Location: Kowloon, Hong Kong
Day: Sunday, 20 February 2011
Flag-off time: 6:20am
Destination: Causeway Bay
Total time taken: 3:29:59
1) Patience is necessary: Start slow to end fast (and get a negative split!).
2) Aim for small improvements. Small victories add up.
3) Adapt (and modify) to the situation. Watch how other experienced runners take the course.
4) Prepare thoroughly (dress adequately, and have enough to eat and drink).
5) Stay alert, and be aware and lucid. You are in some kind of trouble if you lose track of your surroundings.
6) Enjoy the moments and smile to yourself (it lessens the discomfort).
7) Appreciate and acknowledge those around you, including your friends.
8) Stay warm, and fully warm-up (get your heart-rate and core temperature up).
9) Enjoy the total experience.
10) Your PB is your PB (never allow anyone to deny you that) at whichever distance (official, or not).
4 comments:
The secret to successful marathon training and half marathon training lies within staying supremely motivated, training smart & safe, and maintaining proper nutrition.
Thanks!
tip no 2 takes the cake for a novice like me.
Thanks
-Vijch
Congrats for cracking the 3:30h mark!
Thank you all!
Agree with you, PHI!
Vijch, #2 is also my favourite mantra. Baby steps progress into adult leaps.
Tobias, I appreciate it. Setting my current sights for a 3:15 in July. Cool, flat and fast course.
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