My running diary

chris

It's a very good way to improve my English learning, to read MM's dairy in chinese edition first, then compare with the English translation edition.

liang4ever

the cold rain find us the real enthusiast --- MEIMEI~~

心有一抹蓝

It's a very good way to improve my English learning, to read MM's dairy in chinese edition first, then compare with the English translation edition.
chris 发表于 2009-6-9 22:49

I think so. It's a good way to learn English.

以跑会友

10 of June
I did one hour training in Megafit. A combination of weight lifting ( concentrating on power of the leg and running form as well as some flexibilty). Geez, some simple excercise is quite tough - tougher than a 400 meter run on the track. For example jumping up with both legs ( knee toward your chest) for  just 10 seconds raised  my heart  beat so fast and  I felt out of air already half way!!!  Some stretching by my trainer - Justin is quite painful but the effect is felt after 3 sessions ( my heel can now touch my bump).
Overall my speed is improving but don't know if it is due to the gym work or my more regular track running. Perhaps both.

以跑会友

Speed/Interval training is always tough and boring in certain way. So running in a group help a lot. I was very happy that my neighbour and running friend Charle tag along last night as we are more or less same standard. Charle originated from US has very good training in his hey day and has very good sense of pacing. Last night our focus was to improve our speed, so we did 6 set of 400 meters ( 1 min 25 sec each with 1 min rest) follwed by 6 set of  200 meters fast and 200 meters slow. It was good that faster and younger runners like Hongbing and Crazyinter can join us to force the pace a bit. Chax, Super woman- Yi Shun, Fong Fong were  there as usual.  Derek_Cat came for the first time.
Da Pa, Si Nan, David ( spanish guy) also become regular there now. The trainning was tougher compared to the previous one because the resting time between each 400 m was reduced by 30 seconds. The effect was being felt after the 3rd and 4 th set. Chax seemed to complain most.  We were all pleased that the training  was over after the last set.  Hong Bing managed to drag Charle to participate in the coming Free marathoner's 20km relate event at Yuen Sum sportground this sunday. 9 of us went for a noddle treat as usual. To be honest most were looking forward to this rather than the training I am sure. Si Nan promise to take us to a better one next time.
Anyway with consistent interval training I found my speed have slowly but surely improved.
If it continue like that I am sure that one of my dreams is getting closer to reality.

老贝

where did u have this kind of training? around century park?

I'd like do it by myself

以跑会友

where did u have this kind of training? around century park?

I'd like do it by myself
beckjia 发表于 2009-6-12 16:42

Chinese medicine university. Why do it yourselves ? It is much better to run in a group.

suesu

With this kind of regular training with these young kids, sooner or later, Mei Mei will become a flying man. Running together can be so much fun especially the treat afterwards and chitchat before departing make it an inseparate and complete round. Cheers to you all.

以跑会友

After work I was going to give running a miss tonight. Chatted with the boss and arranged the summer holidays for the kids. Seeing that dinner would not be ready for a while, I decided to go for an easy run. On the way to gate 7 century park I saw a lot of joggers and walkers. It was a very pleasant night for running and glad of my decision to come out. At gate 7 I stopped for a few stretching and saw a fast runner passing through. Immediately I followed and we ran together at 4.20 to 4.30/km pace until gate 3 where he disappeared and I carried on to finish the first round 22min38 sec. As I reached gate 7 a fellow runner say hello to me and told me that he is going to run 2 rounds and his usual pace is 25 min per lap. Thinking it is a comfortable pace I agreed to run for one more round.  As soon as we started I realised  the so call 25 min round is an understatment. After 1.5 km the 32 km I done yesterday and the 10 km run a few minutes earlier got into me and I has to slow down and let him disappeared in front. Strangely enough after 1 k as I turned into Fong Ding road my strength came back and decided to chase him. I could see I was gaining on him as his back seemed to be getting closer and closer. Unfortunately century park is not big enough to let me catch him. Later I realised he did that round for 21 min 30 sec ( mine was 23 min )and he explained that he was excited with somebody running alongside him.  Vow, 25 and 21 min is still a big gap. After chatting for a few minutes he went on with his second round and I jogged home, this time nice and easy. Met 哓华and little tiger one after another but I was a bit tired to turn and jog with them, so I just wave to them, Sorry! Did 19km totally and it was great feeling.

liang4ever

"Unfortunately century park is not big enough to let me catch him. Later I realised he did that round for 21 min 30 sec ( mine was 23 min )and he explained that he was excited with somebody running alongside him."

no wonder girls like you. you are such energic, persistent and funny guy