gout pain big toe, cramp calves and blistered feet

Gout pain big toe, cramp calves and blistered feets are good reasons for me to take a day off running. It unusual to have a tight right calves on verge of cramp. Big toe still have very narrow but sharp pain, need more cream. As for blisters, nothing i did to it.

yishun canal run 2.4km record

Today is another sunday. It been so many days since i last ran , due to various reasons. Last few days i ran a record 18 min at canal temple run, despite sharp pain on big toe joint. After that, i miss so many days run, due to work commitments. Today is a chance for me to spend my free time to go for some air and sun. I decided to do the yishun canal route from my house via the old canadian and new zealand army houses. Usual 30 min walk to start point as warm up, stretch my calves , and gingerly start the run. Oh man, i was panting at 1st 400m, a i monitor my heart meter. The feel today was bad, and i felt another struggling session again as i cannot keep pace with 2 runners. On the route back, i was overtaken again by the same 2 runners, and i keep pace with them for 400m and got a good draft. My right calves was on verge of cramp, and i decide to slow down, and finally struggle to finish line 2.4km and was choking for 20 sec. Stop the watch at 18 min 43 sec, a new record for yishun canal route. I decided to walk the whole route after run as warm down, and return to 1.6km, and walk back by canadian army barrack. It was a cool 10.4km and 128 min session today.

Record broken today surprisingly

Had a pain on top section between my big toe and feet, probably due to foot wear. it so bad that i can hardly walk fast, let alone run. So i spend more time warming up by the canal before the run. Stretching the calves especially and thigh. Start the run behind a slow but steady jogger, overtook him and pace slowly. This lone jogger just keep pacing about 10-20 m behind me after 1.2km, and hardly i noticed that i running at record pace. As i run along, another orange shirt slowly pass me, and he maintain a 20-30m in front, as i reached final 600m, i was panting frantically, hardly able to breathe, but my legs also began to tire. I grit on my teeth and many people saw my face must have thought i just ran a marathon. As i reached last 200m, i push more faster, ignoring all others. I stop the watch, at wala 18 min flat. Wow! i am totally breatheless , and my last record of 18 min 49 sec was broken by a full 49 sec. It a new milestone for me today, running at 37.5 sec/100 metres today, it was hard. Walk back slowly and i catch my breathe. Enjoying the others slogging. Total distance covered 6.6 km today, 4.2km walk and 2.4km run.

2nd day in NB855

today is 2nd day with NB 855 and heart beat strap across my chest. Start my warmup from cp to startpoint 400m. A cool 1.4km walk with avg HB of 117, and then start the run, sored thighs were felt during warmup and slight aching calves too. Started the 1st 400m slowly, at 60 sec per 100m pace, pushing up and down the 7 damn slopes and perspiration soon filled my face at last slop at 1.5km, hitting the heart beat to 150. On the flat stretch , i started to hold my regular breathing and maintain a good rhythm and gearing up the heart beat to 160s, and final 400m , i push to 170 at 90 over%. Good breathing and finished the run with 20 min 31 sec. Cool down by walking and catching my breathe and brought the HB down to 139, at 75%. Maintain the 139 all the back back to CP, and pretty much exhausted after a good 80 min workout. Thighs ached even more and calves too

new record

today wear the NB stability new shoes and heart rate meter, run the canal route normally, was overtaken by 3 on last 500metres, but my heart rate was at 93% since 1km, i was probably dying theoretically. Finished in 18min 49 sec, fastest ever 2.4km lately but could have been faster but was adamant not to re overtake the 2 of them in front as it not so nice. Walk back 3km more, to warm down and seem heart remain at 140-145 beats per min, or 80%. Finished 1.5hr session and reach home totally flat, and my 2 children are waiting for me for soccer game. Almost died, we went 30 min, we finished with a sprint up staircase 6th floor. 2hr later, finally finished. Heart beat was 110-120 during rest 2hr later, maybe another sign of exertion and poor fitness .....