Saturday, February 11, 2006
hey Champions,
Announcements first.
I want all the Kayaking Star One forms to be in by monday's meeting. The BBHQ seemingly does not want our 32A forms but instead, our certificates. Tell me on Monday, who doesn't have any forms. I need them urgently and that I have to settle everything about registration by beginning of next week. Pls remind Harold to sign his form and bring tmr.
Jeremy, Kah Kee, I'll be telling you guys about the Map Reading Clinic tmr.
Now. The Confirmed Team List.
All those who passed yesterday's 10 km run would be inside the Team.
The Legs of the relay are not in order.
TEAM BIATHLON (2 ppl run, 2 ppl cycle)SSG Lau Song Leng
SSG Tan Juan Jie
SGT Tan Kah Kee
SGT Joel Ng Wei Xin
PURE CYCLING SSG Jeremy Ang Chuan Hwen
SSG Alwyn Wong Kwan Kin
SGT Wu Xiao Yu
SGT Chia Cherng Ru
RUNNING LEGSGT Harold Lim Zong Ming
SGT Chan Keng Guan
SGT Siow Zhi Ping
LCP Ko Ming Jun
RESERVESSGT Lim Chee Keen
LCP Glenn Tan Ming Yu
LCP Lee Jing Han
Those who are not in the main team would still have to come for trainings. We still treasure your participation. You will still get your rewards when we win.
Now, my comments.
Yesterday, 12 people came for the training. It was one of the most important trainings in AQ, and those who didn't come, with the exception of Xiao Yu would have to sit on the bench as reserves.
We ran from Kallang MRT to Anglican High School throught Sims Avenue and Upper Changi Road. The overall team was dragged down by our dear pal. But it was not the sole reason for us to drop in timing and even though it was of a shorter distance. I would not say that the 10 km that we ran was in vain. I admire you guys' cooperation and will to make it back to school. I would not say it was an easy run. There are several reasons why we slowed. I will compare this time, called the
Kallang Run, to the
Changi Village Run.
Changi Village is a tranquil place with reasonably lesser traffic, more greenery and lesser traffic lights.
I would say that the stretch of shop houses slowed us down. There was not much road for us to run and that there was always the danger of cars, safety vehicle or not. the air was definitely bad and the traffic lights were uncountable.
The repeated stops slowed our momentum and eventually ate into our minds.
Running is mostly mental. The brain is king over all your body parts.
This shows that terrain and environment varies and would affect our run. This is rather, a very good lesson. And i'm very happy that almost all of us made it back to school.
Because I wasn't sure myself that we could.
Nice one ming jun. He had only a few hours of sleep and yet managed to keep up with all of us. He's really very good.
As usual, Alwyn is the crazy guy with the most energy throughout and Harold with his amazing stamina.
I think that our chances of winning is almost secured.
We have a good team, decent support from the officers and incredible activities ahead for the AQ team.
That's why, our aim is not to beat the Relay teams. We MUST beat the Open teams. They would be running throughout the race. We are rested and therefore, if the Open teams get of us, it would mean that we are not as good as we think.
We must, and we will beat them.
Look at the Pure Cycling leg. I'm sure you've all seen Xiao Yu cycle. Alwyn too. The pure cycling leg is probably the strongest leg among all of us. I think the running leg is good too. Harold has inexhaustible stamina and Ming Jun is very good. Wow.
We really need to rehearse crossing the finishing line.
SSG Lau Song Leng
Boys'Brigade14th 8:52 PM
