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Saturday, June 07, 2008

Today marks a week after my second attempt at NTU Bike Rally 2008, the first being last year. The distance covered is the same, at 128 km but its the preparation this time around which makes the cycling experience this year alittle different. My bike undergoes several makeovers, with the gears changed and the brake pads too. We had several night cycling and day cycling practises with faisal and huz weeks before the actualy Bike Rally. So thank God, this year's bike rally went smooth and i came in faster (at 3.30pm) this year than about 4+pm last year.

The main stretches were, West Coast, Lim Chu Kang Road, Neo Tiew, Mandai Road, Old Tampines Road, Loyang Road, Coastal Road. The journey was typically the same, with Mandai roads topping the scale for the worse road conditions. Its peaks after peaks after peaks. The lowest point in my trip lies along that stretch. Another crazy stretch would be along Hougang passing by Rivervale etc.. By the time we reach there, we would have covered abt 80 km. Leg Muscles are aching, bike feels heavy and my mp3 have repeated its cycle for the 5th time. The roads there are all straight and it sucks. Now its over, i cant seem to believe that I have done it again!

I lose 1 kg (hopefully all fats) and my body feels fresher now. I hope to do something Big again. probably join a marathon by end of the year or swim a few kilometers. If i have the opportunity to race again, I'll make sure i get a proper road bike.

wrote on 2:09 pm.

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good-humoured.joyful.
straightforward.uncomplicated.

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