Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Göreme, Kappadokya, Turkey
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| Goreme, Kappadokya |
Here are some pictures from Göreme. Beautiful place. There were some guesthouse that I saw that had a majestic view of the area. If anyone wants a honeymoon, this is not a bad place to go. Unfortunately, I did not fork out my 150 Euros for the baloon ride.
Safranbolu, Karabuk, Turkey
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| Safranbolu |
Another set of pictures. This time from Safranbolu. The town is really lovely. Too bad, as I look back I did not take a lot of pictures. I really loved the place - quiet and serene. Not a place for the typical city shopper but a great place if you want to sit back and relax. It was the place I had my first Turkish bath urged on by Kay my Japanese friend who extolled about the relaxing qualities of a nice Turkish bath.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Post Race SG Half Marathon
Good news and bad news. The good news is that I completed the race. (Pat myself on the back.) The bad news is that I did not meet my sub 2 hour goal. 2:11 minutes. I am sure I haven't train enough and I am still light years from where I need to be if I need to finish the KK climbathon in time. Even now, my legs are killing me as I go down stairs.
In the last 3 weeks prior to the run I ran only a grand total of 7 km. That is what I get for underestimating the distance. A good lesson to learn. I started off a little too fast at about 5 min/km and ended up having to walk/jog the last 6 km at about 7-8 min/km.
On a great side, my friends who ran the marathon all finished and had a great time. As long as they woke up for it, they finished. David who is much older ran faster than me although his gun time was behind me. I made it a point to move up as close as the start as possible because I went with Steven who was running the marathon. Steven, who took the place of a friend who had an injury, ran his first marathon without training and finished in 6hrs plus. Wee Keong ran his fastest marathon at 4 hrs plus. Raymond and Jerry finished their marathon together - sprinting to the finish line at about 5:16. They could have ran faster if they tried I am pretty sure seeing the way they finished. Fang ran her first half and finished respectably well. I could go on and on. We had a blast although some of us are still feeling the after effect of the run very much.
In the last 3 weeks prior to the run I ran only a grand total of 7 km. That is what I get for underestimating the distance. A good lesson to learn. I started off a little too fast at about 5 min/km and ended up having to walk/jog the last 6 km at about 7-8 min/km.
On a great side, my friends who ran the marathon all finished and had a great time. As long as they woke up for it, they finished. David who is much older ran faster than me although his gun time was behind me. I made it a point to move up as close as the start as possible because I went with Steven who was running the marathon. Steven, who took the place of a friend who had an injury, ran his first marathon without training and finished in 6hrs plus. Wee Keong ran his fastest marathon at 4 hrs plus. Raymond and Jerry finished their marathon together - sprinting to the finish line at about 5:16. They could have ran faster if they tried I am pretty sure seeing the way they finished. Fang ran her first half and finished respectably well. I could go on and on. We had a blast although some of us are still feeling the after effect of the run very much.
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