Finally i cleared my ippt! Can say it's a big rock off my shoulders. Only managed a silver this time, but it's ok. Be contented. Somemore my ankle is still 50/50. Better let it heal rather than train somemore to get the extra $200. Not worth it.
The only thing tt let me down this time was my 2.4km run i guess. Did a measly 11:13. I can remember the only other time i did over 11 mins was in sec 1 during my first 2.4km run. Other than that, it was all 11mins below. And during NDU it was all below 9 mins. So yea, it's quite a big fall from grace, but i guess the jitters got to me this time. Can't be helped, it's been how long since i took a ippt test man. Anyways i did let up quite a bit during the run. It was a 800m route, so we had to do 3 laps. By my running style, to get a good chance at gold, the first lap shld be under 3 mins. This is to give urself a good buffer for the nxt few laps. And then for the rest of the laps u shld aim abt 3:20 then yea the gold is yours. Btw the time to beat is 9:45.
My first lap came in at 3:30. Not too good i tot, but i was already out of breath and panting really hard. Second lap at 7:07. So i told myself to let go abit since any time from 9:46 to 11:40 would be sufficent for a silver. More than 4 mins to finish my last lap. So i slowed down and jogged slower, but not too slow in case it wasnt enuff. Yup. So 11:13. I think i'd have to train really really hard to get back the fitness that i had during my army days. Those days were the bomb la. Visible 6 pecs, toned torso and arms, super tight calves and thigh muscles. Now im just a nam nua guy. Heh.
Well it's still ok i guess. With the new $200 dollars, i'll go enjoy some solid food. Like the Portobello Mushroom Burger from Carl's Jr and the awesome jap buffet at Kuishinbo (if i got the name correct)
Up la!
The only thing tt let me down this time was my 2.4km run i guess. Did a measly 11:13. I can remember the only other time i did over 11 mins was in sec 1 during my first 2.4km run. Other than that, it was all 11mins below. And during NDU it was all below 9 mins. So yea, it's quite a big fall from grace, but i guess the jitters got to me this time. Can't be helped, it's been how long since i took a ippt test man. Anyways i did let up quite a bit during the run. It was a 800m route, so we had to do 3 laps. By my running style, to get a good chance at gold, the first lap shld be under 3 mins. This is to give urself a good buffer for the nxt few laps. And then for the rest of the laps u shld aim abt 3:20 then yea the gold is yours. Btw the time to beat is 9:45.
My first lap came in at 3:30. Not too good i tot, but i was already out of breath and panting really hard. Second lap at 7:07. So i told myself to let go abit since any time from 9:46 to 11:40 would be sufficent for a silver. More than 4 mins to finish my last lap. So i slowed down and jogged slower, but not too slow in case it wasnt enuff. Yup. So 11:13. I think i'd have to train really really hard to get back the fitness that i had during my army days. Those days were the bomb la. Visible 6 pecs, toned torso and arms, super tight calves and thigh muscles. Now im just a nam nua guy. Heh.
Well it's still ok i guess. With the new $200 dollars, i'll go enjoy some solid food. Like the Portobello Mushroom Burger from Carl's Jr and the awesome jap buffet at Kuishinbo (if i got the name correct)
Up la!
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