Run - yishun pond - yishun park - 5km

Since i got back from KL, i felt i need to do away what i ate over there. So i put on my brand new waverider 9 for a little opening run.

Did a uphill strengthening run at the park. before returning to the normal yishun pond loop.

Distance : 5km
Timing : 25mins 44s
Pace : 5 mins/km

Waverider 9

Just got the proven Mizuno waverider 9 at a good discount over at RL shop. Will give it a shot at it this weekend.

Your Nikes can now talk to your iPod.

yup its true , this is taken from CNET.

"Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs and Nike CEO Mark Parker on Tuesday unveiled new products that connect the Nike+ Air Zoom Moire, a new running shoe outfitted with a sensor and receiver, with an iPod Nano to report running data in real time and track joggers' progress.

Nike+iPod Sport Kit, which will be available through the Apple Store in about three months, is expected to cost $29.

"Information on time, distance, calories burned and pace is stored on the iPod and displayed on the screen," according to a statement released by Apple. This information is also reported via iPod users' headphones as they run.

Runners can program a particular workout into their iPod Nano using "The Nike+ Experience" software, available July 13. While running, a woman's voice will inform runners of their progress. When the workout is done and the iPod is synced with the runner's computer, progress is charted.

The announcement took place at a New York event with Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France bicycling champion, who is training for his first New York City Marathon.

"If you can incorporate time, distance and calories burned together, and make it function for both the fitness runner and the high-level athlete, it will take working out to a whole other level," Armstrong said in a statement. " more infor

taken from CNET

well being a technophile, it seems like everything these days a gearing towards the athletes market from handphones to ipods. Looks like i have to get the shoe + the plugin and receiver to utilise these features.. and that means i have to spend more money...or i wait for the review

run- yishun damn 8.25km

Had a run this evening after work, took a new route today, which runs parallel to some open grass patches, parks and jungle before hitting the yishun damn. Along the way i took a short break at yishun park (marked A in the map) where i was thinkin of relieving myself. Turns out its a automated pay toliet by a company called exeloo. Arghh din bring any coins. Luckily its not really urgent case. So i decided to carry onz.

Did a turn around at the dam (marked b in the map). At the end of my run i noticed that my legs are strained, i dun really get this sort of feeling. I suspect my shoe cushion is busted or harden. Time to get a new shoe at RL this thursday. Maybe a mizuno waverider 9 :)

Distance : 8.25km
Timing : 41mins 19s
Pace : 4.9 mins/km

KL trip this weekend

Will be off to KL this weekend, planning to bring my running shoe over for a run. the only park near where i staying (ascott) would be the KLCC park. its only 3.10km for 2 rounds.. any other nice place to run near by? hmm maybe i should have a run at genting highland haha..

Swim - 20laps

Had a swim yesterday at Safra Yishun with my friend, did 20 laps at about 1mins 09sec per lap. close to 30mins for 20 laps. Quite an improvement from previous timing. Disappointed that the pool has lack of any bikini babes haha.

Made our way to sembawang for makan and after which spotted the gatorade powder at the giant supermarket. Selling for 10bucks must grab man can mix 20 bottles of gatorade i think.

Supplement : Removing irritating logo

Okay I know most of you guys want to remove the logo off from your marathon pics. Well heres a step by step guide on how to do that.
First save the picture from the website. Launch your prefered photoediting software( fireworks, photoshop CS) or any software with both "cloning" and "smudging" Tools.

Heres a sample of my marathon pic.














Irritating banner anit it? Arghh time to send it to the washing machine!














Okay using the clone tool i slowly scrub off the wordings.. increase or decrease the brush pixel depending on the tightness of the area.














Okay now that we have that removed , there are some artifects ( mismatch color tones). So how to remove that?














Well using smudge tool i can! ... gingerly rub it over ..















And wahlah! presto! ...Banner all gone!

Run - sembawang beach - simpang kiri 10.86km

I have been slacking on my runs this week(thanks to salsa), so yesterday decided on a slightly longer route for this run. Instead of running into andrew road before i hit the sembawang park i trudge on further to the beach. I can see tons of activity there, folks fishing and barbequeing etc. My timing was pretty good completing at about 56 mins hmm .

On the way back i believe i was spot by MF who was on her way to the wedding dinner. Hard to keep my ninja run quiet these days. After the run went of for my salsa session, on the road there i spotted run3 and boi boi having a run in town.

Distance : 10.86km
Timing : 56mins 35s
Pace : 5.1 mins/km

Sony Ericsson new sport phone W710

Hot on the heels of Nokia sport phone is Sony Ericsson new offering... Yeah! i got more choices now!

"Sony Ericsson has yet another Walkman phone lined up for Q3 launch with the W710 clam for active types. As such, the W710 features a motion sensor and slew of fitness applications which can be managed from both the internal 176 x 220 TFT and 128 x 128 external STN displays to measure running speed, distance and time, or simply count steps back and forth to the Twinkie source. It ships with a 512MB Memory Stick Micro card (expandable up to 1GB) and features a standard 3.5mm jack, RDS FM radio, 2 megapixel shooter, MusicID service, Bluetooth (A2DP stereo audio not specified), and measure in at about 1-inch thick and 3.6-ounces. And just in case you'll be using it to make calls, it goes quad-band GSM with EDGE support meaning this device is also a US athletic supporter."

Run - yishun pond - park 4.44km

The weather was good so i head down for a run, theres a night market setup along my running pavement so i had to run on the road abit of risky but no choice. Decide to do alittle slope running up the yishun park (incidentally yishun has 2 hill top park) .

Distance : 4.44km
Timing : 22mins 04s
Pace : 4.96 mins/km
HRM : 160-180

Run - yishun - sembawang - hotspring 8.78km

Had a short run today from my place to the hotspring over at sembawang road. A little out of breath i must admitt. Must run more to regain my power haha

Distance : 8.78km
Timing : 44mins 20s
Pace : 5 mins/km
HRM : 160-190

Pics updated

Added some pics for the yishun to eastcoast run

handphone for runners!

Just got information that nokia is releasing a new jogging phone . Can't wait to get my hands on one, my current phone is too heavy to bring out for run. More here

Nokia today announced the Nokia 5500 Sport designed for the active minded user. The phone, which is one of the smallest S60 Nokia phone announced thus far, has three modes which can be changed via a dedicated button and reflecting different usage scenarios - phone, music and sport. Features include text to speech so your messages can be read out while jogging, a pedometer function to measure distance run and calories burnt and a 2 megapixels camera. More after the break...

The Nokia 5500 has a steel case with a splash and dust resistant shell with rubber grips. The Phone will be available in Q3 2006 at an unsubsidised price of 300 Euros.

The key specifications are as follows:

• Tri-band GSM 900/1800/1900 (GPRS and EDGE support)
• 3D Motion Sensor (used in pedometer / training application and in games)
• 107 mm x 45 mm x 17 mm and weighs 103g (one of the smallest and lightest S60 Nokia phone ever)
  
• 208 x 208 square screen resolution (the first S60 device in this configuration)
  
• 2 Megapixels Camera
• USB Mass Storage class support
• MP3, AAC, AAC , eAAC and WMA music playback
  
• 3 Modes with physical button switch and which are themed in different colours throughout the interface
• S60 3rd Edition
• MicroSD Memory Card Slot
• Built in Flashlight
• FM Radio (Visual Radio Supported)

Dropby runninglab run lastnite, have not been regular there other then on special days. Anyway that night RL is giving away a packet of hammer gel for runners. Now i have always bought power gel for all my long run, is curious about how hammer gel tasted. some comments i got was it was more diluted then power gel. Well will try it out the next time i go for my long run.

The night route was the usual marina south. tekko, imd, run3 (first time to RL run) , vrp gals, baby mon was there. This is the first time i have met baby mon. She was the talk of sgrunners, her pace was like sub 3hr for marathon that was quite scary haha. Anyway myself still not so up to par yet decided to do a short 8km run. The rest of the group went for like 10km . Did a slow 4km to marina south with the VRP gals. And on the return leg went full speed back to boatquay . Nearing the end of boatquay, babymon over took me, leaving me biting the dust. Damn she was good. haha

later the group went down to boatquay for makaning and detox tea treatment for the ladies. Before we took train back with ruth and MF. Sent MF back coz her place was around my area.

Distance : 8km
Timing : 44mins 19s
Pace : 5.52 mins/km
HRM : 149-195















Hammer gel .. i got the apple one

Firethorn running socks

Was in KL factory outlet store and can't help noticing 3 pairs of firethorn 19 rm running socks on sale. Well thats quite a deal as its only like 9 bucks in SGD.

Can wait to test it on a long distance run.

1st run in 2 weeks, can see how i pant like mad during the whole run. Heart pounding like nuts too.. Think i have to slowly increase my mileage again..haiz

Distance : 4km
Timing : 19mins 43s
Pace : 4.75 mins/km
HRM : 160-177

Swim - 20laps

Its been 2 weeks since i last run or do any exercise. So i decided to go safra yishun for a slow 20laps swim and a dip in the hot jacuzzi tub. Ahhhh

SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon 2006

Just signed up for the SAFRA/Army Half Marathon run
" SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon 2006
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006
Time: 5.30am to 2pm
Venue: The Padang

The annual SAFRA Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon attracts thousands of participants. For the very first time, experience the run through Orchard Rd, Chinatown and not forgetting Sheares Bridge. All in 1 day!"

Anyone going, only cost $15?