Chin Woo Biathlon 2007

swim
run
finishing

YAHOOOOO !! i was second in the 30-44 category... however it was quite hollow as the competition was not strong at all... my 'target' Raymond was not there to at least give me a challenge....

i think my two months 'secret' training in the swim paid off during this race... met up with Azhar (JB Baboon), Adrian, Chee, Carmen but was actually expecting to see Jaja and Bacin as well.... started off in Wave 3 for my category at about 8am.. weather was fine ..



started off well still pacing Iwata but after 250m was already feeling the strain as i started quite fast ... so gotta let him go off as not to overpump my heart... managed to finished in a superb 13:30 which was PB for me for 800m... i only managed 14:30 last year...



the best thing was i still felt strong during the run and had no problem finishing the run in about 36 mins plus where i stop the clock at 50:30... of course Iwata was no where in sight... was really estatic as felt no one overtook me during the run.



waited for the prize giving ceremony and it was haywire.... some Malay guy was annouced as the winner ahead of Iwata.... in the end only i was at the podium due to the confusion... was presented a better trophy than last year and also a hand pump sponsored by imcyclist... boy i love my category... ahahaha

Momentum Fitness

just sign for a 30day trial at Momentum Fitness located just next to my office at Phileo Damansara 1........ went to the gym twice... and my verdict...

not impressive..... California / Fitness First much better..... in terms of chicks lah of course.. but on a more serious note its actually more on the equipments and the ambience.... i think they just opened 2 weeks ago and some machine is already faulty....... not enough machines i.e. treadmill, etc.... but still tolerable as there is still not many ppl.... but its package togehter with their dance club, etc.... gosh u even get one bottle of Chivas by being their Gold member..... RM228 a month......

but since its free will still be using it for the time being... at least shower also good mah........

16th Dec

caught a bad flu over the weekend which started on Friday..... disrupted my training flow..... couldnt do much for the past 3 days.....

bought myself a paddle in Parkson.... boy was i in for a shock..... my shoulders felt so heavy after only 750m of pulling.... my body was aching all over after that.......

received a msg from Jaja on Chin Woo registration...... very good.... my friends will be there..... its good to meet them again after such a long time which i didnt had the chance to race.... Raymond better be careful will be chasing ur ass during the swim so that u dont get so far away... then smoke u during the run uphill.... ahahahah this coming from me who had not been doing much running...... neways cant wait for the race....

really had a fun time last year...... coz its really a short race and everyone feels fresh after that........ still remember we had a fun relay race after that.... thanks to Chin Woo (Don, Lester and gang) for their effort... so guys see u there and u wont regret it......

16th Dec is the day guys.... dont worry this is not a sponsored ad...

No time to run

swim seems to be fine but really couldnt find the time to actually do actual running.......

did a short run at Kiara park - 5 loops in 29 mins..... boy was i struggling couldnt really find any momentum at all.....guess this is what u get if you dont train enough...... but at least u gotta start somewhere right??

work seems to be sapping the energy out of me....... cant imagine with the baby coming...... how to continue training??

27:57

this is the highlight of my swim training, finally broke the 28minutes barrier for 1500m in 25m lap pool..... of course i was panting like hell after that but was i glad to push it.....

didnt train much for the past month except for a bit of swim every morning..... beginning to get really lazy already ...... and weight also went up to 73 kg... must be too much nasi lemak and teh tarik but not enough training....

gotta do more running which i did at Kiara..... had a good workout with Hashim - very fast runner but slow down to accompany me....... really suffered completing the 2 hill loops at Kiara... plan to do Bkt Aman 20k route this Sunday...... hopefully i can stick to that plan and get up to complete it......

Chin Woo Biathlon - here i come..... 16th Dec

Long time no blogging

its been a while since i last blog about things.... but just came back from my honey moon in Italy so still lazy to update stuff there.... spend some good time there but boy how i really miss our food here...

beginning to get into the SBR groove again but not much cycling though..... and have to give Lumut a miss as has to attend back to back wedding during the weekend.... what to do.... friends get married and if dont attend dont give face pulak....

neways.... will start back long run on Sunday doing the Hartamas route.... but sure suffer like hell as even doing a 2 lap hill route at Kiara also i feel the strain... but need to start somewhere as i have targeted to upgrade to 30km during the GE run in January 08... still got 3 months to train for it..

till then... its work and training....

Mizuno Wave Run

slept early last night no because of the run but was really tired after didnt play squash for few weeks.... my butt will be definitely painful...

woke up early just to find out how England did.... yes 3-0.... then watch the 70's Show... its a very funny comedy starring Ashton Kuthcher, etc... guys u should watch this show sometime... left the house after doing my big business for 2 times... thought i am save already...

damn i was wrong... after doing some light warmup had stomachache again... had to queue like a bloody fool as two of the toilets are not usable.... met Jaja and her sis, but suprisingly didnt find the atmosphere to be very electrifying... response was ok i guess... but since no cash prize didnt see many Kenyans taking part...

started sharp at 730am as usual for Pacesetters event... has a strong run and was really following Kenny Tan and Zulazlan... the Eng sisters was fast and overtook me from the start... but this was no Subang Run and i felt strong today.... however followed their pace until the water station at 5km point.... thats where the fun started..... the hills was just beginning... i press on the hills and manage to overtake many runners.. however when the route flatten... veteran runners were overtaking me again.... guess gotta improve my pace during the flats...

manage to catch Eyuen Teck (my ex schoolmate) about 1km from the finish ... i think he must have hated me coz i always (many times la) catch him before the end... coz his pace at the start was really fast...

manage to complete in 50:52 in 86th place.... targeted to do sub 50mins but was quite satisfied with the overall performance... and congrats to Pacesetters for a well organised run again.... and since next week will be the fasting month already... to all Muslim friends Selamat Berpuasa...