GE30k

running up hill at Plaza damas (courtesy of bro Tey) look fat eh....

the moment of truth has arrived.... have not ran more than 24k before and will attempt to do a very daunting 30k (double hill + hartamas route... which is no joke if you have attempted the distance)

was not feeling well for the past few days due to mild stomache and some ache in my left knee.. (due to my stupidity of racing down hill with another runner at Kiara)... forced myself to rest the whole day on Saturday which is difficult as weekends are normally for sports...



woke up at 4.30am sharp and manage to watch some of Fedrerer vs Tipsarevic (Serbian guy0 which lasted for 5 sets... didnt know who won at that time though... had 2 bananas and a Muesli bar with Nescafe... feeling fresh throughout and did my business twice before leaving the house...



reached the boat house at about 530am... manage to chat with Bacin, Adrian wishing them luck before starting the race..... race started sharp at 6am... the first 1km was quite good at an easy pace... but after that start to feel a slight pain in my left knee... OMG this may not be good... luckily went away rather quickly....



manage to complete the double hill 10km at a easy 1:03... shit there goes my plan to do sub 3hr... but thought that it should be more than 10km... but felt good all the way.... hopefully i didnt have to walk... fatigue started to set in at the crossing of the highway.... but still presevered as i didnt want to walk that early in the race....



reached Petronas in 1:50 which is rather suprising.... but the loop around it was really long (as our normal pratice run was at the station only)... there was when i met Raymond who just did 4:30 at SIM.... told him to go ahead as i knew i am not in the position to match his pace.... the Powergel given by Francis was god send... didnt feel the urge to walk at all.... but of course my mind was going..."good, good, but dont go so fast its only the first time ur doing 30k ... keep to the plan"....



finally reached the Bank Negara junction and last slope towards Lake Garden.... didnt push that much as was still reserving some energy for the final dash... kept on looking at my watch and sub 3hr is still doable.... with 400m left in sight... started to pick up the pace and finished in a remarkable 2:53.... i was stunned.... what a wonderful race.... the thought of going for full 42k marathon is finally getting real...



the race was really well organised with ample water / powerbar endurance stations... body was really hydrated hence the good race... after collecting the medal bumped into Azwar which promised to do 3:30 before that... he finished less than 1 minute behind me... but how to compare ironman who has just done a fast 120km ride the day before... all the best to him... should target sub 12hr at Langkawi 2008...



till then... KLIM 2008 beckons...

Preparation for GE30k

its been sometime after my Chin woo biathlon before updating this blog...

and everybody seems to be doing some really high level of training..... riding the bike non stop for 185k la, doing practise 30k runs... Putrajaya 100k - 20k brick, etc....

i must be feeling really lazy eh... finally did a few long runs at Bkt jalil park which is much gentler than GE route... my legs are killing me after the long runs... but did manage some 2hr runs.... which is better than nothing....

so guess i will survive the GE30k... target maybe sub 3hr... then i will be estatic ... but the feeling of being able to finish strongly will be more than enough... coz its really hard to run non stop at race pace for 3hrs.... especially for me though........ nothing to shout about for hardcore runners...

so for those who thinks that doing marathon is easy pls do it someday urself... then u can tell us how painful it will be........ so my next target shall be KLIM 42k full marathon.... at least gotta do one marathon and now its the best time already coz there is no point procrastinating anymore... right guys?? so i hope to see ppl like Adrian (i think he confirmed already), Jaja, Khairul, etc. all doing their first Marathon this coming march...

happy running guys and hope to see you all in GE30k

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