Dun Cheat lah!

Wayang Quote

"Cheating in a race is like cheating to your Girlfriend, Just admit you got Number 3."

Photo by Daniel Ong

After Sundown Marathon, one of my friend told me he saw runners cheat. Often in a running race. You sometime will see some runners will just for the sake of the finisher T shirt or medal. They will cheat by going short cut. The Sundown route so easy to cheat. the long stretch of east coast, you got so many opportunity. Just cross over to the dark side. This I understand if you are not really a runner. Cause you pay so much for a race sure want something back. 

In Singapore no one care you cheat or not. Cause those who are serious in running to complete, in their mind only think of never give up. If can't make it cause of cramp, sick or injure. Real runners will just simply DNF ( do not finish). It all about your own pride. 

The race in Singapore really no need to cheat cause the cut off time is long. Walk also will finish. If cannot finish, than you come back and work harder again. Cheating the medal will go rusty. even give you wear the finisher you also feel not right bah. If in the race you no mood, lose energy, wanted to give up. Just stop, take a seat for 5 min. rest a bit than rethink and continue. You will be full of joy once you complete a race without cheating. and take your selfie with the medal and showoff in Facebook.

I never say you cannot cheat, I also want to cheat but due to I'm too handsome and well known. Many will catch me red handed. What to do? You think I want to run the long long road at east coast meh. got short cut who dun want.

So if you are a cheater, Please own up now and give me all your finisher T shirt. If not spend me food, than I forgive you.

Be Brave, Be Wayang, Go Cheat your life. If you cheat once you will cheat another. it will become a habit and in the end you will end up in casino cheating.
 

Hello You Really Want to Go Ultra meh!

Wayang Quote

当你失败的时候，身边会有一群关心你的人，他们会问你发生什么事，听听你的失败经验，然后心满意足地离开。 

photo by Run Photo Run Gallery

Have you run a Ultra? Do you know once you complete a Ultra, you will level up to become Ultra-man. 

Running a Ultra if you never did it before seen like a difficult task. Please don't think like that. Ultra is not really that scary. Ultra mean 50km above, so is just a full marathon and more. If you did a full. A Ultra is nothing at all. And to me running a full marathon is more difficult than running a Ultra. Let me explain. A full marathon cut off time is shorter. In Singapore may be 8 hrs but in other country is 6 hrs. So you need to speed up. You can't stop, even drink water is waste of time. You only can eat gels if your energy low. But as for Ultra. The cut off time is long. Shortest I know is 12 hrs. Ultra you can run or even walk and many food is offer. Maggie mee lah bread lah watermelon and so. It really like a party run. Run run eat eat. If tired can just seat and gossip together with the Ultra elites. Or get some tips and trick from them. And plenty of photo cause many photographers will be there.

Once you complete a Ultra, you will reborn. Your level is up and you will get addicted. There only three type of Ultras. First the road Ultra where you own self support own self and run on hard pavement road mostly PCN race like Craze Ultra. 

Second the Hamster Loop Ultra, where you turn loop and loop in the same place until you vomit race like Bedok Ultra. Third is the Trail Ultra, where you will buy so many stuff just to join a 10km race in trail race. Mostly just want to see Sunrise in the summit.
This are the three I only know. If you know more, let me know.

Want to join faster join. Every years the Race event price going up. So the faster you decide, the faster you save. You can go every year if you can afford. No one stop you. But you will not have the fun where you can see familiar faces and see new elite born.

Ultra Singapore every year got new elite. Any every year the standard getting higher and higher. Last time you run 100km is something. 

Now no 100 miles don't seen like a real Ultra. So don't just restrict yourself because you scare injure or some coach say cannot run so far. Cause you never try you never know. I always encourage runners to go Ultra. Why I do that? Cause is their legs.I don't care. and every time you run those 5km 10km or half marathon race and PB so many time you not bore meh. I give you PB a million time but if you still never upgrade to Ultra mean you never really experience running. So if 5km or a full marathon no more shoik to you. It time. You become a Ultra-man or Ultra-woman. You need some negative to conquer in your life. If not you will not grow.

Be Brave, Be Wayang. Don't be boh ji. Ultra is for children. Kids also can do. If not you can ask Elite Kannan's son.

So if really want to go Ultra. Faster make up your mind. Don't worry. You will not die. Maybe injure a bit if you not enough mileage. ( to be frank, I no join Ultra very long already)

What I find walking a half marathon

 Wayang Quote

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

 

That the only photo taken by Running Shots

After a 50 hrs 64.5km run on Saturday, Sunday I got a Income Eco Half marathon.
On the event day, meet all my kakis friend, we joke around waiting for the race to start. My intention is to go there and record video for my YouTube and also celebrate Siu and me first met.
When it flag off, I started to pick up my pace to run a bit, but I find that my IT band getting some pain there. So not to make it worst, I just walk.
I think walk should be easy but not the case. Walking a half marathon is endless. 

First you will see all the fast runners overtake you. When there is a U turn, some will wave or give a hi five. Some will stop ask why you not running? Many caring runners. Than you will discover you are last few runners struggling km by km.
I don't feel struggle but I am a impatient (correct by Eugene Teo) man. That why I like to faster finish faster go back shit. But this time I feel totally different. Walking km by km, enjoying every moment. I check my pace is around 10.55min per km. Check behind still many runners behind me so still ok. Walk take video and walk. 

Faster runners don't have this privilege. As a competitive runner, we cant stop take photo or watch scenery. Even taking a cup of water consider time wasted. But this time I slowly walk.I can see many runners run few hundred meter and give up, some walking slower and slower. Some seat at the side of the road. I think for first timer to run a half is really really far. This make me think which race did I go for my first half marathon? I cant remember at all. Everyone got their first time but I forget mine. Do you remember your first half marathon?

It is strange a runner like me walking a half. So I try my limit. Never target any pace but just try to walk fast. In the end of  last one km. Met a facebook friend so we walk together and chat. And I finish it at 3 hrs 46 min. I should have target a 4 hrs PB. Wasted. But nevermind it just a free race for me. More free races to come. 

So Be Brave Be Wayang Be like Johnny Walker!