Road to KL-Marathon 2010, 69 days to go

Date: 18th April 2010, Sunday.
Weather: Cannot be better, short drizzle for 10minutes, cloudy after that.

Route: 4 loops of Taman Desa 7.72km loop.

Start time: 6:20am, lack of sleep due to excitement.
Timing: 3hours 34minutes 53seconds.

Fuel:
Pre-run: 600ml water.
During-run: 700ml Gatorade, 500ml water, 1 power gel at km-15.
Post-run: 300ml Gatorade, 600ml Excel, 250ml water.

Pit-stops:
4-minute (at km-15) Gatorade and water re-fill/drink;
1-minute (at km-23) drink/water-refill/power gell;
1-minute (at km-26) drink/walk;

Side Stitch Ghost, erkkk!
It haunted me again, twice!  The Side Stitch Ghost haunted briefly at km-14 (just after the 1km climb), and at km-29 (just after the 1km climb, AGAIN!).  I have very little clues of how it came, how it went away.  What I know for sure is that, it always come after the 1km climb.  It would go away after I burp out some air, involuntarily.  Definitely, it has something to do with air 'trapped' in my digestion system.  I need a stronger belly, I believe.

What's on the plate:
(22/3 - 28/3) 13 weeks to go: 21k (Energizer Night Run 2010 done. Timing: 2hr 23min 15.63s);
(29/3 - 4/4) 12 weeks to go: 25k (26.46km done. Timing: 3hrs 12mins 6s);
(5/4 - 11/4) 11 weeks to go: 21k (23.16km done. Timing: 2hrs 46mins 4s);
(12/4 - 18/4) 10 weeks to go: 29k (30.88km done. Timing: 3hrs 34mins 53s);
(19/4 - 25/4) 9 weeks to go: 21k;
(26/4 - 2/5) 8 weeks to go: 32k;
(3/5 - 9/5) 7 weeks to go: 21k;
(10/5 - 16/5) 6 weeks to go: 35k;
(17/5 - 23/5) 5 weeks to go: 21k;
(24/5 - 30/5) 4 weeks to go: 37k;
(31/5 - 6/6) 3 weeks to go: 19k;
(7/6 - 13/6) 2 weeks to go: 23k;
(14/6 - 20/6) 1 week to go: 16k;
(21/6 - 27/6) Race day!!!

2 LSDs down, 3 more to go, in theory
Though I planned to do 5 LSDs in my training, but if everything turn out fine (finger crossed), I may add another one or two LSDs to the weekend run.  This is to compensate my miserably low weekday mileage... hopefully... hopefully... hopefully running mileage can be 'compensated' just like driving.

Together, we run for a better life
Please join me to run for a better life.  You may do so by:

1.  Signing up for the coming KL-Marathon 2010 to 'run for a cause'.  You don't have to run the Full Marathon.  You can choose to run in the 10km or 21km category.  Should you sign up, please let me know. I will be your second, if not the first, sponsor.  If this is your first time running, me too...!  We can train together.

2.  Contributing a small amount to National Cancer Society Malaysia by sponsoring me for the run.  I need RM20.00 more to reach the RM500.00 quota before 1st June 2010!  A big and humble 'THANK YOU' to those who have sponsored.

How to sponsor
There are 2 ways to sponsor me:

1.  If you would like to sponsor me but not feeling comfortable with on-line transaction, just drop me line in the comments of this blog, I will do the rest.  Please remember to let me know the name you would like to appear on my sponsor-list.

2.  If you are comfortable with on-line transaction, please visit my official profile page at http://www.kl-marathon.com/profile/5255.  Please click on the "DONATE NOW" button on the page, and carry on from there.