Whispers to the Deaf http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com Senseless rants of an eccentric twerp Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:47:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The start http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/31/the-start/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/31/the-start/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 03:47:16 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/31/the-start/ Here we are… At San Francisco Airport. Survived the long haul trip! Got the Muni Passports to tide us through the next few days here!

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Forecast for today – Showers with thunder over many areas in the late morning and early afternoon.

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]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/11/i-just-have-to-say-this-2/feed/ 0 Training plan for next three weeks http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/training-plan-for-next-three-weeks/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/training-plan-for-next-three-weeks/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:23:19 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/?p=1592 Here is the plan:

Monday – interval training: 5 x 600m sprint followed by slow jog
Tuesday – 5km run
Wednesday – rest day
Thursday – strength training with a personal trainer
Friday – interval training: 5x 600m sprint followed by slow jog
Saturday – run outdoors, work up to 12km from 8km
Sunday – strength training with a personal trainer

With this, I hope I can complete the half marathon (21km) within three and a half hours with as little pain as possible. :thumbup1:

Today is Friday and I did the full set of interval training in the gym. What a good start! (Ha ha… with much difficulty it is.) I was so afraid that I will collapse on the treadmill when I was gasping for air while trying to make the stitches go away. The sprint ended up a not-too-fast sprint, although it is still faster than my usual relaxing pace. I doubt I will be able to clock 8km tomorrow morning though… Logistics problem, as I always say. :sweatdrop:

]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/training-plan-for-next-three-weeks/feed/ 0 I just have to say this http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/i-just-have-to-say-this/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/i-just-have-to-say-this/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 23:25:39 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/i-just-have-to-say-this/ Stretching is hard work.

]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/09/i-just-have-to-say-this/feed/ 0 唉 http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/08/%e5%94%89/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/08/%e5%94%89/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:28:00 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/08/%e5%94%89/ 转眼间又超过十一点了，明天又要像个僵尸似的去上班。:O

刚才以为会开始集训，没想到又是去活受罪！痛得我那刹那觉得老毛病比较好受，不治也罢！Orz 真的是太痛苦了！全都是为了那只死鸭子… (切，还不是自找的！)

还是快把“功课”写下来，免得睡了一觉什么都忘了。

Hip stretch: Thrust hip out after pelvic tilt with 1 knee on the floor and the other knee 90 bent. Left 2 right 1.
Quad: Following previous stretch, bend knee and use hand to hold knee and stretch quads. Left 2 right 1.
Chest: Arm bent at 90 degrees and stretch. Left 1 right 2.
Abs: Lie on stomach and stretch back
Traps: Bend arm behind back, lower head to opposite direction and use the other arm to hold down the head

Need to get 3 tennis balls; 1 to use as is and the other 2 to put into a long sock (to be used for stretching traps).

]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/08/%e5%94%89/feed/ 0 涣然大悟 http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/07/%e6%b6%a3%e7%84%b6%e5%a4%a7%e6%82%9f/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/07/%e6%b6%a3%e7%84%b6%e5%a4%a7%e6%82%9f/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:35:42 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/12/07/%e6%b6%a3%e7%84%b6%e5%a4%a7%e6%82%9f/ 临时抱佛脚是我的一个生活习惯。这是我今天突然涣然大悟的一个事实。做功课是这样，考试是这样，现在连跑马拉松也是这样。以前喜欢生活有规律，什么时候做什么都要事先安排，甚至有人觉得我不够爽快。但是现在却什么都一般不安排，连邀朋友吃饭都经常是临时才决定的。是我累了还是天性就是懒的？什么都懒得想，真是人生的一大悲剧。该睡觉了，可能明天再说说我会怎么临时准备马拉松吧。

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Let’s try uploading a picture! My wallpaper on my two phones.

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]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/08/21/first-post-on-a-mobile-device-or-is-it/feed/ 0 More me-time tomorrow http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/07/23/more-me-time-tomorrow/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/07/23/more-me-time-tomorrow/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:55:59 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/?p=1565 IF I can get my ass off my bed early in the morning, I will be going to ECP for a long run (and that is if I don’t give up 5 minutes into the run). Planned route: Fort Road to Bedok Jetty and back. *keeping fingers and toes crossed*

Perhaps a little swim in the afternoon to shake off the fatigue? Or more like add to the fatigue…

And possibly give my son a wash in the evening if the weather and myself are up for it.

]]> http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/07/23/more-me-time-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Is it really worth it? http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/06/16/is-it-really-worth-it/ http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/2011/06/16/is-it-really-worth-it/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:25:22 +0000 faineant http://www.whisperstothedeaf.com/?p=1563 It is times like this when I ask myself if all the sacrifices are really worth it. :(

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