Preparation For Upcoming Races

There are couple races to prepare for this year. Not much I can do to clock a good time in the coming months as I have not recovered fully from my injury on my left foot. Anyway, I was more than happy to help the others to prepare for their races. Some to better their time, some running for the first time.

Key races:

1. Adidas King of The Road - 2 October 2011(Official website, click here)

2. Malakoff KL Run - 18 December 2011(Registration open: Click here)

Dutamas Runners group have been training hard and recently had their first group circuit training. This is where we did 10 forms of exercises. We couldn't find an indoor place and our plan to have it inside the outdoor tennis court in Anggunpuri Condo was foiled by heavy rain that started late evening. However, we made the most of it by having the training done in the basement carpark of the condo. It was torturous but I felt that everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves (HOPEFULLY!).

Here's a video posted in facebook by Andrew Hsien. Click here.

There will be a training run this Wednesday at Desa Park City (DPC) at 8.30pm. For anyone who wants to join, please meet us at the carpark next to the clubhouse of DPC. Distance will be around 8km, 4 loops around DPC.

Some of the other activities we did:

1. A trekking adventure to Sg Kanching

2. Participation in Pacemaker Anniversary Run 7 - Taman Metropolitan Kepong

The Porklings

3. And as always, when you run, there's always good food waiting for you at the end.

So join the Dutamas Runners Revolution.....

A Day Out At Desa Park City For Dutamas Runners

A little delay in posting this. The DR group had a run out at Desa Park City for the first time on 20 Nov. What's more interesting about this is that we had the chance to run with Jean Pierre aka Peter! (Peter was once a national runner for France). Do you know how much he needs to slow down to run with us?!

We ran for about 40mins around Desa Park City with Peter guiding us through the route. Melvin, Bin and Yvonne came along for this run. Yin, opted not to run but joined us in Desa Park City. After the run, Peter shared some of his experiences with us and taught us a few things or two on training. I'm sure those who turn out for this training benefited from this session with Peter.

Reporter Yin Boey interviewing Peter. Hehe!

Hoping to organise more training session with Peter soon, if he has the time. He was kind enough to spend some time with us and advising us. Thanks Peter for great day in Desa Park City!

Note: Peter went off another session by himself after we left. Probably we went to slow for him.

Dutamas Runners Training: Malakoff 12km Route Trial Run

There will be a trial run over the Malakoff 12km course this Friday morning (Deepavali Day). However, we will be starting from 7-11, Plaza Damansara in Damansara Heights. We will be running the similar route, but without crossing the Sprint Highway towards Bukit Kiara Equestrian Club. Everyone is welcome to join in!!

 

Anyone who is interested, please meet us at :

Venue: 7-11, Plaza Damansara (Damansara Heights, map below, Point A)

Time: 6.15am  (Start time - 6.30am)
 

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Note:

• Water station - Water will not be provided, so please bring along your own hydration bottles. Since this is a looped course, you can leave your hydration at your own designated points.
• Pace - Run at your own pace. You can use this as a time trial or you could do this as your normal weekend long run. Up to you.

Contact me if you want more details or visit this facebook link.

A Long Run? Maybe Not..

I was awaken around 3am, by the sound of the rain and had to close the window before my curtains get wet. At that moment, I was thinking, "Mmmh, maybe there's a reason for me to sleep in today." I went back to sleep after that, and got waken up by my alarm this time at 5.55am. I thought I could start earlier so I can catch up with Uncle Don and whoever he is running with nearer to their starting line. Well, I went to have a look outside the window, wishing it was raining, but it doesn't seem like it. So I went to do my "usual business", brush my teeth and put on my running gears. I was still hoping for rain but it didnt happen. Got out from the guardhouse (cool morning), then suddenly my stomachache hit me again. I wanted to use the toilet next to the swimming pool but I thought it was just mentally telling me not to run, so I went on with my run. But after 5 mins of run, nature really make a call to me! I had to stop, didnt want to aggrevate it. I walked a little, ran a little, it crossed my mind to go behind the bushes. Instead, I hanged on to it till I reached one of the food court in front of the income tax department, but it was closed! So I had to walk/run till I reached the Duta Tennis Court. What a relief! Next time I better make sure my stomach is "cleaned" before I run!

I went on with my run after that. I've probably missed Don passing by due to the toilet break. It wasn't long till I saw 3 fast runners coming, and Don was in there. I made a U-Turn to follow them (Don, Barry and Cecil). Cecil was leading the pace and they were probably going at around 4:10-4:15/km pace. I tried to hang on, but lost touch a little bit, until the road crossing the overhead highway at Duta. Lucky for that, I managed to catch up with them again. Cecil had to u-turn back, probably has an appointment. Don and Barry continued to set the pace but fortunately for me, it wasn't as fast as Cecil's. Ran around Petronas before stopping for water break. Barry left after a short break as he was going for a 30km run. He said he was going slow till Don catches up later. Me and Don ran together (with a slower pace than the first half) until we caught up with Barry at the Income Tax Office. He told Barry to go ahead as he was too tired to do a 30km. Hasn't recovered to 2 speed sessions he did over the weekday. I bid Don goodbye and turn back to run slowly back to my apartment. My total time was 1h48mins but taking in into consideration of toilet/water breaks and also the amount of time walking, I probably did only about 1h20m of run. Still not too bad for a day's long run. Not too sure how far I've covered today though. Probably estimated distance of 17-18km.

Later, I had Kolo Mee at Alex's (Restoran Good Luck, Tmn Megah) for my recovery!

What A Hectic Day!

I had a great track session together with Azri and Jessica. I woke up early at around 5.00am and managed to watch Liverpool beat Wigan 2-1. My left butt and part of my thigh were really sore due to the fall. I wasn't sure if I can complete my track programme. Reached Kampung Pandan at around 6.25am. Jessica and Azri were alredy there doing their stretching. Michelle was there too, together with Tony. Tony is guiding her through her track session. Not sure what she did that day but it looks pretty intense. Watch out ladies!

We started with our warm-up around the track for 4000m. Then did some 100m strides outs before we started out program of 16 x 200m, with 200m jog for recovery. I have not done this workout since my schooldays and now I can't even get my time under 35s. The best I could do was just 36s. The rest of it were around 37s-38s. Jessica and Azri had to cut down their repitition as both are still recovering from their injuries. As for me, I lost track of my repitition counts and ended up doing 19 x 200m, as I found out only yesterday when I was going through my stopwatch lap timings.

I went straight to work after that as it wasn't too far from Kpg Pandan track. Had my shower in the office. I had to follow one of the technician, Izad, out for termites treatment in a Semi-D house in Kota Kemuning. It's the first time I'm witnessing how the treatment is done.

Machine that injectes chemicals into drilled holes

Injecting chemicals into floors

After the chemical is injected, the holes will be patched using mixture of cements and colours simliar to the floor colour. I tried helping in patching the holes, but due to my lack of skills, it was a pretty tough job.

By end of the day, I was so tired that I fell asleep immediately once I was in bed. I woke up the next day and was still feeling sore in my legs due to the track workouts. I didn't want to do anything yesterday as I was still feeling tired. I went out breakfast with Geoff and Joyce in SEA park and after that took them to Merida bike shop in PJ. Geoff is thinking of getting a bike. Good for him....hope he doesn't think too long.

Salesman trying to convince Geoff

Our friend in deep thoughts. To buy or not to buy?

I went back after that and watch 2 episodes of Heroes and a movie. Had dinner with my girlfriend, sent her back and upon reaching home, went straight to bed. Body recovers really slow these days.