My first stop - London

 

Running in Cold

Cold weather can't be an excuse to me as I have promised myself to run this weekend. Well, most of the time. It's tough to be as enthusiastic about running outdoors when the mercury drops to 9 degree and winds hurl on your face and hands. The obstacle from the windy weather can slow me down, lowering my metabolic heat production and increasing my risk of hypothermia.

So what I do is layering myself before I start my running. This is the different between running in the equatorial country and 4 seasons country. A thin, breathable base layer, which may keep myself warm. A mid-layer of lightweight cotton T-shirt to provide insulation. And my last layer is a wind breaker jacket, which protects me from wind. Plus a gloves which keeps my hands warmer.

I started my run around 4pm and the day seem to be getting darker and colder. It is a bit late to run at this hour because day time tends to be shorter in the end of Autumn.

It is a good experience to run in the changing seasons. Enjoy the scene while running. The windy weather really killing. Anyway after 10 mins run, my body become warmer. The air seems to be quite dry and thin. Having a difficulty to breath but then my breathing slowly back to normal. I managed to run 1hr perhap just 6 miles and sweat a bit. Sweating seems to be precious to me now. :P Anyway it is a good start.

Here I come UK!

It was a 14 hours flight from Malaysia to UK. My first thought is I can travel 7 times back to my hometown. Gosh! Can you imagine, it is really a suffer for me. Basically most of the time I was sitting in front of the TV and waiting for the food to be served. :P The stewardness are so friendly.

Landed in London Heathrow Airport at 18:35pm (11/11/06), which is around 2.30am (12/11/06) in Malaysia. London Heathrow Airport, often referred to as Heathrow, is the third busiest airport in the world, after Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago O'Hare. Heathrow, however, handles more international passengers than any other airport. Heathrow is the United Kingdom's busiest and best-connected airport, as well as being Europe's largest.

It was a drizzling, cool night where it is only 10 degree. I feel excited even though very cold and tired. I guess it may take me few days to overcome the 'jet lag'.

(pic) Rochester Castle view from River Medway. A castle that I will see everyday on my way back home. It is such a nice view where my house is facing the river and it is very clean. I can't resist to run in the town when I got my track suit. I believe I will enjoy my business trip very much.