Friday, July 20, 2007

Big Event in PD

huhuhuuu.... very sad cannot go to PD Tri...... gotta attend cousin's wedding on saturday night and wont be able to be fresh enough for the race on sunday.. and its not an hour's race.... easily more than 2.5 hours and if are not fresh enough..... u will suffer...

anyway will be preparing for Desaru Long Distance Tri...... 2k swim, 90k bike & 21k run.... and its starting at 10am.... can u imagine starting by beach side at 10am??? Helllpppppp i need my sunblock......... i gotta look for sunblock sponsor already.....

good luck to those racing in PD... i guess luck will not play a part (except u got puncture or any injury) coz tri is a very fair event... u dont train enough then u will not perform well... simple as that.... its all about endurance, efficiency and speed.... u dont have one of them...... u will not finished at the top..... take more pictures guys... guess will be waiting for Faie's one since hubby will be the official photographer....

and btw met the fatty again on my Thursday swim.... he was doing alternate drills.... didnt manage to chat up with him... and for zebets info ... he is really round and fat.... but the fit type la.... not those flabby unfit ones.... a bit like Michelin man though.... but his triceps are huge....

waiting for PD race reports from you guys......... Go ROCK PD guys....

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Slow Swim

as the title suggest had a 'slow' swim at PADE on 16th July .... manage to complete up till set 200m only... my shoulders are killing me ....... well the highlights of the training was my conversation with a fatty on the side lane, here it goes :

Fatty : ur doing Ironman training ah??
me : nolah... just normal tri
Fatty : i have dark circle round my eyes eh??
me : yeah very dark
F : just got back from China.... very tired....
me : ooooh can sleep soundly then...
then came the stunner...
F : u have nice body but how come swim so slow??
me : uhmm... ehm... (dont know how to answer).... yealoh nver train mah...
continues to other bs....

btw he was damn fast.... i wanted to follow him for a few laps but finally had to let go as had a very bad side stitch.... damn..... fatty.... i promise to beat u next time... if i see u again.... (promise myself to train more often) ... he was at least 10 to 15 sec faster every 100m... DAMN!!!

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Lonely Weekend Long Run 14/07/07

didnt expect to be running alone for the weekend long run at Bkt Aman.... met the brothers Saiful and Abu but they look to be tired and will only be doing 10k.... apparently had a very exhausting Broga ride yesterday with the superstars....

neways didnt feel strong either ..... not many runners today......... manage to reach Petronas in 54:30...... before met the ever strong superstar Zebet at around Plaza Damas area.... scolded him a bit for not being punctual as always....

during the journey back.... started to feel my thighs were tightening up..... however had an uneventful run back and reached in 54:00.... wanted to do a nice negative split but didnt managed to push it as didnt wanna risk cramps....

waited for our superstar for about 20 minutes but he still hadnt come back yet.... since i had another appointment i had to rush off.... apparently having his tea break at Petronas kot... a few more long runs before attempting to do 30k... problem is trying to find someone to it together... should be enough for Desaru if able to complete 30k without problem...

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Swim at PADE 12th July 2007

had a good swim at Pusat Akuatik Darul Ehsan...... suprisingly met Jaja on my side lane... hehe this girl looks damn fit now eh.... secret training it seems..... managed to correct her stroke a bit... (mcm lah power sangat) she was breathing each 4 strokes ( i can only 2 strokes and fit swimmers can do 3 alternate left and right) which seems to me like she is not pulling fully to the back whereby not much gliding...

targeted to do pyramid set 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 and managed to finished it...

my timing was

13:53
12:06
10:03
8:02
6:02
3:55
1:41 (all out wanna die already)

targeted to do sub 2 minutes for 100m but didnt manage to achieved in a few sets... but was feeling good after that.... not much soreness.... Desaru swim here i come.... now to tackle the bike and run in the heat....

Monday, July 9, 2007

PD Tri Simulation on 8th July 2007.....

woke up early to get ready to go to PD....... already promised Fook that will be at Mobil by 6am... problem is waking up the wife... already grumbling like mad..... had a quick breakfast before reaching there at 715am.... we were the second earliest........ only Ngae was there....... wife grumble again as dont have to wake up so early mah.....

swim was wonderful as the water was calm and salty..... very nice cause u can feel the buoyancy compared to the pool... had to run as the tide was low.... managed to reach the shore in 30 minutes with Adzim just right behind....

long rest to wait for others......... finally we went together in a whole group .... there was one unfortunate incident where Randy (i think thats his name) fell at the corner of the traffic light.... was due to the rubbish truck's leachate overflowing on the road causing his to fall.... gosh imagine that i went through the same route as well.... after following the main peloton for awhile... shit realized that the back tyre was flatty.... came down to have a look luckily i didnt have a flat... continued and Abu Power overtook me.... so chase him down and followed him closely.... after a while dropped him when another group overtook us..... i was feeling the strain as bike was my weakest discipline... didnt know how fast i was going as my Cateye was damaged much earlier....... the route was good as it was rolling up and down.... my gosh i was really suffering during the climb.... Kevin Chan was just crusing along and when its hill time he just went in front so easily.... had to chased him down during the flat to catch him....... finally finished in 1:16.... not too bad considering the first 10 minutes was easy....

quickly went for the run ... suprisingly was feeling quite strong ........ but the heat was really bad.... i was just focussing on the next water station to cool myself down.... Simon was there again as he started late but he just whizz pass me ...... finished strongly in 51 minutes and boy i was glad to finish the run.......

overall it was a good tri simulation and i was totally beaten up in the evening... feeling like a zombie already.... how to do Desaru like this ???

Sunday, July 1, 2007

Weekend Long Run

received text from Azwar inviting to join for long ride in Bagan Lalang and long run in Bukit Aman.... couldnt join the Saturday one so went for Sunday one...

Saturday manage to ride from Bkt Jalil-Subang exit- Bkt Jalil at the Kesas Highway for a measly 23km.... nothing compared to the 90km ride the guys had.... but it was good as i didnt have the time to join them.....

Sunday.... not many turned up .... Bacin as usual, Dicky, Steph and Jamil started the run at 715am.... the host was late again and text Bacin to start first..... started off strongly and reached Petronas at a descent time of 53:45.... nothing to shout about but it was good to have Steph as company as didnt feel tired at all... rested about 3-4 minutes and Coach Bacin ask us to run already.... "Mana boleh rest lama-lama" says Bacin..

off we go.... Jamil was suprisingly fast as he was just tagging us along .... sorry no offence eh Jamil..... then we saw the baboon..... eh walking lah that Azwar.... he looks exhausted... must be the long ride yesterday...Steph was also visibly tired after her long ride yesterday.... so i took the opportunity to drop her at the first hill at Bukit Tunku.... tried to increase the pace but Jamil was still right behind me..... pressure mah..... after a while the gap got bigger and i was also slowing down.... the effect of not having done a long run for so long was taking a toll already.... nevertheless manage to finish strongly in 52:45 with Jamil not far behind.... not too bad....

it was good preparation for PD and also the Adidas run which Fook registered for me... till then happy training guys...

Another Weekend Wedding

me and Su Ming... nice or not??
toasting ceremony

me singing... ahahah


Last weekend had another wedding dinner on the 24th June 2007.... whose u guess?? mine again la...... it was held in penang and supposed to be wife side.... but actually both the sides in KL and Penang we shared....


had the dinner in Chinese Recreation Club (CRC) , where is it dont ask??? near the polo field... stayed in Aurora Court for 2 nights Sat & Sun... nice place coz they got 2 room apartments with living room that cost only RM160 a night... cool eh...


dinner was nice as it was not as hectic as in KL... didnt have to go yam seng at all tables.... becoz i was free i sung a song, When U Say Nothing At All.... many ppl praised.. made me kembang a bit.... but it was just oklah..... i have to get Simon Cowell to comment only can.... so it the end wasted another weekend for training...


eh wait a minute... forgot to mentioned that i managed to squeeze in 30mins on the trainer at the lousy gym at the apartments.... at least i burned off some calories from the Penang food consumed...