nikeplus versus abahplus

so today was my first day in clinical years. approximately 2 years and 8 months to go until we finish this so-called medical school marathon. introductory speech was really inspiring, and in a way hit you in your face why did you wanted so badly to be enrolled in a med school since you're a little girl. oh yeah, MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EVERYONE for your prayers, support and encouragement that I finally made it to year 4 :-)

your patience and undying support meant the world to me. 

so, on a fine day like this, nothing is more interesting than a good run. i haven't run for so long, i was worried i couldn't make it. but i guess i've improved quite ok that i ran 1 mile non-stop. and i would hate to admit i was smiling half the way, didn't know running has gotten me this much. hehe.

but i only did 2.4 miles today - which is in abah's standard would be "hek eleh...." only. 

the best running companion.

when i started walking-running i realized the importance of a good running partner. well, no one beats abah in this case. he's like the most competitive partner - well, along would be too but i'm waaaay out of his league. but abah is different. it's the way he talked me to do more than i think i could, and he'd tell me i slow him down pushes me out of my comfort zone. 

"when you see someone older than you runs faster than you, you should try follow his pace - then you'll improve. take him as a challenge". 

well, abah IS a challenge to me, he's 60 this year and he's still so fit. but due to some physical condition he can't do strenous activity but i know he doesn't get tired so easily. usually i would start off walking with abah the first round, then the second i would follow my nikeplus coach regimen which is a mix of running and walking - so when i'm going to start running, i would say to abah "ok, bye ikah nak lari..." i would take off and when i'm back to walking abah will be right behind me and i'd be like "abah lari ehh???" and he'd go like "mana ada...abah jalan je...pun boleh kejar kamu". - i know he ran! 

running without abah sucks. i would love to hear him talk about things around us - but now i'm just listening to my running playlist. 

Running With Nike+ : Part One

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It's been almost a month since I've been running with Nike+ Pegasus 27 and perhaps 3 weeks running with the Nike+ SportBand. Exhilarating. The only word to describe my feeling after every run. 

I have been asking along to but me the shoes and the sportband since last year, and the deal was made, it was an almost impossible to achieve, but being along, all that matters is the effort, not the result. So, according to my effort, all I'm entitled to is the SportBand. The shoes on the other hand - I'ma have to pay him back when I get my allowance. Good enough for me. So I dragged him to Nike outlet in ipoh parade as soon as he came back and get the shoes. a week later, he took me to MidValley Nike for the sportband sebab ipoh dah tak ada stok. 

My AdiCool by Adidas running shoes of three years age are undeniably more comfortable. I've never owned a pair of nike shoes before, but for the sake of tracking-make-easy I bought it anyway. I don't spend much on my clothes, bags or gadgets, but shoes is something I'd invest on. It has never disappoint me before, and last quite long. Well, obviously 3 years because I dont use them to run. haha. Pegasus is good for trail, and road and of course treadmill. So, good if you want to join marathon as well. Fit, Flexible and Cushioning. what else I would ask for from a running shoes.

Masa mula-mula tu, my aim was just to have nike+ shoes so that I can track my workout, more inspired to lebih rajin berlari, lose more weight? But that doesn't last long. I haven't lost much weight, and I don't think about them as much nowadays. All I want to do is run further, run faster, and perhaps win some challenges. The weight will come off sooner or later.

Let's take a look at nikerunning.com

track all my runs

Inspired to beat myself each time

Achieve my goals :-)

and you can also join challenges... so far tangga corot-corot lagi i ni... ye lah bukan hari-hari pegi jogging kan... and there's this coach program, and I started with "walk to run". 1.25 km sehari je sepatutnya, but since I went with abah - we'll talk about it in part two - kalau buat 1.25 je mau kena tinggal je kat padang polo tu. haha. letak goal 30km for a month pun abah was like, "hek eleh..." je kan.. so others i'm going to finish is to run at 9'00" pace - which I managed to do today, yeay me!!! and complete few more runs to run at least 10 times in a month.

My achievement is not something I can brag about, but I'm feeling great because running is no longer as hard as they used to be when I first started running again. I stopped running in 2007, run again 2009, terjatuh, injured dan never run outdoor ever since. Hopefully I will lead a healthier life after this. :-) The thing about running is that, I get to feel good about myself for things I do, not for things I own. and God knows how liberating that feels.

I learn to eat healthily. When you start running you need fuel. And I've learnt I need healthy food, junk food, fast food will never be good fuel for me. And I drink plenty of water - something you don't see me doing, unless I have a sore throat.I eat A LOT. but thank God abah change our rice to mixed brown rice. so, takdelah guilty sangat makan nasi. One day, at the end of my run, rasa naaaaak sangat minum pepsi. haaaa... But I told myself, "kau dah lari penat-penat ni, free-free kau nak minum pepsi???". tak jadi terus. 

Harap-harap berkekalan lah semangat nak berlari ni... I started reading about running and learnt some new things. Along tell me after some time, I should start training for my first 5k, then my first half-marathon, of course it's a long way to go. But i'm looking forward for that :-)

Ok lah. So next in Part Two : Abah, The Best Running Partner

oh ye. finally.

 yellow sportband tajaan along

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