journey 2 der north - ipoh!

Pre-race :
i will be having exam on monday, but i had no choice bcoz i had registered der KRI 10 miles race earlier. simon came to pick me up from medan gopeng to his house bcoz i had agreed to stay overnight at his house. after awhile, we went out and had coffee at one of der most popular restaurant, hmmm... delicious! der bake bread was absolutely crispy that kuala lumpur would not have this good stuff like ipoh. after that, almost 5pm, when simon wanted to buy something, suddenly heard a loud sound of 'bang'! i guessed der driver did not pulled der hand brake of der soldier car! haha... damn funny! laughed until my stomach pain!

we had our dinner at one of der restaurant called dunno what name lar (lazy to record down!)... enjoyed dinner with a group of new frenz there, der raw fish of der restaurant absolutely fantastic! somemore der price is quite cheap, not expensive, KL? if u look at der price almost want to pengsan! b4 going for sleep, simon asked me to have another bowl of soup, wah?! stomach very full liao how to drink oh? never mind juz drink nia! in fact der soup he made very delicious and good for health one! later i ask him what is der soup name ya! zzzzzzzz.......
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During der race :
What : KRI 10 Miles
When : 12th April 2009
Where : Clear Water Sanctuary, Batu Gajah, Ipoh
Distance : 10 miles = 16km (18km according to somebody's estimation!)
Trophy : Top 15 only

Men Open :
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1'19.10 - Chen Keat Hoong, Pm8 (4th)
1'28.12 - Wong Kei Ming, Pm55 (10th)

actually der race should have started at der car park which last year did, due to no electricity in that car park, organiser had shift der starting point to 1km further from der car park. der Mcee anounced that der distance would still be 16km, that made me a bit relax, so i estimated with my peformance so far, i thought i could do 1'25'00.

when der race started, i juz ran with my own pace, did not follow anybody at der starting bcoz i knew every time i will do der same mistake! if i follow ppl's pace at der beginning i would 'kong' faster b4 running 2nd half. 5 minutes per km pace absolutely quite comfortable for me bcoz i controlled my body well (breathing, stamina used). came to der long stretch bridge, my breathing had a bit out of control, i began to breath harder and felt one kind! tried to slow down my pace a bit only then my breathing became better. der 1st 2 runners really speedy and made me so impressed, i estimated our timing had 12 minutes difference. later i saw chen keat hoong heading back after der u-turn, distance not really far away bcoz he was not in form recently, then simon juz behind of me about few hundred meters asked me to increase my speed when u-turning back (1st half - 43'02).

yes! it was time to increase my speed during 2nd half, whenever i increase my speed a bit, my body felt very tired, especially my neck and shoulders (maybe not strong enough!). 2nd half is all about mental strength now, i would not let anybody overtake me at this time, i tried to follow a runner which was almost 150m away, i tried so hard to close der gap with him but he kept his pace consistently so i was very suffered and struggled that time. when running back to der guard house of der golf club, 2 veteran runners 'sayur' me from behind! aiyo.. i felt very a bit disappointed since i had promised not to let anyone to overtake me. almost 2km to go i continued to increased my speed to overtake 1 runner in red, i kept looking back to make sure he could not overtake me anymore, whenever i add oil he also add oil, very pressure and stress! my thigh muscles got no more energy, breathe like dog liao! however i did not give up, ran with closing eyes (no eyes to see!).

finally i was happy to complete der race in 1'28'12 for 18km! wow... i was very satisfied with my result today. this race made me so suffered like wanted to felt down and see so many star in der sky but i could do very well instead. during announcing der result, i think top 15 no hope for me liao, however der Mcee announced that i was in 10th place, aaaaa... i was very happy, der feeling that i've never had b4. this is going to be my 1st running trophy!
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Post-race :
after having shower and rest for awhile, simon brought me to eat der roasted duck at a restaurant! while waiting for der foods, not forget to buy something back for family and frenz in kl. had a wonderful day in ipoh these 2 days. many many thanks to simon who asked me to stay overnight at his house, belanja me makan good stuff there and shared a lot of his experience in running over 6 years since 2002.

bye bye ipoh!

'aiyo still onlining kah? tmr exam lor, go study!' my baba said, hehehe..