10km run in 53 mins 40 secs

It's been a while since I posted on my progress to getting ripped. Unfortunately I was quite sick last week and was not able to do any workouts. I was however able to run a 10km event on Sunday before I got sick. It was not my best time, but it was close: 53mins 40secs. I think my lack of consistency in working out has to contribute to this. My expectation was to beat my previous best time of 49 mins which did not happen. But now I know what I need to do to beat my record. I'm also running 21km runs more consistently now and I think I can run the marathon if I train for the next 5 months for the marathon in December. Will keep posting on my progress when possible.

20 min Run + Workout

Did a 20 mins run and a workout with pushups, situps, crunches and plank. The workout was only about 15 mins, but I think I made the most of it. Hoping to continue this trend for the next few days.

21km - Half Marathon AGAIN!

I didn't think I could do it again; but I tried and managed to complete it successfully with a time of 2hrs 26mins. It was 2 mins slower than my previous time; but that was mainly due to the huge crowd participating in the race. Literally, the run was packed for at least 1hr 45 mins. The overall race momentum kinda slowed due to trying to overtake people and being stuck behind someone slow. All in all, I'm glad that I finished it for the second time with a great time again. I think I see this going all the way...if you know what I mean. We'll see. Here's hoping for the future.

21 km - Half Marathon (A dream come true!)

I finally achieved a personal dream by completing the half marathon in 2hrs 24mins. I had been wanting to complete this for more than a year and didn't have the opportunity or the time to do it. I finally did it last week and I feel great. It seems that I really do have the capacity to complete long distances and get ripped. I only hope that I can sustain this for a long enough period of time....and for the first time, I feel that I just MAY have the capacity to complete a marathon - something that I never dreamed I could ever do (just like the half marathon). There is a marathon in December, and if I start practicing now, maybe I can do it. We'll see!

30 mins workout + 7 km Run

On Monday I did a 30 min workout involving stretches, situps, pushups, crunches, plank, glute-raises and leg-raises. This workout was after about 1 week on not doing any sort of workout and it really felt good to start working out again.

I also did a 7km run on Tuesday in 42 mins 36secs. It's a little slow for me, but I think that time will improve in the future. Right now I have to keep motivated to workout on a regular basis.

Short run + 1 hour workout

Today I managed to do a short run with a workout of 1 hour consisting of pushups, squats, crunches, and machine press. This time, I really did a lot in the gym even though I don't like wasting time in the gym too much. However, this was good because I went with friends and the experience was good motivation for my goal. I think I will do this more often due to the motivation benefit that it brings.

20 min run + 20 min workout

Today I did a 20 min run and a 20 min workout with pushups, crunches, shoulder machine and the pull down machine. This is cos I went to the gym today and thought that I might as well do some machines while I am there. I don't intend to continue doing gym machines religiously though as I feel that I get the best results by doing body weight exercises.