NB1060.. and some nice runs!

Due to last weeks' work commitments, RTM and all, let's just say it was a little more stressful and tiring than usual. Not only that, not having to run at slightly extended periods just makes me a tad cranky!

But nonetheless, I managed to squeeze in two runs last week, one on Thursday and another one on Saturday night.

Thursday (20 April) was a rather fulfiling run, I might say! Being so stressed out from the RTM gig from the previous three days, really made me quite irritable, even at the slightest things. So, while killing time for my night rehearsal with my Happy People band, I squeezed in a nice one hour run at the Lake Gardens in KL (my favorite run spot!) after an afternoon recording. The weather was also pretty nice, right after a long heavy rain!

Distance: approx 7.5km (2 laps)
Route: Bkt Aman car park => playground car park => Carcosa road => lake => uphill past Jln Perdana to Bkt Aman car park.
Time: 60 minutes
HR: 158bpm/80% of maxHR (average), 172bpm/89% of maxHR (max)

I started out nice and slow to avoid tiring myself out too quickly, and I just focused on relaxing. And I found that I could manage two laps. But the best feeling was how calm and relaxed I felt after that run, like all that stress was converted into sweat and all released!

Saturday (22 April) - I got myself a new pair of rubbers... the NB 1060. It's considered a cushioning type of shoe, although it seems to have more support at the heel almost like a stability shoe. I was told it had the highest amount of cushioning in the entire NB cushioning shoe line.

It's a blardy comfortable shoe, man! I like it! Not to mention it looks cool! Like the orange-white motif. I'll be bringing this shoe to Taiwan for the week I'm there for the Jonathan Lee (Lee Zhong Sheng) tour next week. Will try to squeeze in some runs while I'm there.

Anyway, I got this in the afternoon, and decided to try it out at Lake Gardens. It was short run of 37 minutes, and this time only one lap, but ran up Jalan Perdana past the bird park and back to Bkt Aman car park.

Very nice shoe! And I got at 40% discount from NB store in BB Plaza. They're having a discount promo for Pacesetters members until 21st May, the New Balance 15K run.

And speaking of NB15k... I CAN'T GO FOR IT!! BOOO HOOOO!!!! I'll be in Shenzhen in China-HK for the Jonathan Lee World Tour as well.. oh well! Hopefully Shenzhen will be nice to run. If got park there, maybe I'll do my own 15K. Or I'll just wait till I come back and do the EXCO 15K run for those who can't make it for the the actual race.

Hey, how'd you guys do for the MMDS-1??