Most Tough Race

I have been waiting 4 this moment very long ago...

its not easy for me to travel such long distance for this race...

i been dream to join it just like Kl towerthon ever since when i studied at form3...

n yday i managed to do it...

oh...i cant describe that feeling when reaching to the top...

first n foremost i am really thanks God of what i had been achieved...

never been be4 i heart so many stories regarding this race...

some other people failure of reaching the top been some kind of scaring me...

i knew that being first timer it wouldnt been an easy task...

this time i actually go along with Chau...

anyway due to his test...

i went alone to KK...

kinda lil bit of scare...

anyway with the help of my civil coursemate,Roni...

i managed to travel from airport to the terminal van area...

anyway...duno y,i think is God wanna test my mental or physical strength...

early morning when i travelling using genting bus...

n when reaching titiwangsa station...

my sudden stand up from the seat make my knee unexpectedly feeling so pain...

especially the knee 'saraf' area...

is something like my knee saraf been dislocated...

dam uncomfortable when walking so as running...

then i try to do all kind of stretch workout...

not much diff as well...

even the nite be4 the race the pain still thr until the race start same feeling as well...

walao eh...no choice i dun wan my whole journey finishing just like that...

Roni treated my Sabah dim sum at around 4pm at saturday...

due to the chartered van will depart to Kinabalu park at 5pm...

we have to rush...

the dim sum quite nice,though Roni saying that Sabah food nowaday not cheap anymore...

then went to the terminal van area n by paying rm15 can reach to the park ad...

the van waited until 5.30pm only departed...

Along the route is almost the hill condition...

in Sabah 6pm is almost as dark as 7pm in peninsula here...

Roni said that is our former PM,Dr Mahathir who change the time same with peninsula last time...

along the route theres quite alot of lorries...

hence make it our journey become slower than estimated 1hour30min...

we eventually used up 2hours30mins to reach kinabalu park...

by the time we reach ad 7.30pm+...

i m lucky as inside the van i met with 2indonesian who study in kl join this race...

n stay in same mountain resthouse with me as well...

then when we reach briefing area been told the briefing finish before 7pm as it started 6pm...haiz...

3 of us after that went to collect the bib...

both the guy name Riyadi n Riki...

only Riyadi join,he need to pay rm130 as foriegner...mine been collected my Pmtey...

Thanks him alot...

after that we walk back to hostel just 100m from kinabalu park entrance...

i was told to pay rm50 for that nite...

anyway i was lucky to find another person to share another bed n only to pay rm25,ha...

then 3of us went to eat fried rice front of Kinabalu park cost us rm6 each...

very fast the time is 10pm+...

another woman,a tourguide who stay same room with me as me when i going back...

5pm next day i saying...

she open up her eyes...

asking me sure bo???

coz she says its almost impossible to get back to KK town since i may use up >6hours to finish the race...

due to her experience as a tourguide...she said some of those hiker may use up until 10pm nite to reach the top...

i reply that will tray my best to finish in time lo...

n hopefully i wont get to miss my flight enuff...ha

as early 4am i wake up at sunday....

dam cold the water there...

then when i reach Kinabalu park ad around 4.50am...

theres a shuttle bus that bring us up to the starting point which 3,4km from our departure area...

very lucky to find an empty seat...

find out that is uncle Moey beside me...

relieve...

coz now i have a helping star(jiu4 xing4)ad...

y i say so...

coz hes the one who competed at saturday and noe the hill condition...

so be4 the start...

uncle have given me some tips which i think that quite useful...

met with Pmtey as i really salute him come all the way from kl just to snap photoes of us...

then see those STAR Runner,like Kilian...

as well as season runner in KL,Affindi n Jasni...

uncle joking that before i want beat thos star runner,i need beat our local runner first hehe...

race start 7am sharp and its already quite bright the surrounding...

the first 5km route is where i try out my strength to run n climb(staircase)as fast possible...

as said by uncle after around 1hour the chance to run fast almost impossible...

when i reach Layang layang station i saw my watch ad 49mins...

then reach to the rock(liitle bit)area...

ad can feel the hardness to climb...

at that time Jasni overtook me...

while in a later time i overtook Affindi who look so tired most probably due to his fast start...

then we reach to the final 1.5km of rock area...

i left around 1hour...

fuh...dam hard at that time...

jasni saying that is quite hard to finish before 2hour30min of the cut off time...

i really scare at that time...

i dun want to be categorised the rest 95% of one of the website said of those who cant reach the peak each year...

i keep walking non stop though both leg really cant sustain...

i m quite lucky that i didnt have any weather changing illness as may be suffered by others...

then i keep looking at my watch for the final 2,3mins...

i keep push n push...

finally reach to the top area...

the feeling at that time just cant be described!

thanks God i have finally make it! 2hour 30min is the time! Ngam ngam hou!

i feel so so thought of being able to conquer this highest mountain in Southeast Asia...

then i managed to taken photo with a Mat saleh...

anyway i duno where to get back that valuable photo...haiz...

quickly i grab the green check point band n return down...

running down wasnt my strong point...

and was keep overtaken by those people behind me...

nevermind i just let it be...

as long i finish safely will be enough...

dam pain when going down...

when i saw the watch i saw my time going to reach 4hour30mins cut off time...

dam scare...since uncle moey said that if i finish after that time,you wont get to be timed in their time sheet...

luckily i finish in time 6,7mins before the qualifying time...

Pmtey shouted my name loudly when i crossing the line...hehe

when i saw uncle stand on the middle of finishing line taken my photo...

again...

with jasni,affindi showing the green wristband that being rated so 'valuable'

i cant describe that feeling...

feel really happy with what i have achieved...

really happy though just a finisher...

then taken quite alot of photoes by Pmtey,really thanks him...

both my leg really cant tahan ad esp the downhill part make it the worst...

was behind jasni n affindi few mins...

then we having lunch buffet which time at 12.30pm+...

no choice as i need to rush back early so miss out the prize presentation of those elite...

lucky that when i reach to the front of the entrance of Kinabalu park...

theres a chartered Kembara waiting for last person...

paid rm20 and used me 1 n half hour to reach KK town where i get to meet my uni fren again...

then he brought me to their culture market n i managed to buy some sounvenir as well the local food there...

he said that quite "sayang"i come here in such a hurry or else will bring me to more interesting places...

i managed to get to the flight that schedule at 5.10pm...

i thought that i still can get back to Genting when reach Kl sentral...

anyway i was wrong with the traffic jam happened in Sepang F1 Circuit there...

and i get to see the news of the dead of Simon an Italian Rider in Moto GP there...

RIP for him...he actually same year with me...

overall this is a nice outing for me though being alone...

but i get to sense that we must do what we dream and want to...

dont just easily getting distract away by other illusion...

time wont get to wait us...

i'm again so happy to be the 25th edition as well the last edition managed to get to the peak of Gunung KK...

hopefully i can get that pic snap with Mat salleh 1day...

Dunno since when i can lough so happy like the pic below again..ha...