Category Archives: Exercise

SCM 2011

Posted on June 28, 2011 by squareberry

I have just signed up for the Standard Chartered Marathon 2011 and I am feeling excited and restless already, as if my feet are itching to run right now! I am not particularly serious about running, so my aim is … Continue reading →

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A great run

Posted on June 27, 2011 by squareberry

I was quite ashamed of myself over the weekend. I not only refused to wakeup to run on Saturday, I also failed to crawl out of bed on Sunday! I ended up running on Sunday evening and I had one … Continue reading →

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Geeky stuff I’ve been up to

Posted on March 22, 2011 by squareberry

I have been in a course on International Oil Trading and Price Risk Management for the past 2 days, with one more day to go tomorrow. It is not as boring as it sounds- actually, it is much more interesting, … Continue reading →

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Piano, Lennel, Strength Training, Fragrance, Life

Posted on February 10, 2011 by squareberry

I was feeling quite demoralized yesterday. I took half a day off work to spend some time with the piano, but one whole day of playing the same few bars over and over again (I think my neighbours hate me) … Continue reading →

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Strength Training

Posted on January 11, 2011 by squareberry

I am beginning to enjoy using my weights and I even bought this magazine with various 10 minute workouts for your chest, arms, thigh, butt, legs and shoulders to learn some new moves. However, I am not aching as much … Continue reading →

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Revived!

Posted on December 11, 2010 by squareberry

I do not want to let my fitness slip, so i woke up to do a 2 hour run this morning. I am thinking of making every Sat a long run of 2 to 3 hours, maybe 1.5 to 3 … Continue reading →

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Race Results

Posted on December 7, 2010 by squareberry

My brother commented that by deduction, the above picture means that 164 women who were ahead of me were in older age groups, and only 56 were in my age group. He then added that I should run again when … Continue reading →

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Selective memory

Posted on December 6, 2010 by squareberry

Now that the memory of pain has passed and I am selectively remembering the good bits of my marathon such as the meeting yourself at a whole new level and the feeling of utter satisfaction after, I am already contemplating … Continue reading →

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An Experience of a Lifetime

Posted on December 6, 2010 by squareberry

I finally did it! At 24 years old, I completed my first (possibly only) full marathon- 42.195km! The run itself was so incredible and horrible at the same time. I cannot even think of words to describe the whole journey, … Continue reading →

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The Last Run

Posted on December 2, 2010 by squareberry

I just did my last run of about 9km, before my full marathon this morning. I shall let myself rest for 2 days before facing it! My boss just told me, “If you bring your phone, I will call and encourage … Continue reading →

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