tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28655848794693345442024-03-06T03:14:02.047+08:00EscapadesLife in the fast (& not so fast) lane.
This is a blog about my adventures and passions - climbing, running, triathlons, ultra-endurance races & training. I call them my little escapades.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger952125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-31604161049375074212022-07-02T16:19:00.006+08:002022-07-03T22:43:55.721+08:00Western States Endurance Run (WSER) (25 - 26 Jun 2022), CA, USA<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #800180;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #800180;"><u><b>WSER </b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Introduction</u></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The WSER is the
world’s oldest 100miler trail race; official first race was in 1977. It follows
the classic gold and silver mining route between Olympic Village in Squaw
Valley (~1830m) to Auburn (~380m), traversing 161.2km with an elevation gain of
~5,480m and loss of ~6,800m. It is an overall downhill profile and supposedly
very runnable. 😉</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><i>(For
comparison, TNF HK100 is D+ 5,450m and UTMB is D+ 10,000m.)</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To enter the
race, a typical runner has to submit qualifying races/times to obtain a ballot
slot, and chances accumulate with each year of no-draw. This was my 3rd year
balloting and I was #20 on waitlist. According to stats (and my coach Andy@Mile27),
the chance of getting in is 100%. So training began and I got a slot exactly 1
month before the race. 🥳 My aim was only to get
under that 30h cutoff time (COT).</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>Start –
50km</u></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Race starts
under the iconic WSER arch at 5am on the last Saturday of June each year
(except 2020 cancelled). It goes on the first steepest and highest climb up to
Emigrant Pass (~2,680m) before a long descent to the first aid station (AS) at
16.6km. My 29h timesheet got thrown off from the get-go and I was 30min behind.
Fab… The sun was out and I was warming up too. Thankfully I had my T8 RDRC
shorts on under the long pants and a spare light merino tee, and could stop by
the trail to strip out of my cold gear. Whew, much cooler. But oh, pack was
heavier with my clothes. 🙄</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It was a series
of mild rolls to the next AS at Red Star Ridge. I dropped off my extra clothes,
refilled my soft flasks, grabbed some peanut butter jelly sandwich and pushed on.
That would pretty much be the routine for all the 20 AS enroute, just get
through them quickly.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10min more into
my buffer, gosh. Getting to the next AS Duncan Canyon was a long winding down
trail, pretty much runnable but I still couldn’t catch up much on the time
deficit. By now, I had given up on my time sheet and was eyeing the official
30h pace chart, which I kept hovering 20-30min over. The heat would hit me hard
in the next 10km stretch to a major AS Robinson Flat. <span style="line-height: 107%;">Second
climb: There was a 5k up </span>to reach the AS and my pacer, Mansour, had given me a target of
clearing it in 1:00-1:15h. I was finishing up my water and had to ration, and
could feel my body heating up too. Sluggish and slowing down.</span></span></p><p></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Got into AS
Robinson Flat (~50km) and Youa spotted me. She was crewing for other runners and
Mansour had roped her in to help me out too. Youa was such a pro crew! She
whisked me into a chair, immediately laid out iced towels over my shoulders and
thighs, and refilled my water, while I changed into my T8 shirt. That was also
when I decided to take the GU electrolyte drink from the AS. I was pretty
depleted and felt better. 50km at 8:30h, and still 30min over COT. Youa sent me
off with a small pack of ice cubes wrapped in a beanie, and shoved it under my
cap. Bless her, that was such a life-saver and I could move again! 🥰
Henceforth, I would get ice at every AS and place the pack on my head or on my
neck. As another runner quipped, we have never used so much ice in a race
before!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>51km –
100km </u></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The next few
ASs were a blur of downhill running in exposed canyon terrain. Probably 37-38C
but exposed and amplified. Dry roast. Someone described it as being in an oven.
It was too much even for this heat-acclimatised Singaporean. 🔥🔥
By then, I had my AS routine quite dialled in - enter, refill 1x electrolytes + 1x
water, get ice in beanie, fill silicone cup with fruits, grab a handful of
cheddar goldfish snacks, and out. I don’t normally take fruits but the
cantaloupe bites were especially refreshing!</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>Rattle
snake!</u></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Coming off AS
Dusty Corner, there was a loud rattle-hiss and I turned around to see this
black coiled snake on the next “lane” where I had just stepped past. Usually, you’d
hear faint warnings from the weeds but it was the first time I had seen one out
in the open path! 😱 I hesitated to run back
for a photo, but thought to wait and warn the next runner. Alas, he thought
that I was waving to him 🤦♀️ but thankfully missed the snake.
The folks behind him heard and saw, so all good there and I continued on.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Third climb of
the race; a 2.5km to AS Devil’s Thumb where Mansour was volunteering. He had set
me a 40min target to clear it and I really dug in. Made it! Took some rice with
chicken broth (Shiok!), picked up my headlamp, and literally got chased out of
the AS 😅 as the first horn sounded a 30min prior to
the AS closing. Trotted down to AS El Dorado Creek, which signalled the fourth
and last big climb thereafter - a straight 4km up ~200-300m to AS Michigan Bluff.
It got dark as I neared, and Steve met me to run the next 10km of rolls. We set
a 2h target for ourselves but Steve was so reassuring and familiar in his pace
that we took 1:45h. AS Foresthill
at 100km mark; a major checkpoint. 18:15h would have been a PB for me under a
different circumstance! 😅 Big climbs and tough
sections over. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A 100miler race
really only starts after 100km. 🤞Two numbers to crack going forth: (1) 11+h to
cover the remaining 61km, and (2) not miss any AS sub-cutoffs. Mansour took over
the pacing in a different style. He did the math and told me what time I needed
to be where and implications. And I did my best to execute, which meant
non-stop running (trotting) throughout and trying to claw back the 30min overtime.
Many times, I wondered whether I could sustain the effort. </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b><u>101km –
Finish (161.2km)</u></b></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gentle runnable
downhills, we crossed the next 3 ASs… Cal 1, Cal 2, Cal 3… just passing through
for refills and not stopping. And the much anticipated <span style="color: #800180;">river crossing</span> at AS
Rucky Chucky! We had targeted to be there by 4am and made it! Mansour urged to
hurry and be first in line to cross. Our intel about ankle deep water was way
off. First step in and I was knee deep. We waded into the chilly waters,
“feeling” for and stepping on uneven rocks (could not see them) while holding
on to the safety rope. The volunteers kindly warned me if the riverbed dropped
and the water would come to my waist or more. Brrrr cold! Gingerly, we got
across. It took me a while to walk off and warm up my numb toes and chilled
body.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></p>
<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">36km to the
finish line. About 6.5h to the cutoff time. The math made me both nervous yet
committed to fight on! Mansour and I did a quick calculation. Goal: four sections
of 8-9km x ~1.5h each, with a bit of buffer. Grrrr, literally cannot stop. The next
stations were hazy shuffling and counting down. Me on my metronome mode, trying
to pick up pace a little wherever possible, and chewing on my caffeine sweets
before zzz-lull took control. Bit by bit, I chipped at my excess 20-30min time.
We got to AS Quarry Point and I was just 5min over the 30h pace-time! <span style="line-height: 107%;">I
powered through another 3-4km of upslope to AS Pointed Rocks; steady strong
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We would
criss-cross familiar pairs of runners and pacers. The thing about ultra events
by this point is that everyone of us is in our own battles and not competing
with others. One more finisher isn’t going to deprive another. If anything,
there was collective encouragement aplenty; each recognising another’s pain and
effort. Pacers encouraged in different ways. One was like fresh batteries,
booming-Hellos! to everyone else in the trail. One went on a monologue to
runner about the colours of birds/fowl in different cities. One became a self-help talkshow host going
endlessly about role-modelling for kids back home and not giving up….even
verbally counting pace for runner. All good, except that Mr Motivational
Speaker was right behind me and his loud counting messed up my internal metronome!
😐😵 Nonetheless, there was a sign that said "Pacers are people too"; indeed we were all appreciative of them. <br /></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last 10km, just
about 2h left. It was a mad rush downhill (thankful for runnable single
tracks!). After ~4-5km, we got to No Hands Bridge, the historic icon which was
the longest concrete-arch bridge when it was constructed. This was the lowest
elevation in the race and we crossed the American River and towards Auburn. I kept
asking Mansour how we were doing because there was still a short climb before exiting
the trail at AS Robie Point. WSER Golden Hour had started (ie. 29h countdown). We
reached the base of the climb with ~50min to spare and I really panicked. I took
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the top of climb waiting to run the last 2km with me. He assured me that we
would be in time and I could walk a bit if I wanted to. But I was too anxious
to stop. A bit of steep tarmac climb and it was all the way down to Placer High
School track. My small-step-high-cadence instincts took over (good training
prep) and I was mindful not to overstride nor over-pound that last bit of downslope.
Entering the track, the crowd and energy was just sizzling. Many of the final
runners had groups of friends and families join them in that last 300m victory
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<![endif]--><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-SG; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">🥳</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Omg, mission accomplished!
Unbelievable chase, I had never run so non-stop nor got through stations so
quickly before. So grateful for the race opportunity and experience, and to be the
first pair of SGP female finishers at WSER (Stella came in 25min before me)!
Absolutely could not have done it with the help from Mansour, Steve, and Youa. And
a big thank you to everyone who was tracking the race live; not without a
couple of heart-stopping moments. It was a whole community out there cheering
on all the runners. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-SG; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">🥰</span>💖😇</span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #800180;"><u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gear: </span></span></b></u></span></p>
<p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Altra Timp 4
Womens + gaiters</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T8 Sherpa tee
and shorts </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Coros Vertix
(with 20% battery life left)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">LedLenser
MH10 headlight</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Salomon AdvSkin
12 Womens</span></span></li></ul><p>
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<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-83838396164646056722021-08-12T20:42:00.009+08:002021-08-17T17:10:11.536+08:00An Insane 200miles (6-9 Aug 2021, 76:41h)<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #800180;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></span></span></p><div dir="auto"><div class="ecm0bbzt hv4rvrfc ihqw7lf3 dati1w0a" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id="jsc_c_15j"><div class="j83agx80 cbu4d94t ew0dbk1b irj2b8pg"><div class="qzhwtbm6 knvmm38d"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span><span class="d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb iv3no6db gfeo3gy3 a3bd9o3v knj5qynh oo9gr5id hzawbc8m" dir="auto"><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><b> </b></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>TLDR: </b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pain. Grit. Hallucinate. My very first 200miler as a single-stage tarmac event. <span class="sf5mxxl7 nvdbi5me oygrvhab ditlmg2l kvgmc6g5 knj5qynh tbxw36s4 pq6dq46d">😵.</span> <br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>Pre-event: </b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Planned to attempt this over the National Day long weekend. Studied the route-map for nth time, spinning it in all configurations for start-sleep/rest-end points. Typing out 10km-markers and possible timings on excel. It was too much for my brain. After days of staring, I finally landed on my ideal plan! Or so I thought…</span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>D-day (6 Aug):</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Showed up fresh and perky at my “ideal” start point at the Marina Barrage and saw signages about special event zone. It suddenly dawned on me that I might not get back to the area when I finished on 9 Aug! Alarm bells went off in my head. Googled NDP road closures etc, and made an impromptu decision to shift my start point “forward” so that I would clear the Esplanade/Gdns area first. Took a Grab over to Little India, where my office was, took a selfie and a deep breath, and started my watch. Off I go! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reached the Barrage again, and took a photo with my little SGP flag, ahh the feels of National Day. The first 50km or so was quite straightforward. Got to Changi Beach Point and took a photo of the “pointing finger” sculpture. I checked on my knees often because I had some issue recently during runs. Gino did a fantastic job (as always) with releasing all tightness the day before and also taped the relevant parts. Happy to be pain-free so far! Arrived at Punggol area to catch a glorious sunset before looping around the Waterway Park and taking the PCN over to Sengkang. Many runners and cyclists were out that evening. 100km suddenly felt “easy”, oh if only I was ending soon. I eventually meandered to Chomp Chomp area and knew that I was nearing MR. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>D+1 (7 Aug):</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Arrived at MR around 730am. 118km done. Melvin was there with fresh clothes and a McMuffin. I took a quick shower and headed off. Ran through northern trail to Windsor, and surprised that legs were still quite fresh on the trail! Spoke too soon because I died in the exposed heat on Old Thomson Road. Bought two packs of iced drink and sat at a carpark to cool down. Got to Yishun Safra and a torrential downpour started. I waited it out and took the chance to eat and rest. When there were no signs of abatement, I bought two ponchos from 7-11, donned one to block the wind, and continued in the rain. That was the start of my sole-blister. Somehow made it to Belukar Trail and Rifle Range. It was dark again, and I hurried on, looking fwd to some sleep at my parents’ place enroute later. Alas! the physical and cognitive slowdown meant I had to catch some winks at bus stops. Twice x ten minutes. Hitting Lor Sesuai up and down before sleep point was wicked. I saw my sleep buffer slowly dissipating… Grrr…. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>D+2 (8 Aug):</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">214km. Reached home with no time to sleep. I slurped a huge bowl of porridge with marmite, dunked feet into ice buckets, recharged all my gadgets, and took another shower. I had to tape my blister too, each step was a pain. 30h left for 108km looked comfortable (naive thought). Heading out on Brickland and Jln Bahar, I was absolutely toasted. The heat plus pain, I was reluctant and distracted to move. I texted Marie to ask whether she could treat blisters, next thing I knew, she was coming down to NTU with her rescue gels etc! <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu">🙏</span>x1, I owe my continued movement to her. It started raining again, and I whipped out a new poncho. I felt sleepy by now and just going through mechanical steps. </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting to Yuan Ching was like finding the end of the world. I ate some packed rice and moved to Pandan Reaervoir, where it went downhill. I hallucinated about why I was there in the dark and where I was going. Thankfully there was only one way out. I asked Marie to meet me at Sunset Way, but I dozed off at Clementi til she called (luckily not for long!) I was so afraid to fall asleep and miss the times. I hurried over to meet her and so thankful there was someone to keep me sane. Took a snooze at West Coast and in NUS. Marie ran home to get me her trekking poles (<span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu">🙏</span> x2) and they were so helpful esp on Vigilante and Pepys. I was sleep walking zig-zag by then. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: medium;"><b>D+3 (9 Aug):</b></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We hurried to ARC for MacDonalds breakfast and kopi-o. Last 30ish km! Reached Mt Faber and I posed for an almost-300km milestone photo. But the last section is always the most painful and endless. Each time I stopped, it was literal pain to restart my legs. The damn blister caused me more anguish than muscles or anything. At some point, I tried not to sit down at all. The 10km through Tanglin, Ridley, and Botanic Gdns was a whirl-mess. It was burning (we were both trying to sneak under twigs of shade), we were tired and sluggish. The slower I moved, the faster the time ticked on. I was panicking. We got to Stevens Road and it was about 5km to the end. With 1h left, omg! Marie said it would be a hard push and I was not prepared to be cut off. So we “sprinted” abt 8min pace (what I thought I did VS what I really did), she led the way and I simply followed. Two crazy ladies cutting through Orchard Rd, me clacking the poles throughout. We might really get heat stroke! Somerset. Istana. Cavenagh. Why so far?! KK Hospital. Melvin had walked out to check because I way exceeded my estimated finish. I dropped off my hydration pack and poles and just went for that last 400m to Little India. Omg! Done! 76:41h, so close to the 77h COT. Incredulous & unbelievable! Happy National Day! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks so much Marie for accompanying me for 50km and keeping me going (plus all the photos) 😊, and Melvin for meeting me with fresh supplies and picking me at the end. <span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu">😍😘</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span class="pq6dq46d tbxw36s4 knj5qynh kvgmc6g5 ditlmg2l oygrvhab nvdbi5me sf5mxxl7 gl3lb2sf hhz5lgdu" style="font-size: medium;"> </span> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shoutout to Coros Vertix whose navigation mode kept me on track, lasted on full features with only 1.5x recharge. 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A non-stop 200km route around Singapore, organised by the <a href="https://www.running-guild.com/p/shiok-200km.html">Running Guild</a>, to be completed within 45h in any
direction or start point. It will be my first attempt at this distance (though not the duration).😊</p>
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Work was crazy hectic and I only studied the route hours before I started. It
was a good thing to print out my little “race” table because it really came in
handy later on. I started on Xmas eve night from outside my place, and went in
a WSEN direction. It was a little unnerving to be self-supported without mental
sign-postings of where the next “checkpoints” were, esp. when in unfamiliar
parts of Singapore. <br />
<br />
It was also my first time using the navigation modes on my Coros Vertix and
Garmin 935. Where the sharp turnings were unclear, I referred to the Google map
with the Shiok! route. Unfortunately, my G935 hanged at 44km, and totally died
after some hours! I used the Vertix til the end; I plugged it into my powerbank for 5-10min a few times, and it finished with 85% juice! But somehow it recorded an
extra 20km despite tracking a known route. The drift confused my distance-time estimates, so in the last 50km, I referenced my handy printout for the distance countdown.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>0 – 50km </u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The first 30 – 40km went ok. I ran
into NTU, over that little steep slope, and past the Yunnan Garden. There were several
24h coffeeshops and McDonalds around Jurong West, Pioneer, and the Jurong Lake
Gardens (first time there!) area, so no lack of food or toilets. Some of the housing
estates were decked in festive lights, and many leisure cyclists were still out
at 2am! Stopped at 40km at the West Coast Esso and downed a litre of coconut
juice and milo. I used to live opposite the petrol kiosk and was reminded of my
growing up days in the area. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Continued on to Clementi,
Alexandra, and discovered that my G935’s display screen was frozen and unresponsive.
Grateful for other sights that perked me up – a historic” road sign named “Albert
Winsemius Lane”, a coffeeshop at Dover which opened at 530am, and old folks on
early morning walks. I bought a steamed pau at the Henderson food market and
made my way to Mt. Faber. I used to train here regularly with the Safra Running
Club. Ahh, the memories of doing hill workouts on MF Loop. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>50 – 100km</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Stopped at Tiong Bahru MRT
coffeeshop (~59km) for a hot tea and hum-jin-pang, and saw that my Garmin had flatlined...
Eleven elapsed hours later, I was at the Jalan Kubor Cemetery (~65km). It is the oldest
Muslim burial ground in Singapore and situated next to the pedestrian pavement.
I had arranged to meet Jasmine at East Coast Road, so I hurried on. Still,
I was distracted by the interesting cafes around Tg Katong, Mountbatten, and E.Coast
Road. Oooh, those freshly baked croissants looked absolutely inviting! </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I realised that my Coros Vertix
had drifted by about 5km when Jasmine joined me at Frankel Avenue, and my
time-distance estimates were wrong. We
ran for 18km through Bedok and Tampines, and stopped for a quick lunch. Ahh the
salty soup with wanton noodle and a teh-o-peng. <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> We got to Tampines Ikea, and Jasmine went
back. I plodded on in the hot sun through the exposed Pasir Ris Industrial
Drive to Punggol; 5km of heat with nowhere to escape. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>100 – 150km</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Sengkang to Buangkok to Hougang
was a blur because I was tired and unfamiliar with the area. Spotted a “Mt
Everests Spa” in the Hougang Ave 8 heartland, hmmm… <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span>
Took the chance to have porridge and tea, and escaped a sunny-downpour. “Rainbow
after the rain”, and I was glad to catch a double rainbow over the Sallim
Mattar Mosque.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">It was soon dark and I navigated
through more unfamiliar places – Upp Aljunied Road, past the Gurkha’s compound,
Bidadari and Woodleigh, Upp Serangoon Road, Potong Pasir, and Bendemeer. All
the looping around major roads was playing tricks on my mind. Didn’t I just cross
Macpherson Road? (Note: It cuts Paya Lebar, Aljunied, and Upp Serangoon). Didn’t
I pass the Kallang River? Oh ya, that was early in the morning… It could get
fairly disorientating. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Jalan Besar was impossible to run
through, with the crowds and traffic. I stopped for dinner at the food centre,
but with little appetite. I was hungry yet slightly nauseated. Took a slow frustrating
jog through Orchard Road; half of Singapore was there on Xmas night. Got to Dunearn
Road and I took a snooze on an open bench; very helpful in picking up energy
level!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Cutting through Kheam Hock Road to
the Sime/Lornie Road junction was a new for me; had always wanted to explore
that route. Must say that it was a bit unsettling jogging past tombstones in
the dark, and I muttered some silent prayers. Some pavements looked so dark
that I ran on the road instead. As I reached the Lornie overhead bridge, I
bumped into Kannan and his friends. At that time, I didn’t know that he was
back to correct his missed segment and clock the correct route. <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span>
I took the same wrong turn onto Lornie Hwy as well, until my Vertix prompted that
I was deviating too much! Got to MacRitchie and met Lizzy and her friends who
were attempting loops for HKSG Ultra. Glad to have see familiar faces, and
managed to catch another snooze while there was company. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">It was the second overnight and
the snooze frequencies were becoming higher. I stopped again at a random bus
stop along AMK Ave 1. Jasmine came by to keep me company through the night, and
we struggled through the next 10km – AMK Ave 3 (3km) was long and boring, and
YCK was even more depressing (7km), with no amenities along the way. We walked
all the way because we needed a toilet and there was none. Poor girl had to put
up with my whining and incessant complaints about why YCK went on forever. It
was the single longest segment in the whole route, and we only finally found a porta-loo
at the Thomson Nature Park! It was almost daybreak and we stopped for Teochew
porridge breakfast after Nee Soon Road. At that point, I was so far behind my
estimated schedule that I had doubts about completing the event within 45hrs. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>150 – 200km</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">The next segments through
Sembawang, Yishun, Canberra, Admiralty, and Woodlands were slightly bearable as
I was more familiar with those areas (no thanks to previous editions of Craze
Ultras). Had a mini-nausea episode at one point, which went away after I rested
in the shade for a bit. I think it was a cumulation of heat and physical exhaustion,
and I felt much better after that. We even managed to get some happy photos at
the Woodlands Waterfront Jetty! Jasmine headed off soon, after some 34km with
me, and I looked forward to the remaining 26km home. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">Familiar roads for most parts, and
Woodlands Road to Kranji MRT was fiery hot. Picked up a large palm
leaf base from the ground and held it over my head, incurring some curious
stares from the foreign workers by the road. I went into Kranji MRT and got two
cold drinks. Ahhh, the sun eased off a little after that, so I quickly made my
way to Sungei Kadut. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I walked mostly from CCK to Teck
Whye and met Melvin there. He came with cold supplies of coconut juice and a soft
flask of pocari, and picked up my hydration pack. <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(And while I ran, he very kindly unpacked and
rinsed the dirty pack for me. Awww……)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew,
thankful to offload the weight and focused on finishing the last 10km! But
first, another miserable 5km tracing the Bt Panjang LRT viaduct before I
reached Dairy Farm for the true home run. Up and down Hume Ave and I jogged as
best as I could in the last 2km. Yes!! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>The End</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">But! I then spent a couple of
minutes waiting for a traffic crossing to “close the loop” on my map tracking,
and another few minutes figuring how to stop and save my Coros workout record. *roll-eyes*
43:50h. And I almost thought I lost the record when the watch took a few syncs
to upload to the app. The Coros Vertix had 85% juice left that I really thought I did not start the watch recording! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">I was lucky that there were no
cramps this time; maybe because of my slow-plod pace. I could still shuffle a
respectable 8min pace on the last 2km. Thankful for my Altra Torin 4 shoes with
their wide toe-box; my feet were unscathed this time, zero blisters! No hallucinations
either (which happened during UTMB). Grateful for the chance to run and be healthy.
It was a new level of pain to push through the sleep deprivation and sore feet
on never-ending roads. No regrets, no repeats, and no reverse. <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😉</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good luck to all who are attempting this! </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><u>Food intake</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Bottles of non-carbonated Pocari and H20,
coconut juice, Milo, and Vitasoy</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>2x bahkwa slices, 2x peanut butter satchets, 2x
Honey Stinger gel (caffeine), 1x Honey Stinger waffle, 1x snickers bar, sweets</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Steamed pau, salted “pancake”</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Wanton noodle soup</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>½ Porridge + egg </p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>½ prawn noodle soup</p>
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</span></span></span>½ Porridge + veg</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 18.0pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18pt;"> </p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-34861218766523634572019-05-30T14:59:00.002+08:002020-04-07T03:08:09.283+08:00Mt Everest (8,848m) Summit Dream<br />
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How do I begin to take stock and process something that has consumed my imagination and mindshare for 15 years? (I write.... <span style="font-family: "wingdings";">:)</span>)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everest has been at the back of my mind ever since 2004, flirting with my attention, teasing my confidence. I had no ability nor resources to attempt the mountain until now. On earlier expeditions, I would always meet many others who were climbing non-stop or aiming for one record or another, and I always wondered where they got their time and money from. But no point being envious, slowly and surely I would get there. I was reluctant<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> (afraid) to say that I wanted to climb Everest, but the thought nagged incessantly until one night in late 2017, I told Melvin that I would complete it and the Seven Summits; a rather bold and tall declaration to make. Where would the funds come from? How would I do that? Can I do that? …. and a deluge of self-doubt.<br />
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Fast forward to the past two months of expedition life. I landed in Kathmandu on 1 April 2019 to meet up with my <a href="http://climbingthesevensummits.com/" target="_blank">Climbing the Seven Summits (CTSS)</a> team mates, took about 2 weeks to trek in, scaled Lobuche East peak (6,119m), and arrived at Everest Basecamp (EBC) on 15 April 2019. It was home for the next 1.5months; I did not leave BC for lower villages during rest times. It was such a long expedition and anything could happen in the interim. Joanne, Linda, and Melvin kept reminding me to focus on one rotation at a time and not think too far ahead. (Note: a rotation is an acclimatisation move up to higher camps and returning to BC for a few days’ rest.) So I went through our rotations faithfully, taking great care not to fall sick. I think that was really the tough part – it was too easy to pick up an infection or two, and end the expedition right then. Everyone (at least within my expedition company) comes into Everest well-trained physically. The edge has to be how we take care of ourselves, pace out over 2 months, and stay mentally tough and focused through to the end. The “why” has to be strong enough to pull us through the low ebbs and tough times. I tuned down my emotional lever, dialled up my task mode, and got on with the expedition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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Lobuche East Peak (6,119m)</td></tr>
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It was mentally trying waiting at BC for a good weather window. We finished our last rotation and squatted there for about a week, our guides scrutinising every weather report. Finally, the decision was made to move out for our summit bid. I was nervous, yet relieved at being able to be finally going. Based on the weather forecast then, we picked a summit day a day ahead of other teams and moved out before the crowds. The Khumbu icefall was fairly quiet and empty the morning we set off. (Post note: I was surprised to see videos of crowds going through the icefall the next day.) I reminded myself to focus on one campsite at a time; it was a familiar mental discipline, like being in a trail race and targeting checkpoints one by one. Off we went, covering grounds and campsites that I had previously been to. I was without oxygen until the night at Camp 3 (7,000m). <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was also the most precarious campsite,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp 3 precariously on snow "ledge"</td></tr>
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We reached Camp 4 on the South Col on 20 May 2019 and targeted summiting the
next morning. Alas, the weather forecast suggested high summit winds, which did
not abate through the late afternoon. After much discussions between our guides
and BC, everyone decided to wait out and postpone our summit attempt to the
next evening. Strong winds meant high wind chill factor, and higher frostbite
risks. However, at 8,000m, Camp 4 was not the most hospitable place on earth either,
and there was a constant wind blowing through the South Col. At that death-zone
altitude, the body could not take many nights and still perform thereafter. The
unspoken implication was that if the weather did not improve the next day, we
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp 4 at 8,000m featuring a constant wind through the South Col</td></tr>
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It was also then that we realised that several
bottles of oxygen and some tents had gone missing. That greatly impacted our
plan and the next team that was waiting at Camp 2 to come up after us. To the
credit of our company (CTSS and Tag Nepal) and committed Sherpas, they managed
to rake in sufficient stock overnight for our summit attempt. Some of them carried
supplies directly from Camp 2 to Camp 4, and that meant the other team would be
delayed. Given the tent shortage, we were four to a tent; a tight squeeze but really
warm. Everyone slept with oxygen that night, and ironically, some of us had our
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I laid in my sleeping bag, my mind
running wild. The rational side recognising that we were all at the mercy of
the weather, an uncontrollable variable. The emotional side feeling unfair and
helpless that this once a lifetime summit opportunity was in jeopardy even
though I was fit and ready for it. A lot of conflicting senses went through me.
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the move. I wanted to pretend that the situation was a dream, but I really
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We spent more agonising hours the next morning as we awaited weather updates from BC. The outlook was supposedly promising, but I have learnt not to take weather forecasts as “confirmed”. There was also the possibility of a sudden change, throwing more spanner in the works. Climbers from other teams were also streaming into Camp 4, with the intent to head up the summit that evening. With all the pent-up nervousness, it was a huge relief to get the green light on the weather and summit bid. I did not want to risk getting stuck in traffic and having to turn around in potential bad weather (if any), or some other delays that prevented a summit. I also did not know how much time I would need. So I decided to start way early ahead of the crowd, and have some time buffer for myself. </div>
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A few of us set off around 530pm and headed up the snow slope to the Triangular Face. It was still bright and relatively warm then. There were only a handful of climbers in front of us. I started with a 2L oxygen flow rate, which would gradually be increased to 3L as we neared the summit. We climbed at a comfortable pace, gaining altitude steadily. Before long, we reached The Balcony where we changed to a fresh bottle of oxygen and had a drink and snack. By then, a very long snake of lights had formed behind us, stretching as far down as the eye could see. The next “checkpoint” was the base of the South Summit, where I would have another change of oxygen. There, I could see some lights streaming upwards; it reminded me of night ascents during trail races. My Sherpa, Doma, increased my O2 for that steep slope and off we went, following those lights, crested over the South Summit (~8,750m), over the very exposed Cornice Traverse and eventually up the Hillary Step (rocky face ~8,790m).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of summit attempt from Camp 4 towards triangle face</td></tr>
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It was a blessing in disguise that I ascended and descended the most treacherous sections in the dark. I could vaguely make out the silhouette of sharp drops on both sides of the knife ridges that I was on. (Ascending) To my left, Nepal, and to my right, Tibet China. I poked at some of the ice-snow next to me and watched them roll into Tibet. Shudders. Since it was dark, I was not exactly sure where the summit was. I saw some lights that had stopped a distance ahead, and I thought they were resting for a drink. It soon turned out to be the Everest summit at 8,848m. I had arrived and was standing on top of the world at 3am, 22 May 2019 (Nepal time)! A couple of my team mates were already there, and we exchanged congratulations. It was not too crowded, but difficult to orientate in the dark. I could make out the Tibetan range on the other side below the summit. A slight wind had picked up, and it was a challenge using fat-fingered gloves to fish out a deeply buried camera and take any decent photos. Likewise, trying to remove either goggles or oxygen mask without dropping anything and not get wind lashed on exposed skin. We clipped ourselves into the few safety ropes and tried to find spots for pictures. It was mostly a quiet affair up there, with summiteers trying to keep ourselves (and phones/ cameras) from rolling off the summit, while posing for some shots. After about 15min on the summit, it got cold and Doma hurried me off.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flying the flag on summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prayer flags on summit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Doma Sherpa on summit</td></tr>
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It was challenging trying to pass the endless line coming up the Hillary Step. Everyone tethered precariously to a single rope, on snow/ rock ledges that had just enough space for one. We slowly clipped our safety (sling) in and out between climbers, one by one, and made our way back on the cornice traverse and to The Balcony. An hour later, the sun peeked above the horizon and lit up the cascading waves of mountains around me. I paused to inhale the amazing sight and looked back at the Summit, the traverse, the ridges. The magnitude of the moment had not sunk in yet, my brain and body were still on survival-mode and full alert – get to C4 safely. Doma and I continued down. Even after the Balcony, we were passing climbers still on their way up. We were amongst the first few to return to South Col that morning, getting in around 830am. I was still on an adrenalin-high and too excited to rest or process the summit bid. </div>
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After a few hours of rest and some food, we started to descend to C2 for the night. The expedition was not over yet until we got off the mountain; focus and vigilance was still needed. I think this is where all my ultra-race experiences paid off, a 21h on-the-move day on no sleep and a little food and drink – sounds like a typical 100km race but at high altitude. I got to C2 tired but otherwise ok. The soreness would hit the next day when we had to go back through the Khumbu Icefall and down to BC. Those quads and legs, they felt like post-race morning. After a few days of poor eating (camp food) and high energy burning at high altitude, most of us were in calorie deficits. (Apparently, we burn some 15,000 – 20,000 cal on summit day!) I started the morning in screen saver mode, went into energy saving mode, and by the time I was in the middle of the Icefall, I was quite battery-flat. I plonked myself on the snow, had some snacks, and slowly plodded on. It was my fourth round-trip through the Khumbu Icefall this season, those ladders and routes that kept changing over the past 6 weeks. I took in the surroundings and stood in awe of the glacier for one last time.<br />
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I returned to BC to news of over-crowding and deaths on the summit. It was sobering to appreciate that so many variables could have gone wrong on the climb. We were so very close to not even getting a summit attempt. So do I regret not getting Instagram-perfect photos? Kinda. Do I want that at the expense of any body parts or life? Not too keen. Counting my blessings and giving thanks for a very safe and successful expedition. From minus-40 to plus-30C, very glad to be home, intact. Grateful. <br />
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The year
whizzed past, it felt so long and yet so fast. I think I packed a lot more in
this year than before, with a nice build-up leading to plenty of highs and
lows, followed by a big crash-lull at the end. All in, the 2018 adventures
report card looks quite pretty. </div>
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Had an
uneventful conditioning start in the first quarter to roll out the year. Began as
always with HK100, cleared TransLantau100 amidst much frustration, and enjoyed two
race trips with friends to Malacca and Muar (food and company were the main
goals). The remaining nine months simply flew by after that, with several hits
and misses. </div>
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Let’s start
with the misses, and end on a high. The misses were as important as the hits,
intentional or not. Taking risks to try new events, learning that complacency
is a big no-no, and accepting that not everyday is a perfect race day. Rinjani100
was my challenge race this year, and DNF-ed as expected. Knowing how tough it
was made cheering for finishers all the more sweeter. Suffered cramps
during CrazeUltra 100k with an awry pace and was lucky to be able to trot back
to the finish. My swansong race of the year took a miss too; for the first time
in years, I missed clearing 8 loops at MR Ultra. <span data-offset-key="5hfrl-0-0"><span data-text="true">If all my races and climbs are prompted by performance, I would be confined to all the “safe” stuff and missed the point (and fun). Every “down” seeds a doubt, and bracketing those doubts is a skill we need to hone. </span></span>Likewise, the art of managing the tension between
staying active, and getting enough down time. For two months after my major
expedition, I just wanted to sleep in and not do any long runs. The fear of
regressing was real. Well, so was the pull of a new TV and Netflix. <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span> Allowing myself a long
time-out required a lot of self-assurance.</div>
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Now the
hits. Scored a surprise first-time win at a 100k with Cameron Ultra. It was a
pinch-me moment, especially just getting my PF injury sorted out. Came in second
at Force of Nature (60k) and some shorter road events. But otherwise, fifth was
the prevalent position this year; at Sungai Menyala (50k), Craze Ultra, and MR
Ultra. Another set of adventures deserves special mention, with a common theme
of breathing and staying centred. My friend, May, indulged me with an utmost
crazy trip to Australia. We touched down in Canberra and drove straight to trek
up Mt. Kosciusko (2,228m), went to Blue Mountains the next day for UTA race
check-in, ran a 100k PB the next morning, and flew home right after. <span data-offset-key="h4bo-2-0"><span data-text="true">It was like blasting through four days with one big breath. Another highlight was climbing Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) in Indon Papua, where the team waited a week for clear weather to fly into base camp. The seemingly endless and inactive waiting required a level of zen-ness from everyone who was accustomed to hard slog. The long-awaited reward was getting to the summit and on the Tyrolean rope traverse with emptiness below. </span></span>The icing on cake for this year must be standing on
the summit of Mt. Cho Oyu (8,201m) in Tibet. My first-ever at an 8,000er
mountain, bundled up in a downsuit and climbing with oxygen. So much
self-doubt, questioning, and anxiousness, it was truly emotional and memorable.
And literally breathless. </div>
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Grateful for
supportive family, colleagues, bosses, who give me the space to do all this.
And Melvin for being a partner-in-crime in many of these, even as he sometimes
complains about my gear. Looking forward to a pivotal 2019 ahead. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-7425192073918201172018-08-15T01:19:00.006+08:002018-08-15T01:20:36.338+08:00Part 3: Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) SummitOn the summit morning, we set off at 520am. It was a nice warmish
(for that altitude) day, no wind, blue skies and some sunshine. We took
the normal route via the North Face (Heinrich Harrer route). After a
45-50min hike, we got to the the start of the fixed rope. Thereafter, we
would jumar all the way up to the summit, crossing multiple ridges and
an exciting tyrolean traverse. The rock surface was extremely rough and
sharp, chiselled by the weather, making for very good climbing traction
(and also good scratches and cuts on those gloves and fancy gear). The
rock walls were steep and angular, and became a lot more jagged and
looked like serrated saws nearer the summit.<br />
<br />
Soon we came up to
the summit ridge, where we would take another 1-2h to complete the
ascent. There were 2-3 parts where there was a gap in the ridge, and
which was too far to jump across. Imagine the ridge, with unsurvivable
steep drops on both sides. Getting from Point A to B required scrambling
down to a "standalone" mid-point, and jump/step-crawl up the other
side. A fairly easy big step for long-limbed folks, but a challenging
small jump for shorter climbers like me. Step meant one foot still in
contact with the surface. Jump meant both feet off. Our guide, Josh,
belayed me down, and I had to gingerly place one foot to the very edge
in order to make that jump. A distance that one would not even bat an
eyelid in normal life quickly morphed into a gaping hole with silent
voids on all sides. My imagination was definitely in overdrive. I was
quite paralysed there for a few seconds, but finally told myself that I
had to move. Took a deep breath and jumped, to cheers from behind (or
everyone would be stuck). <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/ffd/3/16/1f62c.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😬</span></span> I did not even want to think of the return climb down...<br />
<br />
We got to the highlight of the climb - the famous tyrolean traverse.
Wikipedia defines it as "a method of crossing through free space between
two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or cart equivalent".
Think action movies where the hero arm-hangs or walks across a
tightrope... The old tyrolean traverse was indeed for hanging upside
down and using arms to pull oneself across. The new setup that we used
comprised three steel wires; two wires for the right and left hands into
which we clipped our locking carabiners, and the third for walking
across one foot in front of the other. After all the excitement and
YouTube videos, the tyrolean traverse turned out to be quite stable,
super cool experience!<br />
<br />
A couple more palpitating gaps and deep
breaths on the knife-like ridges, we finally reached the summit base. A
short scramble took us to the shiny sign proclaiming the summit of
Carstensz Pyramind (4,884m). Whoosh! 11:37am, slightly over 6h, on 13 Aug 2018. The
climbing company made personalised summit banners for each climber, and
with my large SGP flag, it was a busy affair getting the summit pic
organised in the fluttering wind. We were very lucky to have good
weather throughout the entire climb, and could even see basecamp from
the summit.<br />
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In theory, the descent should be somewhat faster. In
reality, not a lot. We had to go through all those scary gaps again,
albeit they felt easier on the second attempt. Where I had jumped down
across a gap, I now had to climb up, and vice-versa. Gilles went in
front of me and Josh took the rear, helping me with a pull or push at
times. At one point, they were giving me directions on where to place my
hands and feet, but based on their heights. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fe/3/16/1f602.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😂</span></span>
In the end, I found my own hand/ footholds and scrambled up. Once
passed the jagged ridges and tyrolean traverse, it was a lot of
rappelling over the steep walls. Lean back, legs out, go, switch over
anchor points, repeat. Endless times. Some of the newer ropes were so
stiff that I did not lower an inch even when I bounced in my seat
harness or released the locking rope. After quite an eternity, we
reached the last of the fixed ropes (whew!) and our basecamp tents were
right ahead. Mission accomplished, up and back down safely, in perfect
weather! <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fbd/3/16/1f60a.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😊</span></span><br />
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Now, we pray hard for a chance to fly out of basecamp tomorrow. It was
another sleepless restless night of tossing in my sleeping bag. At 6am,
the commotion outside my tent suggested that the heli was coming in with
the remaining three members of our team, and to fly the three from the
previous expedition out. That was the earliest takeoff the pilot had
made in the past week! Fingers crossed tightly for him to make a second
trip and take us out too. Meanwhile, our three teammates set off for
their summit attempt. Our prayers were answered and all of us got back
to Timika and caught our connecting flights to Bali that same morning.
We also later got news that everyone else had summited and returned to
BC. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fbe/3/16/1f64f.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">🙏</span></span><span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f3c/3/16/1f44f.png" width="16" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-6953080442766743682018-08-15T01:19:00.004+08:002018-08-15T01:19:39.426+08:00Part 2: Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) Basecamp Our group of six climbers started our expedition on 4 Aug 2018 and
was supposed to fly to BC on 6 Aug 2018. Alas, bad weather confined us
to Timika for a good 7 days (!) before three of us finally landed in BC.
My plan of summiting on National Day fell apart. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f60/3/16/1f61e.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😞</span></span><br />
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There was also a delayed expedition just before us, pushing us back in
the heli queue. It was an agonising and frustrating 7 days wait. Each
heli trip could only take 3<span class="text_exposed_show"> pax, or up
to 350kg load. Every morning, the assigned climbers would be ready at
530am, head out to the airport, and either fly out or return. The heli
window is only a few hours each morning; there are no flights after
10/11am as the winds typically pick up in the afternoons. To get a
flight going, there needs to be clear visibility in both Timika and BC.
There is a small "curtain opening" in the mountains for the heli to fly
through and get over to Yellow Valley where BC is. When I finally got on
the heli, I saw just how tight that opening was. </span><br />
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After many prayers and some morning full-dress rehearsals, Andrei,
Gilles, Josh (our guide) and I arrived at BC on 12 Aug 2018. We were
extremely lucky that the pilot was willing to make a second trip after
dropping off some climbers from the previous expedition that morning to
get us there! We wanted to climb immediately, but because we landed
late, it was 11am when we started. The rain came in and we managed a 2h
acclimatisation hike instead. The rain continued pelting heavily through
the afternoon. None of us slept much that night. The combination of
altitude and adrenaline kept me counting every hour until it was time to
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-65913600141558843722018-08-15T01:18:00.003+08:002018-08-17T23:18:38.657+08:00Part 1: Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) AccessCarstensz Pyramid (4,884m), also known as Puncak Jaya, is the
highest peak in Australasia and Oceania. Arguably the most exotic of the
Seven Summits, it is located in the Indonesian province of Papua on the
western island of New Guinea; an area home to some 300plus tribes and
languages, as well as the largest gold mine in the world (Grasberg
Freeport mine). So yes, literally sitting on top of go<span class="text_exposed_show">ld. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f95/3/16/1f609.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😉</span></span></span><br />
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International expeditions teams would fly from Jakarta or Bali to
Timika, before trekking or taking a heli to basecamp (BC) at about
4,280m. The domestic flight from Bali to Timika took some 3.5h, longer
than the international flight from SGP to Bali. There are three ways to
access the climb - trek, fly, drive. Due to security concerns with the
tribes and separatist movements in Papua, as well as mine operations,
the 5-day trek through tribal villages is generally discouraged. Local
Indonesian teams could take the 5h road option through the gold mine,
drive fairly close to BC and hike in.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-83364802800510960012018-01-01T23:27:00.000+08:002018-01-01T23:28:22.905+08:00Adventures of 2017Adventures of 2017<br />
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Let's see. Where do I begin? This is the
year of several firsts, and many ambitious back-to-backs on red-eye
flights and long distance buses, maximising all hours. Could not have
experienced all these without the generosity and support of so many of
you (spot yourselves in one or more adventures <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f95/3/16/1f609.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😉</span></span>). Grateful for the opportunities.<br />
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• January kicked off with my favourite HK100 race, and three days later
I was in Argentina. Glad the Aconcagua summit did not evade me this
third time. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fbe/3/16/1f64f.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">🙏</span></span> • February saw me attempting the TransGrancanaria 125km in the Spanish Canary island, and my first DNF of the year. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f81/3/16/1f926_200d_2640.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">🤦♀️</span></span>
• March offered a hiking through the Big Bend national park in Texas,
soaking in the vastness of the land and being so so close to the Mexican
border. Plus a weekender to Quebec and Montreal to catch the Hotel de
Glacé (ice hotel). Discovering my name on #27 of the new Ultra-Trail
World Ranking was a surprise bonus perk-me-up! • April was a crazy
month, presenting my second 100-miler at Zion100 - a breathtaking scenic
meandering through the canyons just outside the Zion national park. A
week later, it was The Boston Marathon, my very first! Followed by
bucket-list Peru to gasp in wonder at the Machu Picchu ruins and
trekking up the amazing Rainbow mountain. • Then Melvin came over to NYC
in May where we went snow-shoeing in Colorado, and ran the TNF NY Bear
Mountains - got my second DNF of the year. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fe/3/16/1f602.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😂</span></span> Graduated from my Masters programme with my family in attendance, and finally home-sweet-home to SGP. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f40/3/16/1f60d.png" width="16" /><span class="_7oe">😍</span></span><br />
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• June was the Muar Camel Run 22km, finished 9th place with loads of
otah. Then a Krabi chill rock-climbing weekend. • July had the MSIG SG
50km, which was cut short by a thunderstorm, followed by a Malacca
weekend drive. • August's poison was my first Craze Ultra 100km, where
longans and coconut juice got me to 2nd place. Two weeks later was my
first ever win at any event - the GreenRace 60km. • September squeezed
in a recee training at Mt Kinabalu, a feeble attempt to "dash" up the
mountain. A week later, it was off to Sapa for the Vietnam Mountain
Marathon 100km. • Early October was my third Chicago marathon, good to
be back in the Windy City. Followed by my first Mt Kinabalu Climbathon -
glad I survived it. Loving the high altitude events. • November was
relatively low-key, with only the Swissotel Vertical Climbathon, over in
like 11min and finished 4th. So I basically chilled for almost two
months, which felt like an eternity. • Glad to end December with a local
favourite MR Ultra. Soaked up the camaraderie in my favouritest
playground, had loads of fun, ran my eight loops with the support of
several people, and closed 2017 with a 3rd placing.<br />
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Amidst all
of this, read a tonne of books and journals and articles, juiced a
couple of brain cells, wrote a stack of papers and assignments,
organised a conference, completed my studies, re-adapted to work and
picked up new skills, and connected with many new faces in our running
community.<br />
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May 2018 be another year of exciting opportunities and adventures. Looking forward! <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fbd/3/16/1f60a.png" width="16" /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-71640620849978627472017-02-27T13:39:00.000+08:002017-03-16T14:08:26.946+08:00Trans GranCanaria (24 - 25 Feb 2017)<br />
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Some background to GC. It is the largest of the Canary Islands, an autonomous
region of Spain. Touted as Europe's sports island, it is a big round island
with long coastal fronts and a volcanic mountainous interior. Due to its warmer
climate (relative to Europe), GC hosts many sporting events each year, from
trail runs, marathons, mountain biking, golf etc. However, GC is described as a
continent in terms of its weather, with micro-climates across the island. Huge
cacti of many varieties dot the island amidst green valleys and vistas; it is a fascinating mix. More photos of GC <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154606469484317.1073741940.552274316&type=1&l=47466e0372" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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The south is the proverbial 'sunny beaches', where it is
warmer and people are out sun-tanning. The north and interior are much colder. When
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TransGC is a collection of 5-6 race categories. Its namesake, which I signed up
for, is 125km, +8,000m, 30h. It is also part of the Ultra Trail World Series, and a UTMB 6pt race.
There were 900 runners in this category, majority from Europe (escaping the
cold winters), some from N. America, and only a handful from Asia. Very
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The race starts on Friday <span class="aqj">11pm</span> and
ends on Sunday <span class="aqj">5am</span>. It is a point-to-point race, i.e.
different start and end points. There was a bus shuttle to the start point in
Agaete on Friday night, and it arrived 1.5h ahead of the start time! For me,
who usually gets into the line just in time for the flag-off, I was wondering
what to do in the interim. There were no race tentages or facilities for
runners. So I plonked myself in a cafe to escape the cold and wind, and drowned
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Overall, TransGC was one big 'meat grinder' climb (to quote a friend's
description). It had four back-to-back major climbs, interspersed by their
descents. Each climb was ~1,000-1,500m in elevation gain, over distances of
8-13km. (To give a sense of perspective, HK Lantau Peak is 934m; Hiking from
the lake to the crater rim at Mt Rinjani is approx +1,000m. Repeat four times
non-stop.) Some were straight-up climbs, and others were endless winding
slopes. These climbs were front-loaded in the first 81km of the race, where the
drop bag major checkpoint was (strangely it was not around 60km mark). We
encountered the first climb right after the flag off, to CP1 (9km, +1,021m) The
cutoff time was 3h, and I took 2:10h. Mental note to self to build more buffer
time. Descending to CP2, there was a bottleneck at a trick slippery section,
where we had to wait in line for the rope. Subsequently, that ate into my
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Getting to CP3 involved the longest climb, a 13.3km stretch, +1,500m, with a
time allocation of 3.5h. It was a fairly long time without an aid station, and
it reminded me of the CP5-6 section of HK Vibram100. Exposed windy ridge,
endless ups and downs in the dark. I met a German lady and we ran alongside,
taking turns to lead and spot the route markers. It was daybreak by the time we
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kept the 35min buffer before descending to CP4. It was the only stretch that
had more paved and flatter roads, where I built up a 55min buffer. Times like
that, I appreciate also having a road running base to pound pavements. Next, it
was a gradual roll to CP5 and CP6. Very good, buffer increased to 75min. The
sun shone through briefly and I warmed up a bit. Gosh, I would love to run this
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Enroute to CP6, I met a Filipino runner who was living in Germany. Subsequently,
we fell into a similar pace on the long climb and ran together until CP7. The
estimated time allocation was 2h and we took 20min more than that, which drew
down my hard-earned buffer. After working hard on that climb, I now had to
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For me, the toughest and most mental section was between CP8-9 (to the drop
bag). It was a vertical 10.7km to Rogue Nublo, +1,200m, and a time allocation
of 2h. I thought I should have enough time to clear it. Alas, the zzz monster
attacked and I moved oh-so slowly, trying to stay awake. We went higher and
skirted many smaller trails to reach The one leading to Rogue Nublo. It is a
giant rock protecting the centre of Gran Canaria, and a popular hike for
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The last section was a surprise as we had to 'deviate' and go up to
Nublo and get our bibs scanned. That took an extra 15min up and down before I
could continue to CP9. Yikes, it was nearing the CP closing time and I still
had a long descent, with the CP nowhere in sight. Watching the minutes tick by,
I sprinted as best as I could. My mind raced through what I needed to do at the
CP, and decided that I could forego picking up my drop bag. Finally, I made it
to the CP within 6min of cutoff. 3h just for that segment. Ouch!<br />
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81km done, another 10h to go. With no time to lose, I refilled my soft flask,
added some Tailwind, and set off towards CP10, some 12km away. It was dark
again, and difficult to go fast. I mistakenly thought that we had to climb to
the highest peak in Gran Canaria, and was expecting a vertical onslaught. Then
I realised that it was the highest point in the race, and not the island. Mental
face-palm. I should better study the race map and profiles next time. It was a
long long long descent, a little technical and rocky but fairly runnable.
Unfortunately, the CP was far far far away, and by closing time, I was still in
the trails. Not wanting to give up, I still gave it a shot and ran hard to the
CP. Unfortunately, on hitting town, we still had to circle around to reach the
CP. Sheesh, so that was the end of my race. My first DNF of the year. 94km,
23:15h.<br />
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Some
thoughts about TransGC. Definitely need to review my nutrition. For those of us
pampered by support stations, especially in HK or USA trail races, the
distribution and food at TransGC was a challenge. Out of 13 checkpoints, there
were four that were 12-13km apart (i.e. 3 – 3.5h from the last station). In
addition, there were three drinks-only stations alternating with the
food-drinks stations. For example, we had a long climb and descent over 23km
and allocated 5.5h to get to a checkpoint with food (there was a drinks station
in between). I was also not used to the food. HK typically races have sushi
rice rolls, USA races have peanut butter jelly sandwiches, and European races
have ham/ salami, cheese and dry bread rolls. Ham and cheese were not to my
taste, so I simply had nuts and dry baguette slices, which was not enough.
Luckily I had a random fried spring roll in my pack, which was heavenly. The next
time that I participate in an European race, I will have to better figure out
the food.</div>
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On perfect hindsight, I might have overestimated myself and underestimated the
race. Reviewing my past races, TransLantau was 100km, +5,500/5,800m, 33h
cutoff; TNF Lavaredo was 120km, +5,800m, 30h; UTMB was 170km, 10,000m, 46h. By
comparison, TransGC’s intensity (125km, +8,000m, 30h) would be somewhere between
Lavaredo and UTMB. Or a TransLantau 100 plus another TransLantau 50 compressed
into half the distance (25km with 2,200m gain). Gulp! Would be more mindful of
pace and times next time in order to complete TransGC. </div>
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elevation, I think Laverado was more technical in terms of variation
(e.g. ice/ snow, big boulder scrambling), altitude reached, and a scenery
typical of ski mountains. TransGC was more runnable and had mixed sceneries,
some of which reminded me of SE Asian plantations at times. Anyhow, I am
biased. <span style="font-family: "wingdings"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span>
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review my race strategy, I might be able to complete TransGC. </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-78391202170396815182016-12-30T23:33:00.004+08:002016-12-31T00:17:03.516+08:00Adventures 20162016 has been a good year for races and adventures. Run more, climb
more, go further. I am thankful for the many highlights and new
experiences. With each step, I learn something more about myself and my
limits. Below is a quick recap of my race/ events this year, so many
memorable ones. If I had to choose..... it would be my Denali expedition
and UTMB race, and signing <span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">off 2016
with an ultra-marathon of a lifetime. :) May 2017 be a similar year of
growth, good health and adventures. Happy new year! </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153524462499317.1073741909.552274316&type=1&l=4679ceedc7" target="_blank"><u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">HK 20th Anniversary Marathon (42km) (17 Jan 2016)</span></b></u></a><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">The 20th anniversary of the HK Marathon. We were lucky to register two slots (fast fingers) and run the race together. It was a wet and cold run on race day, and we saw some runners turn around and did not even start the race. 3:57h.</span><br />
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<u><b> </b></u><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153537923759317.1073741911.552274316&typhttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153537923759317.1073741911.552274316&type=1&l=d7e4d53089e=1&l=d7e4d53089" target="_blank"><u><b>HK100 (23 - 24 Jan 2016)</b></u></a><br />
Still
my favourite-st 100km race, simply because the HK100 was my maiden
100km undertaking in 2012. The 2016 event saw a freak hail/ice-storm in
HK that iced up the last section on Tai Mo Shan, where we slid and
skidded our way down the last 5km. A most eventful race. 24:41h. (<a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.jp/2016/01/hk100-22-24-jan-2016.html" target="_blank">Race blog</a>) <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153648725719317.1073741913.552274316&type=1&l=2027a84f18" target="_blank"><br /></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153648725719317.1073741913.552274316&type=1&l=2027a84f18" target="_blank"><u><b>Marin Ultra (80km) (12 Mar 2016) </b></u></a><br />
Marin
County across San Francisco, where one gets a sweeping view of the
Pacific Ocean from the trails. Alas, it was raining the entire day,
which brought the temperature a few notches down from the stated 12C.
Wet, windy, foggy, chilly. 13:21h.<br />
<br />
<u><b>TNF Washington DC (80km) (9 Apr 2016)</b></u><br />
This
was a flat course through the Algonkian Park, DC, so I thought my
timing should be pretty decent. Alas, it was a wet and cold day. The
trails became all muddy and we sloshed our way through the slippery
gooey stuff. The race took us along the Potomac River and past the
scenic Great Falls, which made the run worthwhile. 12:25h.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153781314369317.1073741917.552274316&type=1&l=9f33b1946e" target="_blank"><u><b>TNF New York Bear Mountains (80km) (May 2016)</b></u></a><br />
The
Bear Mts course was one of the tougher ones in the TNF Endurance
series, with fairly technical climbs and descents and a tight cut-off. I
almost did not make it, being the last runner through one of the
checkpoints before it was closed. Whew! Finish it, I must! It was also
my first time in a technical trail race without using my trekking poles,
and I definitely felt it in my knees post-race. 13:27h. <a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.jp/2016/05/tnf-endurance-challenge-ny-bear.html" target="_blank">(Race blog)</a><br />
<br />
<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153815041504317.1073741918.552274316&type=1&l=88552f99b1" target="_blank">Mt. Denali (6,190m) (14 May - 7 Jun 2016)</a></b><br />
One
of the highlights in 2016 was definitely my expedition to Mt Denali,
the highest peak in N.America (6,190m). It was an experience of a
lifetime, I had never had so much snow and ice before. We landed
directly on the glacier in full climbing gear, and I had my first trial
at sledding my equipment across the snow fields. My 25 days of arctic
survival included getting hemmed in by fierce winds and snow and forced
to count days slipping by and our summit window narrowing, a 16h summit
attempt followed by long descents towards basecamp through the 'night'
(for the sun does not really set in summer), and then being stuck at
basecamp because the glacier planes could not fly in. Few Singaporeans
have climbed this mountain... precious memories.<br />
<br />
<u><b>MR Marathon (42km) (12 June 2016)</b></u><br />
Back
from NYC in time to run the MR marathon. Alas, cramps set in on the 3rd
loop and my placing dropped from 5th to 9th. But it was good fun to be
reacquainted with my favourite playground and fellow trail runners. :)
5:00h<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153909591409317.1073741920.552274316&type=1&l=40de8848aa" target="_blank"><u><b>TNF Lavaredo, Italy (119km) (24 - 26 June 2016)</b></u></a><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">119km
in the gorgeous Dolomites
mountain range & valleys, north-eastern Italy. Total elevation
5,850m. Cutoff time 30h. It was my first attempt at a distance over
100km, and it felt a lot more like a trekking trip than run with
all the climbs, river crossings, and some technical descents. The
scenery was breath-taking and some climbs fairly brutal. It was also my
first time running close to 30h. I remember crossing the finishing line
and wondering why I signed up for the upcoming UTMB... Eeeks! 29:33h. </span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153969522459317.1073741921.552274316&type=1&l=fe97cfc303" target="_blank"><u><b>TNF Ontario, Canada (50km) (16 July 2016)</b></u></a><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">TNF Ontario set in the lovely Blue
Mountain Village, a quaint ski town resort area north of Toronto. My
most blur race ever. (1) Misread the race elevation profile - change of
3,640m and thought it was gain. Mentally psyched to climb and wondered
why we were not at the peak of some hills. (2) Confused by the loops and
aid stations and thought I had 10km more to go. So convinced that I
missed a turn somewhere, I was prepared to DQ and skip the finisher
medal as I crossed the finish line. Then realised that I had misread the
aid station distances all along - read the 50mi instead of 50k markers.
Ah ha! Oh well, the slight DNF panic during the race made me run... It
ended well. 6:56h. </span><br />
<br />
<u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154046163989317.1073741925.552274316&type=1&l=697ec75830" target="_blank">Laugavegur Trek, Iceland (55km; 2 days) (Aug 2016)</a></span></span></span></b></u><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Attempted
a solo trek on the famous Laugavegur trekking trail in Iceland. A
typical trip would take took 3 - 4 days, and I compressed it within 2
days. It is also the same trail route for the Laugavegur ultra-marathon,
so I figured that a fast hiker should be able to cover that distance in
2 days in good timing. I was also lucky to have long summer days up to
9pm, which allowed me to cover more distance each day. I There were four
river crossings in fast flowing freezing waters which numbed my toes
and threatened to sweep me off sideways. In return, I was rewarded with
vast endless nature and beauty which no photos could do justice to.
Hearts. </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Reykjavik Marathon, Iceland (42km) (20 Aug 2016)</span></b></u><br />
<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Reykjavik
Marathon (20 Aug 2016). After a week of drizzles, the weather cleared
up to a nice 13 - 17C, with sunshine along the way. Flag off 8:40am,
self-seeded time zones. Icelanders were out in running vests
and shorts, soaking in the sun. This is a fairly popular race with
Europeans, Canadians and Americans, and I also heard some Cantonese and
Mandarin. Pretty strong runners, many were chatti<span class="text_exposed_show">ng
while yours truly was trying to keep pace. The 21km and 42km started
together, and split off at 18km. It was relatively packed for the first
5km (though not sardine packed like in other major marathons), and then
spaced out after the split. I was happily following the pacers' balloons
until they went off with the 21km. Oh well... <br /> <br /> The course was
largely along the Reykjavik coastline with some gentle rolling slopes
and bridges, and a teeny weeny bit of dirt track. We were treated to
expansive views of blue waters that touched the blue skies, Mt Esja
(highest peak in Reykjavik 914m), the Grotto lighthouse (where wildlife
resides), and even a mini "waterfall" feature. I ran alongside an
elderly gentleman wearing a "Everest Marathon" vest, who kindly shouted
out for me to run on the inner lane; "it's shorter", he said. At the
41km point, he got caught in a random fishing string on the ground and
took a slight tumble, but then caught up and overtook me. Inspiration!
All in, one toilet break, two Gu gels, three refills of bottle, and a
3:47h time. No BQ, no PB but heaps of blue skies and fresh air. <span class="_5mfr _47e3"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" src="https://www.facebook.com/images/emoji.php/v6/f7f/1/16/1f60a.png" width="16" /></span></span></span></span><br />
<a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.sg/2016/09/ultra-trail-mont-blanc-utmb-26-28-aug.html" target="_blank"><u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><br /></span></b></u></a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154059470149317.1073741926.552274316&type=1&l=da6ddc457b" target="_blank"><u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">UTMB, Mont Blanc (170km) (26 - 28 Aug 2016)</span></b></u></a><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">THE
trail race of the year, 10 year in the making. 170km, 10,000m
elevation. From clocking qualifying points from races just to get a
chance to ballot for UMTB, to lead-up training races, toeing the start
line, experiencing sleep deprivation and hallucination, receiving
generous cheers and support from friends, to finally crossing that
finishing line.... it was a dream come true. An epic race and
experience, difficult to repeat. 44:11h, and maybe the 2nd SGP female
finisher. Gasp! (<a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.sg/2016/09/ultra-trail-mont-blanc-utmb-26-28-aug.html" target="_blank">Race blog</a>)</span><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><br /></span>
<u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154317844474317.1073741932.552274316&type=1&l=965844846f" target="_blank">Chicago Marathon (42km) (9 Oct 2016)</a></span></b></u><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Last
year, I clocked my PB and BQ timing at Chicago. This year, I decided to
run it again to see how I would fare. Chicago is known for its flat and
fast timing. The race did not disappoint. I managed to clock a BQ of
3:42h, just 3min within the timing for my age-group. Hopefully this
timing will get accepted at Boston 2018. Fingers crossed.</span><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><br /></span>
<u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154317844474317.1073741932.552274316&type=1&l=965844846f" target="_blank">Philly Marathon (42km) (20 Nov 2016)</a></span></b></u><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">My
second time at the Philadelphia marathon. It was a super windy race
day, with wind chill bringing down the temperatures to 0C. At times,
there was helpful tail wind, but for most parts, the wind was just
blasting in our faces and swirling up leaves and twigs on the ground.
3:48h. </span><br />
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<u><b><span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">MR Ultra (12h cut-off) (18 Dec 2016)</span></b></u><br />
<span class="fbPhotoCaptionText">Again,
I got back to Singapore just in time for the MR Ultra, my final race
for the year. It was a nice cool day because of the overnight rain and
cloudy skies. I stayed conservative and tried not to over-push so that I
would not get cramps. The race went well and I was in the 1st - 2nd
lead, until I did a superman spectacular flat-face fall near the
Jelutong Tower and suffered a deep cut (two stitches) above my eyebrow.
The first-aid and subsequent medical checks cost me a good amount of
time and I was lucky to be able to regain a steady pace on the next few
loops. Managed a 3rd place with 8 loops (80km) in 11:36h. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-19996668897554557692016-09-03T08:02:00.000+08:002016-12-27T22:08:31.319+08:00Ultra Trail Mont Blanc - UTMB (26 – 28 Aug 2016)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<![endif]-->I woke up lazily to the sun rays hitting the bed. The weekend had been
such a whirlwind. Post-UTMB. The effects were slowly sinking in, I still could
not believe that the race was over. That I had completed it, all 170km and
10,000m elevation.
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<i>“It is a celebration, a pilgrimage, a circumambulation—it is a kora for
those who choose. … A pilgrimage is often associated with a physical
journey, but it is also a search for moral or spiritual significance.” ~ Lizzy
Hawker, 5x winner, UTMB</i></div>
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UTMB, the Mecca of trail races. An iconic ultra race that lures runners
from around the world. It is not the toughest, nor longest, nor oldest, yet we come
in droves each year. When UTMB began in 2003, only 700 runners signed up and 67
completed. Now, the number for UTMB per se is capped at 2,300 runners. Even
then, one had to chalk up points to ballot for a slot. It is a race notorious for
its incessant climbs and unpredictable weather. In 2010, the event was
cancelled mid-race; in 2012, it was shortened in response to dangerous weather.
The UTMB does not hand out prize money to winners, yet it has established
itself as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the</i> ultra trail race championship
where elites miss a night’s sleep, mere mortals two, and finishers earn a
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I started ultra trail running back in 2007, taking baby steps in our
humble MR25 Ultra (Singapore). Round after round, I was instantly hooked. Over
the years, I would hear about runners going to events and accumulating points
that would then grant them a chance to ballot (not even guaranteed) for a mystical
race called the ‘UTMB’. I just kept running. UTMB seemed like such a distant
wishful thinking, reserved for those in a different league. Then my races got
longer, and farther out in the world. Even though I had enough points for a
ballot in 2014, I was still apprehensive about the race. One experienced SGP
runner who had run UTMB frankly pointed out that if I could not even finish the
HK TNF100, I should not be thinking about UTMB. Looking through the race
profile and time sheet then, I would be a borderline case. Fortuitously, I did
not get the ballot either. Ah yes, the messages were aligned. I remain thankful
for my friend’s point-blank feedback. Coming into UTMB in 2016, I definitely
feel more confident and conditioned for the race. I have clocked my fair share
of ultras, averaging one race per month, and exposure to varied mountainous
terrain and high altitude through trekking and expeditions. With each step and
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Nonetheless, UTMB marked my first 100-miler (slightly more) and I was a
nervous wreck before the race. Enroute to Chamonix, I transited in Iceland, did
a 55km trek, ran a road marathon, and still felt insufficient for what laid
ahead. Arriving in Chamonix a week ahead of the race, I soaked myself in the
beautiful mountain valleys every day, taking short hikes at 2,000m-plus
altitude to calm my nerves. Away from the crowds and buzz in the city centre,
the gorgeous weather and scenery soothed my anxious mind and distracted me from
over-thinking about the race. It was useful to have a sense of the sights and
terrain so that I did not go into the race blind. I tried out my new LA
Sportiva Bushido shoes again in the trail, brilliant! Its lower profile and
sock-like fit prevented my feet from sliding in the shoes, and I felt confident
stepping on the rocks. Each step landed exactly how I visualised it to be,
instead of being ‘altered’ by a pair of shoes. Legs, lungs, gear… mentally
checked. </div>
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The UTMB is the largest trail running festival in the world. Some 7,300
runners from 87 nations would take part in the five different races (UTMB, CCC,
TDS, PTL, and OCC) under the UTMB banner. The race bib collection and race expo
were such an eye-opener. So many elite-looking runners, everyone looked so
seasoned and experienced. I felt like a little girl in the midst of giants
(well, quite literally too, given their heights), gawking at the various race
tees that people were wearing, observing the gear that they carried. Many
European brands and races were new to me, I soaked in all the excitement and
race possibilities. I met Corrado, the guy manning the Vibram truck that went
around European trail races to replace shoe soles with the Vibram Mega-grip. He
had grown up and studied in Singapore, and we had a fun time conversing in
Singlish. Tip from Corrado: LUT (Lavaredo, which I completed two months earlier
in June) was more technical than UTMB. Coupled with the unbeatable support and
atmosphere in UTMB, I should (fingers-crossed) hopefully be fine. Then I met
Cristine, a lady manning the Trail Running Movement booth, and who had just
completed the Trans-Pyrenea Ultra (a whopping crazy 890km!). She told me the
same tip as well. I felt a wee bit better after that. </div>
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<u><b>Race day.</b></u> 6pm flag-off. The weather forecast was sunny, with some
chance of scatter thunderstorms. I decided on my TNF Reaxion tee and a pair of
normal (non-insulated) CWX compression tights. My hotel was a stroll from the
drop-bag collection point and the start line. As I dropped off my gear bag and went
to buy a burger, there were already many runners milling the city centre. Too
many humans and sounds! I needed to get back to my room, gather my energy and
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5:50pm. I crossed the street to join the starting queue. Soon, the UTMB
theme song “Conquest of Paradise” filled the air. It was a majestic
energy-raising piece, grand but not pompous. Then the queue started moving
forward. Passing through the UTMB arch, I choked a little, a sudden emotional
realisation that this was it. As an average SGP runner standing there, I was
humbled, apprehensive, yet proud, all rolled into one. There was no place to
run, and nobody was in any hurry either. We walked through the main street,
each of us taking in the atmosphere, lost in our own thoughts. Crowds lined the
main street and every balcony, cheering and clapping. It took us a good 10-min
to clear the street before we could start jogging. Even then, supporters
continued to line the trail. And it was to be so throughout the entire race. As
long as we were near any refuges or villages/ chalets, there would be people cheering,
clanging the cow-bells. Young and old, they stood by as we ran past, offering
drinks or encouragement ‘Allez allez, bravo bravo!’, even in the wee ungodly
hours of the days. Their presence made the race so much more bearable.
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My aim was to complete the race in good shape with no injuries or
mishaps. My strategy, if any, was to follow the time-chart given by the
organisers, and to keep within the cut-off times for each checkpoint. The first
8km from Chamonix to Les Houches was a relatively flat/ downhill run, which
most of us cleared comfortably. Then we started climbing and descending to the
first cut-off at Saint Gervais (21km). I reached there in good time within
45min of the limit. I felt ok, and focused on building my buffer in
anticipation of Day 2 and the second half of the race, where there would be
more pronounced climbs, descents, and fatigue. Slowly, I increased the buffer
to about 1h (Les Contamines; 31km), 1:15h (Les Chapieux; 49km). We had to climb
almost 1,000m from Les Chapieux (1,554m) up to Col de la Seigne (2,502m) and
then to Col des Pyramides Calcaires 2,563m). Step by step, my mantra went. Soon
it was daybreak, and we were treated to a breathtaking sight of being at the
cloudline and seeing the fluffy cottony clouds floating in the valleys. At that
altitude, the snow had not fully melted, so we had to cross slush and scramble
up huge boulders to get across the two cols. That was the moment I fully
appreciated my Bushidos, merci. Every landing on the boulder gave me peace of
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With the sunrise, I was up and awake again in my usual perky self.
Powered by sunshine, oh yeah! I made my way to Lac Combal (66km) with a buffer
of 1:45h. There, I met another SGP runner, Kenneth Lim. He told me that he was
not feeling well and could not eat much. As it turned out, we would continue
meeting each other at every checkpoint, and he would feel worse, yet go on
faster and faster! Salute! Finally, I reached Courmayeur (79km), where our drop
bags were. We were now in the Italian part of the Mont Blanc valley. Gracias. I
had close to 2h buffer and so I decided to get some food and a change of gear.
I had packed some microwaveable gohan (Japanese cooked rice) in my drop bag,
thinking that I could add hot soup and have a comfort meal. Alas, the rice was
not warm enough and I forced myself to chew through half the pack. The pasta
served at the checkpoint was also not to my liking. I pecked a few bites and
settled on drinking more noodle soup and hot tea. Note to self: test out food
before race (roll-eyes at self). I do not normally change my gear during
ultras, but thought that I would this time, given the intensity and duration of
the race. So I slipped on fresh clothes, socks and shoes, and finally made my
way out of the checkpoint. I had already spent about 40min there, and it was
eating into my hard-built buffer. Another note to self: be more efficient at
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The weather was really hot, and everyone was feeling the heat. Each
time there was a water pipe or stream, runners would wet their caps or refill
their bottles. Luckily, the heat did not bother me as much, I much preferred it
to being wet and cold. With a new burst of energy, I was able to get up the
next 19km in good time and regained my buffer of 1:45h at Arnuva (97km).
Someone shouted my name, and I was surprised to see Josephine and her friends
there! So heartening to see familiar faces. In good spirits, I made a
consistent 740m climb to Grand Col Ferret (2,525m), where Pon was waiting. He
had hiked up to catch me, awesome! It was almost sunset as we descended to the
Swiss side. It was a long descent, not my forte at all, but I managed to run
somewhat to La Fouly (1,600m). By then it was getting dark and runners were
heading into our second night. I got out my headlamp, and wondered how I would
keep myself awake. The next major checkpoint was Champex-Lac. I arrived there
just past midnight, having completed 124km in some 30h. I heard some distant
rumbling and prayed hard that the weather would hold up. The checkpoint was
bustling with supporters checking in on their runners. I quickly grabbed some
food and decided that I should also get some sleep. I met Kenneth, who had just
napped and freshened up. The resting tent comprised several mattresses, each
with a pillow and fleece blanket. I laid down, set my alarm, and tried to fall
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The journey to the next checkpoint at Trient was the most painful part
of the race for me. We had to descend to Plan de l’Au before a massive endless
climb up to La Giete. Soon, we were accompanied by rolling thunder and flashes
of lightning, and then the skies showered on us. Thankfully, it was only a
persistent drizzle instead of the forecasted thunderstorm. (Post-race, I found
out that there were indeed heavy downpours over at Chamonix that night.) All of
us trotted along in silence, fatigue showing in our slow pace. At Plan de l’Au,
we wound our way through a small village where one helpful family had set up a
drinks booth and offered runners tea and coffee. Such was the atmosphere at
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Passing Plan de l’Au, we began our climb up to La Giete. Although the
absolute gain was only 535m, it was an eternity for me. So many runners passed
me from the back and I lost a lot of lead time on that section. I was trying
extremely hard to stay awake and focus. Looking at the stream of headlamps snaking
before and behind me, I fought the zzz-monster and tried to inspire myself to
pick up pace. After La Giete, it was a long downhill to Trient. The valley was so
far down in the distance that I knew the checkpoint was not going to appear any
time soon. I pushed along in the dark, through vegetation and trees which reminded
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Daylight was breaking (again) and I willed myself to stay awake. Climbs
were usually my forte but the last couple of hours were pure torture. I
mentally admonished myself for the lacklustre ascent, took some tea and soup,
and set off with a target for a power climb to Catogne (700m elevation). I had a
good pace and rhythm, step-step-step-step, which unfortunately also made me sleepy.
Two days with only a 10-min eye shut, I was beginning to ‘hallucinate’. I
forgot where I was and wondered what I was doing on a steep hill early in the
morning. After some incoherent thoughts, I finally remembered that I was still
in a race! We made it up Catogne, and then it was a long zig-zag descent to the
next major checkpoint at Vallorcine. I really was not fond of those descents.
So many runners caught up from the back and passed me, and I was still
tottering my way down, argh…. As I made my way into Vallorcine (151km!), I met Kee
Seng, Josephine, Rita, Tiffany, Yao Ming, Pon etc who were cheering there.
Their excitement gave me renewed energy to press on! Another SGP runner, Roger,
was at the checkpoint too, and we soon headed off on our last 19km of the race.
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I was fairly confident of the next section to La Flegere, having hiked
some of the area prior to the race. Hopping and skipping along, Roger commented
that I was still so perky. “<span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "simsun"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">要完了</span>! (Finishing soon!)” was my reply.
The thought of completing the race was enough to drive me on, although I was
also careful not to be overly complacent. We were still in the mountains
afterall, and anything could happen. The ascent to La Tete aux Vents was about
8km and a 900m gain over a rocky terrain. Slowly, steadily, up we went. Roger
decided to escape the heat and took off swiftly on the descent after Tete aux
Vents to La Flegere. I arrived at almost 1pm and then it was the 7km homerun
stretch to Chamonix. Awesome! I decided to ‘let go and chiong’ all the way
down. Just off La Flagere, I spotted Louis and William, who had hiked up to take photos of the race. A quick "Hi!" and I continued on. I had been rather conservative throughout the race, not knowing what to
expect, and hence had enough energy to run 7km. I experimented with a faster
downhill run and forced myself to go non-stop on the winding semi-rocky trail. Scary
but exhilarating. Go, go, go! For the first time, I overtook runners on the
descent (!) and when I finally hit tarmac, I was plain delirious. I picked up
pace to sprint the last 1km back into Chamonix city centre and passed more
runners. Almost there! Along the river, past my hotel, and winding into the
main streets where people were cheering and clapping, it was an emotional
moment and I held back tears. And then, the UTMB arch and the timing mats! 44:11h,
I did it! Yeah, the 2<sup>nd</sup>/ 3<sup>rd</sup> SGP female finisher to ever complete
the race (the first being Jeri, our undisputed Queen of trails <span style="font-family: "wingdings";">:)</span>)! Sarina, Chiew Lan,
Grace and Echo were at the finishing line, we were all ecstatic and I still
could not believe that moment. Deep inhale. I pulled out my SGP flag and took a
shot at the Finisher photo booth. Grins, wide smiles, pride, humility,
disbelief, surreal… I was cheery and hyper, my legs were still fine, buoyed by
the adrenalin boost. It would no doubt take a while for the news to sink in,
and I did not want the moment to end. My first 100-miler, at the Mecca of trail
running, UTMB! </div>
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It was a weekend where the stars aligned. I am extremely thankful for
the good weather, friends who were tracking and cheering from Singapore and
Chamonix, and fabulous race gear that kept me going and going without any blisters
or abrasions. Special mention for La Sportiva Bushido – excellent, excellent,
excellent!, and Patagonia Barely There sports bra – not a single abrasion! I am
not sure if I would attempt UTMB again, the conditions this time would be hard
to beat. Yet its allure is irresistible…. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Chamonix, France45.923697 6.869432999999958245.746996499999995 6.5467094999999578 46.1003975 7.1921564999999585tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-89024278167260260552016-05-01T13:51:00.000+08:002016-05-01T13:51:17.162+08:00TNF Endurance Challenge - NY Bear Mountains (30 Apr 2016)Trail races in the USA have tight cut-offs in general, and I hesitated to sign up for 50mile events when I first came over last year. The TNF Endurance Challenge Series is no different, and the NY and SF ones are the toughest in the series in terms of terrain and elevation. And it just occurred to me that I had ran three 50-milers in the past two months - the Marin Ultra which was similar to the TNF ECSSF route, TNF ECSDC and TNF ECSNY! But I digress.<br />
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I signed up for ECSNY since last year. The race, held in the scenic Bear Mountain State Park, was a homeground must run event. And since the registration fee difference between 50mile and 50k was marginal, I had to get my money's worth! I had heard much about it being a technical race with a 14h cutoff, I had to try it for myself. So off I went on Friday to stay over at the Bear Mountain Inn where the start/ finish point was. The bus dropped me off at 1pm and I had plenty of time to do some hikes in the area.<br />
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The 50mile flag off was 5am, and I was in Wave 4 (out of 5). It was a pleasant 6degC at the start - cold but not chilly as there was no wind. However, cold and dark induces me to 'switch off' and I took it easy at the beginning. Perhaps too easy as I would find out later. The major climbs in the race were all packed in the first 10mile (16km), and progress was slow. The trails either trended upwards, or were technical ascents and descents. We were looking at big boulders and rocky terrain. I literally had not 'woken up' and the weather was still around 6 - 7 degC in the first two hours. That meant I was on a slow shuffle, trying hard to stay alert on the rocks. <br />
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However, there was a hard cutoff at Aid Station #4 (34km, 5:26h) - ie. exit the checkpoint by that time. Mindful of that, I tried to pick up a run Aid Station #3 - #4. By then, runners still on that section were all time-conscious. I passed by a guy who asked whether we were the last runners. I passed a pair who were running together but eventually the stronger guy decided to go ahead as his buddy was slowing down. Alas, his strength was misplaced because he kept going the wrong way and missing the trail (which was brightly marked by orange ribbons!). I got tired of running behind him because every so often he would veer off course and I would follow. Then he decided to run behind me because I would follow the race course, even though his pace was faster. Bummer.... After a long stretch and repeated glances at my watch, I finally saw signs of people, vehicles and an aid station. So I had misread the cutoff time as 5:29h and was puzzled why the volunteer kept shouting that I had a minute left when I got close at 5:25h. It was panic moment when I dashed across the open space to reach the station, and sweetness was hearing the race marshal say 'I've got you' as he jotted down my number. I grabbed two drinks and bread, and the minute I stepped away from the table, the cordon ribbon came out to close the checkpoint. Then a sweeper came along to run behind me. Omg! I was that close! After chiding myself, I decided I had to start running consistently or I might DNF. Thankfully, the weather started warming up towards noon and there was sunshine. The tropical girl in me was grateful for the warmth - over the course of the day, the temperature would rise from 6 to 17degC. <br />
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The route to the next checkpoint was mainly flat and paved at some parts. I was happy for the run-able stretch and managed to catch up with some runners and make up for loss time. There was another hard cutoff at Aid Station #6 (47km, 8h), but by then I had gained about 20-30min. The race course guide had a timing cheatsheet that estimated the times the first, middle, and last runner would pass through each checkpoint, with the last one ending in 14h. The rest of the race was a blur to me as I sought to keep the time buffer. There was plenty of running at 8-9 min/km pace, lots of scrambling over giant rocks, running on loose leaves and crossing water puddles (it had rained the night before). I finally ran through the finishing line at 13:27h, sweet completion!<br />
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There were a couple of learning points from the race for me. (1) It was the first time I ran a technical course without my poles. I had also run ECSDC without poles, but that was a relatively flat route. It was quite agile running downhill without poles, and just being in sync with my body to balance myself. (2) Though the climbs were not as steep as say HK's trail races, the tight cutoff made up for the intensity and kept me on my toes (almost literally). (3) I tend to be overly conservative with my energy especially if the route was new to me, and then apply the power only towards the end of the race, ie. I always keep some reserve - not cool in this case where I nearly got cut off. I need to learn how to pace myself in a better/ faster way that is sustainable over long distances. <br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-13280290417854626682016-01-25T12:50:00.000+08:002016-01-28T23:35:50.560+08:00HK100 (22 – 24 Jan 2016) <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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My fifth edition of the popular Vibram HK100 event – I had managed
to run every year except for its inaugural run. This year, the weather forecast
was wet and cold. Indeed, if last weekend’s HK marathon was any indication, it
would be a lot more chilly and miserable up in the mountains. Especially in the
night and exposed on the peaks. </div>
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We decided to stay at Tsuen Wan this year (near the
end-point) instead of at the hostel at Pak Tam Chung (start point). On hindsight,
it was an apt decision given the lousy weather. On race morning, we shared a
cab to the start. It was very windy but thankfully the rain had stopped. I made
a last toilet stop and contemplated puttig on my rain/ wind pants right from
the start. Hearing the winds howling outside made the decision easier. However,
in doing so, I started slightly after the countdown flag-off, and was right at
the back of the pack. </div>
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The first section into the trails was always a huge
bottleneck. Coupled with the heavy winds that threatened to blow runners off
the exposed ridge of the water dam, I took 30min more than usual to reach the
first support point at 12km. Somehow I felt out of shape (literally and
figuratively) for the run and not as agile as I had imagined. I looked out for
fellow Singaporean runners and it was only after CP3 that I spotted Louis, and
caught up with Kenny and company at CP4. I also managed to snap a photo with
Cheryl (Philippines) along the way. </div>
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Despite the wind, the weather on Saturday was actually pleasant
for runners who were used to colder climates. I saw many elites in T-shirts and
short tights, and this year’s top male set a new race record of 9:32h. So I
guess it was still a good course for the fast runners. </div>
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This year, I reached the half-mark CP5 just under 10h,
almost an hour slower than last year. It then took me 40min to change into a
fresh set of clothes. For my top, I had on a heavy-weight Columbia baselayer, a
micro-fleece, a Nike synthetic down running vest, and a TNF rain/wind shell.
For my bottom, I already had a CWX insulated compression tights and a Montane
rain/wind shell. I added a mid-weight Columbia baselayer. I have a low tolerance for cold, and this combination kept me 'unfeeling' when the wind blasted into me. </div>
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Surprisingly, the section between CP5 to CP6 was not as
windy as expected although I had begun to sleepwalk a little. Downing two
bottles of caffeinated 5h-energy kept me alert through CP7 and CP8. There was a slight drizzle but bearable. It was about
20h when I reached the Lead Mine Pass CP9, where it would normally be a homerun
thereafter. I had given up notions of a silver finisher trophy but thought that
the bronze one (sub-24h) was still attainable. However, 人算不如天算。 It started raining again,
and I was jolted out of my complacency when faced with the semi-icy slippery
rocks on Tai Mo Shan. The skies pelted ice at us and it was painful when the
strong winds blew those ice bits on to my face. After an hour, I could hear a sound crackling each time I turned my head - my jacket hood was frozen! The hours of rain in the
close-to-zero temperature resulted in a very slippery terrain. I had to deliberately walk into puddles because where there was water, there would not be ice. It was there that runners really looked out for one another, shouting out warnings, tips and words of encouragement. Looking down and
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Unfortunately,
that elation was short-lived, for the tarmac road up to the Observatory had a
layer of black ice, and some runners started skidding backwards from a lack of
shoe grip. Just as I thought things could not get worse, it was time to head
down the winding road – which was impossible given the black ice. Everyone was
skidding, sliding, butt-sliding and falling spectacularly. One guy shouted for everyone to keep a safe distance from the person in front, because we could all really roll over like bowling pins. It was all
I could to try not to fall – well, I still did a couple of times. It was so
slippery that if I sat on the road, I could not really control my slide
direction or brake. My trusty trekking poles were immensely useful - and thankfully I use the carbide tips (instead of plastic) - they saved me from a few tumbles. </div>
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It was extremely cold after more than 3h out there, due to the unprotected exposure to strong winds and a reduced level of aerobic activity. I was purely in
survival mode, because there was no alternative to backtrack. As runners were
trying hard to make our way down, many HongKongers were trudging up to catch a rare
glimpse of the ice and frost! After an eternity, I finally got to a part of the
road where there was slightly more traction. I happily went down the road, only
to realise that it led to a dead end, and that I had missed a directional sign!
Oh bummer, I reckoned it was about 1km down and I had to trek back up to the
missed fork. In a bid to divert runners away from the curious crowd, the
organisers had re-directed the last 2km back into the trails – which was not
great for me because there were more steps and descent. </div>
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Finally, finally, I
finished the HK100 at 24:41h, missed that bronze trophy and picked up a
finisher medal. By then my hydration pack and jacket was already frozen over with
a thin layer of ice crackling up. Only after the race did I learn that the
organisers had stopped the run, leaving only those of us who had passed CP9 to
continue on to the finish point (well, there was no other way out anyway). It
was a good call, because the roads would only have gotten more slippery with
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What an eventful HK100! With every race, I learn something
about myself and gain new experiences for subsequent events. This was truly an
eye-opener, kudos to the organisers and volunteers who worked tirelessly in the
cold to account for all runners and ensure that everyone was safe and warm. Hopefully
better weather would prevail next year. </div>
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My first race of the year was the HKSCM, made more memorable
because it was the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of this very popular race.
Melvin and I agreed that we would run the whole course together, since neither
of us was aiming for good timings. It was a wet and rainy race weekend in
Hongkong, with prolonged heavy showers throughout the days. </div>
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our hotel in the morning and promptly decided to head back for a long-sleeved
shirt and poncho/ rain shell. I was glad we did that, for the rain lasted
throughout the 42km and was very heavy at some points. In fact, we saw some
runners turning around as we were walking to the start point. Subsequently, the
papers reported that some 70,000-odd runners had signed up for the various
distances, but only 61,000 made it to the start. I guess the rain deterred many
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It was a splashy run all the way, with congestions along
certain sections. As we had started at the back of the pack, it took us almost
10km to break away from the crowds and settle into a more comfortable pace. The
only sections where we were able to run ‘properly’ were in the tunnels, which
offered a welcome respite from the rain. However, at around the 28-29km point,
the full-marathoners merged with the half-marathoners and things became tricky.
There were so many runners on the roads and we literally slammed into people
who were walking or trotting along. I reckoned that we spent more effort
weaving ourselves in and out of the crowd than actually running. It became more
congested towards the last 2-3km as the route narrowed to go up the famous
41-km-slope before funnelling back to the city roads of Hongkong Island. </div>
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2015 was a
year of challenging myself in so many dimensions – physical, mental, emotional,
romance, work, and personal. Coming out of the valleys of 2014, it was a year
of discovery and reflections, pushing boundaries and taking on new wild
adventures. I simply threw myself out there and soaked up what worked and what
did not. Several assumptions that I held dearly were randomly tested. These
ranged from self-limiting beliefs, eg. I am not as good, or I cannot do this,
to attitudes around being independent, being in a relationship, being alone,
and the roller-coaster suite of emotions that accompanied living by myself an
ocean away from home. </div>
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2015 was
also the year I crossed the Big-4. My birthday present to self was to sign up
for an expedition in 2016, so daunting that it took me several weeks of
hesitation before taking the plunge. Every major journey taken alone starts
with a heady mix of over-confidence-dare-devil-yeah, and apprehension-fear-self-doubts-what-ifs.
The constant flip-flopping between the two ends of the emotional spectrum could
be very tiring and vexing. Over time, I learnt to take a logical approach to separate
the baseless emotional anxieties spun out of over-imaginative minds, from the
real obstacles and potential trip-ups, and then analysing whether they could be
mitigated or are too out-of-reach.</div>
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Running-wise,
it was an unbelievable year of experiences and new boundaries. Averaging a race
each month, I learnt so much more about myself, my limits and my running.</div>
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Work-wise, I
was extremely fortunate to have very supportive employers and colleagues; to
have the range of professional experiences and friendships that were extended
to me. The icing on the cake was my studies in NYC, which opened up a new frontier
of learning opportunities, both on the work and personal fronts. </div>
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Relationship-wise,
everyday presented a chance to learn and make choices; decisions that impacted
my emotional state and well-being. I was discovering new facets, new ways of
behaving and communicating, having deliberate reflections, and gaining deeper
insights into myself. </div>
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All these experiences
would not have been possible without the kindness and generosity of family and
friends around me. I am cognisant of and grateful for all the love, support and
belief that has been showered on me. May 2016 bring on meaningful encounters, new
discoveries, and richer relationships for everyone. Happy New Year! </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-48146015388686406792015-12-31T15:17:00.000+08:002015-12-31T15:17:58.480+08:00A Year of Races & Climbs (Part II)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I was not
expecting to continue my ritual of a race each month after I got to the USA,
but opportunities presented themselves and I did. So here’s a quick recap of
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>TNF Endurance Challenge Utah 50k (25 –
27 Sep 2015)</u></b></div>
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This was on
a spur of the moment and I signed up for the race on the Tuesday leading up to the
race weekend. After some frantic attempts to sort out my flights and travel
logistics, I was headed to Utah. Not knowing what the terrain was like, I
conservatively registered for the 50k instead of 50mi (80km). The 50k had a
time cutoff of 10h and the 50mi 14h, and I was not sure if I could make the
50mi. Runners in the USA seem pretty fast to me and the races here often had a
much faster cutoff limit than what I was used to in Asian races. The race took
place in the very scenic ski mountain of Park City. Race day was a lovely sunny
morning and my fears of cold weather were unfounded. As it turned out, Park
City was somewhat high altitude, which made the first half of the ascents tougher
than the absolute elevation gain. Surprisingly, I was the only one using poles for
the climbs. I guess many of the trails in the USA are runnable and not as
technical as the ones that I had experienced in Asia, where poles were
definitely a much needed boost. The route brought us winding up hills and down
valleys, and I was loving that I could actually run on this trail. I was
soaking in the picturesque views, the photos seemed to be straight out of trail
running magazines! Awww…. As it turned out, I managed to complete the 50k in
7:55h. However, many of the runners had already returned, so that placed me at
98/158 overall, 34/57 females, and 3/9 of my age group. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Chicago Marathon (9 – 11 Oct 2015)</u></b></div>
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Chicago Marathon
features up there in my 2015 list of memorable running achievements – a totally
unexpected Boston Qualifying (BQ) race time and a Personal Best! Melvin and I had
gotten ballots for the Chicago Marathon. It was my first time at a Marathon
Majors (the six are Berlin, Tokyo, Chicago, New York, London and Boston). The atmosphere
at the race expo and race day crowds were significantly different from all
other races that I had been to. Again, we were blessed with fantastic weather,
given that it was windy Chicago. Starting out at 16C, the morning warmed up to
a high 21C. I was in a running tee and short tights, and enjoying the optimal
temperatures. I had my swanky new Garmin as an early birthday present and
gamely tracked the whole race. That would turn out to be a life saviour
subsequently. Chicago Marathon was known to be a flat and fast course, and many
runners used it for a BQ. I certainly had no such grand plans, knowing that the
BQ time for my age group was 3:45h, which meant a time target of 3:40h or
faster to be guaranteed a Boston entry. My official PB was a distant 4:03h, and
at best, I could manage a sub-4h. A BQ time meant averaging a 5:10 – 5:15min pace.
However, I was making good cadence and progress, and my Garmin was showing a
range of 4:50 – 5:10min pace. I thought if I kept at it, I might just be able
to hit a good timing. So I chugged along, caught up and overtook the sub-4h pacers.
I was so worried that I might cramp being not used to that pace, I simply told
myself to hold it steady. The crowds and music certainly helped to boost my
running spirits. And finally I crossed the finishing line at 3:31h. OMG!! I was
quite about to burst into tears, unbelievable! </div>
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So then came
the dramatic twist. I checked my race results two days later, and it showed up
as “DSQ” (ie. disqualified). In that instant, I was devastated. Dropped from a
high and smashed. Apparently, any runners with two missed timing records were
automatically disqualified by the computer system. Chicago recorded on a 5k basis,
and also had a couple of hidden timing mats to catch would-be cheaters (yes,
cheating is a big deal at marathon majors, especially because runners use the
results to qualify for other races). Thank goodness I had my Garmin records,
which mapped the exact race route and matched the official timing records
almost to the minute. After three agonising wait for the race review, I was
delirious that my race timing was reinstated. Which meant, Boston 2017!<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Philadelphia Marathon (20 – 22 Nov 205)</u></b></div>
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On a
high-then-low from Chicago, I signed up for Philly marathon as a ‘back-up’ to a
BQ, lest the Chicago race director rejected my timing. It was a good thing that
I did not have to do that, because it was a chilly-hilly-Philly race. The race
weather stayed at 5 – 6C throughout, with winds and minimal sunshine. Some of
the local runners were still in shorts, while I was all decked out in fleece long
tights, a mid-weight top, and my trusted Marmot running jacket. At some points,
I was heating up, but then the winds would come and I would feel the chills.
Then there were the rolling slopes. I guess I would have run more efficiently
if I was not wearing so much; I felt comfortable but not very agile. I only
managed to pick up a good pace in the second half of the race, eventually
getting a negative split timing. Race time was 3:47h; 2min off my BQ time, but
it was my best effort so no complaints. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>King of the Mountain – Staten Island
Greenbelt 50k (5 Dec 2015)</u></b></div>
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Again, a
last minute sign-up. I was getting extremely sick of running loops in Central
Park and on tarmac, and I needed some trail therapy. This was a race held on
Staten Island along its Greenbelt (sort of like a natural park connector),
which meant some travelling to the race venue. I was in two minds about showing
up for the race, but decided to kick my butt out of bed early in the morning –
one never regrets going for a run. I met up with some runners in Brooklyn and
we shared Uber cars to the start point. It was a chilly 6C, but the forecast
was for sunshine, which meant the weather would warm up nicely. Learning from
my recent Philly experience, I was mindful not to over-dress and weigh myself
down. There some rolling climbs, but nothing technical. In fact, it was a rather
flat course, except for all the autumn leaves that had fallen over the trail.
That meant that one could not really tell what one was stepping into and what
laid beneath those crunchy leaves. The 50k comprised one big loop and a smaller
second loop. One of the girls that I shared a ride with in the morning came in
1<sup>st</sup> female overall, and it was her very first 50k! Impressive. Me, I
finished the distance in 5:55h, which earned me a 2<sup>nd</sup> place for
age-grouper. Nice surprise. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-25951678284096692932015-09-09T06:54:00.000+08:002015-09-09T06:54:57.853+08:00Running Race StatsI decided to count and take stock of all my races since I started running somewhat more 'seriously' in 2003. This list covers only completed running events over a range of distances, both local and overseas. Good to note that total #marathons < #ultras. :) <br />
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The past twelve months had been a whirlwind of races and climbs around
the world, not by deliberate design, but certainly an experience that I would
look back with fondness. Many of these races were new to me, and each a
cherished opportunity. I had a pseudo-masochistic target of having a monthly race, travel or adventure. With my previous work, I often woke up in a different country each month. That changed when I switched job in Sep/ Oct 2014, and
thought that it would be auspicious to symbolise a new chapter with a race. So
I gamely signed up for the Vietnam Mountain Marathon, and the rest fell in
place. The majority of these races took place over a weekend (eg. Fri – Sun) or
a public holiday long weekend. Race travel was often a creative challenge of
finding the right flights and logistics.
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There were so many races, PBs, awards, newfound self-awareness and
growth, that I could not blog timely about all of them. So here is a chronology
of events since May 2014 (yes I know, that is more than 12 months back), and some top-line recollections about each of them. </div>
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</span></span></span><b>Mt Rinjani climb (1 – 5 May 2014)</b> - A corporate expedition with bosses and colleagues. Half the members had taken part in the Mt KK Challenge in 2013, and we had a good rapport going. It was my second visit to Mt Rinjani and around the crater lake. On hindsight, the experience definitely came in very handy at my subsequent Rinjani Ultra race in Aug 2015. <b> </b></div>
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</span></span></span><a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.sg/2014/06/mr25-salomon-x-country-marathon-22-jun.html" target="_blank"><b>Salomon MR Marathon (22 Jun 2014)</b></a> – 4<sup>th</sup>
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</span></span></span><b><a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.sg/2014/08/elbrus-climb-26-jul-7-aug-2014.html" target="_blank">Elbrus climb (26 Jul – 7 Aug 2014)</a> </b><a href="http://psescapades.blogspot.sg/2014/08/elbrus-climb-26-jul-7-aug-2014.html" target="_blank"></a><b><br /></b></div>
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started too conservatively and only warmed up/ picked up pace much later in the
race. I also spent an inordinate amount of time at the checkpoints, stuffing
myself silly with sushi-rice dipped in salt. I paid the price subsequently by
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</span></span></span><b>Vibram HK100 (100km) (16 – 18 Jan 2015) </b>– This
was my 4<sup>th</sup> edition of the race, and I still loved it. After learning
from my un-planning errors from the recent TNF HK, I was determined to keep
track of my times, especially how long I spent at each aid station. Happy to
finally improve on my race timings and earn the Silver finisher trophy for
coming in below 20h; 19:37h.</div>
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</span></span></span><b>BKK TNF100 (50km duo) (3- Jan – 1 Feb 2015)</b> – First
time pairing up with Kee Leng, naming ourselves Chilli Padi. It was a
relatively easy terrain; apart from a short scrambling early on in the race,
the rest of the distance was definitely run-able. The race flag-off was 5am in
cool weather. By 9am, the sun was out in full force and I was secretly glad
that I was not attempting the 100km (two loops of 50km). Kee Leng was running
with another friend, Hwee Hoon, who was training for her upcoming MDS desert
race. I went ahead slightly, since the race was a cumulative timing of both
runners. Along the way, I passed 1 – 2 other female runners but I had no way of
knowing which teams they were in. I could only do mental calculations and hoped
that we were not too far off. It was quite a close fight amongst the female
teams, and an anxious time at the finishing line waiting for the girls to
appear. We came in 2<sup>nd</sup> position with a combined timing of 12:40h;
personal time 6:00h (1<sup>st</sup> for the duo and 4<sup>th</sup> compared to
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2015)</b> – Second attempt and a lot more conditioned. Alas, still did not manage to summit this bad-weather-prone peak. We were snowed in before High Camp, and on summit day, the snow was too soft and deep for me to tackle. </div>
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was a brutal, agonising 100km, the toughest of the HK 100km series; The total
elevation was about 5,200m, taking us up the major peaks on Lantau island. I
was fresh off Aconcagua and well-acclimatised for climbs. Nonetheless, I was
hit by the z-monster and continued my tradition of sleep-walking after 2am.
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trip to Taiwan, to race in an event organised by a Singaporean (Sam). Finally,
a road marathon! It was refreshingly simple in logistics and mental
expectations. The route took us through the scenic mountains/ valleys of U-Lay,
a popular hot-spring area near Taipei. We followed the vehicular path that
wound itself around the valleys like a spring. Got a surprise 4<sup>th</sup>
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was my first time taking part in a race organised by Hendra Wijaya, one of
Indonesia’s top ultra-endurance athlete. His races are nothing short of
no-frills-back-to-basic crazy. This was the first race at the Gede mountain,
comprising impossible ascents and descents of 1,000m at one go, over insane
tree roots and an ultra-technical terrain. I was the second female runner but
could not meet the cut-off time of 16h. In the end, there was only one female
finisher, who was from Indonesia. And all our Singaporean runners DNF-ed. Good golly, lol. But it was a valuable experience that would
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enjoyed this race, and clocked a PB (18:50h) for my trail 100km! For that, I got a bronze finisher belt buckle - what I might do with a giant metal buckle is a separate story. The run around
the Blue Mountains was incredibly scenic and well-organised, with a perfect
weather and runnable terrain to tantalise runners. It was also the farthest
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</span></span></span><b>Mt Kota Kinabalu climb (20 – 23 May 2015)</b> – a
corporate event that I organised; it is always good to be back in the
mountains. Alas, this was also two weeks before the devastating KK earthquake,
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</span></span></span><b>Philippines TNF100 (100km) (11 – 13 Jun 2015)</b> –
7<sup>th</sup> position womens in 27h (out of 7 female finishers and an overall
race cutoff of 30h); This year’s route was Nuvali – Tagaytay – Batangas, with a
total elevation 3,574m. The climbs for this race were all upfront, and there
was a major checkpoint cutoff at 54km; alas the organisers had to extend that
timing by an hour or many would not have cleared it (myself included). The
weather was unrelenting hot, and by night time, it was a real struggle to keep
awake after being baked in the sun the entire day. It was my first race where I
took a 10min nap, which refreshed me tremendously. I was touched by the
Filipino runners’ and local villagers’ hospitality. One guy bought a coke from
a street vendor and shared it with me, as we commiserated our misery
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loops of MR in the usual counter-clockwise direction (which was tougher than
last year). This was my playground and I really wanted to do well at this race.
Unfortunately, I went out too fast initially and the hot weather caused some very
serious cramps on my last loop, where I had to be supported on the walk out.
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new race, organised by our local Queen of Trails, Jeri; After the MR cramping
experience, I took it slowly and conservatively, finishing 6<sup>th</sup>
position with 6:50h. The hot weather and the endless Green Corridor made the
race ever so mental, especially the last 10km or so out to the Tg Pagar end and
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mind, this was the penultimate race before I left SGP. One must not be tricked
by the race distance of 52km over a seemingly generous course cutoff of 22h.
The total elevation for this race was about 5,200m (in comparison, that was a
similar elevation for TransLantau 100k). This race had a very low finisher rate
of less than 20%. It was a similar traverse route to the summit and down that trekkers typically take 3 days to complete. The climbs were brutal, averaging 800m - 1000m in a single ascent from one checkpoint to another. The descents were equally punishing, sometimes 1500m - 2000m straight down. I was extremely apprehensive and anxious, being alone at this race and not sure whether I could finish it. The timing was very tight, it was literally "chiong sua" (dash up mountain). I made a race plan, plotted the checkpoints and assigned tentative time estimates, with about an hour buffer for delays, but as runners would know, races seldom play out as planned. <br />
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before the race, but stopped once we set off. The good weather held throughout
the race, and thankfully it was not rainy or windy on the way up the summit. Although
Mt Rinjani was the second highest in SE Asia (after Mt Kinabalu), it was known
to be more difficult due to its scree terrain at the summit area; it was very
easy to keep sliding backwards and moving forward took double the effort. I
loved the climbs, but was typically much slower coming down. The race was so so
so very brutal; but for once, I did not experience any stomach upsets (probably
thanks to the Tailwind endurance fuel/ drink mix that I was using). The race
food was typical Indonesian sweet kuehs; it looked like steamed corn/ tapioca,
filled with gula Melaka – it was delicious and energising for me! The trail
running scene in Indonesia was in its infancy, largely due to the effort of
race director, Hendra, and many local runners still retained that ‘kampung’
spirit on the race. One guy offered to take over my trekking poles as we
scrambled down a particular tricky section, and then, as innocuously as he had
offered, he returned them to me with a simple “You will need these now”. And at
my last 5km, another runner generously paced and encouraged me in the trails,
ending his selfless deed with a “Go on, you can run all the way now (knowing
that he was not able to catch my pace on the flats).” I was extremely touched. I
barely scrapped past the cutoff (22h) with a finishing time of 21:52h,
nail-biting to the very end. All in, extremely proud and happy to be the first
SGP female finisher at this race. I even brought a little SGP flag for the
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-83043896457393829232014-09-23T01:40:00.000+08:002014-11-25T01:42:09.132+08:00Vietnam Mountain Marathon (18 - 22 Sep 2014)This is a long overdue post about my first participation at the <a href="http://vietnammountainmarathon.com/" target="_blank">Vietnam Mountain Marathon</a> (VMM) (20 Sep 2014). [<a href="https://www.facebook.com/VietnamMountainMarathon?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>] [<a href="http://marathons.ahotu.com/archives/2483-vietnamese-and-international-runners-win-at-vietnam-mountain-marathon" target="_blank">Ahotu news report</a>] <br />
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It was the second edition of VMM and the sign-up from mostly international runners was very encouraging. Approximately 400 runners from 40 nations came for distances ranging from 21km, 42km and 70km. There was also a charity 10km that saw international runners pitted against the locals from minority tribes living in the Sapa mountainous region.<br />
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My journey to VMM was a rather impromptu opportunistic undertaking. Browsing the internet for races in the months of Sep and Oct 2014, I chanced upon the VMM listed on UTMB's website. The race dates and its nearby location was a great draw, with the 2pts UTMB qualifying race an added bonus. Familiarity with Sapa, having just been there in Dec 2013, was another comforting factor, such that I mentally knew what to expect in terms of travel and logistics. So I wrote in to the organisers a day after the closing date and managed to secure a slot for the 70km race. <br />
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The race organisers, Topas Travel, were very professional and proficient throughout my entire trip planning. I took the travel package, which included the overnight trains to/ from Sapa, accomodation in Sapa, race registration, various ground transfers etc. That saved me a lot of hassle in sorting out the travel logistics, and all I had to do was purchase my air ticket from Singapore to Hanoi. I was also very eager to squeeze in a trek up Mt. Fansipan (3,143m) - the highest in Indo-China - having heard about it for some time. Staring at the race schedule and trip itinerary, and after much consideration, I finally decided that I could do the trek on Sunday, the day after the race, and get back in time for the overnight train out to Hanoi. [On hindsight, it was quite painful. Would not recommend this back-to-back attempt to someone less accustomed to ultra-trails and trekking. More on this later.] I was prepared to do this by myself, in case I delayed other people from their departure trains or be delayed by others. Topas Travel took in my request, made some arrangements, and even helped to keep a lookout for other runners who might be interested to join in the trek. I was extremely impressed when post-trip, Topas Travel refunded me the 'excess' payment because I ended up with two other guys on the trek! Great integrity and customer service there. <br />
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Back to VMM... so I flew in on a Thursday to Hanoi and did a short city tour with some newfound friends from the same flight - Ben, Alan and his mum. All the runners then took the overnight trains to Lao Cai, from where we were then transferred by vans to Sapa town. One can imagine the logistical nightmare of sorting out more than 400 people (runners and supporters) onto their correct trains and vans. Kudos to the organisers and volunteers! The overnight trains are fairly comfortable - 4pax to a cabin of bunk beds. I shared a cabin with 3 girls from Hongkong who were going to the race as part of their Vietnam holidays. We struck up a chatty conversation overnight. Upon arrival in Lao Cai, we drove for about an hour to Sapa town. Some runners opted to stay at the race start/ end resort - Topas Eco-lodge (another 1h drive away), and the rest stayed in tourist hotels in Sapa town. There are pros and cons for each place. Topas Eco-lodge is a very beautiful resort set in the mountains, a little self-sustaining place, power, water, food etc. (More info on accomodation and race schedule on the VMM website) For convenience, this is where the race registration and briefings are held, the start and end points. However, there are no shops or other 'town' amenities, everything is contained within the resort. For those of us staying in Sapa town, the rooms are nice and comfortable, one gets to wander around the town a little, take in some of the daily sights, get a massage etc, but suffer the pain of waking up early for the transport to race start point.<br />
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Race day morning, I woke up at around 2am to prepare and catch the shuttle bus at 3am. The buses were a tad delayed, but we still managed to be flagged off a few minutes after 4am. It was dark and drizzling as we started the race, but thankfully it was not cold. I was in a normal Nike running vest and 2XU compression tights, armed with my trusty Black Diamond poles and my new TNF running rainshell. The first km was on tarmac before we veered into the trails. VMM took us on "trails beaten by buffaloes" and it was quite literally because we ran through endless paddy fields and farms, and came up close to these strong animals themselves. The rain continued throughout the race, sometimes a sprinkling and sometimes a drizzle. Eventually I gave up putting on and taking off my shell, and just went without it, because the drizzle would start-stop within 5-10min. The result of the wet weather though was countless mud pools, clay ponds, flooded fields and some stream-crossings. The mud came in all assortment of colours - black, grey, reddish, orange. Some came all the way up our calves and knees, others soaked and re-soaked our shoes. Staying clean was never an option.<br />
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Then there was the challenge of finding the reflective ribbons and marking strips along the trail. It was fairly easy to miss a marking, given how obscure the route was and how easily the markings could fall off. The VMM trails were considered technical as they were often not run-able. Imagine those picturesque cascading paddy field-steps that we see in postcards. Now imagine 'running' on those steps. Most times we trodded along the banks of those step-fields, which were about one shoe wide, with the next level down on the one side, and a flooded pool of rice plants on the other. At some other parts, we were walking along cement drains that were not really meant as footways. One must remember that this is a part of the mountains and village life that is not typically open to foreigners, and only the local minorities live there. Yet along some paths, we were squeezing ourselves through narrow paths lined with high shrubs, that the locals use for daily commute as they went about picking firewood or bringing harvest and produce out for sale. Such conditions meant that the race markings often get torn or dropped because people and animals brushed through the narrow paths, or local children found them fascinating as head and waist bands and made games out of them. Along the way, I picked up several torn ribbons and tried to tie them back for the benefit of runners after me.<br />
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The aid stations served only plain water and bananas. I must have eaten my year's quota of bananas on this race! The stations were usually situated next to little provision shops owned by the locals, where one could purchase drinks and biscuits/ snacks and support the local community. The sign-in and clocking of times was done by runners ourselves, marking out on a laminated recording sheet based on integrity. I was starting to love the race, with an emphasis on involving and benefitting the local community, trusting runners to self-police, and generally getting an enriching race experience. Or perhaps that was just me and my mindset going into the race. Granted there might be a couple of runners who were going for speed and timing, but I think the majority was there to soak in the adventure.<br />
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The route was revised from the first VMM edition, and the organisers inserted a 'hill' climb at the last segment of race. All three categories had overlapping routes from the end, ie. the 21k runners did the same last 21km as the 42k and 70k runners; and the marathoners did the same last 42k as the ultra-runners. Even though there was the new climb, I did not find it as steep as those in HK ultras (for those of us who are familiar with HK trail terrains). <br />
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The DNF rate for the race was pretty high, where folks either gave up due to the unpleasant weather and running conditions, or got cut off at various checkpoints. The last bit was finally on tarmac, winding our way back to Topas Eco-lodge, and I finally made it back in 16h exactly. Happy with myself for persevering because it was quite daunting after endless trekking and stream crossings. After getting some dinner at the lodge and the shuttle van back to Sapa town, and washing up etc, I finally crawled into bed past midnight, mindful that I still had a Fansipan trek to attempt in a few hours. Good golly.... (to be continued).... <br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-90940728442550930462014-08-08T01:59:00.001+08:002014-08-08T02:00:19.884+08:00Elbrus, the Climb (26 Jul - 7 Aug 2014)It was an expedition that went fortuitously well. I had awesome
weather where the rain missed us on a daily basis; an experienced guide,
Gennady, who set a steady deliberate pace; and wonderful team-mates who
were as gregarious as they were generous. <br />
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<u><span class="fbUnderline"><strong>Elbrus, the Climb</strong></span></u><br />
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A chance encounter with the team<br />
To climb Elbrus on a whim<br />
The stairwells our permanent playground<br />
Up and up, step by step, round and round<br />
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Off we trooped with big duffels<br />
A motley crew of seven<br />
Laughter aplenty, no ruffles<br />
Blessed with weather from heaven<br />
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Lovely Terskol we did our drills<br />
Hikes through valleys and the hills<br />
Ski-lift whisked to Barrels Hut<br />
A quaint base camp to calm our hearts<br />
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Above the clouds and powdery snow<br />
Majestic Caucasus and starry nights<br />
Climb high, sleep low<br />
The West Peak always in sight<br />
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“No porridge, no summit”<br />
Declared Maria our matronly cook<br />
“Keep my pace, wear your mitts!”<br />
Barked our guide Gennady with a commanding look<br />
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Six-and-a-half hours we plodded on<br />
Mental devils we fought to con<br />
Up the traverse, down the saddle<br />
At last, beaming in the summit cradle<br />
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~ PS, 7 Aug 2014<br />
(summit 2 Aug 2014)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-38005127576060372572014-06-22T22:38:00.001+08:002014-08-08T02:01:53.689+08:00MR25 Salomon X-Country Marathon (22 Jun 2014)This is my first local race in more than a year. The task at hand was to complete 4x loops at MacRitchie (42km) in the 'reverse' direction, beginning from the fitness station (instead of the canoe station). I had some nagging 'injuries' for weeks and was not sure how they would hold up. The night before, I was liberally applying all sorts of pain relief and medicated plasters and whatever-that-might-work to my toe and heel. <br />
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The race flag-off was 7am, and being so-not-a-morning-bird, I kept waking up in the middle of the night, just so to check if I had overslept! It was an extremely stale and stuffy morning evening at 530am. If that was the weather for the race, good golly, good luck to all. Alas, right on the dot at 7am, the skies opened up and it poured. Dark clouds. Buckets. Lightning. The works. A good number of runners (yours truly included) sought shelter at the visitors' centre, wondering whether the race would go on or not. I was quite prepared to go home and snuggle back under my covers. That was not to be. A couple of minutes later, we realised that runners had been flagged off (we could see the Start Line from where we were seated). Ok, here we go!<br />
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My first loop was essentially a catch up. Not knowing how many minutes we lagged behind the flag-off, I just had to keep going and try to first catch the main pack, and second figure out where I was relative to other runners. The rain was actually a bonus as it cooled the weather tremendously, mud puddles aside. Heck, it was even kinda fun stomping into the dirt and pools (decided it took too much effort to skip around them, rather futile anyway). Alber was slightly ahead and I followed his pace. I saw a couple of familiar faces and friends. Spirits were high all round, people seemed cheerful. Afterall it was the first round. [Loop 1 - 1:08h.]<br />
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The second loop is typically a runner's high for me. That is the loop where one is sufficiently warmed up but not cramped up, where strides are fluid and confident. I managed to pass a couple of female runners, but still had no sense who were ahead of me. The rain had stopped by now, and along the golf course link, I spied the sun peeking from behind the clouds. Not a good sign, the weather was going to warm up soon. Better get as much run/ speed in as possible before the heat returned. Alber slowed down after the Boardwalk section due to a knee injury and I maintained the pace and went ahead. Shortly after, I bumped into KP and we ran a short distance together. The support station after the Ranger Station/ before Northern Trail was a delight, and I was surprised that the Pocari Sweat drinks were still quite chilled. [Loop 2 - 1:06h]<br />
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By then, I figured that I had started 2min after flag-off. The giant timer clock at the Start Line reminded me so each time I passed it. Going into my third loop, I could feel my legs tightening and fatigue setting in. Obviously so since I was going faster than my normal take-it-easy pace. The reverse loop direction was easier, with more downslopes than if one were to go the other way. It was nice to 'let go' and fly down the slopes, although that could be cramp inducing too. Made a 4-min trip to the toilet at the Ranger Station, and hurried on. Towards the end of Northern Trail, I saw a lady running ahead. I closed the gap and ran behind her before passing her. As expected, she soon sped up and zoomed off. But that little spate of catching up almost had my ankles cramping up,
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Fourth loop. Happy to start on the fourth one. Alber was resting at the start point and decided (attempted) to pace me for another stretch. I was consciously trying to avoid speeding up and avert cramps. It was better to slow down and still run somewhat than to cramp up and walk. Alas, Alber's knee was still bad so he pulled back and I continued on with the last half loop. There was another female runner closing in, which spurred me to press on and maintain a distance between us. My right sole/ foot cramped a couple of times, but I managed to run it off repeatedly. I decided to brisk walk all the upslopes. By the last section of the Northern Trail (ending very soon!), I felt like my legs were obedient once more, and I could finish strong. So I went for it. It felt good to cross the Start/ Finish Line! [Loop 4 - 1:13h]<br />
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Total (nett time): 4:41h<br />
Gun time: 4:43h<br />
Placing: 4th Women's Open (for which I got a trophy, a Salomon product voucher, and 1 dozen of Pocari Sweat drinks (!!))<br />
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Happy. :)<br />
Will be overdosed on Pocari Sweat...<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-56475602485517056462014-02-03T23:40:00.005+08:002014-08-08T02:01:42.987+08:00Vibram HK100 2014The fourth edition, and my third HK100 attempt, was held on18 - 19 Jan 2014. Vibram is always an enjoyable race, cruising through the scenic Sai Kung region of HK. (Post-race, I chanced upon a webpage describing the tourist sites in Sai Kung and realised that we had run through almost all of them! What a great way to tour an otherwise unknown area.)<br />
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This year, I came without the benefit of any Namaste-enriched lungs but from a failed HK-TNF attempt in Dec 2013 (which was brutal...). I was hoping that the TNF "training" offered some conditioning for the quads and shins for the endless stairs and slopes at Vibram.<br />
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The weather was glorious this year - literally the hottest edition ever. The day was blessed (or perhaps not) with a cloudless blue sky and at times, one could feel tinges of being sun-burnt. At night, I wore my usual layers and at times felt over-heated. But of course when the winds picked up, especially on exposed mountain ridges, I was grateful for the multiple shields they provided. <br />
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All in, I was slightly slower than my 2013 race timing. I reach CP5 (mid-point) around 10h, slightly later than usual. Getting to CP6 was always a lesson in mental endurance and the monotonous plodding on ever-upwards tarmac roads at CP7 and CP8 was sleep-walk-inducing. Reaching CP9 was always a mental joy and relief, for the end was near and dawn was breaking. Whatever screen-saver and snooze-mode that I had simply vanished and I was reminded of trekking through the Himalyan ridges, picking up speed and keeping a good pace over the giant boulders and winding terrain. Hitting the observatory in total fogginess was the cue to go forth and "sprint" (aka give it all) the last 4-5km down the circular roads to the end-point. Never mind the burning sensation in the knees or soreness on the soles, that was where the ever-useful trekking poles served their function well and supported my run. Klick-klack-klick-klack... focus on the chap in front, aim to overtake him, focus on the next target and close the gap,.... and finally one could hear the announcements from the end-point before the road opened up to the giant finishing banners.<br />
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23:20:49h (incl of a late start)<br />
Overall: 841<br />
Gender: 118<br />
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Happy to get my bronze trophy again. :)<br />
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This year, I also convinced/ conned 3 colleagues to join me in this crazy escapade. I think they are pretty sold on the event and enjoyed the experience so much that they are making plans for a return next year. Awwww..... spread the love, guys! <br />
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And in case anyone still needs convincing, here's a <a href="http://vimeo.com/84711935" target="_blank">video </a>found online that does a great overview of the race route and terrain. Enjoy!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-26933216593454698342013-02-24T15:16:00.000+08:002013-03-02T15:20:03.234+08:00HK Stanchart Marathon (24 Feb 2013)Our annual weekend pilgrimage to HK for the Stanchart Marathon. We had a big group of kakis travelling together to shop and dine, with a little diversion for the run. <br />
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I did a couple of things differently this year:<br />
(1) I wore my normal running gear - vest + short, as opposed to longs <br />
(2) I decided to run without my water bottle in hand, given the consistently well-organised race experiences in previous runs<br />
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The weather was nice and comfortable for me. Stepping out of our hotel, it was not chilly at all. Thank goodness I was not in a long-sleeved shirt or long compression tights. <br />
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We were flagged off at 6:40am. I took my time, under no urgency or target-pressure to perform. I was even chatting with Amelia for a while, and then veered off at 7km to use the port-a-loo. Saw Gary run past and we waved to each other. 4min down. <br />
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Put in a little more speed after that. At the 10km point I was 1:06h. I did a quick mental calculation, race timing could be 4:30h thereabouts. Continued running, but did not see Alber on the other side at all. He must have gone off pretty fast. Saw the sharks again, they were permanent features at every HKSCM, protesting against consumption of sharks' fins. One of the guys behind that shark-head costume looked quite cute (which Amelia would subsequently attest to as well!).<br />
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Went to the port-a-loo a second time. I blame it on the cool weather. Drinking all that water and less sweat meant that excess must somehow be expelled in order to regulate my core temperature. Ok, in layman's lingo, I might have drank too much.<br />
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Reached the 21km mark at 2:10h, was an ok average time. I had a sudden flashback to my sub-2h half-marathon a few years back and wondered how I did that. Decided that there should be no more toilet breaks for the rest of the race, and that I should buck up and run properly.<br />
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So I kept to a 6min pace. My legs were still fresh, no signs of cramping like in previous years. Perhaps my dressing was ok and not over-heating. Or perhaps I had been clocking a lot more weekend long runs and better conditioned.<br />
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Realised that I was still able to go slightly faster and non-lactic inducing. Cleared the 30km at 3:00h. Cool, made up for lost time and on track towards a 4:12h finishing (based on a 6min pace).<br />
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In previous years, I would typically cramp, or feel the signs of cramps, at around 37 - 38km. This year, I merrily ran through the crowds. Quite irritating actually to have to zig-zag through them, a huge waste of time and energy. Surprisingly, I was even able to pick up speed and gain more time, faster than a 6min pace. I wondered if I could go below the 4:12h timing.<br />
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2-3km more to go, ie. about 15min more. I thought back to my regular runs at home and how I was able to sort of sprint or keep up a good speed when in a rush for time. I gained speed and pressed on. 40km and I was under 4h. And that "killer slope" at 41km was a non-event this year, I ran up the slope! Yeah!<br />
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Closing in on the last km, I spotted Alber ahead waving and playing hi-fives with the supporters along the road. I caught up with him and we both made a dash for the last 400-500m, with him leading the way. We crossed the finishing line just a couple of seconds apart. My official net time was 4:05:58h, a personal best! :)<br />
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71th position of 284 runners in my category, an exact 25th percentile.<br />
Not bad for a race that I had started with zero expectations. <br />
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="EngArial1" width="2%">166</td>
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<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="EngArial1" width="10%">04:05:58</td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="EngArial1" width="10%">01:10:51</td>
<td align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class="EngArial1" width="10%">02:08:18</td>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2865584879469334544.post-83977968228561317922013-01-21T15:13:00.000+08:002013-02-09T15:14:12.460+08:00HK Vibram 100k 2013 (19 - 20 Jan 2013)<br />
My second attempt at the HK Vibram 100 race, with a target to complete within 24h and get the finisher trophy. Last year I exceeded by 50min, and I decided that this year I would spend less time at the checkpoints gorging myself with the food. <br />
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I had pretty much the same base gear as last year. I wore my blue Nike combat long-sleeved top, and CWX insulating compression tights. We started at 8am this year (compared to an earlier time last year), and the weather was actually ok, not too cold. In fact, I thought the entire race was overall warmer than last year. I brought my Marmot jacket - first time using it - worked very well. I also packed an extra Nike insulating long-sleeved and my shell pants into the transition bag, which I would pick up at 50km. <br />
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This year, I whipped out my trekking poles at CP1. No point burning up my own energy to climb and tackle those slopes and steps. I realised that I was pretty strong in going up, but slow coming down. So I kept overtaking people on the up, and then they all flew down the slopes and passed me again. And that cycle repeated throughout the race.<br />
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Alber graciously accompanied me all the way. We made good progress at the start, and I made extra sure that I would not fall asleep and bomb the distance between CP5 - 6. That was the longest stretch and was also the section that almost did me in last year. I survived that section. <br />
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Alas, sleep still caught up with me. I was quite a zombie between CP 6 - 8. I kept dozing off, on the steps, on the way down, on the way up, on the flat road, everywhere! It was quite a chore and Alber had to wait for me. At some points, because he was going at my pace, he got tired and refused to move. But he of course caught up with me very quickly. We got to the infamous Needle Hill at CP8. You know that is the one because after an endless climb, you get rewarded by a sight of a steady stream of lights going 45-deg upwards ahead of you. The climb was not too bad though, maybe because I was psychologically prepared from last year's experience. After that, it was a steep descent to CP9.<br />
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When we got to CP9, we had about 3h buffer to get that finisher trophy. Alber thought there was not enough time, but I was not convinced. Nonetheless, I decided to go on 'turbo' and charge through the last 9km. Alber told me to go ahead. I must have switched my headlamp wrongly because the light seemed so dim. It was still dark and foggy and I could not exactly make out the way amongst the rocky path. It was uphill all the way to an observatory centre sort of building. It was the last hill climb. I was so happy to hit the winding tarmac road because that meant I was about 5km away from the end point. I sprinted (as best) down, using my trekking poles for momentum to swing round the bends. Was quite happy to overtake a couple of (surprised) runners, and also somewhat emotional as the end neared. The race was finishing! I crossed the line at around 23h and earned my trophy. :) Alber came in about 8min after me, to my pleasant surprise. <br />
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F153<br />
Overall: 620<br />
Category: 73<br />
Gun time: 23:01:57h<br />
Chip time: 22:59:58h<br />
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Support pt: 1:43:11h<br />
CP2: 4:32:25h<br />
CP3: 6:05:21h<br />
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CP5: 9:30:08h<br />
CP6: 13:40:38h<br />
CP7: 16:13:03h<br />
CP8: 18:42:02h<br />
CP9: 20:53:25:<br />
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