6km fartlek

The highlight for the day has to be the morning edurance run. Instead of the usual 6km run - which is not very useful for 2.4km training - we incorporated fartlek (Swedish for 'Speed Play') into the run. And it was shag, shag, shag! Slow run to the pool...cross the zebra crossing and stride all the way to the Warrant Officers' & Specialists' Mess...slow run to the SOC gate...stride all the way to the SEOC low wall...and slow run in the hilly SEOC terrain (this is heartbursting shag!)...go up the staircase to heaven - why staircase to heavan? run up the bloody thing and you will feel like you've died and gone to heaven once at the top!!! - then hit the medical centre and stride all the way to hotel wing. And that completes only round 1...3 klicks. The next 3 km is the same thing! And that is how, ladies and gentlemen, we train super-fit officer cadets!!!

Note to self: Must definitely get the Polar Running watch. (www.polarelectro.com.sg) It's a good tool to motivate oneself in terms of fitness improved...