Wet Running

Haven't been training on my runs lately and PBM is drawing closer. Last night after prayer meeting, I quickly put on my shoes and start running. It was drizzling but no choice, I have to train.

Boys like girls song, Two is better than One is a good training song. How true is this statement? How real it is? How well does it work? Maybe its true that I can't live without you. Wait wait wait! What am I talking about here? Haha!

Its true that if you have someone training with you, its easier to push further but if you do not have friends who would train at odd hours and odd whether condition, no worries. You can always have a watch to help you. This friend will not let you down. =) Beat the clock.

Distance
8km
Time
42.00
Average speed
11.4km/h
Maximum speed
17.7km/h

[d route]

Running in a cool condition delays the tiredness in my legs and body, I feel I could go longer but I felt the burden to 'invest' running half way.

[FW+8k run]

Fast Lan3

Another jam-packed weekend for me, loving it but I miss Church and my people there. =/ Salibandy!Co played their 3rd game that Saturday against Subang Rascal and I was thrilled to be able to witness their game. They may be behind in the scoreboard but nothing makes me happier than to watch this people play with all the hearts.

This people have SPEED. They're fast! the only thing they lacked of is experienced and basics for the new players. I managed to meet some of the freshies and they are all full of energy and enthusiasm.

[indian + chinese]

[face-off]

[alvin encouraging his players]

[that is danush.haha]

[coach/player]

[best names ever]

[Salibandy!Co]

After their game, I followed Gerard to the All American Reject concert. Soong's was there as well. Finally, three of us re-unite after more than a year. Damn, it felt good. Those short moments that we spend in the car was priceless. It was quality time that I miss.

[soong's + michelle]

Both my roomies we walking with their partners. All I have in my hand is a SE w580i. I told soong's that night that I was happy to see them being happy with their love ones. Something that I could learn from them, love & loyalty.

When we got back to Soong's house. The first thing I noticed was his fan. It was full of dust that I can't feel the air blowing out of it. So I asked him to clean it. Being the typical him, he just took off the cover and said, 'There you go. You can feel the wind d.'

[the fan]

Woke up the next morning about 7.25am for the Terry Fox Run, took the lrt to Pasar Seni where Natalie (TMM) picked me up from. We kinda got lost but she managed to find the way with her girlie's instinct. It was really jam there, in terms on people and car. I thought we are gonna have a hard time finding parking but with her charm, she made it look easy. haha! girl power.

[the pool of crowd]

I didn't really run, it was more like a charity and a for fun thing to do. Not forgetting the foxy chicks around. We shud have more participants like them, they make running/training more pleasurable. =)

[people people people]

Terry Fox is considered one of Canada's greatest heroes and is celebrated internationally every September as people participate in the Terry Fox Run, the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research.

[what an inspiration!]

He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, which Fox ran with one prosthetic leg. Go check out his letter to the Canadian Cancer Society and a video of him. That is what I call Insane Courage and superior mental strength.

The muffins they served are superbly delicious, I had two. You know lah Malaysians, see free stuff only they sapu everthing. Some even take plastic bag to tapao.

[good stuff]

I always mentioned I run 'rempit' style in races. So I've videod my run to show you what I mean. It will make you vomit if you just had a heavy meal.

PISA + BF

Last night was my first time swimming in the PISA aquatic center. RM3 bucks per entry but if you're a member, its only RM1. Coach Ed was already waiting for me in the main pool and the water was really cold. Urrrhhh, made me shiver.

I had an accident in the pool, I wacked a girl's head because I swim blindly. Started from lane 1 but I ended up in lane 4. That show's how bad my navigation is. That girl that I collided with quickly move to the closed lane pool. She swims really well.! Hehe.

Coach Ed was not happy with my left hand entry. I find my left hand a bit cacat, is like I can't coordinate it with my brains. Have to work on it. Doing the S-crawl with a relax motion helps in keeping the pace. I complained to him, 'Swimming is so so hard! Harder than 10K run many times.' But he encouraged me to keep pushing. I have to make him proud.

This morning I woke up at 5.55am, my goal was to cycle to Hard Rock Hotel (HR) and after the 3rd attempt I finally made it!!!! What a feeling =) Ouh ouh.

Total distance: 34.78km (18.37 + 16.41)
Time: 1 hour 10minutes
Average speed: 29.8 km/h
Max speed: 45.8km/h

Its nice riding early in the morning, no traffic, no cars, fresh cool air, no noise pollution and you have the road all to yourself. There is a slight climb to HR but not a steep climb. As much as possible I'd try to maintain in high gear, that is to strengthen my legs. Took me about 40 minutes to reach my destination. Ima did great, not notty like the last two times.

[Ima]

[Hard Rock Babeh]

I feel my 'swimmers' dying every time I cycle. =/

[swim + 35k bike]

Intelligence Test

Let me try post a non-training related post.

I did a test Theresa sent to me and the result was a lil' disturbing. haha. I got 3 out of 11 correct and the rating says 'I must be good at sports'. Does that mean that the lower your score is, you are a better sports person cause most of your time will be spent on training than books or other intellectual stuff. Somebody try and let me know what you get.

[try this test]

My projected love life... LOVE machine?! What does that mean?

Coach Ed texted me, 'Swimming at your place or PISA?' Without hesitation I replied, 'PISA.' Its gonna be a bloody night of swimming.

Oh...I just added a training related statement. Mission gagal.

Tire Problem Again

Attempt 2 to BF: Failed again
I was really pissed! I lost my cool! I lost my patience! I walked up and down the stairs not knowing what to do. All in my mind was I've to fixed Ima again. Arrrgggghhhhh!!!!kaboooooooooooom! I felt irritated because I feel helpless and useless. I have no technical knowledge on bike maintenance and it bothers me.

Who can help me?

Anyway...it was a good thing that I was not riding on the road because it rained heavily that night. I substitute my training with RPM and a got a free peanut sweet from my trainer who just came back from Hong Kong. She's one of my favourite. =) After sweating it out and cooling down, I just thank God for the mess up tire.

Without it, I would be soaking wet. Have to bring Ima to the doc again. Peace!

[fw + rpm]

Mizuno Wave Run

After state training in the morning, I managed to mandi kerbau and wacked a big plate of rice before heading towards the bus station. Got up the bus and the journey begins. 4.5hours later I find myself in the heart of KL, jam and slow moving vehicles are a confirmation. Met up with Alvin, Alice and geng, and got a ride from them to Damansara Utama (Uptown).

After dinner, I tried to locate the motel that I'll be staying in. Jensen (TMM) was already there since the afternoon. We walked around and still couldn't find one another. We planned to meet at starbucks but there were two starbucks in that area. After 15minutes ++ we finally managed to meet up.

Got up the room wash up, watch Gladiators, talk a little. ZzzZzzZzzZZzzz.

[motel room]

We got ready by 6am as Danny (TMM) will be picking us up. Felt so sleepy and tired. Haha. It took us about an hour to reach UPM, Serdang.

When I got there, my bladder was about to burst. First time in my life, there is a loooooooooOoOooooOOOong queue for the guy's loo. And the smell of the toilet was really really bad! Running to the toilet and back to the starting line was my warm up.

[pink glittering band]

Race begins with a not so loud horn. And again, I'm stucked behind with the big crowd. Grrrrrrr. Slowly picked up momentum and started getting to the front pack of the race. Half way into my run I met Carmen Leong. She qualified for the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii this year. I ran up to her, 'Hie are you the one that did Ironman?' She replied with a smile, 'Yea'. I showed her a thumbs up as an appreciation for raising the Jalur Gemilang when crossing the finishing line in Kona. Proud to be Malaysian. =)

[Carmen the ironmaiden]

I felt strong in my legs through the climb. When I saw the sign of the last 2km, I started pushing harder and faster. (It was flat then) The funny thing about this was, a counterpain booth was set up there, with two guys offering counter pain. It was really weird/amusing. But I guess, it would be useful for some.

[the climb]

I continue to tekan minyak until...I saw the killer slope. Walaueh!! Damn steep and long. No choice but have to persevere through, in my mind I kept thinking, if I can cycle up BP, I can finish this strong. It works! Slowly made up my way to the top and to the finish line with a sprint. Check my time it was 53minutes, no PB as my previous 10K was 52minutes. But then as I checked the cert, it was a 11K run with hills. Its a PB. wohoo!!

[medal]

It was a good run! To appreciate my legs and heart, I rewarded them with Burger King before heading back to Penang.

[yummy]

Special thanks to Joshua, Danny and Jensen unbutton for arranging the accommodation and transport ion for me. It was smooth.

[my roomie for the nite which was suppose to be SOONG'S!!haha]

Something that I learned from this run was the hill separates the extraordinary from the ordinary. Challenges and mountains in life will be there to slow you down and eventually make you stop. But if you continue to livestrong, you will be able to overcome it! Never give up. Only livestrong.

[11K medium intensity]

Heart of a Champion

This video is crazy inspiring. He lived out what he believed in. ITU triathlon distance are swim 3K bike 80K and run 20K and this guy is sprinting from behind, grabbing victory. Even us doing killers don't look as fast as him.



'Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s level of aspiration and expectation.' This statement is so true and it doesn't just stop in the world of sports. One's achievement is highly related to his/her desires and expectations. If you want to be rich, you'll strive as hard as you can to earn big bucks. If you expect to get straight As, you would clock in many hours studying.

You have to be consistent and steadily improve from yesterday. This is also known as Kaizen, continuous improvement is a lifestyle. What are you lacking of? mental? physical? emotions? spiritual?

He who wants it most wins
Bevan Docherty