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ADIDAS KOTR Shah Alam - Sucks

ADIDAS KOTR is pretty bad. Management wise that is. But the route is challenging.

It was bad even at the bibs/jersey distribution day. Slow and saw many customers (registered runners) arguing with the management due to some (weird) reasons. Such as, name is not on the list, jersey no size, IC tak betul (What??).

I was so frustrated because I have to queue up like 1 hour plus as there were like 4 people in front of me, showing that how slow is their process. Checking the name list, check the IC, ask the participants whether their IC is correct or not. One question that is funny is "Adik hafal tak IC adik?"

On race day it self. Mileage notice poor? Heck, they even put the wrong mileage notice at the wrong place. Imagine they put the "Another 12km" at two different place. If I'm not mistaken, at KM8 and another is at KM10+.

At water station (if I'm not mistaken, KM14 or KM15). Got no water, so I was force to buy drinks at Shell across the street. (Lucky I bring money). Some more if you guys realize. There's no medic until few kilometer from the finish line and also I must say. Traffic control is pretty bad.

Well, at least I finish the run. 2hours 21min. Not my best time, but I guess, I was playing around also. Chatting with other runners, stopping at two petrol station to buy water.Happiest part is that my dad finish his 10km run in 1hour 15 min.

Not many pirate runners, or maybe they are too fast. The only pirate runners I manage to identify was Ishal, Azwar and Fong.

Clocked 22.41km today, and on the evening did a recovery run of 7km.

I run with peace

Few days left to KOTR. Been running easy today. Did a 10km on the morning. 2.58 km in the late evening. And another 5km in the night. All easy running.

Manage to run 10km with the Lunar Trainer (LT) in the morning. Got chaffing in the left leg. Somewhere in the Achilles tendon.
The LT is a bit lighter then my current Adidas Gazelle.

First time I ran in the LT was on that same day Nike given it to me, but then on that day, I was busy catching up to others. So I didn't realize much. Today, I tend to feel the shoe.

Just like I said earlier, first impression about that shoe is how light is it. I was thinking, if the trainer is this light, how will the racer shoe will be?

Anyhow the shoe is soft, plushy, it's like stepping on a marshmallow. I would like to say the video where that person wrapping the feet with pillow is quite accurate as what I experience with that shoe.

And after few steps you can feel like your feet is imprinted to that sole.The cushion shapes/wrap up to your feet shape.Making your feet stagnant.

One thing about this shoe, I feel it mostly when I do uphills is that in some way it is heavy. HOW? Well every step you make, it seems that the shoe absorb all the force from your feet making there's no force to bounce up the shoe.It's like a tennis shoe that wont bounce. So you have to use extra force to raise up your leg. (Not that heavy lah).

In the end I do feel tired, even though it is just a 10km run. A bit tired on my legs though.

Maybe, just maybe this is called a trainer shoe. A trainer shoe that is not heavy, but it becomes heavy as it is using your own weight/force against you. So aikido-like.

That run is in the morning. In the evening, even though it is raining. I manage to run 2.58 km at Batu Dam. After that I stop, then during night time, I was join by my training partner to do a night run, 5km only.Slow and easy

Run, run and run..

Took the day off for today. Didn't do anything much. Run 14.48km in the morning, slow pace. Manage to cover it in 1hours 40 min. Then after that just sit in front of the computer, chatting and all.

1530, went to Nike Sales office for the new shoe (LunaTrainer) briefing. See so many familiar faces. Stupe (thanks man), Frank, Jamie, Geraldine and Loke. Not to forget Emma, Julia, Sam Pritchard and Randy. Kimberley also there. Azura the hostess and Rudy from HitzFm were also there. One guy Shahruddin, a marathoner. Carmen. And some faces that I never met before.

Well basically its about the shoe, Lunar Racer and Lunar Trainer. About the technology and the function of that shoe. Today, we were given Lunar Trainer. Which surprisingly is light for a training shoe. Heck, it is even lighter then my Gazzelle.

Video and Interview were shown. Then they give every each of us a pair of the Lunar Trainer shoe to test out lah. 5km run..

Gila laju they all running. 4.1km in 20-22 mins.

After that Drink at TGIF. Then Nike give everybody a Sports Band. And balik..

I went to Siantan Swimming Pool for a swim.

P/S, thanks Siva for the sports Kit..

Common Saturday and Sunday

Weekends.
Saturday.
Based on Letuang mailing list. There's two group will be cycling separately with their own agenda. Shazly's team, will do a 90km ride and Run (Brick). While Chief Kutu's team will do a Bt 18 - Klawang ride. I joined the CK group. Hill work babeh.

Gerak awal dari rumah, tapi sampai cun cun je.

Yang menghadirkan diri.
1. CK
2. Jaja
3. Don Haidar
4. Fong
5. Laif
6. Bacin
7. Bahari
8. Aku
9. Fairoz
10. Alex
11. Jason

Smooth sailing dengan take off speed 30kmh ditarik oleh Bacin. Naik bukit pun tak stress sangat hari ni. Slow slow sembang ngan Bacin. Fairuz cramp halfway atas sebab sebab yang tak dipastikan. Reach on top of Perez dengan Bacin, pastu Fong, disusuli Laif..pastu aku tak ingat dah.

Turun macam biasa, lajuuu.. Hari ni banyak Lotus Elise turun sekali. Alex kira ada 11 sumer, gila la ko Alex, sempat ko kira lagi.

Kat kat Kelawang,rasa lepas Serenti, atas kesilapan audio, aku telah menarik pada speed 35 ke atas..Sebab aku dengar Bacin kata suruh tarik 35kmh. Tapi aku tengok belakang, yang ada Laif ngan Fong jugak.

Makan kat Balai Bomba.

Balik pun keje mengejar Laif yang laju. Naik Perez balik pun takde la sesusah dulu. Bila dah sampai Perez, Bacin terpaksa balik cepat sebab perut meragam.


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Ahad

21km run on morning. Arrived at 0530, since I've been late for few times edy. So I thought I'll be early today for a change. Nobody turns up, forcing me to join Keat Siang, Randy, Sam Pritchard, Julia and Emma. Start around 615, try to pace them but somewhere in the route, I have to take a leak. Making me unable to follow them. They are quite fast.

First 10km is also quite fast as I'm trying to chase after them. I don't really know how long they've waited me at the Petronas Hartamas. After that, AJ arrived. But at first I was with the Randy group, after that I chose to slow down as they are so damn fast. So I pace up with AJ, all the way until Tasek Perdana. Try to slow him down by talking, but not succesful. Haih.

Race yang belambak lambak

Kenyir Tri.
Ipoh Century
PD Tri.

3 race dalam Julai. Gila banyak habis duit..

Kenyir Tri agak best. Tempat dia best, crowd dia pun best. Meet a lot of friends, and able to mix around with the Tri Community. Tune Money Tri Team debut also in Kenyir Tri.

Basically I was last from the water part. Hehe. Gila longlai bila kuar dari air. Letih beebb..Padan muka, sapa suruh Breaststroke all the way. Tapi masa cycling ngan lari dapat la potong dua tiga orang. Makes me not the last lah..And Switheasy ku berderai masa run part, selamat nike+ punye footpod tu tak rosak lagi..haduuhh...

Great experience. Meetup with Lester, antara sifu berenang aku, Fong cikgu berenang gak, Azhar Tarzan, dan banyak lagi lah. Balik dari kenyir pun cukup havoc la, dengan bas penuh ngan orang orang yang mentally ill dan phisycally letih daripada race tu, ditambahkan lagi dengan Bus driver tak tahu jalan balik. Menyesal keesokkan hari tu tak amik MC.

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Century Ride

Thanks to Laif n Azmar, aku dapat transport ke Ipoh. Thanks to Chief Kutu (Fadzil), for collecting our goody bags.

Laif, Azmar and Curve lepak kat hotel mana ntah. While Ck, Jason, TSB, Jaja and Ishal stayed at my house.

Were expecting Shazly and geng around 3 - 5am, but they were late for some reason, end up meeting at the race point precisely at 7. Ouh yeah, the whole gang from my house cycled up from Bercham to the starting point. Which I would say a good 10km.

Well, finish the race in 5hrs35 min.

Hohoho

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