had my first long run in 4 weeks yesterday. missed first week due to ORA, 2nd week due to open house, third due to founder's day, yesterday was the 4th. had no substitute run on ORA, but for the other 2 had to 1 hr runs on the RI "field". pure boredom. \

well yesterday was screwed up. i mean like when you warm up instead if having the usual shin pains you get pains in the knees, you should have known today would be different right? no. so i started the run with my knees in agony with everystep i take. it was still okay, but it was affecting the way i was running. therefore the style wasn't as efficient as usual. when i hit the first slope, lactic came in. expected. but instead of going away afterwards, it stayed. unexpected. so for the first 4km of the proposed 12km, i was running with a hell lot of lactic acid. the knee pains went away after a while, as expected. so for the next 4km, to compensate for the lack of knee pains, nature decided to gift me with two stitches in the centre. ouch. at first it was still bearable, but after a while, the lactic kicked in again and i could hardly move. by then i had lost sight of everyone. i stopped after 8km, something so rare it never happened. i drank some water, and remembered i had not drank any b4 the run, thus drank more. i walked abit, then had to turn around to head to the toilet, for my breakfast was on its way out. the way it came in. out went the soya bean milk and bread.

i dunno why i'm screwing up my long runs. my last one b4 yesterday was also screwed up. according to the doctor, my shin splints are caused by me having flexible ligaments, so when i run the my muscles need to work harder. with flexible ligaments, my wrist and elbow can bend an extra 10 degrees more than other people. but thats beside the point. i screwed up because i was partly dehydrated, since i haven't drank any water since i woke up, and soya bean really shouldn't be drunk b4 a run.

but its okay. tomorrow is the all important training for 800m. i am aiming to sub 2.20 or at least go as close to it as i can. and its at cck so i can walk there. after that, its a sushi buffet with the usual jokers b4 a round or 2 of mahjong. whether i can stay over or not will be decided then but i'm pretty hopeful.