.
Sadly the carpark was full, only Jimmy and Edmund managed to get a place to park.


I was waiting for a Proton Gen2 to buzz-off (cos he was sitting inside the car talking on the phonel!!)..i BOLDLY went up and asked if he's leaving...he coldly said SOON...must be damn pissed-off that I even got the guts to approach him...I too coldly repled..."then you TAKE YOUR TIME...NO RUSH!!!"
I parked along the road...without any "mishap", Yanto followed suit :)...
luckily no summons on our windscreens :)


After the customary photoshoot, we headed off towards Ford Rd, return journey will be abt 10km. After progressing for about 5 mins, we saw thunderstorm in the far off marina area and decided to head towards SunsetBay Bar instead. Yanto, HC, Margaret, Cat, Bobby, Cecilia's elder boy(i dunno his name...sori..) & myself broke off from the But you can never outrun the rain...it caught up with us at about 3km mark...and drenched us thoroughly...
wanting to make this run as "memorable" as possible, we pressed on hoping the rain will have mercy on the wanting...but it continued...but it was fun running in the rain :)


After turning back to the start point and gathered the remaining runners, we head for the food centre for a well-deserved meal. Rojak, fish balls noodles, wanton noodles, prawn mee...it was a feast....we even had desserts...we probably load in more calories than we burnt..by WTH...seize the moment...enjoy!!

Edwin-HT Thursday Run report

It was a fantastic day for me to be running with Edwin again. I wasn't sure about running as I was feeling tired and the flood was wet. Edwin was already eagerly waiting for me when I met him. His infectious smile perked me up to run with him. It was going to be a "chiong" day for me all over again. Edwin was noticeably running fast at about 11km constantly. The weird thing is that he is really looking at ease. His cadence is much higher than mine but he seemed so relaxed while running. By the time we got back together for a 100plus drink, he was smiling with look of satisfaction from the run. Indeed, he told me it was a fantastic day for him too. He was improving on his pose method. He has made it looked so easy to adopt the technique. He was feeling comfortable and his Garmin chart which he shared testified it. For me, I ran 5km at 10.2km/hr (a record for me). I used higher cadence after watching Edwin for his first 1km before he went out of sight. It was a fruitful and enjoyable run.

UPR 7km run on Tue 10-Nov

10 hot-runners turned up today for the run together. The Standard Chartered marathon event is only 3 weeks away on 6-Dec.

HC Poh our lady full marathoner joined us again after a long break.
After running with us for 7km she continue to run all the way back to
office (or home?) probably for another 5 to 10km more.

Glad to see CS again who has just recently completed the Chicago full marathon.

HC Gan joined us again after a short break. He just did a training run last Sunday for 32.5km. Cramps on the legs kicked in after crossing 25km. After 28km his arms cramped too and was a surprise to him. He has not been training enough.

Bok and CS giving HC a lot of advice and suggestions.

A lot of sharing of running tips and catching up with each other today. Not sure who sponsor the drinks today but several people offered.

HT forgot to bring running gears. So he went to buy a pair of running shorts and joined us.

BokHui still runs the fatest and was showing us his new Android phone.

Glad to see the other regulars too Reais, PH, Seah and KH too. A new runner CN Ng joined us today.

The group decided to do a run together at East Coast Park next Wednesday 18-Nov follow by a makan session at the hawker centre there. More details will be published later.

Had a great run together today. Cheers......

New Balance Run - my 1st 15km run

Article written by Edmund Low

Met CS Chan at the starting point but so far behind, never mind we are not competing. We run together for the 1st 500m, chit chatting on the way. He said we should complete in about one and a half hour but without much running lately and insufficient preparation, I think I should have done well if I can do within 2 hours (hahaha). He also tell me his 3 phases during the run, 1st 35% of the distance, go slow, next 35%...maintain or a bit faster so as not hit the wall at the 70%, the last 30% to pick up speed.We started on the tarmac road for about 400metres before hitting the dirt road...undulating terrain, a lot of pot holes, certain parts are still muddy, difficult to jog, let alone run. Past the dirt road at about the 3km mark onto the road. Still running at my comfortable pace...CS no where to be seen...it's ok, his pace is definitely faster than mine. At about the 5km mark, signboard said '10km turn right...15km turn left'.......saw the 6 km mark...42 mins..ok good, keeping to my 7mins per km pace. Straight stretch of road in the shade...not bad....8km mark...57mins......9km....64mins.....10km.....71mins....not too bad, keeping my pace, 11km...80mins...oops...slow down abit but never mind lah, then i saw the 12 km mark (89mins) and a sign "--> Beach"....what? beach after 12km? I forgotten about the beach part...oh well. Reach the beach.....what? run on the beach? jog on the beach? or walk on the beach? why are there so many people walking? I soon realised.......the minute the legs hit the sand, it sink in, need great efforts to jog....after 12km, the legs don't do what we want them to do anymore. Worse...it is sloping towards the sea and my right knee and ankle is having too much pressure and strain....oh no, too much, i better conserve my energy.. reduce to walk jog.....oh my my...even walk jog is so difficult.....how far is this beach run...too much efforts...legs so tired.......at long last, we started to climb the slope towards level ground again.....then i saw the 13km mark...what? only 1km...that must be the longest 1km run....108mins. Past the 13km but legs are so tired...oh no...right toes are having cramps..ouch.....my right calf...starting to cramp too...oh no...need to slow down...ouch.....Slowly I prod on, past the 14km (lost track of time...legs too painful)....ouch...left legs cramping too...reduce to walk jog.....why are my thumbs cramping too...oh no.....this must be those cramps that HT, HC and BokHui talked about but hey they said it is at the 17km mark, not 13km or 14km.....well, last km to go...ouch...ouch....must not stop...walk jog back....at long last, up the ramp for the home stretch, try to speed up...ouch..ouch...no way, my legs said no no. At last, I saw the clock "2:14:34".....I am so tired......

My official timing......2:05:29
Rank CheckPt1 RkC1 CheckPt2 CheckPt3 NetTime Total_Finish
499 00:30:49 458 0 1:00:41 01:30:53 02:02:04 02:05:29

Today's run..canceled

To : All Hot-Runners

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: HT Ng
Date: Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:18 AM
Subject: Today's run..canceled

As Edwin, I and Bokz will not be around to host the meeting, the run
is officially canceled. Feel freee to run and meet on your own.

For those who have stopped for a while, hey look at the bright side,
.. you have some work to do with those muscles of yours.
Standard Chartered Run is round the corner. Your last chance to run a
bit more before tapering off.

Some bit of happenings:
CS Chan completed in Marathon in Chicago. He have a note for those who
will take part in something similar... Keep yourself warm while
waiting for the event flag off. It was cold for him waiting. His
advise is to buy a disposable tracksuit to keep warm...ditch the suit
before you start to run.
CS Chan also did the infamous North face 100 km cross country run.
Edmund Low will be going for his REAL Run this weekend. Wish his Fun
for his first 15km attempt.

Regards