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Sunday, July 15, 2007, 4:55 PM

The past week has certainly been a harsh one. We were given a good tongue lashing by CSM for not packing our field pack the right way. It would be good if he stopped at that. But he didnt. He made us ran close to 3 km in LBV and BPV with rifle. Not fun at all.

On Tuesday we had a 5km fast march in FBO with BPV. Its not the same with just FBO because the BPV ( Bullet proof vest) presses down on your shoulder, so blood supply to the arms are greatly reduced. Almost everyone had numb arms after the march. Coupled with the humid weather that afternoon, the conditions werent favourable.

On Wednesday we had a 10km endurance run to prepare us for AHM. I was tasked to be the safety rover driver and was lucky to escaped it. I was supposed to go for a 8km night tactical march that night itself but again was lucky to escape it. My PC deemed me fit enough, so I do not require further training. =P

On Thursday we had a equipment inspection. It wasnt physically but mentally taxing. I have a careless and absent minded PS. He has this tendency to take some parts from a signal set and forgive all about it. Things are always going missing and I often have major headaches trying to recover them.

On Friday we had a division 9km run at east coast. Not bad at all with the refreshing breeze and non-army personnel. It wasnt as exhausting compared to running in camp.

And this morning I volunteered to run in a charity event held at Toa Payoh Stadium. Believe me running 50 laps isnt a joke at all. I was naive to think that I could breeze through it effortlessly with my current fitness level. It wasnt sufficient. My knees, ankles and calves arent conditioned to run that kind of distance. But still with encouragement from my PC and platoon mates, I managed to complete it. It was the longest distance that I ever ran and at $5 a lap, it was the most I ever raised too.

205 days to ORD