Great quote

"Coming to work with a sense of urgency about what we are doing. I mean, even if it seems like a simple task kind of day-to-day basis, getting it done is the thing that lays the groundwork for everyone else to do the other things that they are doing that it all adds up to something huge." Mark Z.

Borrowed from Run Kooky Run blog at http://run-kooky-run.blogspot.com/2010/11/work-wednesday.html

PBIM 2010 Result

No point talking about how happy, unhappy, satisfied, pissed off with the result. It is over, moving forward.

So, result is out, pretty fast. 

C Category Result : Full Marathon Men Veteran

Placing in the category : 371/422 (Bottom 13% of the age group, ouch!!)

Placing overall : 890/1067 (Bottom 16% of all men. double ouch!!)

Official Time : 6h12m14s

Net time : 6h11m5s

Garmin time : 6h11m7s (very close, i am impress)

And now, the weird distance marker timing by the organizer

3.7km : 28m50s

18.7km : 2h27m47s

21.1km : 2h52m31s

33km : 4h44m38s

37.8km : 5h29m51s

According to my Garmin and in the bracket are the pace that i should follow to get 5h30m, looks like i still need more training on endurance and speed. around 20k is the time that i lost the pacer and my pace slacking. 

5k : 36m58s (39m06s)

10k : 1h15m22s (1h18m12s)

15k : 1h55m25s (1h57m18s)

20k : 2h39m20s (2h36m24s)

25k : 3h25m28s (3h15m31s)

30k : 4h11m52s (3h54m37s)

35k : 5h0m30s (4h33m43s)

40k : 5h49m12s (5h12m49s)

What is good?

1. I ran most of the time, very brief walk at the water station

2. No cramp, probably enough of hydration and salt

3. Giving out water bottle (just nice to drop a nuun tablet in)

4. Enough fueled, took 1 Gu gel 15 minutes before the run and then 1 every 1 hour. The last one almost make me puke

What is bad?

1. No banana by the time i hit the u-turn at the Jelutong highway

2. Not enough water station at the Jelutong highway, despite of the feedback during the runner session briefing at Crystal Crown.

3. What happen to corn starch cup? I tot i can get some extra nutrient :)

4. Traffic control for the fun run

Targeting 5h15m for my next FM. when leh huh? 

My home made pace band

A valuable advice from a much better runner also called Khoo.

I made  this and will be wearing this during my run to meditate on during the long and numbing run.

http://www.marathonguide.com/fitnesscalcs/PaceBandCreator.cfm

5h30m, some consider very slow, but hey, I am not competing with you. I am trying to get to the finishing line.

This is my planned pace for PBIM

Did some magic on the excel spreadsheet (I still hate Micrisoft).

Here is the plan.

First quarter: 7m30s pace

Second quarter : 7m40s pace

Third quarter : 7m50s pace

Last quarter : 8m pace

Check point for every 5km

5km : 37m

10km : 1h15m

15km : 1h53m

20km : 2h31m

25km : 3h10m

30km : 3h50m

35km : 4h30m

40km : 5h10m

FM : <5h30m

Guess not :)

DiGi iPhone 4 Real

First and foremost, the flexibility, I can start low and upgrade as the need arises. Which is so much better than other option.

By migrating my current Celcom subscription to Digi, it will save at least RM100/month.

And the zero interest easy payment plan will be very popular among the people.

But the main reason I love Digi iPhone 4 plan is the transparency. Nothing is hidden and the consumer knows what he/she is getting. Even the exist clause is included in the T&C.

DiGi iPhone 4 Play

Since I love to experiment in cooking, if I ever get a free iPhone from Digi, I will first install apps Epicurious so that I can download all the fantastic recipe and use the iPhone at the kitchen to cook fantastic meals for the family.

The apps is based on a popular website that has been the primary source of recipe and tips for many people and I am glad this site has been ported to the iPhone apps.

DiGi iPhone 4 Me

Ever since my sister show my lovely daughter Megan the games loaded in her iPhone 3G, Megan has been nagging me to get an iPhone so that she can play with the games in the phone.

I think for being a fantastic daughter and for recently scoring 100% for her Chinese spelling test, she deserve that.

So, I want an iPhone 4 from Digi.

Please give me one.