Gan still running in San Jose

In US this week. But still went to run on Tue after meetings and imagining that I am running with the hot-runners.

> Along the Trail near Doubletree hotel close to San Jose airport.
> Tue 3-May-11 19:11pm
> 11.2km in 1:16hr i.e. 8.8kmph including stops to take pictures.
> Easy and wonderful to run in this lovely weather of 18 degree C. Can easily continue to run another 10 to 20km. Due to low humidity my running attire did not get wet.

Run-in-Rain

Last Tuesday, it was raining. Seeing the gloomy sky, I felt the yearn to run IN THE RAIN. Since it was raining and I did not want to wet my new 902 New balance, I put on the waterproof Vibram and ran with Yanto. I felt absolutely delightful. The effort is low. The cadence is high. I ran faster. At 5km mark my calf is not used to the style and was getting tight. All in, I think the state of mind plays a part. The comfort of running in the rain, the anticipation of the diversity of running method, gear, weather all bundled together to make the run truly enjoyable with the company of one.

Like some said, the cup can be half empty or half full... depends on how you appreciate the situation. For me, rain brings on a different dimension to be enjoyed. Every cold droplet liven the point of contact on your skin giving a cool sensation to an otherwise heated body. The bio-awareness breathes life into the otherwise un-noticed piece of skin on your body. I felt closer to nature from within and the surrounding. For these reasons, I ran, bathed by the delightful raindrops.

It reminded me of my rain drenched days in army... cold, tired, hungry, burdened and on the move.

Thank you Yanto for being game about the run-in-rain.

Welcome Lai, KC and Poh's friend (not in picture). That made 21 runners who graced the evening in Upper Pierce Reservoir. Various distances, varied speed, numerous start points, multiple terrains... one place to meet.. a drink together where this picture picture is taken from 6:15 pm to 7:10 pm. Breathtaking isn't it?

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and then there's 23 hotties

tues has always been special...

we work with a diff kind of zest...

we move faster and get things done faster..

we looked forward to 5pm more eagerly...

why??????

cos its UPR day!!!

after lobbying her participation for the longest time, margaret finally was able to join us

yit kai from solutions, also join us for the first time

also like to welcome lawrence who just recently join mobility and we also

welcome back TL Yen, randy, george & siewchan....and also Janto!!

couple of supply chain folks decided to run from office to UPR

edwin, yit kai, hweechwee & myself decided to hit the 10k route..affectionally know as "the Y"

we had a great time and was always nice to talk about anything under the sun except work..

More fun in run

Came to run in UPR with an injured right ankle... and also tried my toe shoes. I jogged slowly for 2km... felt very differently. I think I will run a it more in it. Quite fun. Strangely, instead of adding more pain, the ankle got better after nagging for more than 2weeks.

Shared a bit of the experience with the other 10 runners there. We left UPR just before 7pm as some wanted to get home to coach their child for CA test in school. Welcome to a new addition to hotrunners... Lawrence.

This is our 199th posting.

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UPR run before Chinese New Year

Guess who is this "Tok Kong Runner" in red color t-shirt?

Boz, Edwin, HT and HC turned up at the UPR carpark. HT did not bring his running gear. So he ran with his long pants and working shoes !! He is fully charged up and ready to run after coming back from US.

After the run was surprised to see Margaret and Catherine at the end point (carpark). We sat at the bench area sipping 100-plus and have a good chat together.

After the run and rest, some of us changed to new clothing. Nice.












Well....... our "Tok Kong runner" is our marathoner Margaret.

Last 2 runs at Upper Pierce Reservoir

turn out at UPR has been great for last 2 runs, had 14 last week and 13 today

last week......

HC finally got his 5 fingers shoes and was glad that MJ was on hand to show him the finer points

"dun raise your ankle too high, glide along, small stride but high cadence"

it was a short intro run on his 5 fingers but HC felt the strain in his muscles

"its toning up the muscles" MJ was heard saying

jason, mark & dennis have been joining us for quite a while now

and we were glad with the progress they made...

2 times up the slope and back is now "do-able" for them

today....

thanks to the supply chain folks for volunteering to take care of the 100+

preparation for this month

margaret, pak loon, lau & MJ took off from office instead of starting at UPR

for a moment, we thot margaret was "kidnapped" by the long tailed macaques (aka monkeys)

because she was nowhere to be seen when pak loon & lau have been back for quite a while

we then realised she went for an extra 1k to the pump house area

HC & HT were both travelling this week so we got away without taking a group shot..

but i still took some pictures

next week's run will be ON!!

and hope to see more before the CNY holidays

17 Hot-Runners turned up to run together today !!

Very glad to see that a total of 17 Hot-Runners turned up for the run together today.

HC has not been running for almost a month. Just recovered from flu which lasted almost 2 weeks. So he took a shorter 5.4km route. Was having difficulty in breathing after about 3km. But he was very glad to re-start to join the group again.

Glad to see Andy joining the group for his 3rd run now.

The most committed runners are our 3 ladies FULL marathon. Right after the recent Dec-2010 Standard Chartered Full Marathon event, Cat said she will not do another full marathon again. You know what? She just signed up this month for the July-2011 Australia Gold Coast full marathon! This sounds fairly normal for those who have completed their first full marathon.

All together 6 people have signed up for the Australia Gold Coast full marathon. They are Edwin, Bok, Cat, HweeChwee and 2 others (forget their names).

Quite a number came with the distinguish Bright Yellow Hot-Runners group t-shirt.

Can't remember everyone's name. We have Chin, Francis, who1?, Edwin, Margaret, HweeChwee, Cat, who2?, HC, who3?, Mark, who4?, Andy, Jimmy, PakLoon & HT (half body only compliment of a kind hearted lady who took the photo for us and keep whispering handsome men. She forgot mentioned Pretty Women or maybe not of interest to her!).