Let me first begin this post with a little background of
Iori Yagami.
Iori is the current heir of the
Yagami Clan, known as the Yasakani Clan in Ancient Time. Tired of living in the shadows of the Kusanagi Clan, the Yagami Clan made a blood pact with Orochi
(The God of Destruction) for greater Powers in order to destroy the Kusanagi Clan, however, at the cost of a Curse and thus gave their flame a
Purplish tintAt this generation, Iori continues the fate of the 2 Clans and seeks to destroy
Kyo Kusanagi. However, due to the gifted skills of Kusanagi, Iori tries very hard in vain. Iori does not gives up, instead he trains more ferociously, regardless of time and space, subjecting his mental and body to unimaginable torture to strengthen himself ...
The Battle against Kyo continues in ..
KOF XII !!! Apr 2009
Anyway, just tot of the story of Iori, someone who inspires me alot. Its the charisma of his personality and determination which really attracts me. Haha.
Yea Hey now for the main topic !!!
After years of getting Silver and relentless training system over the years, I finally reached my goal !!!
Let me present to you !!! IPPT GOLD !!! Whee !!!

I had never gotten
Gold before in my army life, my last Gold was when I was 15 yr old. Its always the 2.4km run which my body can handle, but my mind which cant handle.
Still rem my training started in
2006, 1 whole year of swimming twice a week. Then
2007 was running 8km twice a week.
2008 was my bad times as I merely slacked during my run and it was shown during my Stand Chart Fud* up run.
I realised my mistake, and the mistake was that I was merely training my physical fitness, and not my mental fitness. I listened to MP3 when I run last time, and my mind got dependent on it.
2009, I came to fulfill the motto of
"Body, Mind and Me" mentality when I run. No MP3, just pure concentration. It doesnt matter if the air is bad, the shoes are wet, or there are pretty gals to see, its just me and my run. And this yr, its a 1km swim before the 8km run.
Actually, the main
Wake-Up-Call was during last yr's ECP run with
****** After the run which I must admit, used up all my strenght to catch up, I was so displeased with myself after that. While running on par, the difference in
focus and fitness was so distant apart that I cannot bear the pressure.
That point onwards, I know the direction of training that I must go. Its also a point to catch up with
****** ~Whee~
Took a nap after helping out at my parents stall today. Woke up at 1430, wanted to go for 3 lap swim to warm up first, but the rain was so heavy. Reached Camp at 1530, and waited till 1630 before it started.
Haha although its not my first time doing IPPT, I still feel abit nervous. Started off with the Shutter Station, then Pull-Up, Sit-up, then lastly is Standing Broad Jump. The results are in the pic, wat's disappointing is my SBJ. I am so proud to be a
'Frog' last time, can jump 2.5m one leh. Looks like I better bug my dad to make more frog legs for me to eat.
Finally the last part is when I meet my maker, the 2.4km run. Wah biang they changed the route to 6 rounds the carpark. When my detail set off, I just flashed off. First rd 1.26min, wah that was fast. I then vaguely rem the other rds, but the most memorable was rd 5 which I took 2min at 08.01min clock time. So it means I only have 1.44min to get the pie. My lungs are hurting alr, and my breathing is heavy. I pressed on with my focus, and ended it sweetly at 09.38min !!!
Whee so happy !!! It means top-up of credit to my acct !!! but most importantly is that I finally broke thru my limits !!!
Haha well I will not stop at this stage, there's still
Stand Chart 09 waiting for me at yr end.
And of cos, I do hope that I'll get a chance to run with
****** again.
Haha hope only lar ok.
Saw the nice sunset when I got home, took out my D40 to shoot. Everytime I see the sunset, I get reminded of Pawai.
How I wish that I can lie in the embrance of Pawai once again ...