So we headed out and I showed him how to stretch properly before we started our run at Gerald Dr right at the petrol kiosk. The sky was just brightening and the air fresh. Its so good to be out taking a stroll .... BIL isn't fit (but still commendable that he wanted to start to work out!) and so I just followed his pace while we jogged with me yakking away to help keep his mind off stuff. Its interesting that I noticed so many unfamiliar structures that I never did previously. We walked at certain segments to let BIL catch his breath and just took things slow while we trotted and chit chat ... it was good to have someone to talk to :) I asked BIL to head back 30 mins into our run so that he doesn't overdo it ... based on the map we covered about 1.82km! Didn't seem that long! But it is really a good distance that a non-runner covered! That's a good start I would say :) We parted ways at the junction of YCK Rd and CTE where BIL turned back while I start my run.
Weather is still very cooling and nice and I think the 30 mins warm up helped to warm up my engine and I felt good to start my run. Today I didn't want to spend time cracking my head thinking where to run but I'm alright because my mind would be occupied listening to two new albums on my ipod ... so boredom wouldn't kick in for today's run (yipppeeee!) *super broad smile* With my ipod plugged in, I just headed straight, intending to hit Upper Thomson Road to Tagore Lane where my fav stretch of tree-lined road is and just carried on. Intent is to u-turn at the 1 hour mark so that I can cover by timing of 2hrs+.
Apart from a very tight left calf which I had to constantly stretch at each traffic stop break, the run was surprisingly smooth today and I didn't feel the lethargy even at the usual 30mins mark. I passed The Prata Place that ieatishootipost recently blogged about and Nee Soon camp. Aiya, once again my plan was thwarted when I reached the junction of Sembawang Road & Yishun Ave. Instead of u-turning, I turned right into Yishun Ave and ran towards Lower Seletar Reservoir Park. Reached the park and decided to run a little further towards Yishun Ave 2 when I saw across from the Yishun Sports Stadium was the Bottle Tree Park! Its really funny how things always turn out unexpected. BIL was just telling me about this place earlier while running just now and I thought I wouldn't check it out today, but would do that in my next LSD ... So was feeling very happy that somehow chance, and legs just brought me to this place and I got to explore a new place without expecting to!
The Bottle Tree Park looks very new, and the toilet was thankfully clean (prolly from under usage). They even locked some of the cubicles. Interesting that they even had shower facilities ! similar to those you see at ECP - those open air shower heads. The park had a basket ball court, a fishing pond (several ah peks already fishing by the pond... not sure what's the fun fishing in a small pond with the mrt train track right beside ... awww well ...*shrug* :P), two cafes (one right beside the pond so it would be a nice place to hang out for families ... already thinking of bringing my monsters there sometime hehe ... and the other cafe is tucked further up the stretch of road, but not sure whether it is open for business yet). They also had a small nursery but not sure what they are planting ...
The run from here on felt laborious. Legs started to feel like lead and I lost the momentum I had in the first one hour. I wondered whether the 30 mins warm up, even though at an extreme relaxed pace, contributed to my build-up lethargy now. Nonetheless I just trotted on, slowly but surely, and determined to return to the ending point, hoping to cover 10mins more than my usual run since I haven't up my mileage for ages.
I stopped at the same petrol kiosk right outside Gerald Dr for a much needed water break, walked for a good 4 minutes before i continued my run. Today I ended my run not at the kiosk, but did a small loop back to my place.
Total distance covered for today's route: 19.11km (excluding warm-up)Total time taken : 2hr 20mins
I seriously think there is something wrong with the distance calculation at mapmyrun. Not possible that I have covered 19km in 2hrs 20mins when I was going at such a slow pace.
Last week I thought I had covered longer but ended up the distance shown was much shorter than I expected. And today, the opposite happened. I can only say something is wrong with mapmyrun :P
Also saw Gentle out for his morning bike with two of his kakis. So happy to see a familiar face during the run, really helped to spur me to carry on with my run! Good to see you around, Ironman Gentle! :)
My constant companion for my runs is my trusty ipod. And today, I have Corrinne keeping me company with her Beautiful Seed album ... and I'm so in love with Five Loaves & Two Fishes ...sadly, I have to say I'm not very impressed (almost a little disappointed) with her new album.
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u have improved mah!!!
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