Snakes Galore! ( And An Odd Reptile On Tarmac)

It's slow, long run day of Reptiles in the Park!

While I have similarly encountered few snakes on the same day in the park before, today's snakes were rather openly viewed near to me. I managed to get good footages of them.

They were also pretty chill. One luminous green, and the other black.

The beautiful luminous green Oriental Whip Snake

Black Spitting Cobra

One reptile however stood out. 

Just as I was running out of the nature park and entering the urban section of the park, I spotted a turtle on tarmac.

Presumably the Giant Asian Pond Turtle

Was a pet released in a wrong place? Or has it crawled out from it's usual spot in the park? After all, I have seen one or two such turtles in the forest of the park before - and once, witnessed a female trying to dig ground near the footpath, presumably to lay eggs.

It tried to move away from me as I approached it. Hopefully it genuinely belongs here as I observed some muddy marks on its shell.

I wished it luck and jogged off to continue with the rest of the few kilometres back to home ground.

Eat to Run or Run to Eat?

Eat to run, or run to eat?

I love and aspire to do both!

I eat well to run well. And I try to run well, so that I can truly and guilt-freely relish the meal after my run!

In fact sometimes, I plan my run route so that I could go try some new food, or to chow on something I have been craving after!

There was a period of time that I really wanted to try  Roti Tissue or Paper Prata, that I went for several weeks after my long run just to try different versions and variety of it. Roti Tissue - famous for its thin crispy crust that is very famous in Malaysia but I'd never eat before.

So I decided I must try it in Singapore as I had missed it in my visits in Malaysia

Roti Tissue or Paper prata... with a nice glass of Lassi, and Papadum! 😉

After satisfying my craving, I actually returned to the same eatery after another long run day to try other dishes on the menu like:

Thosai

Appam

And even tried the Paper Prata (or Roti Tissue) from another eatery!

Other foods  that I had aimed as my post run fuel included vegetarian ban mian and Michelin Starred Popiah (not pictured).

Also, budget Dim Sum and Red Bean Soup from my neighbourhood hawker centre.

More deli of red bean and ginkgo nuts soy bean curd.

Other random foods I had gotten included:

A plate of very tasty economical Bee Hoon! Cheap & Good!

Seasonal menu and offerings by Coffee Bean!

The food that I never was able to eat after my runs would be the Mac's Breakfast!

By the time I completed running, cool down and silent sitting, breakfast menu would be over!

No matter how I chided myself for my lateness and disciplined myself to head out earlier, I never did make it - yet...

I am really grateful for the running, so that eating later on doesn't have to be (that) guilty...

I am also grateful for all the yummies that get me running and motivated!

To me this cycle of running and eating is intertwined and interdependent. I guess the lesson is to really be appreciative of the abundance of food, the means to have it, and to be mindful of wholesome eating.

I look forward to my next meal pre, or post run ... 😊