Went to meet Krishnan Karuppan at Adidas M. Got this Gazelle ClimaCool shoe. Still can't find any extra info about this shoe in the Net though. Just like other participants, I need to test and review the shoe. Most participants receive a Adidas SuperNova (Stupe and Cchoi), while Yip and Frank got an Adistar.
The main different between the shoe that I have is less cushioning. No Formotion. A lot of holes in the soles, respiration purpose. And the upper meshes also is breathable.Main feature in this shoe is
Adiprene (Shock Absorber)
adiWear (The rubber itself is make as the same material as to make a car tyre, more durable sole)
Torsion System (Stabilizer for ur foot) AdiPrene + Propulsion System (Located at the forefoot, helps rebound, spring like action) CLIMACOOL (Cooling system lah)
At the Adidas office, Krishnan did say this is the last pair for size 10.5. And it is more to a racer shoe. When I look at that shoe, it was like, my dream shoe..aaaarghh..as it have a lot of cooling system. Sole have holes, the mesh also is like you can see the darn holes. Wont be problem for me then, since i have a very sweaty feet..yay
This patch here is for some device ala nike-ipod, still don't know adidas will collaborate with what company
I reached Shazly's house somewhere around 5.30, lucky that I went out from me house earlier. Dah agak dah mesti sesat. Shortly after that, Stupe arrive. And so we start cycling from UK Perdana, as early as 0530. We go through MRR2 to Jalan Ampang, then Jalan Tun Razak, straight to the KL Putrajaya highway.
Early morning, damn cold. Few cars passing by us on the highway, the ride that time was relaxing. A steady 25-30kmh. Tried aero position, thanks to Abu to selling me his aerobar. Azwar always said to me, test the new bike setting on a long ride. Well today is the day.Not long on the highway, Azim manage to stumble upon us, well he is on the way to Taman Warisan, in his car though.
Other than that, I dont really know what route are they (as in Stupe and Shazly), I just follow only. KM 60, the numbness on me dick is unbearable, luckily Shazly encounter the same problem. So we stop while Shazly try to nose down his saddle. Can't though, because his seatpost is kinda unique.
Continue until we stop at Taman Warisan Petronas (KM100). Refill there. I nose down a bit my saddle as advised by both Shazly and Stupe. COntinue another loop of I dont know where, hehe. Go back through the new highway, on the highway I felt something weird with the handling, don't know what happen though, later on need to send for check/service.
Stop at Pandan Indah at my request, just need something cold to drink. On the way back, while Shazly and Stupe took an extra 8km to Melawati, I chicken out straight to Shazly's house as I'm too tired. I have to push my bike at some point because of the hills and the tiredness. Clocked around 173km when I reach Shazly's house.
Its 0535 and I'm still searching for a place to park my car. Bank Rakyat, terlepas. Tugu Negara, full. Balai Polis Bukit Aman, same here - full. Children Playground - illegal park lah, what to do. Met Dicky and Azmar on the way to the reporting point. Chatting with some guys and suddenly "BLAM", the f--, lariii~~~~....
I know that I'm having fever, but I can't quit, not now, not after few weeks of training and heck this is the opening for this year running. Not now. At first I feel fine, after that, just during climbing the deer park, fever attack. Manage to speak with Sofian and Jaja. Saw Aini when going out to Jalan Parlimen. Then suddenly, an urgent need to pee. Well, met Ariff during peeing somewhere in Jalan Parlimen. We share our fair contribution to nature.
Then along the way, the fever cool down. Speed up after Bank Negara until the first water station. Manage to overtake many people. Enter double hill, fakk, fever again. Can still run until jalan duta, running but slow. Everything is slow..
From Jalan Duta to Masjid Wilayah, it felt as it was freaking far. After Masjid Wilayah hill, basically I was struggling to run. On the way to Plaza Damas, meet many friends. Azwar, Aini, Dicky, Azmar, Awea, Ishal.
" Fakk man, all of them are on the opposite lane, on the way to Tasek Perdana already. Why am i so freaking slow today?"
After the U-turn, even after taking the Power gel, I am very much struggling, walk, run, walk, run. Have to stop at medic point because of cramp. Met CK there, well he is running. After that, everytime I tried to run harder, I can feel a near cramp experience at me calf. So mostly I just walk.Try to run, can for a few meter, after that will cramp.So just walk, but fast one. But then I have to stop when I feel cramp attack.
The only part I started to run is after Bank Negara. Run, but slow. In the end my time was 4h 1m. Frank was there at the end. He talk yeah, honestly I can't hear that much or remember what I talk back in reply. Was too tired at that time. Headache, my leg and body shaking. Can differentiate between is it the heat from the sunny day or because of I'm having fever.
Thanks to Azmar/Mat Rock. I have a chance to do a bike fitting with some guy from MSN. A guy from New Zealand, goes by the name of Nick. Nothing much to tell, went to Damansara Perdana. Few guys were there. Don, Dicky, Azmar and later Shazly came.
He tweak my bike so much until it felt awkward when first time testing it. Handling is a bit stiff though. What the hell, it is set to a tri bike configuration. Let's just wait and see.
Hari ni, ada Maal Hijrah Brick, ngan Maal Hijrah Ride ngan Chief. Aku join Chief nye ride. First time buat HOA - Bentong. Sebelum ni HOA - Janda Baik je. Aku sampai HOA dalam 730, belakang keta aku ada Mercedez park, aku ingat geng geng yang nak ride sekali. Takpe lah gitu, siap nye siap, aku lepak sekali ngan mamat tu, rupenye bukan dari geng yang sama, aku rasa diorang ni geng geng Letua. Rasanye lah. Jumpa sekali Awea. Minum sekali ngan diorang, diorang sembang pasal Jelajah Malaysia, yang mana aku hanya senyap je..hehe
Kang dah nampak Syaaban, tapi dia pun tak join, dia hanya kayuh sampai Genting Sempah. Last last sampai la geng geng yang sepatutnye.
Dari bawah ke Genting Sempah, ok gak aa, sebab aku dah tahu cemana jalan dia. Dari Genting Sempah ke Bentong, most of it ...turun bukit, laju seh.Boleh maintain 40-44kmh. Sampai Bentong, tibai ABC sampai dua, pastu Chief share ngan aku lagi 1/2.
Masa balik tu, memula aku kat belakang Ishal, kitorang mengikut Yusran. Aku cuba maintain pace Yusran , tapi lepas kolam air panas, aku rasa 10 km lebih, kaki aku kebas teruk aku kena berenti. Pastu ada pakcik naik orbea datang dari belakang. Memula tu dapat la aku maintain depan dia, tapi bila dah dedekat Janda Baik, bukit dah start cerun, aku kena potong ngan dia eh, pastu ngan sorang pakcik pakai baju kuning duduk kat bangsar yang mana aku dah lupa nama dia.Haha.
Selamat regroup kat Balai Polis Genting Sempah, dapat rest kejap. Itupun ngan 2 orang tuh, last last on the way balik hojan lebat, turun bukit lak tu..
Bawak slow la, orbea ngan pakcik lagi sorang dah hilang dah, pro siot...
Disebabkan aktiviti semalam, (menjadi driver Zarin pastu sampai umah kul 12 lebey tido kat kul 1), aku terbangun lewat, tahu tahu dah kul 650, siap siap terus ku ke tasek perdana, janji nak jumpa aini, lin ngan khairul kul 730. Tetengok sampai tepat pada masa nye..hehe, solamat den.
Yang lari ngan aku pun lin ngan Aini la. On the way jumpa jumpa Jaja n Haza (running mom), feymes ni Haza.
Aini dapat lari all the way, aku menemani si Lin, sebab after 15 km, dia tak boleh nak lari dah, jalan je.(Not bad for a runner who never run 15km).
Then lepak ngan Chief Kutu, Jaja, Aini, adik Aini ngan Lin kat Tanglin nye foodcourt..
Malam Jumaat ku kena gi customer site kat Maybank Pudu. Kononnye nak join domain and tunjuk cemana nak control AD. Dari 11.30 mlm, hamik sampai kul 6 pagi baru balik umah. Habis kena cancel Saturday Ride ngan Bacin. Broga Classic tuuu, Shazly buat Ampang Putrajaya tuuu..Siot tul. Tapi atas cadangan Chief Kutu, aku tunggu kat Joo Ngan nye kedai, yang mana itu first time aku pegi..banyak barang wuuuu~~~~banyak jersi wuuuuuu~~~, duit aku jugak yang tak banyak.
At least dapat la jumpa Jaja, Ahmad Jauhari, Syaaban (muda seh budak nih, student UIA, mana la ko dapat duit beli bende bende beskal ni wei). Shazly dah balik umah dah cycling. Dari apa yang ku dengar, ada je cycling kat MRR2...
