Not the best of times by my standard, but the heat and humidity was high
This year's 2104 Marathon was in my opinion, my least prepared one. So finishing it in a time of 6 hours and 2 minutes, I could not complain as it was actually better than 2 other runs in previous years. I only started seriously preparing for the race with less than 3 weeks to go. I will not recommend this 'training' to anybody because I have years of experience running, and the body has been conditioned by more than 13 years of active long distance running.
Here is the planned route (in my handphone anyway) which I tried to stick to but of course, the heat and lack of training meant that I finished more than my planned time of 4 hours and 50 minutes.
This Visualisation Technique is very important for anyone who wants to finish a marathon and I would recommend it to whoever who wants to achieve a goal, you need to visualise every step and milestone to achieving those lofty goals.
5 km - Fullerton Hotel 30 to 35 minutes (about 7 min per km)
6 km - Theatres by the Bay 36 to 42 minutes
7km - Marina Floating Platform
9km - Nicholl Highway Start 54 minutes
10km - Nicholl Highway before Sports Hub ; Pop in 1 Gel, 1 salt Tablet ; 60 to 70 minutes
11 km - Sports Hub, Check and Pace Up
12 - 13 km Singapore Swimming Club Fort Road
15 km - East Coast Park start ; Get Moving !!
19 km - ECP Lagoon start ; Target below 2 hours ; Pop in 2nd Power Gel, 2nd Salt Tablet
24km - Bedok Jetty ; Top up water bottles, 2 hours 30 ;, Drink Up and Stretch !
29 km - End of ECP ; 3 hours 10 minutes ; Drink Up ; Pop in 3rd Gel and Ready for Super dry
Stretch outside Golf Club ! Parched like Desert after this !!
33 km - Golf Club Drink ; Spray legs, Stretch 3 hours 45 minutes
36 km - Marina Gardens by the Bay ; Drink ; Spray Last 6 km !
37 - 39 km - Marina Barrage, Heartbreak Hill (Sheares Bridge) ; Go Go !!!
40 km km - Last Drink Station (F1 Pit Building) Spray and Pray !
41-42km - God and Mum with me !
Final (Targetted) Time : 4 Hours 50 Minutes
Actual Race Day Time : 6 Hours 2 Minutes
Conclusion : I need more Training and I am willing to try some Overseas Marathons.
Finally crossing the finish line.
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