Discharged

Hurray I graduated! After 5 months or 151 days over 27 rehab sessions (5 pre-op and 22 post op and countless $$$$), I am officially discharged from CGH-SMC. Darek said there is nothing much that he can do for me other that put me through all the exercises which I can do by myself anyway in the gym or at home.

So this ends another chapter and opens up another. Will I dare risk future injury and raise the tempo a bit or continue on this insanely jogging pace that I am doing the past few weeks?

CBD 1st Anniversary Run

Although not a regular runner there, the CBD run has always been special to me as I was the first one to moot it in the forum. Unfortunately, due to problem over finding a place to store our barang, it died a natural death until Kops (nka Little Tigger) resurrected it later. He solved the problem by volunteering his car as a mobile store room and on those days that he couln't make it, Tiwazz sacrificed his run and stayed to jaga the barang.

So when it came to its 1st anniversary, how can I miss it? The turnout was humongous. I gave up counting after reaching 20 and there was so many new faces. We ran the original 6km route (more like 7km) led by Little Tigger and swept by Tiwazz (just like the good old days) at I think a slow pace of 7.30 - 8.00min/km? That was the warm up though for what was to come - the feast! It was a potluck session with each runner contributing a bit and a anniversary cake contributed by Tiwazz. I think everybody stuffed themselves full and gain back + more whatever calories lost during the run. There was gift too - a personalised bookmark and a calendar card (thank you (whoever made the bookmark) and Sotong for the photocalendar card).

Swimming

Drop off M for a lunch appt and had some time to kill b4 picking her up. Went over to Safra Mt Faber for a swim.

Decided to test myself for the 1.5k. Still thinking of doing the bia if I can meet the qualifying time.

1st 10 laps breaststroke 15:08m. Great.
Next 10 laps switched to freestyle. This one not so great. Need to stop to catch breathe every lap. Time taken: 21:02. Gone cannot meet the timing requirement liao.
Final 10 laps. Swim alternate breaststroke/free. At the 25th lap, time up 45:08. Finished the set in 16:53.
Total time taken: 53:31. 8 m 31s off the qualifing time.

Maybe if I just stick to the breaststroke, got chance? Sigh, got to practice more and try next year. Otherwise go there and malu only.

Running Lab Run

After 113 days, finally went back to Running Lab for the Thursday Night run. Supposed to have gone last week, but it was raining so detoured for Teochew porridge - but's that another story.

There was supposingly an downpour earlier on in town with many areas flooded. Thought this run will get rained out as well but the sky held. The crowd was still pretty sizeable. Sgrunners was represented by Cookie and Taz, who like me, was coming back after a long break. He, me, Michelle and M ran behind the rest of the pack and did a much shorter distance - to the 2nd flyover.

Felt good after the run - no ache, no pain. Now where should I go for my next run?