Multipurpose run,Larian TTJ

Multipurpose Run... 

a run that become popular in these few years...
and i estimated its a well organised event...

but it turn out to be other ways...
not for those who run for podium...
a race organised by malaysia popular running club...

consider experience enough...
even thay are asking those so call potential winner to wear extra chip...
whats a well organised procedure imposed by organiser toward any unwanted cheating case like PBIM...

but whats matters the most is the race itself was totally not i want to see...
as a runner you should know whats the basic requirement to fulfill in a race...
and yet u still fail into it...

from the start along the road there were not enough marshall through out the whole road...
well this i can forgive...
but not the road signage which matter the MOST!

u should know that those front runner can easily getting lost especially whn go into double hill area...
theres alot of junction which people can mistakenly run into...
sorry ya...i wasnt a frequent runner in that area so imagine that i can run wrongly when in hilly area for few times...

my front runner was penang fast veteran Khir saller...
he himself will definately agree on what i said...
even himself turn back to yell at me regarding which way to run into...

u can see how terrible it is...
and i was imagine those who behind me and cant see me definately will go into wrong way...
all these were not enough with the final part which when we 12km runner suppose to turn left into finishing line was asked to go straight...

which make me even frust! i was thinking how can it be so far...
thinking it was something wrong...
 i run across another check point which got marshall and ask them,they themself also know nothing(common sense) so i was like a mad dog run toward finish line...
well i can see i'm not alone...

so many elite there were running wrong route...
even i heart like venugopal was treated like hes a disqualified runner...
come on organiser... u r putting a grey image into our running world... u r not like those college or government organiser...
if u r them i will definately nothing to say... 

as for the below a TTJ run i can say they are definately better than u though organiser just a secondary school students...
i and 10 went for TTJ run in seremban last week...
they actually open the race till last minute saign up...

i think it was not enough quota required...
and they are very helpful to call me confirm to the bib no. taken during race day...
race start at 7.30am...
through out the race were enough marshals,road signage...

prize giving was very fast some 9.30am...
lucky draw was quick.. race finish in within some 10.30am...
well a quick n simple race...

i cant say much but a kudos to those newbie organisers...
i was 5th while 10 in 2nd behind a kenyan woman n beat another strong local lady...

Then going into another small running event,Thirsty Run in Pj...
May be coz of small runners joining...
i consider the organisers were doing well of their job...

along the race i am trying to catch up with a botak guy...
he seem very fast and i never see he race before...
after all i lost to him...

while 10 wasnt in good shape lost to her season enemy...haha...
we earn some tupperware bottle and container which is my mum favourite as well...

Salomon X Trail Run,Penang Bridge Run 2013

More than half a year i didnt update this blog d...
so i just simply wrap up my 2013 year end 2 races which i had joined...
races name as per above...

every time when joining salomon sure will meet up with affindi and his army runners...
there r very strong with all these cross country route...
i like about cross country route since secondary...

but eversince i started working i lost all my touch to this mother natural sense...
this race was held in maeps,mardi which i never been there...
consider quite a southern part of klang valley...

the race wasnt really that hard after all...
mostly is the red soil with up and down slope route...
my luck was out of top 5 and managed to get 6th which exactly same with 10...

Then went into Pg bridge run which initially mentioned by organisers that this year gonna be in new bridge...
but it went into smoke...
old bridge as usual still out of my luck as well...

i try very hard to train for this race...
manage to achieve my pb for half in this race...
yet i was 2 place out of top 15...

top 10 ad have 8 kenyan...haiz...
meanwhile 10 had achieved her pb in half and managed a 13th placing...
what an achievement for her!

this race was actually came out alot of news which published those runners cheated for the sake of its prizes...
all these need to be curb with proper race rules and control...

BSN Night Run,Adidas KOTR 2013

think it was my 1st half marathon of the year...
i wasnt that good at half actually...
to be excel in half u have to really put extra effort during training...

long training period is 1 of the factor u must fulfill...
which i seldom follow this rule...
also my training area wasnt really allow me to go for longer distance...

though another strong guy from my company,casey is doing really good in hes racing...
his determination is just extraordinary...
ok lets talk back about the bsn night run...

its also my 1st participation of this big race...
i would say that its organised better than scklm...
though the participants who joined i heart were around 12k compare to scklm around 36k...

the weather at that night was quite nice...
during half way theres some mild rainy drop...
i would say the route through out the whole journey was quite nice n balance...

my 20km was in a satisfaction condition whereas...
my last 1km+ was such a miserable run...
overtook by a lot of guys...

its such a weak point that i need to buck up...
yet i'm quite satisfied with my pb in my half...
i hope to improve it further in coming pg half...

lets go to Adidas KOTR which held to the next day of BSN...
i was running at 10km while 10 in her 2nd 10k outing...
for the 1st 5km i was in quite good position...

some 7th placing if not mistaken...
anyhow i know that to get into top5 wasnt that easy...
and during the u turn i can really saw myself in which position...

then i decided to stay back...
of which 10 to catch up with me...
she was strong enough to hold on her position...

i'm proud that she managed to landed her maiden kotr podium finished...
its a good learning stage for her for stronger challenge in future...

 

Shape run,Jog for hope,Reebok one challenge,SCKLM Ekiden,IJM Run

Just to update few of the races recently joined...
total they're 5 races here...
just some few moment to recap all these races...

shape run is one of the race that i aim to do well...
since the prizes offered quite attractive...
yet this year just out of my reach...

even be4 the start i can already seen so many strong fler out there...
nvmd i just tried my best to push...
in the end still not enough...

worst part is my timing is dropping...
which is not acceptable to myself...
something is wrong here...

or other ppl keep improving...
cannot be what...
hence its been really time for me to check back all these...

in fact i n 10 were finishing in same placing...
which are 15th...
but i'm proud of her achievement n timing which improving...

then come to the jog for hope which i dont really have intention to join initially...
any how we just want come down here jalan2...
so why not just done some $ for this charity run...

organised by taylor college students...
if u happened to join any races organised by students...
then u will know where their standard are...you know la...

since its clashing with few other $ event...
so this 1 is just some kind like muscles stretch for both of us...
prizes offered were bottle,vitamin,voucher book...

come another long distance n obstacle challenge...
reebok 1 challenge in putrajaya...
also saw few strong fler...

after 1st km...
my pace was gone..
and i know its already hopeless...

so just keep on my own...
then come another fler name edmund who work in same company with me...
hes been improved quite alot...

through out the whole race we just running each other...
n hes finishing is very good...
wasnt my day also...

luckily 10 didnt join...
if not another wastage of rm80...

SCKLM this time we join team challenge...
comprise of chau,ting,y.wei,10 n me...
since all of us have started working life...

thing wasnt that easy for them to keep back their fitness...
hence i wasnt really target into it...
just hope to try out our best...\

its been a really memorable weekend as we joined by lim kor...
all our old memory been refresh...
i like the surrounding very much...

we went for the ss2 famous charcoal burger...
then the brooks sales...
both ting,10 bought the green silence...

seem like they like it very much ha...
then come the night we go makan at the restaurant...
and sleep in chau's mosquito house again...

around 3am + we wake up need to use lrt to masjid jamek...
and we reach they before 5am...
i would say the team who joined around 100+ gua...

then saw our competitor...
being 1st runner for 1st time wasnt really help much...
and i lost almost 2mins to the front team...wtf...

luckily 10 help to catch back...
anyhow the rest wasnt good enough to fight back...
and we lost to the 3rd team some 4mins...

anyhow we still satisfied with it...
would like to thanks everyone for our sacrifice n contribution...
came all the way from spore,y.wei...
ting,melacca...
chau from his oil prone sea field...
lim kor,johor...

i felt like we are home n family reunion again...
hopefully we can getting more such time being together in future...
then fetch those fler back through tasik selatan terminal...

quite long i didnt go seremban for race...
this time happened to be ijm run at seremban 2...
along with eric n kate...

wasnt really target anything for this 10k run...
yet in some kind of recovery mood...
1st runner inidian guy was too fast to ctach up...

then staying put with rozmi...
then come tang,who i was beaten few times d...
hes quite fast nowaday...

fighting with him in last few km...
anyhow still lost...
yet satisfied with the performance...

10 was quite unlucky to lost 1 placing to the 4th...
yet i'm quite satisfied with her time...
hopefully can get better in future race...

Mizuno wave run,Penang hill climb,Klang centro,Salomon Run

Erm another long long period didnt update this blog...
as usual busying with my project...
start from september will be more busy...

likewise u saw from newspaper that my company will build a new hotels n new theme park...
i'm in charge of new hotel...
it will be a major 3 years project for me...

will be a huge advantage/benefit toward my career as well...
ok lets come back to running...
there are few runs i joined since...

mizuno wave...a race i really like to join...
joined last year n failed to achieve top 10...
this year the distance change to 16km...

lucky i was in a quite good condition that time...
managed to beat few fler who i lost few times before this...
so to get 7th place was actually a satisfying moment for me...

Penang hill climb was another target for me every year...
anyhow after this year outing...
i may consider not to join in future...

its really no easy to beat the penang top runner...
he is good a flat running,staircase climbing n hill climbing as well...
and this year i was defeated by O2 xiao di...

in fact i gt the chance to beat at last km...
any how my will to over take him was quite low at that time...
hence this year just come back with 3rd placing trophy...

10 was good enough to get her champ in open category...
well done to her...

Klang centro was a race i missed out few years d...
so this year i decided to join back...
any how the strong fler also not less as expected...

managed to get a mere 5th placing...
prizes wasnt that bad after all...
losing to another season runner was another disappointment for me...

10 went for kenny roger chicken run...
to her dismay shes disqualified for starting early with the guys...
pity her as she target quite a while the race...

Salomon was another race i missed last year...
hence this year no more miss out for me anymore...
organiser wasnt really plan well of the race route...

this had lead to wrong running route to those front guys...
any how the front leader affindi still manage to get back his 1st position...
whereas 10 just had had too much...

in fact she gt the chance to get into 2nd...
eventually was out of top 5...
as for myself lucky to be in international category...

and managed to get 1st...
though if i was to be in national open...
then will be in 3rd placing...

overall these few races i can say that it kinda full lessons for 10...
in order to be top runner...
alot of things u need to learn...

not just through fews races...
but alot alot of races...

Deuter run,Hypertension run,KL Towerthon

After Penang Malakoff run at March i was stopped for 1 month +...
mainly due to the concern of the election...
some how the running event are flowing in every week...

After rest for such a long period...
its time to get back to the running scene...
i actually quite  confused of choosing which is the best event to join...

at last i decided to join deuter run which at the same day also have quite a few nos of other race...
initially thought there wont be any strong guy...
to my dismay ad saw few strong fler before the start line...

The race was held at Putrajaya Challenge Park...
i was first time there so as 10...
Through out the race was mostly up down jungle hill run...

which also consider my favourite last time...
i was lonely for the whole route..
finished in 5th ngam ngam up to the podium...

while 10 took her maiden champion in woman category...
i was very happy for her...
prizes were not bad with the deuter bags...

then she was interviewed by the NST reporter...
quite nervous i can saw her ha...
anyway its been really a nice journey for us to come all the way here...

Hypertension run at Setia Eco park was another surprise entry for us...
its was 10 colleague who as whether we gt interest to join or not...
then i look at the entry fees which was quite cheap then only feel wanna join ha...

Shah Alam,Setia Alam is a very scenery environment to stay  in...
A harmonious living in a green surrounding i would like it to be described...
Arrived early morning then went for the Puma Challenge nearby...

Its wasnt our day as both of us cant get to beat the top contender...
then we rush to the eco park for the run...
5km route for the race...

very easy by running along the eco garden...
anyway in front of me was jothpal...
quite fast hes pushing...

in the end i lost to him...
yet 10 landed her 2nd champ of the year...
shes improving...

very happy for her...
prizes offered are not bad with the watch for the champ and top 3 have hampers...
then we went to jalan2 n makan2 at setia eco mall...

i saw from newspaper saying its a very environment friendly mall...
having lunch before we went to 10s colleague house to stay overnight for towerthon...
This year towerthon is a very quiet for kakithoner...

apart from me and black joined...
i wasnt really target much at it...
anyway still have some confident of it since joined it for many years...

yet the time i achieved was the worst in all the years...
but i was quite satisfied with my performance since there so many many blockage along the staircase...
i was in the 4th group to start though i register very early...

finished in 16min 17secs with the 19th...
i cant complain too much of it...
the challenge were very strong with >10 kenyan come in...

then come 10 category...
pity her have to wait for 2 hours before the race...
and she did quite well just 1 place adrift from 10th place...

very proud of her performance...
then we go back and meet up with her parent shopping...
overall i was quite satisfied with these few races outcome...

Brooks Half marathon Penang Malakoff 17km

I missed this run for few years d…

But I don’t really want to join it initially…
Due to its expensive fees…

I dunno y nowadays those organizers keep on charging so expensive race fees…
Dun compare us to the foreign country la…
For instance,spore is a high capital earning country sure la they affort to join such a high race fee competition…

If you charge around rm30-rm50 I wont really mind…
In fact rm50 is consider expensive also…
Look at the Standard Chartered Marathon…

They transform from 2005 race fees of rm30 for half marathon to nowadays rm60+…
What a ridiculous in such a short 5-8 years transformation of race fees…
Some more the prizes offered also not that attractive!

Anyhow its runners choice to decide to join or not…
Then I decided this year to join lol…
I initially thought that they offered of brooks voucher may be not many strong fler…

To my surprise there got so many out there…
And just 1 more place I was out of top 10..
10 also very lucky to get no.10…

I must say this is a rugi race ha…
Rm50 brooks voucher nothing much u can buy…
N we both get ourself each a sock in the curve brooks…

Lets talk about the Penang Malakoff 17km run…
I actually wasn’t train much for mileagae…
But I gt confident to finish it well…

Not like half marathon which kinda too long for me…
If you want to do well in half you really have to take at least 1 and half hour to train…
I normally train only 30mins which not suitable for half…

Last year I’m very disappointed of getting 6th…
This year lucky theres no foreigner…
Anyway the race wasn’t that easy as expected…

For the starting few Km I was challenged by few season runner…
Among them are brooks club runner and chan…
I must say they are quite fast…

Anyway after 5km I get my rhythm and get to chase front runners…
Who are shahrom n a thai fler…
Throughout whole race except last 2km I was behind those 2fler…

Anyway my finishing still not that good and let them getting far…
I’m actually quite satisfied with my performance…
Thinking of getting a better time this year around…

To my dismay the time I got just exactly like last year…
WTH!but I like the trophy much which I waited for quite a few time…

My target for 10 was well achieved by her…

Really pleased with her time…

Though her category was really hard to beat with a lot of strong fler…

Overall I’m still need to improve though running technique is improving right now…