Pre-Race Jitters (Again)

The time is 1.35am. Izit the tea or am i having pre-race jitters again? Heheh. Hmmm...i still gotta wake up later for a run at MacRitchie. I have ran this morning with the gang from BT to Mac & back. The run later is for the purpose of testing out both Salomon bags to pick the suitable one for JPTW.

Time flies. I'm flying off to Tokyo (exactly after 3 mths) next Tues, straight from work. Same time next week, I hope my team & i are resting after completing the Trailwalker.

I realised that nowadays, my pre-race jitters only take place if the distance is an unknown zone or the event is of some importance to me. For the last few marathons & halfs, i have no problem sleeping altho i am concerned abt my performance.

Our team training sessions have been more regular and "siong" as compared to the other 2 teams. Erm..but if u ask me abt objective, i am not sure if my views represent those of the team. Personally, i just hope to complete the 100km injury-free. Timing wise - maybe under 30hrs? It's a long distance and only HH has been there b4. For me, i dunno what are my physical and psychological reactions after 52km. The tot is both scary and exciting. I am looking forward to it:)

The irony is i've been "sick" of running this week. Not sure if we (or I) have overtrained. On Thurs, i ran on my own from home to Esplanade, trying out the Golite racepack that Sam lent me. It was a guy's cutting (i only learnt of it later on) hence did not fit me. The pack bounced so badly that i lost the mood to run home. Took a bus back but i wasn't frustrated abt not completing the original distance. Then on Sat am, i only clocked 10km with the gang. Distance aside, i did not push much despite not carrying my pack. I usually wld not stop running but i did :( Tsk tsk tsk...lazy mind.

After writing so much, i am still not sleepy! ARgh. Think i better go settle some packing then. As i speak, my stomach is growling again. But i lost 1.5kg from Mon til now. How can that happen? *roll eyes*