Genting Trailblazer 09

having read from others runner's blogs makes u want to think twice , what had u put yourself into this time around ler...per.. it had been three days since my last run, i had breached my limits during my squash training...felt the pain around my hips....plus my busy schedule in the day, the pain went on for two days....luckily it had dissipates, i guess...i must been the full relaxation period...i had been putting myself off to any heavy physical training that could strained my hip's muscle... i cant let my partner down,,hopefully...

with the constant raining for the past two days...would it rains tomorrow...expecting very muddy trail..

tonight i'll be having bank's annual dinner..ceh..the goes my plan to spent enough time before the race in Genting...

hopefully we could enjoy the race tomorrow...Che..please remind me if im late

My first attempt in making Cupcakes

Im always thinking something to give rather than receiving any....well there are so many things i wanted to give back to my friends back at the office...mm well there are a lot of butter at home ..why not cupcakes this time around.....

got back home kind of late yesterday...got stuck with visiting schedule to client's factory in and around rawang,... perr the butter was tough as brick...thus postponed to early in the morning...strategize the method so that i would not end up in with some bantat cakes,,,perr nanti ponet jer den bangun pagi pagi... punyer ler tekun study recipe books like there will be an exam tomorrow morning on it..heheh

that subsequent morning 4 am per...pagi tu...woke up and look up at the recipe with guidance from the superior (my aunt) ....and walla....2 hours later


i dont think im that creative just yet to create any icing on the surface thus it left bare, actually it is a strawbery flavoured butter cupcakes with raisins and chocolate chips...hehheh...poyo pulak ni pun nak tulis dlm blog....well it could be due to my future venture...hehehe

Mizuno Run 2009, UPM

Our photo was taken by Tini, usually minah ni lari but this time around jadi photographer ler pulak...mm anyway i was grateful that i could finished the run ...well here, how the story goes...

the race route were generous with slopes; mild ones as well as steep ones....mmm the race organiser a little bit kelam kabut may be it could be due to the huge turnout..well u thought 2000 people is small yer...just imagined the runners are like back to back continously..this time around i ran together with friend to a friend of mine Firman, first time runner, biase ler pancit tengah tengah jalan.....honestly i did not get enough rest the day before the race...the whole day i was at Alamanda, lounging , watching movies, karaoke bowling,,,per a lot of things ler..i only managed to sleep for like about 4 hours....but still managed to wake up early at 5.30 am.. tapi still lambat sampai due to darn inconsiderate putrajaya presint 11 folk whom block partly my car...nasib baik ler aku ni cekap ceh wah kalau x masak ler kete hang..aku keje kan... luckily this time i was in Putrajaya, nearby the race venue,,,kalau x another bomba run incident ler jawabnyer...hehehe

My running was at my worst, i did not push myself too much due to the fact that i had another run next weekend...knowing the fitness level i'm in at that time..there is no point burning too much..i hate it so much the urgency in need to take a leak (happened quite often to me , i really hate that, it literally throw away my concentration ),,,perr,,,menahan tu x hengat ler,,,luckily i knew the route very well...back to school....ckit, so i made a quick stop at the toilet in Bukit ekspo,,,perrrr what a relieved beb..

In a nutshell, my time is 1 hr 4 mins max heart rate 197, average heart rate 168 and calories 1094.

p/s: the race management was quite bad, the really need to be able to gauge the route capacity to the number of racers running at one time....per nak hamik racing goodies pun leh jadi kelam kabut.

Gastric pain and running

it has been 2 days that i did not run at all, isk...kind of frustrated with the state i'm in right now...i was down with a severe gastritis pains...an old friend or should i said foe whom came back and haunt me .....well i thought i defeated that guy...well it must have been the lemang and all sorts of things put into one package called open house ler...can't blame them...its all up to me, its my own appetite that makes me crave all those foods which u dont usually had during normal days...

Berlatih ke...performance masih average lagi hui hui....anyway hopefully i could regain back my strenght to run again..kind of poof out now...

Salomon Trail 2009, Tmn Lembah Kiara

Here are some details taken from the official website

RACE DETAILS

Date : Sunday 6th December 2009

Venue: Car Park, Taman Lembah Kiara, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, KL

Distances: 10km and 4km

RACE CATEGORY, AGE LIMITS & ENTRY FEE

RACE CATEGORY	AGE LIMIT	ENTRY FEE
> Men's Open (10km)	18 yrs & above	RM60
> Men's Veteran (10km)	41 yrs & above	RM60
> Women's Open (10km)	18 yrs & above	RM60
> Women's Veteran (10km)	36 yrs & above	RM60
> Men's Sprint (4km)	16 yrs & above	RM60
> Women's Sprint (4km)	16 yrs & above	RM60

* Entry fee includes – a dri-fit Salomon T-shirt upon race kit collection & a Salomon waist

pouch upon race finish. Water and isotonic provided at drink stations along the course.

PRIZES

The top three for each category will receive placing trophies. They will also receive the following:

1st Place (all categories) - RM1000 worth of Sponsors prizes
2nd Place (all categories) - RM700 worth of Sponsors prizes
3rd Place (all categories) - RM500 worth of Sponsors prizes

macam lar boleh dpt, tapi the pouch seem irresistible jer, wei salomon tu bukan murah sey....

RACE MAP

for online registration please click here entah ler aku nak isi form online pun susah ke aku dah pandai isi..anyway the online form giving me verification problems...

Coincide with Singapore Marathon lak tur...since i can't afford to go to Singapore Bukit Kiara pun jadi ler...

My new begining

like the sun rise on the east, where it all begins..why am i writing this , its getting to the end of 2009, what a year it was for me..my workout session started as just tools for my weight loss ,now moves on to become a routine of race preparation...from road races towards trail run and soon to be adventure racing..wow...

if u see me back when i was in my teens and uni years, i was never close to this, i am always consume to the superficial world of beauty, perfections and grace...mmm, ever known as the soft guy ever since i was in school, well kind of used to it and afraid to try or not been given any chances or motivation to even try... living in my own nutshell. Not having many friends whom understands me...mmm anyway that was me before i could actually knows that they are many ways to endure a blissful life..

Started with KL Towerthon then to 10 km run at various places, wow running sure take me to places i never been to and best of all meeting new and fostering back the old friendship, plus trail running wow i never thought i could actually did it, my friend will sure be laughing at me if i told them that i ran up then downhill in less than half a day, heehe a person like me they will never thought it will be possible..nevertheless i do enjoy it very much and hopefully i get to know more people whom enjoy this as much as i did...

POR III : Gunung Nuang

Another early Sunday morning for me...this time around its Nuang...,we ran in group 5 but then one of us turns back making it grim duo (GD) versus macam bagus (MB) with ex macam bagus...heheh anyway, we GD arrived early at the place before 7.00 am, i got a quick bite at Pekan Bt 18, had 2 pieces of roti canai and my fav hot milo...

Rushing to the surau to perform my Subuh Gajah as what they said when u actually at the brink of the dawn, did some discussion and guessing whose going to joint us for the run today wiyh my fellow GD mates, Cheramiche, the organiser pun x de, salah gunung kot...then sampai ler Abg Syah..no cup cakes this time around ke?? but i had ice cream yum yum...

(Che and Abg Syah)

we reached the top at about 12.00 pm, my whole journey up and down the mountain took about 6 hrs 26 minutes, the pack of four was lead by Bro Ian, whose pics was not in my blogs, cause he is constant taking pictures while we were running can't wait to see his blogs...what pics he will uploads..

the hike up was fun and is always my favorite thing actually and i always hated downhills, kind of hurting to my knees and toes, so i was left behind, never mind i catch them up at their resting place, we did had our wonderful rest and picture taking along the hike and downhill, sempat jugak taking a quick dip at Kem Lolo stream, mmm very cooling and soothing

the verdict, it was a very fun run indeed, i love every seconds of it, running with my fav running buddies, i was never into trail running before and now im getting the hang of it, no more black toes for me...

In a nutshell, Calories burnt: 4014 , max. heart rate: 201 and avg heart rate: 132

House Buying

The moment i saw the house, my mind had been contemplating and plagued with issues of living by myself and finally owning a house.... is it possible?

and finally i signed the agreement to purchase the house, it is an apartment with 928 sq ft build up with gated 24 hr security and a pool..hehhe , well i was introduced by Bro Ian to the place and instant hooked..kot,,, entah ler...i guess its about time i bought one ok..while im still at prime years kan...

anyway i'm going to rent it out for a while...and giving some time for me to move in...itu ler

hopefully it will be a wonderful beginning for me...

4th Malaysian International Ekiden Run, Putrajaya 2009

The run was held in Putrajaya, the normal route like of Men's Heatlh run previously, but this time it was a relay team of five..my team was called Raja Kunyit with Loh as the team kapitan...it was made of my schoolmates and other friend of friend of mine...wow never new running could actually brought us together kan..what a small world kan....

i did not had the best this time, even though ada training ckit before that, well it could be the lack of sleep a day before...i'm the first runner , each runner need to run approx. 3 km, i did quite bad 14 minutes, max hr : 222 and average: 188 wow, very high kan, its maybe the nervousness or i need to rectify my breathing techniques...

the best part of all , we really enjoy so much the run, cause its a team effort and i got to run with my favorite running buddies and someone i longing to.... my route was ok..the normal route with steep slope at the end of my part behind the PICC, luckily it was not at the top , a quater to the top...i met Loh and passed the sash to him...

they are going for Borneo marathon next week...perrr seronok tur... dah lame aku x cuti gitus kan...

anyway next week ade..River clean up at Sungai Congkak and POR at Nuang (to the top)..mmm do check it out at corporateathletes.com.my

Post Raya Training- part 2

yup my first trail run after quite sometimes, resting from the wilderness, well dah ler tur after a big break in the fasting month, i like the trail, even though nuang is very popular among the city dweller, yup cause it is located just nearby...

i just started my swimming class with Bro ian of Corporate Athletes, ayoo,, i never thought that it will be so tough yar..u got to get it right the first time...that's the way it suppose to be, may be swimming is not my thing, is it? There goes my dream to enter triathtlon..mm a still farway dream..

mm got to train hard..but training ground lak limited, ye lar, looking for the suitable pool with the minimum depth is quite difficult but luckily bro Ian place is very ideal but...i got to pass through a gruesome massive traffic jam before reaching there..haiyo tense pulak......pastu lak asyik dok x pass jer one breath...

The trail run at nuang was great wake up call for me ler...to be better prepared for my genting trail..Cheramiche is ever high spirited for it, i should jive in also...itu ler... i enjoyed it so much meeting new runner pals...and learning new tricks of running at the same time...wow there had progress so much..felt intimidated and timid at times when they are talking about marathon, swimming trail and such...mm may be is it time for me to move up.......one day i would...

Back to the trail run, my time was about 2 hours to Camp Lolo and back, with average heart rate 132 and max about 168 and calories burnt about 1000 plus wound on my left hand..perr...sesat katanyer..

well....looking forward for another run with u ollzzz... thanx