Diary of Tropical Runner

May 18, 2024

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Member Since:

Dec 07, 2008

Gender:

Male

Goal Type:

Local Elite

Running Accomplishments:

10k - 34.40 , Half Marathon 1.18.23 , Marathon 2.45.56

Most recent events have been London Marathon (April '08) in 2.52 , Great Scottish Run - Half M in 1.20.02 and a personal disaster at New York marathon when I scraped in on 2.59 and a bit.In my defence arriving less than 48 hours pre-race with a -13 hour time shift really wasn't that smart.

Short-Term Running Goals:

To get Marathon time back below 2.50 .Hopefully I'll do this at London in 2009 but if not I'll try and find a race in Asia that fits the bill.

Long-Term Running Goals:

To run sub 3 hr marathons for as long as practical .Came very close to losing it in NYC but that was just a bad day at the office .........I hope.

Personal:

Born and bred in Scotland and living in Singapore .Married with 2 daughters (aged 10/12). Work wise I spend too much time on airplanes and that seriously affects training but thats OK at least I get to run all over the world.

Also a keen cyclist but a bad swimmer so I need to make do with duathlons.Won the Singapore Duathlon in 2008 (old man category) and may enter my first major bike race in 2009 . This depends on London Marathon and training options in general.

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The weather continues to be perfect although my cold (probably caused by the cycle) has come on a treat.Got two runs in of just over 10k each but neither were very productive as I felt like crap.

 

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