IPPT over for me

I took my IPPT this morning, and passed it. Yeah, I can relax for a year before training again. It took me about a month or so to prepare. Actually, my preparation is only to try and maintain my stamina for the run. I tried to run at least once or twice a week. And only the last 2 weeks then I took my timing to get an estimation of my time. I didn't train for the static station though.

I realise that it was getting more difficult for me to do my pull up, and was feeling the strain at 10. Looks like next year I have to train for that too. I remember it used to be so easy for me for just do 20 too...Sigh.... However, for today I was very surprised that my running timing was so fast, 11 plus min. I usually obtain around 12 plus. Maybe it was because I had no timing to gauge and no one to pace this time....and everyone was faster in this batch. Well, I do have a watch, in fact the new one I bought recently. But I was trying the heart rate monitor transmitter that was strapped to my chest. Apparently, I did not strapped securely enough and it fell to my stomach. Great! I gotta continue my run without the timing and heart beat. To think I was going to test the system. Seemed like the elastic band was too long for me. However, I did manage to get some readings after the run by putting it close to my chest to measure my heart beat after.

My junior also ran, she started off slower than me, but ran faster and faster until she overtook me last 400m I think. I could not really catch up with her and in the end was probably 100m slower. But it's ok, cos she's 10 years my junior and I thought it was very good for me to be still able to run such timing. Hah! It was one of my fastest records.