This was the third race lined up for me in Malaysia. These were short distance races (10-12km) and i did not think it could cause any stress to the body. But soon after this race, i caught a bad cold and cough, and for weeks upto Brunei Ultra Marathon on 1 December, i was feeling […]
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I was given this race bib courtesy of SAC. A week after Garmin race, i almost manage to reach my target of 48 min in this hot weather and elevation gain of 46m. 48.03 min. I am quite content. But alas, i was some 45 seconds shy of a handshake with the King and Queen […]
I just landed 2 nights ago. I was excited to test my performance in this hot humid weather after an 8 month hiatus. I had a target in mind. At least 48 min perhaps? 51.25 min! Crushed! 2 mistakes. Firstly, too ambitious! Secondly, i forgot about hill training! The elevation gain was 50m, small in […]
Team relay is great fun. We are the Team Thirteen Pack. Who coined it? Well, we expect nothing less from Jan Brinkhorst. Haha… So the story goes, that Shauqie and i supposedly claim the 6-pack (abdominal), and Jan with that 1-pack (happiness), which when add together makes us a “Thirteen”. Shauqie as the swimmer, and […]
“…..” The “dot dot dot” above was me staring away blank as to how i should start this race story. It is 5.45pm as i am penning this down. My race ended about 11 hours ago. (Ok, that is a pretty lame start.) Well, let me pull out some data then. But before i analyse […]
My first race in Malaysia after 4 months away from home. I had one expectation, hoping to do better than last year’s time of 56.51 (4.43/km pace). I did not consider the environment to be a hindrance in achieving this pace, given i was born into this weather. But i did not 😦 Finished 58.38. I […]
It is never too late to start running. A late bloomer, in Malaysia’s weekend-warrior running scene. 2013 (first), 10km, 1.01.38. Hiatus…,1/2 hiatus…, 1/4 hiatus… 2018, 10km, 49.31 (elevation aside).* 2019, 10km, [?] (i have a target :P)  * KL Possible Run 2018 @Padang Merbok.
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Orchid Run & Ride 25.9.2016 12km
By a stroke of luck, i managed to finish #1 in the 12km Women Open category. This race was (in many ways) symbolic. I started running in 2013 after returning from Africa. My first race was a 10km road race. We used to joke about targeting to have our names positioned on “Page 1 of […]
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KL Possible Run 13.5.2018
In what seemed like an impossible morning to get out of bed. Raining. Wet. And its 0430. “Maybe the hamstring needs more recovery time…” (On reflection, skipping Score Night Run HM – a weekend earlier, was a good decision) Quietened the demon, and rise (out of bed). Glad i did. Padang Merbok. Elevation gain of 132m. […]
A week prior, i ran the Kota Iskandar HM. I struggled. Post 13.5 km, my pace went out of whack. It was due to hydration and lack of conditioning (of sustaining 5.00 pace over longer distance). My bad. I guess i came to NatGeo run to redeem myself. My only focus was to run “a […]
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