Pkchukiss – Reality Wine

Well, not exactly the full 2.4km run, but I did 6 rounds of interval training around the stadium in Singapore Polytechnic. It’s a busy place in the evening, because everybody would be there exercising. The soccer team was there to practice their soccer (like, isn’t that obvious), and the track and field team was doing various static exercises to strengthen their muscles. There were many uncles on the track too, so the area was pretty crowded.

I managed to hit 1 min 40 seconds for the first 400 metres. That’s like being on the path to a 10 minute 2.4km run, but my lungs screamed like an engine taking on insufficient air as I struggled to the end point, so it’s quite apparent that I won’t maintain that pace for the real 2.4. Not yet anyway.

Mr Low, my Data Structures and Algorithms lecturer for the last semester breezed past me as I panted for breath at the finishing line marker after my first sprint. I could tell that he’s pretty used to this, so it’s more of a fitness maintenance programme for him.

My next 3 rounds were pretty average, hitting the timing ceiling for fartlek, as interval trainings are called in French. 2 minutes is the absolute worst you are allowed to do for interval training. 6 rounds of a 2 minute 400 metres only allows a 20 second safety buffer before I hit the fail point.

The last 2 rounds were pretty bad, hitting 2 min 25 seconds and 2 min 30 seconds respectively. Given my current chui fitness level, that’s about the most I’m getting out of my body.

As you can see, the purpose of my doing interval training is so that I can pass my 2.4km run for the IPPT test. I used to be able to pass this portion with aplomb; and I’m talking timings like 10 minute and 20 seconds, although my worst timing at my fitness peak while I was in the army was 11 minute and 38 seconds — still enough to qualify for a silver award! But indulging in past glories and achievements is akin to resting my (now fat) bum on laurels. Sadly, the world doesn’t work that way, so I’ll need to train up more if I am to pass my IPPT this time round. And I can’t afford to fail this IPPT, because remedial training is an impossible commitment for me, since my assignment load in school is pretty heavy!

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