By Rameshon
Marathon Best Performance - Chiengmai SEA Games 1995 - 2hr 24min 22sec
Singapore International Marathon (1994)- 2hr 34min 02sec
Masters In Education - University of Western Australia (2005 - 2008)
From Getting Good sleep to Getting Good Shoe
The most crucial thing to do today is to ensure you get good sleep, tonight, if you are about to run on this coming Sunday, Stanchart Marathon 2024. Please do not compromise on this as you should ask yourself and familiar with the knowledge of the four forms of energy for the body.
If we don't have air, within minutes we can die and not survive. So, oxygen/air is actually energy. Next is food and water. Thirdly, it is called positive thinking/meditation - thought has energy. If you are motivated you will train for an event and if you are not, you will not put any energy into it. Thought process is important for action to be performed and action depends on thoughts. Lastly, you have what I call as sleep. Sleep is one of the most important form of energy. If for few days you are without sleep, you will go out of your mind and may not be able to function to your optimum capacity for sure.
If you feel, besides this, what could you do. I suggest you do nothing but one must keep yourself occupied. This will keep you out of anxiety. If you are occupied, like listening to slow music. Going to nature and relax for an hour. It is very important that since you have nothing to do, you may go to your friend's or relation's house to volunteer to carry things, like big table, cupboard, refridgerator and what not. You may think that since you have more rest time. It is good that you make good use by helping and not to while your time away, for you may find that time is money. And wasting time is not an option. You will be dead wrong in this. Before you do something wrong, and in doubt. It is important to not do anything funny, but to relax.
What one can do now, as the race is getting so close, is to ask why are you running. If it is to do with completion of the race, and you will be satisfied, then it is alright to buy a training or racing shoe. If you are of heavyweight or moderate weight, it is good to race with a training shoe, which is heavier than a racing shoe, but it can provide more cushion. If you are light and you want to improve your time, it is wise to get a racing shoe by today or tomorrow. Avoid doing last minute shopping, like at 9pm you go out to but a racing shoe and come back home by mid-night. If you can buy by today, it is good. If it by tomorrow. I suggest you buy by 7pm, so that you have an allowance in time to check you number tag, singlet and shorts you are going to run with etc.
Investing your money to buy a racing shoe will help you do a better time as compared a trainer as there is lightness and you will be able to run faster and get a better time.
