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Friday 28 September 2012

To The Green Zone

Tomorrow.. I'm going to war zone. Pray hard.. nothing happen along the way and be back in one piece. First time in Yala and first time we go thru new ICQS Durian Burung, Kuala Nerang, Kedah.



Alauddin, Jasmin, Fansuri, Aishah and Cikgu join me. Sunday is school holiday for them (Cuti peristiwa sempena Kuih Bulan) - Canteeek..



The tiger will running half, Alauddin and Jasmin the Rabbit doing 4km fun run. While Cat, Deer and cikgu waiting us with camera..

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Report: Taiping International Marathon

Date: 16 September 2012
Venue: Esplanade, Lake Garden, Taiping, Perak
Distance: 21km | 2:05.33

Antara larian yang kurang baik/lancar. Banyak perkara berlaku dari bangun tidoq sampai finish line. Lewat bangun satu perkara. Patut 4:30am, sedar 5:00. Plan 5:30 nak kena cargas ke Lake Garden. 6:00am dah flag-off.

Pepagi 30minit, dengan light break-fast, lepas bom sekali - tak cukop.. Nasib baik semua dah standby dalam beg. 5:40am, amik moto pak mertua trus pederas ke Esplanade. Jalan short-cut, lampu merah aku redah.

Jam 5:55am - subuh. Sempat lagi. Serelom kain pelikat - Allahuakhbar!. Elok bagi salam. Half Marathon dah berlepas. Lipat kain, pakai kasut, ikat tali, capai topi harimau... trus jog pi Start line kira2 200meter depan. Aku orang paling last lintas karpet timing chip.

Jalan antara Penjara hingga ke pekan Kemunting, orang tempatan panggil Bukit Doraemon - rolling habis. Naik bukit, turun bukit. Syiok gak jadi peserta last... dapat potong banyak orang. Ingat aku sorang jadi harimau, rupanya ada gak arnab berlari pagi ni.


Terima kaseh - khokl74.blogspot.com

Water Station @Kemunting
Biasa air mineral dah cukop best dah, tup2 depa kasi air berkabonat (spritzer - Pop!) kot la 100Plus ok la sikit... duh lagi kering tekak. Sambung berlari melepasi Stesen Bas Kemunting, naik fly-over hala ke round-about kawasan perindustrian. Ambik simpang ke Aulong. Lari ikut orang. Sign-board tak nampak pon.

Cuaca berangin dan redup pepagi ni. Hujan mula rintik. Tengah dok syiok berlari, perut plak meragam. Bergaduh plak kat dalam tuh. Berkumit-kumit mulut minta depa dok senyap elok2. Sat aja. Lepas tu meronta.

Lalu kawasan hypermarket Giant, ada stesen Shell...

"Abang toilet ada ka?"
"Sini memang tak ada, kena pi Giant sana tuh.."

Sambung lari. Giant tak bukak lagi.

Nampak surau... lari keluar dari laluan - "Ceh... kunci plak"

Masuk laluan larian.. Kali ni dia mengamok plak dah - Memang nekad nak pi toilet rumah orang. Takdak malu dah. Nak bom tepi jalan siang2 ni - Gila. Tup2 nampak Stesen Petronas.

Fuh!! nikmat lebih daripada naik gerek turun bukit.

Lintas fly-over landasan/stesen keretapi Taiping. Kembali ke pekan Taiping. Berlari menuju jalan Muzium. Berulang2 tengok jam, dok agak jarak larian yang dah lalui. Harap papan tanda jarak - harem. Sampai Muzium, ingat corner kanan ke Padang Esplanade yang dok rancak dengan muzik tapi polis suruh corner kiri arah ke Penjara.


Gambar daripada blog khokl74.blogspot.com. Banyak gambar2 pelari kat situ - Pi lar tengok kot ada sekeping-2

"Duh!.. lagi jauh nih. Mau pusing Lake Garden seround. Biasa seround Lake Garden 3km" - suara setan..

Elok lepas traffic light kat Penjara... start jalan-lari-jalan2 jalan2-lari. Sepanjang laluan Lake Garden ada 2~3 orang tegur harimau aku - cute kata depa.

Sampai McDonald, pulun lari. Finish line cuma beberapa ratus meter aja. Tempoh 2jam dah pon berlalu...  Sampai finish line, cari ayeq.. harem tak ada. Dari khemah goodies bag sampai lori milo, aku jalan cari ayeq dengan tercungap2 - tak ada! Nak tanya orang aku tak mampu nak bersuara. Teringat kat moto ada 1 botol ayeq mineral. Cargas pi kat moto amik ayeq. Kemudian baru tau ayeq dok dalam goodies bag - Harem (kali ke 3)


Gambar daripada blog runwitme.blogspot.com. Dulu dia lari, la ni dia berdiri ambil gambar - Antara gambar2 larian di Malaysia - www.facebook.com/celebrunner

Dah la khemah goodies bag tu panjang berjela dengan budak2 sekolah. Ayeq pon sorok dalam goodies bag. Catu ka? - Kalau ayeq mineral kemut, jangan dok buat acara larian.

Secara keseluruhan, Taiping Marathon tak patut buat full dan half jika baru setahun jagung. Apa bangganya buat 42km jika penaya pelari tanpa air di tengah hari, di tengah bandar tanpa papan-tanda laluan.

Kini kebanyakan penganjur larian lebih bermatakan wang ringgit dan keuntongan.



Kalau buat tahun depan, buat la 10km. Kemudian jamu semua ayeq, makan2 dan medal secukopnya - biaq lebih. Nanti reda la.. terbakaq dihati semua.


Sabtu@2pm. Pickup bib+tee. Pin ada? Xdak!. Benda asas macam ni pon organizer tak sedia?

Jasmin, Alauddin dan Azizi (sepupu depa) join 3km run

Kategori sekolah rendah

Jasmin pederas ke finish line

Geng aku



Queue nak minum ayeq milo. Gila punya panjang

Queue nasi lemak

Supporter - atuk

Cikgu menari Gangnam Style




Kucing - Fansuri

Harimau - sepupu depa (Alia)

Berkelah di padang

Jasmin - 28th

Azizi - 28th. Kad position ajer. Xdak apa2.




Terima kasih banyak2. Dia bagi sekali dgn vest. FOC. Aiman mai tapi lari dengan anak 3km.

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Thursday 27 September 2012

Jogging Week3 September 2012

18 September 2012 | Tuesday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 40.38mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [Lee Ritenour - Portrait]

19 September 2012 | Wednesday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 40.41mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [M.Nasir - Canggung Mendonan]
01-Mantera Semerah Padi.mp3
02-Aduhai Kasih Aduhai.mp3
03-Secangkir Kopi Semanis Puan.mp3
04-Wadi.mp3
05-Anak Anak Kita.mp3
06-Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud.mp3
07-Sentuhan Listrikmu.mp3
08-Lara.mp3
09-Bukalah Hatimu.mp3
10-Perang Yang Lagi Satu.mp3
11-Ada.mp3
12-Bonda.mp3

20 September 2012 | Thursday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 30.52mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [Ace Of Base - Greatest Hits CD1]
101-The Sign.mp3
102-All That She Wants.mp3
103-Wheel Of Fortune.mp3
104-Lucky Love.mp3
105-Beautiful Life.mp3
106-Happy Nation.mp3
107-Life Is A Flower.mp3
108-Dont Turn Around.mp3
109-Hallo Hallo.mp3
110-Always Have Always Will.mp3
111-Cruel Summer (Big Bonus Mix).mp3
112-Unspeakable.mp3
113-Cest La Vie (Always 21).mp3
114-Living In Danger.mp3
115-Beautiful Morning.mp3
116-Da Capo.mp3

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Wednesday 26 September 2012

Larian Belia Kebangsaan

Date: 21 Oktober 2012 | Sunday
Venue: Stadium Negara Hassanal Bolkiah, Brunei
Distance: 10km, 5km and 2.5km
Website: www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn

Registration form available at Forms and Events section.

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Monday 24 September 2012

Larian Bandaraya or City Run 2012



Date: 21 October 2012 | Sunday | 7:00am
Venue: KOMTAR, Penang.
Distance: 10km

Cukop lama... tak join. Rasanya nak perangat balik. Ada finisher medal tak?

Detail and registration form at Forms and Events section.

..from Alex Ong

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Thursday 20 September 2012

Jogging Week1+2 September 2012

04 September 2012 | Tuesday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 40.39mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [The Rippingtons - Curves Ahead]
01. Curves Ahead.mp3
02. Aspen.mp3
03. Santa Fe Trail.mp3
04. Take Me With You.mp3
05. North Star.mp3
06. Miles Away.mp3
07. Snowbound.mp3
08. Nature Of The Beast.mp3
09. Morning Song.mp3

05 September 2012 | Wednesday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 40.32mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [Djavan - Puzzle Of Hearts]
01.Corisco.mp3
02.Being Cool.mp3
03.Memento.mp3
04.Puzzle Of Hearts.mp3
05.Vida Real.mp3
06.Amazon Farewell.mp3
07.Been So Blue.mp3
08.Voce Bem Sabe.mp3
09.Mal De Mim.mp3
10.Oceano.mp3

09 September 2012 | Sunday
Route: Mahidol Day Run
Time: 52.53mins = 26.24 + 26.28

10 September 2012 | Monday
Route: Taman Universiti, AIMST
Time: no timing
Jog with Jasmin and Fansuri on bike

11 September 2012 | Tuesday
Route: Running in loops
Time: 40.30mins
Randomly playing on my mp3 player - [Kembara - Koleksi Klasik]

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Wednesday 19 September 2012

Red Crescent Heritage Walk 2012

Date: 23 September 2012 | Sunday | 8:00am
Venue: Town Hall, Esplanade, Penang
Distance: 5km
Contact: 04-8275678

It is a charity walk to raise fund for humanitarian projects by Penang Red Crescent.

..from TheStar

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3rd Penang Rainforest Hash Challenge 2012



Date: 8th December 2012
Venue: Teluk Bahang Dam, Penang
Distance: 26km
Contact: 0194460461 | tengbenglee@gmail.com

The 3rd Penang Rainforest Hash Challenge is a point to point run which will start from Balik Pulau and ends at Teluk Bahang Dam. The distance between Point A and B is about 26KM. The run takes you into the main central range of Penang Island.

You will enjoy the gradual on ups , clear tracks to run your hearts out and for your eyes the amazing views which includes a waterfall that only a few have seen. There will be three water stops and a cut-off point. Hashers who completes the run will be given a Finisher Tee Shirt apart from the normal 3rd Penang Rainforest Hash Challenge t'shirt


Detail and registration form here.

..from Beng Chuan Lim

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Tuesday 18 September 2012

Quote of the Day

It is far better to be exhausted from success than to be rested from failure.

- Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc.

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Report: Mahidol Day Run 2012

Date: 09 September 2012 | Sunday | 7:00am (M'sia time)
Venue: Prince of Songkhla University, Hatyai
Distance: 10.5km. 52.53 = 26.24 + 26.28
Shoes: Nike LunarGlide +2

Hatyai again. My last visit was Hatyai International Marathon 2011 - running with kids. Went with Alex and 2 BM Leopard members. We hop on weekend van from BM to Hatyai with 5 other tourist. Cost us RM70 to/fro. Gumbira once reach the town because I got 2 missions.

The Lee Garden Plaza operated as usual after the explosion. But some outlets in upper levels still under renovation.

First mission - Hunt for Pegasus.
For past 3 weeks I search Nike Pegasus 28 on the net and shoes outlets at Penang, Sg Petani and Alor Star. But not avail any more - Obsoleted. Once check-in Mayflower hotel, Alex and me heading to shopping store at Novotel Hotel.
 
Fuh! P28 still available with various sizes. Price was 200baht cheaper than Pegasus 29. Without thinking twice I grab a pair. UK9.5 size, 0.5 larger from previous running shoes.

Second Mission - Food.
Then we went for lunch at favorite restaurant - Daicha Fried Chicken and back to hotel for a nap.

@3pm. Prince of Songkhla University - Registration.

There are a lot of reasons why I shiok running in Thailand.
  1. 10k, half or full, they offer many categories - Different by 5yrs. Eg. 30~34, 35~39, 40~44. More chance for top spot.
  2. Cheaper registration fee - Mine was only 200baht or RM20
  3. Standardize of category and numbering on bib - So I know how many kakis registered under my category. Plus... the bib is breathable material.
  4. Nice t'shirt design - But sometimes they are too striking. Normally this type end as my baju tidoq. Frankly... the material quality is not that good. But compare with cheaper registration... fine to me. Usually I took small size for my kids
  5. A free flow of drinks - After registration, I stop at drinking booth. They served coke and mineral. With smile, friendly and talking in Thai, they pour me cups of coke. Minum sampai mengah. Refill my drinking bottle and i took a bottle of mineral
  6. Another booth, they display sample trophy, medal, brochure and pamphlet of next running event. There were 5~6 events. Written in Thai
  7. Also.. there were outlets selling sport stuff for running and cycling, such as short, vest, tight, glove, shoes, tee... macam-macam ada. But all of they are imitation. Ok la tuh... Kalau ori boleh tahan gak rega dia. Actually my running outfit from head to toe is more expensive than office attire. I bought 2 Adidas shorts cost me only 280baht
@6:30am. Prince of Songkhla University - Warm-up.

Another reason I would like to hi-lite. Probably our local organizer could consider.
  1. Registration counters still open on race day. No late fee
  2. From my average runner perspective, any event in Thailand, I never felt ran out-off steam during running or the water station run-out of drinking water. Moreover they served with fruit - watermelon. For this 10k event, 3 water-stations were setup. Cukop? Mengah...
  3. Route. Same like Hatyai Nature Run. Well controlled and monitored by police and committee.
  4. Enough distance marker on both side - 2/8, 4/6 and 5.
All basic running needs… fulfill. And it is standardized in any events in Thailand.   

This time I ran without mp3. Focus on my pace. Hope to dip below 50mins. Weather was nice – cool and kabuih. Kampung scenery and cheer-up by locals while they're waiting with foods for monks blessing.

@Finish line.
  1. Water booth served hot and cold drinks. Such as soy (brown and white sugar), coke, plain water, nescafe... Short queue. Because they open many counters.
  2. Meal.. rice porridge and goreng2 stuff.
  3. Medal, cukop cantek. Although it's 10km, boleh kata level kampung event... but medal design, shape, and the detail cukop menarik. Green+orange color and gold as background. Alot different compare to our local+international level event medal - same color and almost same shape
Still penat. Cuma minum ayeq saja sambil amik gambaq. I completed 10.5km in 52.53 = 26.24 + 26.28. If 10km, probably I could dip below 50mins. 4 of us not won any top spot. Collect all events brochures. Singgah water booth again. Bergambaq and back to hotel.

Before back home, bought some souvenirs and layan tengok Miss Teen Thailand… fuh! comel-comel – rasa nak tidoq semalam lagi.

Lee Garden Plaza, busy as usual Hatyai Nature Run 2012 t'shirt Registration counter Nice trophy Coke unlimited Not mine Official t'shirt Racun Morning - race day More Racun. @Phatthalung, if i'm not mistaken Jalan2 pasar pagi. Miss Teen Thailand Meleleh...

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