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| AROO! |
As I sat here at Star Vista, waiting for Dearest to come and
lunch together, I managed to resist the allure of looking at Reebok merchandise
after collecting my Spartan Race race pack. Yes, Spartan Race is coming, in 13
days. And yes, I have to admit, I’m not as prepared as the last race. But what
the heck, I’m just gonna enjoy the race!
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| Sitting at Star Vista after collecting race pack~ |
This time, I will be doing the Spartan Super! It will be a 13km
run with 30+ obstacles, compared to last year’s 5km with 20+ obstacles. I’m
expecting this race to be as exciting and fulfilling, if not more than the
previous race. I paid more for this also. Haha..
Recently I have talked to a colleague regarding this race.
He mentioned that he was considering it, until I told him the price of
participation, and I think that kinda put him off. haha.. he didn’t feel that
the price of the race justify the experience in it. But for me, it’s an
experience that can’t be gained from any other easy avenues. “Running around
the neighbourhood” (as he puts it), doesn’t count.
In order to enjoy the race as much as I can, I would have to
train quite intensively within these 13 days. Here’s the current plan that I
have derived:
Counting down to D-Day
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Training Aims
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D-12 Day (25 Apr, Mon)
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Pull-ups x 6 (2 sets), 5 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2, Sit-ups
x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-11 Day (26 Apr, Tue)
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Pull-ups x 6 (2 sets), 5 km run, Burpees x 30,
Monkey bars x 2, Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank
(1:30min)
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D-10 Day (27 Apr, Wed)
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Pull-ups x 6 (2 sets), 7 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2,
Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-9 Day (28 Apr, Thu)
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Pull-ups x 7 (2 sets), 7 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2,
Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-8 Day (29 Apr, Fri)
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Pull-ups x 7 (2 sets), Badminton, Plank (1:30min)
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D-7 Day (30 Apr, Sat)
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Run (30 min), Burpees x 30, Sit-ups x 30, Squats x 50, Plank
(1:30min)
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D-6 Day (1 May, Sun)
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Run (30 min), Burpees x 30, Sit-ups x 30, Squats x 50, Plank
(1:30min)
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D-5 Day (2 May, Mon)
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Pull-ups x 7 (2 sets), 10 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2,
Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-4 Day (3 May, Tue)
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Pull-ups x 7 (2 sets), 5 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2,
Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-3 Day (4 May, Wed)
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Pull-ups x 7 (2 sets), 2.4 km run, Burpees x 30, Monkey bars x 2,
Sit-ups x 30, Log lifting x 10 (2 sets), Squats x 50, Plank (1:30min)
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D-2 Day (5 May, Thu)
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Pull-ups x Max (1 set), 2.4 km run
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D-1 Day (6 May, Fri)
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Rest
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D-Day (7 May, Sat)
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Spartan SUPER!!!
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I will be going to Batam with my psych friends and Dearest
from 30 Apr to 2 May. That’s why the training aims don’t seemed as intensive. Haha..
hope I would still be able to fulfil that when I’m overseas. Just gotta wake up
early, hit the beach, and RUN!
In prep for this race, I have also purchased an action
camera! It’s the POSH W11 action camera! (Available at challenger for $289 for
members)
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| POSH W11 Action Camera. Source. |
I have been wanting to buy an action camera since the last
Spartan race but I kinda stopped myself because I'm not sure how many time I'm
gonna use it for. But this upcoming race, the upcoming overseas trips, and for
the keepsake of future memories, I think this would be a good buy =) when I told
Dearest that I have decided to buy the action camera, she immediately commented
that I shouldn't buy it this year, and advised me to buy it next year instead.
I was a bit confused why she said that, especially when she didn't give any
reasons for her comments. It turned out that she wanted to buy me that for my
birthday this year. haha… but that would be too late, as I would be missing out
on a few events already.
I guess it would be better for me to set aside some money to
spend every month, and any leftover would be carried forward to the next month.
This way, if I want to purchase a big item like this, I could ‘save up’ a few
months and buy it, instead of keep pondering about it because it’s quite a big
purchase.
