2011 Penang Bridge International Marathon - 2nd barefoot marathon

19-Nov 2011
19:00 , nervous, nervous, nervous.
20:00 , loading spaghetti.
21:00 , loading a lot of water and chia seed.
23:00 , still loading water.

20-Nov 2011

00:40 , 1/2 cup of thick black coffee
00:50 , left the house.
01:00 , arrive at Queens Bay Starting point - Thanks Andreas Mak.
01:10 , wandering around.
01:20 , toilet round 1.

01:23 , start warm up.
01:35, meditate.

01:45, bag deposit, saw another barefoot runner.

01:50, toilet last visit.

01:55, warm up and chat with strangers.
01:57, adrenaline maximum level.
02:00, Chief Minister LGE fire the gun!
02:00:22, not moving even one step yet.
02:01, finally the marathon begin!

The 42.195km

02:29 , arrive 4km, Seagate U-turn

02:47 , heading the bridge.
03:00, Welcome to Penang Bridge, this is the best part :-D.
04:00 , finished one side of bridge, 19km
04:15 , 21km point, half journey completed. Bun time. Super crowded.
05:32, 33km, power gel and banana!
06:00, 38km. Lots of Johny Walkers. Decided not to join them.
06:20, 39km. I am Stronger Than This.
06:30, 41.5km, I can go Faster Than This.
06:32, 42.195km - Unexpected crowd cheering for me being barefoot. Touch down finishing line.

After Math

06:34 , took medal and finisher-T
06:35 , realized i forgot to stop the watch timer.
06:37 , both legs gave up, laying on the grass right in the round about. watching moon.
06:55 , walk like crab to breakfast tent. Tea , toast and eggs

07:30 , sit on chair. notice the big toe have a cut and bleeding.
08:50 , 10:00 - Medal Award Ceremony, lucky draw.
10:05 , Walk home.
11:45 , heading Butterworth for 7-long kuew-teow Soup! Again, thanks Andreas!

15:00, reach home, shower, and sleep. End of PBIM 2011.

Official Result:

21KM Check Point : 2:15:12.18

33KM Check Point : 3:32:06.58

ChipTime : 4:31:45.15

GunTime : 4:32:56.80

Ranking : 124 / 1190

Post Marathon Syndrome :

1. Craving for Bakuteh / KFC / 7long Kuew Teow Soup.
2. Both legs and feet feel like they were hit by train.

3. The high stay for 12 hours.

12 days.

last long run. 22km.

Count down 18 days.

easy, light, and smooth~ + Relax

1st blog in 2011

- penang hill 46 minutes. from office to penang hill starting point, 18 minutes.
- after 365 days, finally i created something in Zbrush :-)
- do some sculpting please....

2010 review

1. Run with better barefoot running technique. - done and still learning
2. Read more books. Think wisely. - Read but not wise
3. Sculpt more, at least, practice more. R&D
4. Learn more programming tricks. Done.
5. Train harder on basketball skill. Focus too much on running...
6. Try to find the right soul companion. Tried and keep trying
7. Save up some money. Saved up and spend much too... crap...
8. Learn to swim free style. NULL
9. At least finish one marathon gracefully, or easily :-) Done one, but not so easy.
10. Clean up the house more often. - Done
11. Pay the debt on time! - Done
12. Work faster. - Done... on occasion
13. Forgive and forget. - learning to do so.
14. Laugh harder. Get angry less. Probably laughed too hard too much.
15. Eat more natural food, less medicine. -Done
16. Rest well. -Done.. maybe, too much...
17. Eat moderate. -Done.

December - Not very good start but i will swim through.

1. fail twice to get the RapidPG monthly pass, third attemp on Tuesday.
2. fixed the leak resoivor tank stopper.
3. Emergency Rescue Fund still leak!
4. 4 days has almost gone and i only manage to run 5km.
5. Where is my "Pop Sculpture: How to Sculpt Action Figures and Statues" ?