Standard Chartered KL marathon - 21km

ni I shoot guna hp...off focus pulak.. memang hp I tadak focus punya

The last time I ran was MPPJ-NST la... and another 3km run after that.

So I am going to pay very much for this race... been carbo-loading ..yea everyday also carbo-loading.. superload some more.. die lah..

But have to finish this run as the crowd will be awesome I guess.

Pick up Yoke Teng at her place and we went for porridge to fill up ler.. it was raining cat and dog at 5am..

I wonder how those full marathoner going to be blessed by the rain.

Anyway, our half marathon start 6.15am.. saw Dinesh with his new 2XU.. damn cool ... like those sexy model... he always conscious about his leg bulu.. now can get full coverage lah.. no more shy shy..

Cant find Khoo at the starting line. expect him to be speedy gonzales.. coz the way he take care of his food intake should give him the cutting edge.

6.15am the flag off.. still blurr blurr.. before that I had a dream after I woke up at 2.30 this morning.. Dreaming that I went makan McD or KFC with Alan and was late for this run lah. so weird.

aNYway, as usual the engine need to kick start... not until at Syed Putra only lah my engine start. I was doing quite ok at timing.. but sure know gonna suffer later as lack of training..

I love this race coz u get to run on road that usually is filled with traffic and now u can have it all yours.. the federal highway.. Jalan Loke Yew to Cheras and Jalan Tun Razak too.. its all urs ..

and I am evil..seeing those ppl cursing on sUnday morning stuck in their cars.. ahaha.. late for ur date dont u... ahaha..

so the weather is fine. heard this is the best weather among so many kl marathon.

It all went well.. the water station was sufficient.. took so many drinks..

and the best is lotsa motivation.. and eyes candy as Khoo said.. cute ass..

yea.. it is really cute.. feel like cubiting them.. :p

So ran and ran.. until the Weld there.. the right tummy muscle begin to show sign of wanna cramp...

truly indeed at KLCC just after beach club.. horrible cramp on the stomach...damn ..
so have to walk and run.. walked 200 m and run.. still tak boleh...

grr..so walk 500 - 600m.. run a bit.. then was doing that until before Maju Junction lah.. then slowly run at 8:00 pace.. yea.. that was the pace I ran few months ago at KLCC.. ahaha..

now as I reached Pertama Complex.. I picked up the pace. not too long saw Hong who trained damn hard for Sunday..

He was on 4:00 pacer balloon.. damn geng..

we chat for awhile.. he actually got 10th placing for Sunday.. damn!! it paid off..

So my engine begin the boost as my pain subside..

2:42 that's it... 7 mins slower than Setia.. What the heck..

anyway, glad to join this big event so far..

And yoke teng was way ahead of us..

speaking of that, tot khoo was ahead .. then someone punch me on my shoulder.. niamah... how come that fler was behind all this while..

but he was doing fine at Maju Junction area..

Good race to the end..

then that yoke teng fler cramped and was sent to medic camp...

the medic ppl wrapped her in ice.. her leg is as big as elephant.. dah lah kaki dia besar... ini jadi humongous..

after awhile it became better lah.

The medal.. damn ...Standard Chart all out publicity lah..

and to those FMV who cross the line.. I respect and salute u all!!

Me, Khoo and Yoke Teng had lunch at Santini before proceed to massage at Fabtop lah.

What a day!!

And now I am at McD punching away the keyboard with my muscles and bones crying out loud ...REST..

well.. I only watched 2 games of world cup so far. aint gonna miss Argentina..

The German superb counter attack worth to be praise leaving England tossing their own balls in EPL.

My report seems to be kelam kabut.. coz I am quite tired.. yeT... i WAnna see Messi played.. wanna see fat cat maradona and his attitude.. and more referee screw up..

that is part of the game.. the colourful side of it.

Speaking of that.. hmmm.. now really gotta no play play to train for PBIM, PD tri and century ride..

Goodnite all..

Ride to Kuala Selangor via Flora Damansara

* at the market in Pasir Penambang. Carbo-loading. This claim by the seller as Teluk Intan Chee Cheong fun. We bought the char siew and also dunno what oredi. ok lar...
mr. Lim indulging away in his duck and char siew rice. The next shop is Bah Kut Teh.. Thinking about the bloody sun and 60km back... we forego the idea.
at the jetty at 7am.

We left 4.30 am fron flora damansara and choosing mostly flat as out training ground before the ipoh century ride in a month time. khoo said it was mostly flat so we bought his word.. u better be right man..!! ahaha..

I only slept less than two hours before that. Prior to that, Yoke Teng called to ask for direction at 1am plus.. so there goes my sleep.

quite lucky that i brought along the energizer race head light. there is few stretch which is total darkness along the way. that part we could only ride somewhere 15km/h ania... in case we fell into longkang or what. then as we reach Ijok, it was damn straight road all the way. It could be quite mental torture.. are we there yet? then finally after a long long ride we reach at the junction of asam jawa.. where we have to take the right turn to proceed to town and then to Pasir Penambang as our final destination.. where it is just after the bridge and the famous seafood village by the river is located lah.

I realize that wind is a big big obstacle when you are about to crank up from 25 kmh above.. the wissing sound of wind.. and really out a drag when the opposite large vehicle pass by.

I was trying to push 30 % of time to 2:00 per km pace... mr. lim was making such a wonderful progress. we really need the mileage to break the mental barrier. and just less than 5 weeks ahead only ania. Prior to that is the PD tri which I will be cycling.

We didnt stay long after the breakfast.. 8.30 we left after breakfast. Imagine how afraid we are of the sun. :P

Going back is a little jialat as we kinda deplete a bit our energy and the traffic is picking up as well. The dust and smoke.. woohoo.. Yet the agony to ride back fast put all of this behind.

So ride and ride and stop at sg buloh to rest at a malay stall. no tin water or 100 plus.. so only teh o ais limau.. damn...bloody sweet.. order a second cup kurang manis also manis sial..

So by 11.20 reached Alan's resident and the last hill slope really torturous. yet happy that we made it!!

Off to Kepong for massage after that.. due to the intensity of the ride. we both find later that our hand shaking due to the vibration from the ride. cin jialat..

Next maybe Sekinchan? :p

NST-MPPJ run

Have not been running since setia eco run. Whole week was damn busy with exhibition and even miss the first half of world cup opening due to unloading stuff back to the office after the exhibition.

Was really bang up jor. With only less than few hours of sleep have to get up and cycle with Khoo and Alan at Putrajaya. Ee did came and he was on top form today on MTB.. blazing fast with joy of madness on his face as he zzoom past us at the last "checking" point. I was trying to get myself together... damn tired man!! Khoo oredi beep beep and cant be seen from far. I really need RPM class...correction.. RPM class with eyes candy and dont-care-boob-job-or-not coach.

It was quite a fun ride...at least to get back the ass into the saddle after some stagnancy.

So after collecting my GPS from Chae already very late. Just slept few hours and the alarm beep.. someone doesnt gv me morning call.. so tried to call yoKE tEng numerous times but didn't pick up. Hmm.. could have been sneaking out with the 6 foot tall singh lengchai again yesterday nite?

So I have come to stage where to go or not is not a question anymore. The body oredi succumb to the spirit though it is weak.. As General Patton said the body is always tired.. it is always tired in the morning noon and nite.

Reach Taipan and go get myself a McD breakfast. It wasnt a wise choice to carbo-load with these shit. At least now I know Ribena with gardenia so call sardine bread does work for me. Though not a wise choice but the latter is still more preferred.

Met Khoo at the stadium.. suppose to pirate the run but khoo wanna gv us the extra bibs for family run which his family suppose to run.. but he gv me his belakang number lah.. so that later marshall tak kacau all that.

It doesnt kick off until 7:30 lah.. the sun already cook up all the vampire if there are some drunk hangover one left from previous night.

So running for first two kms.. my heart beat linger between 131 bpm ania..and my legs dont wanna move.. its kinda like cemented into the oil drum. jIALAt... the payday is here..

Then first water station already no more water.. Some asshole drink not even a few sips and throw on the floor. Like Gollum, I could only cried PRECIOUSSSSSSS~!!!!!!!!!! KNNCCBHKC!!

yEa,.this is the hokkien & cantonese version of Gollum.. with the extra tut tut tut...

bUT the second water station manage to get a bottle of precious and hang on to it till the last 2kms.. well, running on this tarmac in PJU is nothing to shout about.. first already familiar with this place and damn sien like doing a nokia "snake" game loop.. and the fun is not merciful at all. It played Freedie Krueger. So I kept running till 8.3km before I finally bonked and walk.

There were this gal that use me as her pacing. She will ran at a fast pace infront of me for couple of metres and waiting for me to catch up and before she will eventually ran past me again.. ahaha..

And also one malay youngster show me the ngan yin hand sign. FYI, saudara, I defy gravity.. I set the belief and its transcend through the magnetic field on earth. but it always backfired all the time.

Walk for awhile and continue to walk and run for a short distance..and I saw the malay chap that was pacing up was about 150 metres behind me at the intersection.

So the last 300 metres that would enter the stadium as well. I walked..damn lame.. then until 150 left.. the malay chap run past me and I thought ....wow.. lets have fun since the boring sun is not merciful. I crank up my speed and run past him.. and he pace up.. due that fler tak boleh jor.. so with 50 metres left.. i wait for him to run together lah.. At least there is some fun to this run.

Well.. a race that is not intend for me to participate until yesterday morning after some persuasion from Khoo.

got a cert to my collection..speaking of that.. where are the other cert.. :p

Now I really need to pay attention to draft serious training for : -

1. KL marathon 1/2.. yea.. with two weeks to go.. but 14 days does show some significant different if implemented well.

2. PD tri - well, its a team effort.. before i kena taruk for not training

3. iPoh century ride - really concern about this.. regular once a week ride wont cut it..

4. PBIM- let the mileage really roll out.

so first thing first.. sleep early.. zzzz

Genting Sempah ride

Been ages since I rode Genting Sempah.. as part of the training for century ride.. and also help Alam to kickstart his engine.

We do not know where to ride actually.. then I suggest Genting Sempah as the canopy ride and fresh air in the morning and also the hill makes u feel u are riding the bike..

So I changed my mind instead of Duke Highway, we ok genting sempah..

hiS maiden OAS-Genting Sempah. Our friend tapau McD breakfast set for me and himself as part of the carbo loading. He said the tri- magazine tipsy ler..

I am not a coffee person.. but since that fler bought.. and wanna see does it effect my ride..

So off we rode. Make 2 stops to help Alan ease up a bit. But for a first timer and long time dint exercise fler, he did quite well actually..

So after a long ride, we reached the workshop..

Damn.. I really love the speeding down this road..

Damn cun!!!

So Khoo suggested next Saturday for Genting Sempah..

anytime man anytime..

Setia Eco half Marathon - mY VIRgin half marathon

I thought it was a limited medal thingy.. kinda nice to add into my medals collection. Target is to achieve 100 medals. :p
This is my bib number. Belum pergi beli lagi...

sLept late prior to the race and was still in a zombie stage that I will be running the 1/2 marathon. Well, woke up at 4:15 am.. only a few short hours of sleep.. yea.. big mistake...

So dress up and went to shell to get ribena and two breads for carbo-loading. It kept me awake for awhile and Mr. Dinesh sent an sms saying it was raining on the other side..

does not mean I dont have to run?

hehehe...

So drove slowly over there and I was quite early reaching 5:10 at the toll gate. wENt to toilet and wait for Dinesh...

Then ding dong 2, we were at the car pack oredi. Wow.. this NB running vest not bad ar. Got it from Dinesh which I suppose to get it yesterday but kerja banyak sibuk man..

So walk and see look see look.. mana tau.. its oredi 6.30 jor.. and less than a minute ..the run is on..

Man.. it was still like a delusion like that.. I am actually running 21km leh..

with not enough rest.. my heart hover around 91.. damn..

So I kept myself at 150 to not build L.A. so much.. and to prevent cramp.. but the only concern is that .. will I be in the pace of 8:00 - 8:30 for that pace.. then suprisingly, maybe with the crowd thingy gua, I managed maintain less than 8:00 pace.. It was really surprising.. We shall see from KM 5 - 6 onwards.. but as I ran.. got a bit excited, then push towards 155 -158.. So slow down a bit lah.. but the pace is still executed at 7:20. Wow.. this is interesting..

So saw some few familiar faces and lotsa ppl potong me along the way.. saw some faces which blog I peep..yea..finally I see you... not to create any composure, so dint break the ice.

Then the dark cloud cometh.. then it began to rain.. yea.. I love the rain.. despite it make the shoes heavy.. I dont bother.. coz my legs are heavy enough..so a little extra weight-on doesnt make any different. For the first time, I race in the rain.. damn happy. Really rejuvenating. So at the u-turn saw Khoo was waiting for me.. I down a GU gel 100 metres before that so that I could get the drink to dilute it. It say 8.61 km.. So I am still alrite.. 151 at 7:30 pace. What do u know.. I know I could finish less than 3 hours with not much difficulty from this point.. only the question is at which km I will bonk I ania..

So the detour is climbing uphill a bit and brought my heart rate to 160 at time. So I slow it down and hover between 155 - 158.. still I could maintain less than 8 minutes pace.

Then there is a little bit of downhill... apa lagi.. I take advantage of it and glide faster to shave few seconds off. So not too far away, it was at KM 13 that I begin to feel that my body is heating up and the last tank of carbs to be burn is happening. Well, at least the road was still ok lah..

Gurp down 3 cups of iso drink at the station before I proceed.

Reaching Km15, I watch my heart rate.. 155.. yea. .I know I will do well so long as I mental myself.. and the watch still pace at 7:15 - 7:30.. hmm.. abort the original plan of slowing down. I am gonna keep this pace as long as I can... am already smiling inside ...

So I just press the cruise button on my legs and keep it that way until if it began to fatigue.

At km17, I began to potong more ppl that began to take the walk already. To keep myself sane, I just tell myself, ok.. this one infront, lets potong...after the next... yes, 30 metres ahead, kasi potong.. I am not being paranoid.. but I just want to forget the mileage left.

Damn cinya jialat.. as say in the map the last 6km really no water.. mean no water lah.. Setia wanna tell us that they mean business with their black and white I guess.

So at km 18.3, the body begin feel it coming. Yet, I didnt wanna slow down, I just zap with 158 - 160.. then 163... then opps.. gotta slow down.. U got 2.7 km to go man..take it easy. then at km 19.4 already the glass house jor.. damn so near yet so far.. Have to go to the front bridge and make u-turn.. I just let the pain sits in as I negotiate with my head.. yo.. 1.7km more to go..

then saw a fler wearing gel 3000.. evil grin in me man..that was real evil man..

So less than 800metres to go at the bridge..

Yes, less than a km.. so as I turn left and saw the finish line. I widen my gap and run fast to cut three ppl.. not that I want to cut them.. But I want to be hysterical to run a little faster towards the finish line.. realize later from Garmin that 100 metres run scale my heart rate to 172..ahaha..

So glad and satisfy that I finish my first half marathon.

Garmin says 2:34:40 secs at 20.94 km..

hmm.. not too bad lah.. ahahha..

then the best part of the joke is that Dinesh went and wait for me at the finish line from 2:45 onwards.. I was searching for him also.. thinking he could be hiding in shade to protect his lovely fair skin.

It was a long wait.. where the hell is that fler.. his car is still there ler..

Then later only saw him. he was waiting for me since 2:45 ahahha.. and one fler said to him he saw me at km15 and bonking jor.. ahaha..

so he waited until 3:30.. ahhhaha... like waiting for Proton to fix its power window.

Well, took a quick lunch with the rest of the cohort runners before we departed.

And khoo also did his maiden 21km run, that fler a bit dissappointed ler as he wanted to clock 2:30 one.... but dont worry SCKLM is not too far away!!

now.. need to increase the mileage weekly to prepare for PBIM.

oh.. the bROOks Gycelin does help a lot!!

quite delighted that I did it.. this is what we came here for!!

Thanks to Seah also for passing me the form to sign up for this.. hehe..