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2009 calendar updated!!!


Wednesday, May 20, 2009

New Balance 15km Run 2009



DATE: 17 May 2009
EVENT: New Balance 15km Run 2009
VENUE: Tapak A, Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang, Halil, Fairul, Izzat, Chan and Fuzahir

MY tummy suffered like mad and almost erupted like a volcano after this race. The cocktail of cendol (3 bowls), milk with cereal (1 bowl), chilled milo (3 cups) and yakult (5 cups) turned my tummy inside out and made me scramble to the toilet twice — once at the venue, the other while having breakfast at the restaurant in Gombak.

I think my 45 year old tummy had made it’s point — it can no longer process too many things at once after a race. So next time must remember not to drink/eat too many stuff on offer, no matter how tempting.

The men’s category were flagged off at 7am with the ladies 15 minutes later. I met and chatted with Chan and Kak Jenap from Singapore while warming up. The route is basically the same as last year, the only difference is that we had to circle the lake at Tapak A to reach the finish line.

Despite the 15 minute handicap, Kak Jenap overtook me with ease at the Double Hills, smiling sweetly as she did so. I shouted: “Go Kak Jenap!” and she waved back. She is one very fit lady!

I also chatted with Jaja the newly wed triathlete while circling the lake. She was making a comeback to the running scene after a year long layoff because of injury. Jaja, nice meeting you and hope to see you again in future races.

Reached the finish line with a time of 2hrs 15mins. Had cramps on both calves near the finish line, and suffered a painful recurrence while trying to take off my tights in the toilet.

Adoiii! It was so painful I had to do some stretching in the toilet room while controlling the urge to sit on the bowl immediately to empty my bowels! Luckily the two-pronged ‘cramp & shit’ attack was handled with care, though it had me shaking and sweating profusely during the commotion! Pheww...

Before leaving, we met Ahmad Farid who will be doing the ultra marathon (84km) at the Sundown Marathon in Singapore at the end of this month. Good luck to you Farid!

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Bomba Run 2009



DATE: 10 May 2009
EVENT: Bomba Run 2009
VENUE: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang, Halil, Fairul, Izzat, Javier, Chan, Fuzahir and the Bernama gang

TO me, the theme for this year’s Bomba Run is POSE. From start to finish, pose is the word. Before the race — pose, after the race — pose, on the way home — also pose!

We posed with anything and anybody who allowed us to pose with them. With fellow runners, the fire brigade vehicles and maskot and the LADIES.

While watching one lady runner posing under the race banner, she beckoned to us to pose with her, and we (the guys) happily obliged. We later took pictures with her.

We also took pictures with the two ladies manning the registration counter for the Standard Chartered KL International Marathon 2009.

Look at the photos and you will see what I mean. But it’s all just for fun.

By Shahrizal Sanusi