job getting in the way

Have to pull an all nighter for the job today so I am at work after a 5.5 k run burning 523kCal. You know what ? Brunei is great and all but I miss Malaysia so much. I miss running on Malaysian roads, or I don’t know maybe I am just home sick. I miss being able to talk to friends and family without having to worry about how much the phone bill is going to bomb my ass. I miss fried oyster from Meng Tien. I miss zipping around on my Ex-5, yes I still prefer my own bike to a SEAT. I know how it’s going to be, once I get home I am going to miss this place. A working visit is just not the opportune way to fall in love with a country. One day if i get the chance I will definitely come back here with a bundle of cash to burn and on a NON working trip ! PURE HOLIDAY !!

AUGHH ! I just want to go home already !!

It’s night runs now for me

Converted all my runs to night runs. It gets tough getting the morning runs in during ramadan. Felt good during the run last night while steve runner kept my spirits high. I really like his podcast and gives the spirit a good run while the body is getting it’s share. It’s like how the guys says it in Fight Club “Every night I die and I am reborn again”. Really don’t know what I would do without the evening runs for soul rebirth.

There is also nothing like getting to know a foreign country better than to traverse it in your daily runs. What I can see and feel during my daily runs about Brunei is definitely more than what a car ride can offer. The closeless offered by getting up close and personal during my daily runs with the landscape is at a different intimacy level that transcends just the normal fleeting look out your car window with air cond blasting away. I feel and breathe Brunei everyday and I really feel a closeness to this place.

Distance : 7.1km

kCal : 712 kCal

Brunei has a lot of loongg roads

Brunei has got a lot of long stretched out roads but they seem to meet each other back at one point or another.

Today : 6km Calories : 473 kCal

Freaking good run

Had a good solid run tonight. Felt strong and the stupid sciatica pain wasn’t as pronounced. Funny how sometimes turning your running route topsy turvy can do wonders to your slagging running spirit. Having so much activities at hand that running in the morning is practically impossible, but if all night runs turns out to be this good maybe it’s worth the switch after all ?

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night running

So damn busy these few days I am running at almost 2 am daily. Although it’s a nice change of scenery but I worry about the hazards of running at these times especially from muggers and such. Aside from that running during this time is superb and there isn’t much carbon monoxide in the air.

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Long runs are always good

Long runs have always been good to me. I really enjoy my longer runs, well at least those that go on for the duration before I hit the wall. Once I get past the initial awkward stiffness stage and when the sweat starts to pour freely, that’s when I really hit the sweet spot and any distance seems do-able. For a few minutes problems seems easier and the world generally just seems easier to manage, don’t know whether it’s the dorphins talking but I just crave it. Too bad life interferes and there aren’t that a many days we can enjoy a nice long run without getting up at 4.30 am everyday. Run long run strong.

On another note I am still looking for a good HM watch. Been looking at Polar, Timex and another one which name escapes me now. The reviews on Timex seems to be split 50-50 between it being really good and a piece of crap. So I don’t know about that one. A lot of runners seems to prefer Polar but my gripe about it is, it’s next to impossible to find it in any major shopping outlets or watch shops. Ask them about Polar and they give you this glazed over and confused look, which gets me thinking about trying to get any sort of after sales support for this model. Still searching and open to options at this stage.

How far you have come

Sometimes after running for so long it’s easy to neglect your own achievements or health. When you are stuck in a rut and feel that running is a drudgery and can’t really see the benefits of it anymore, it’s time to look at your non running friends. It’s not to gloat over or to feel superior, it’s just that by looking at them you see how far you have come. You then notice that walk up that flight of stairs didn’t even cause you to break a sweat while your winded colleague is asking you to slow down.

These are just some of the small personal victories that we runners are privy to. Privately enjoy the moment and see what kind of difference it will make to your next run. More often than not after running for so long you must learn to re-love your sport. This is one of the ways. Just small pockets of confirmation of your good health. Enjoy them. Your earned it

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Stair climbing

Been making a point to clamber up the stairs to my office everyday and the lrt’s long flight of stairs. It seems to be doing my legs some good as now I find running up stairs easier and get less winded.

Morning : A fast hazy 4km

tdh 3 rounds

Nothing much to say just did the normal 3 rounder