The Beginnings

Why the Marathon

1. I started as a "5k Runner", but sucked big time.
Noticed that the winning times for Sg Marathon seem "do-able", therefore.....

2. Someone in yr 07 mocked me when I claimed that i can do well in the Mara.... considering that I have monthly travels, stayed alone overseas in ULU china, overweight, have only a track to run on...I trained v.hard in 08, but the last month was tough, trying to run in sub 0 temperatures and picking up food poisioning.

I had a sucked race and felt that i could have done much better... hence... here i am..

Why this Sharing

1. Could be a "one off thing" and die fr no updates after a wk? a month?
2. Training for the Mara can be "lonely".... to be part of a bigger community.
3. To trade training information and ideas4. Find like-minded pple to inspire each other on... we are lonely creatures..........

Mara AIM
1. To win the SG Marathon this year
2. To do a Mara that I felt i had given my best
3. To run in my best possible condition
4. To show that a "everyday" person like me can do well in a running event given the correct dosage of passion and determination.

Personal
Education: Chemistry in NUS
Work: Area Manager for America (Sales and Marketing), previously Country Manager for China

Goal: Financial Independence

Where I am now
1. Somehow, god took pity on me and improved my 5k timing to 17mins, 10k is late 36min.
2. Wt is 70kg... rounded down...hahaha
3. Form is bad, over-doing things and in a "hole" at the moment
4. In X-roads before I made another commitment to myself to really give it another go this year

Last Words
What begun as a journey out of curiousity, continued as one of personal fulfillment in itself.

Embracing myself for the tough road ahead... again.... arrrgghhh.....