No blog post yesterday as I was running the 2011 Sundown Ultra-Marathon in Singapore from 6pm on Saturday till close to 2am on Sunday, 26 June. Well, the qualifying time to be awarded the finisher medal and T shirt is 18 hours but I decided to stop after running, jogging and walking for 50 km.
There are a few lessons learned in this failed attempt which was also one of my top 10 new year resolution for this year:
- Not enough training. In technical term, I have not clocked enough mileage but following my ultra-marathon teammates for training. I think I only manage to train up to 20% of the required training lessons.
- Do not sleep or rest enough. I have been sleeping less ever since I started writing this blog in May. The reason is that I will write blog and at the same time learn various subjects by surfing the net or reading my materials in the PC.
- Leg injury - I have been suffering from Achilles tendon injury for many years and as such whenever I ran long hour, I will feel the pain.
- Flat foot is another problem for me as I will feel pain after a prolonged run.
- Body preparation - I did not do enough carbo loading, no proper intake of water, mineral and fruits.
What is the post mortem action plan for me? Well, since I will be taking part in the 2011 KK International Climbathon in October this year, I will train hard so that I am able to win the finisher medal this year. I will try to manage my training schedule so that I have enough training for me to achieve the goal.
Training may not make perfect but no or not enough training sure result in failure.
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