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Dukethon 2009

2010-02-09T23:11:00.002+08:00

Date : 22/11/2009

Mizuno Run 2009

2010-02-09T23:02:00.002+08:00

Date : 25/10/2009

ADIDAS King of the Road 2009

2009-08-22T13:22:00.000+08:00

Kuantan TC Run 2009

2009-08-22T12:56:00.001+08:00

Port Dickson International Triathlon 2009

2009-07-20T23:40:00.000+08:00

McDonald Olympic Run 2009

2009-07-20T23:39:00.000+08:00

Ipoh International Run 2009

2009-07-20T23:37:00.000+08:00

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

2009-07-13T18:07:00.002+08:00

EVENT: Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 (28.6.2009)
VENUE: Start/finish at Dataran Merdeka
ATTENDEES: Along, Angah, Alang, Izzat, Fairul and the Bernama gang

WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going. To all the runners who completed the marathon, especially the sub-8 and sub-9 hours, I salute you! Here is my story:

KILOMETER 0 - 13: Ran at my most comfortable pace. It rained 10 minutes before the flagoff at 5am and continued for about 20 minutes. Paced with a hood wearing female runner until the 12km mark.

KILOMETER 13 - 17.5: Started a conversation with Ironman Shazly. Topics include his involvement in the X-terra event, his long layoff from the active life and how the marathon is to kickstart his preparation for next year's Ironman. Good luck to you Shazly.

KILOMETER 17.5 - 27.5: Last water station at 17.5km mark before the other stations did the disappearing act. Volunteers manning the station at 20km mark said: "next station got water!" Near the Petronas Twin Towers, saw a woman holding a cardboard sign with the words "Nice shorts!" Funny thing is, her shorts are equally cute. So I said to her: "Is this sign meant for me or you?" "Of course it's for you," she said before laughing. Moments later, started a conversation with a young female runner named Haszaliza. Doing her maiden marathon, she was as disappointed as me when the water station at 22.5km mark ran out too. She suggested we buy drinks from the nearby 7-11. When I told her I did't bring any money, she said she'll buy me the drink. Thanks a lot Liza! The 100+ drink you bought me lasted until the 32km mark. Later saw the same woman with the cardboard sign at the 25km mark, and she was smiling as I approached her, so this time I said to her: "I
should be showing you the sign instead" and we both laughed.

KILOMETER 27.5 - 35: where's the water? Also began to feel onset of cramps, so did stretching by the roadside. At the 31km mark, I picked up a water bottle with some water in it and gulped it down. Moments later, I realized my action shocked a group of female secondary students across the road. They couldn't believe I would actually drink from a bottle I picked up from the ground. Desperate times call for desperate measures! Later near VI (my former school), Shazly's friend, Azmar, riding a bicycle, was kind enough to offer me and two other runners some water he bought for Shazly. Thanks a lot Azmar, really appriciate it! When I reached the 35km mark, I had passed six waterless water stations.

KILOMETER 35 - 42.195: The water station at the 35km mark is the only one where I managed a drink right up to the end. I was practically the LAST runner to drink at the station as it was already six hours - the time limit for the marathon - and the traffic police were ordering the volunteers and the DBKL lorry to pack up and clear the road! The police then ordered us runners to move to the left of the road as it is now officially opened to the traffic. Had difficulty crossing the road to Jalan Mahameru as motorists just refused to slow down. Picked up a lot of half empty water bottles along the way, which helped to prevent dehydration. At the 38km mark, saw Ironman Juliana approaching and giving encouragement to us runners. Introduced myself and told her I read her blog. Also congratulate her on her Ironman exploits. She was on her way to accompany Shazly to the finish line. Passed by my primary school, Batu Road School (BRS) at the 39.5km mark. Patted
the 41km signboard as a sign that I was about to complete the marathon. The last kilometer was really crowded with people doing their shopping at the busy Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. When I saw the clock tower at Dataran Merdeka, I thanked The Almighty for giving me the strength to complete the race. Saw my family and friends waiting at the finish line and crossed it in a time of seven and a half hours. Later waited for Shazly to cross the finish line and had some photo shoots before leaving for home.

By the way, I was three kilograms lighter after the race. So if you want to lose weight, go run a marathon!

By Shahrizal Sanusi

New Balance 15km Run 2009

2009-05-20T00:19:00.000+08:00

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

2009-05-20T00:15:00.001+08:00

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

Orange Run 2009

2009-04-15T11:27:00.001+08:00

EVENT: Orange Run 2009
VENUE: The Curve, Damansara
DATE: 12th April 2009
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang, Izzat, Fairul, Chan, Fuzahir and the Bernama Gang
SUPPORTER: Iylia

'A friend in need is a friend indeed'. Thanks to our running colleagues, Chan, Julie and Joyce, the Sanusi family managed to take part in the 11km Orange Run at The Curve, Damansara, last Sunday.

Initially we thought we had no chance of running in this event due to the quickfire response from the public and we were just a bit too late in submitting our entry forms.

But after making inquiries through phone calls, Along and Angah received good news from Chan and Julie - they have extra bibs as some of their friends who had registered earlier couldn't make it for various reasons.

So after a period of uncertainty, eventually Along, Angah, Izzat, Fairul and me get to run wearing other runners' bibs, and for that we're thankful to our 'runners in arms'.

Reached the venue about 6.50am and made our way to the start/finish point. Took the bibs from Chan, Joyce and Julie and quickly pinned it on our shirts. Men runners were flagged off at 7.35am followed by the ladies 10 minutes later.

Except Chan, the rest finished the race in more than an hour. Met the regular runners and had the chit-chat and photo session before departing to the nearby Tesco hypermarket for a quickie session.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Melawati 10km Run 2009

2009-04-08T10:14:00.003+08:00

EVENT: Melawati 10km Run 2009
DATE: 29th March 2009
VENUE: Taman Melawati
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Izzat, Javier, Fuzahir, Chan, Jaya and the Bernama Gang
DIVING MIDWIFE PHOTOGRAPHER: Alang

THE scout movement's motto is 'Be Prepared'. Runners, especially those new to the world of running, should try to think like a scout before going into a race.

For one, being prepared will enable you to finish a race with little difficulties. Training builds up your stamina, strength (mental and physical) and endurance.

It also helps build up your resistance to thirst so you won't suffer too much if the race organisers forgot to provide water stations.

But if training is insufficient, at least be prepared to bring along a water bottle to a race (water only to be used after the half way mark), especially 10km runs.

You can never be sure this or that race will provide water stations, and the Melawati 10km Run is an example. Last year's Rimbathon Run also tested the runners' patience for the same reason.

If you look at the finishers medal for this race, inscribed are the words 'water station' after the 5km mark. Sadly, no water station at the mentioned place. A mirage perhaps?

The seasoned runners will not find lack of drinking water as a major problem since they know how to adapt, but the newbies will have to bring your own water as a precaution until you are strong enough to last a 10km race without water.

So, be prepared for everything and don't take things for granted, especially when it comes to water stations. Unless you want to DNF (did not finish) or ride in an ambulance to the finish line.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Kenyir International Triathlon 2009

2009-04-01T05:25:00.011+08:00

EVENT: Kenyir International Triathlon 2009
VENUE: Kenyir Lake, Terengganu
DATE: 29th March 2009
PARTICIPANT: Fairul

After months of training & preparations, Kenyir triathlon will be the first triathlon that i'm gonna participate. And now the the time has come.

@11pm 27/3/2009, i took a bus from Pasar Rakyat to Kenyir. The journey took about 8 hours. Arrived Kenyir at 7am sharp the next morning. Took quite a heavy breakfast & snapped some photos before heading to hotel.

Meet some familiar faces such as Mej. Kalam & Richard Habeya. Richard participate in the relay category. Mej. Kalam said to me, if i survive Kenyir triathlon, other triathlons in Malaysia will be easy for me. Yeah.. because Kenyir triathlon was labelled as the toughest triathlon in Malaysia. Just look at the tagline on the buntings. Meet a new triathlon friend, Syukor & his friend. He didn't managed to book a room, so i offered mine as i'm staying alone. His doing his first individual triathlon too.

After checked-in the hotel room & registered for the race, took a mild ride around the resort & survey the running & cycling route. Later then, i went for lunch. I decided to go for a swimming that noon, but it rain heavily.

@7.30pm, it's time for the "Carbo-loading dinner". Variety of carbohidrate rich food were served. Eat all you can. I ate slowly but a lot. As a tribute to the Earth Hour, the organizer decided to shut-off the hall's lights. But for 1 minutes only. Well, at least it's a good effort by the organizer. Right after the dinner, Mr Chan, the head of the organizer gave the race briefing. Later, went back to my chalet to prepare the things for tomorrow.

Woke up @5.30am the next morning. After shower & Subuh prayer, took a light breakfast, a bar of Snickers. Without any delay, grab all my triathlon stuff & headed to the race starting area with my roommate.

It's about 2km from the resort. Surprisingly, I was the first person to arrive there. And also the first participant to get body marking. Hahaha.. so early. Too excited maybe. Set-up my transition stuff and parked my bicycle. Mingled around, took some photos, ate a slice of Powerbar that were provided for free.

Swim - 1.5km

Before the race started, i did a warm-up swim with some other participants. At sharp 8.00am, the race started. Water splash sound filled the air. Wow.. what a feeling. What am i doing here actually? I'm doing a triathlon now? Is it now? Hahaha.. i still couldn't believe it myself that i gonna do my triathlon right now.

I let other racers to go first. Then i waded slowly into the water & started my swim. In the water, the situation was very hectic, chaotic, with lots of contact, push & pull each other. I can't concentrate much in my swimming. I have to avoid contact with other racers. I also lost my swimming rythm. But after 250m of swimming, the chaos went off slowly. Now i can swim better, but sometimes have to watch for other slower racers in front of me & avoid contact with them.

In the swim section, we have to do 2 loops of 750m to make it 1.5km. The passed the first loop with no major problem. During the second loop, my both calves crammed, on & off. I tried to recover the cram. Sometimes have to swim with one leg just not to lose my time. In about 100m to finish my swim, my right leg crammed. Arghhh.. this time i can't took it. I have to stop for a while. I hung myself to the float until i recovered from the cram. I continued my swim to the finishing.

Bike - 40km

It took me not more than 5 minutes during my T1 (transition swim to bike). Took out my swim cap & goggle, wore my helmet, glove, shoes, shades, drank some 100+ and quickly left the transition area.

The first hill was bad. It was a 30degree hill climb. I crammed again during the climb, forcing me to jump down from my bike and recover from it. A Pertahanan Awam volunteer offered me a help but i said i can take it myself. I pushed my bike to the hill peak and continued my ride. Right after the first uphill, the road went downhill, a long, steep downhill. This is the fastest downhill that my bike reached 71.4km/h, the fastest ever bicycle ride in my life... Hahahah. I really enjoyed the fast ride.

I can say, the bike section was the hardest part in Kenyir triathlon. The route consist of many uphill & downhill ride. One of the uphill was sooooo long, i lose my momentum and have to push my bike, about 300m long. Stopped for a while at the u-turn, sipped my Powergel & drank 2 cup of water, and continued my ride.

The returning ride was faster because more downhill than uphill. But still struggle to finish it with low energy left. Once again, i have to push my bike at the steep uphill at the earlier stage. Reached the T2 (transition bike - run) after 2 hours bike ride. Arghhh.. so darn late. 2 minutes spent in T2. Quickly start my run.

Run - 10km

In the run section, racers have to make 2 loop of run. I started my run very slow, just to control my legs not to get cram again. Passed by the finishing line for the first time & continued my run. The run route also consist of uphill & downhill sections. Only 1 or 2 sections were flat road. . The organizer have done a very good job by providing water stations every 1 km along the running route. Each time i reached water station, i poured myself with water as the weather got hotter & hotter.

Finally, i finished my first ever triathlon. I reached the finishing line in about 3:45. Not sure about the exact time as i forgot to clock my time during the swim start. So excited till forgot about the setting time. I've been awarded the finisher's medal. Drank Milo & 100+, ate bananas & watermelon. Gathers a while with other racers. Mejar Kalam congratulated me for finishing my first triathlon. Thanks Mejar for your tips & support!

Took my bike & headed to my room. Took shower & packed my things coz buss will be leaving to KL at 3pm.

I'm so happy & satisfied with my achievement in Kenyir. I felt this trip was like a holiday trip because of the beauty & peacefulness off Kenyir, the warm welcome that we participants got, the good new friends and the very good organizer. I'm absolutely looking forward to participate in the next triathlon. I'm inviting more of my Slowmovers friends to join me in triathlon. I can do it, so do you.

A big thank you to those who gave me their morale support for me to do this triathlon, especially my wife. Without you, i don’t have any idea that i’m gonna do this. Alhamdulillah to GOD. Alang, Halil & all the Slowmovers team, my parents, office friends. The rest, you know who you are. I dedicate this victory to all of you.

See you in the next triathlon!!!

By Fairul

The Wild Wild Run 2009

2009-03-10T22:16:00.002+08:00

EVENT: The Wild Wild Run 2009
VENUE: Zoo Negara Kuala Lumpur
DATE: 8th March 2009
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang, Izzat, Iylia and Javier

THE big bad wolf must have been eyeing Along at the Wild Wild Run 2009 at Zoo Negara last Sunday. Instead of puffing and huffing at the three little pigs' hut like it normally does, it decided to choose Along as it's new target, possibly because of Along's meaty build.

Along told us she suddenly wobbled and fell like a sack of potatoes while running the second of the four lap race, with Angah as her witness. Maybe the bad wolf was in the bushes and waiting for the right time to pounce on her, and Along swore she felt a gush of wind just before rolling to the ground. Luckily her aging bones wasn't damaged in the process.

She got up, smiled sheepishly and looked around for the bad wolf, but it was nowhere to be found. Perhaps it got scared and fled when the lions in the nearby enclosure suddenly roared (or maybe laughed at Along).

Fairytales aside, it was an enjoyable run for the Slowmovers. The route was basically flat, and we also get to see lots of animals during the run. This is also a run where aromatherapy (in the form of the animals' dung) is made available to the runners for the whole duration of the race.

As usual Javier was the first Slowmover to finish the 9.2km race in a time of 40 minutes, coming in 18th in the overall men's category. Eleven year old Iylia later arrived with her time of 54 minutes and 17th placing in the overall women's category (distance 7.35km).

Izzat finished in 58 minutes (87th), Along in 59 minutes (26th), Angah in one hour (29th) and finally me in 66 minutes and 93rd placing.

Javier also introduced us to an Ironman from Slovakia, Miroslav Blanarik and his German friend, Nicole Hauffe. Miroslav finished the recent Langkawi Ironman in 11 hours plus. He had that typical triathlete build - tall, lean body with a six pack.

After the race, we had the normal chit chat with fellow runners and the photo session. After the prize giving ceremony, we walked around the zoo to see more animals before leaving and having our breakfast at the McDonalds nearby.

One more thing, I realized my bib number (C323 or 'see tree to tree') is really meant for a jungle run...

By Shahrizal Sanusi

KL Tower International Forest Towerthon Challenge 2009

2009-03-04T10:55:00.001+08:00

EVENT: KL Tower International Forest Towerthon Challenge 2009
DATE: 1st March 2009
VENUE: Menara Kuala Lumpur
PARTICIPANTS: Along, Alang, Halil, Fairul, Izzat, Javier, Chan and the Bernama gang
CAMERAWOMAN: Angah
SUPPORTERS: Acik, Nina, Iylia and Hannah

"LOOK, up in the KL Tower! He's a Cuban, he's a journalist, he's Javier!" Showing his Superman-like ability to 'reach the top of a tall building in a single bound', Javier Clavelo Robinson emerged champion in the media men's category at the KL Towerthon 2009.

His triumph (plus cash prize of RM1,000) brought joy and pride not only to Bernama, but also the Slowmovers because it's the first time a member of the group became champion in an individual category.

Last year Chanthiran finished third in the same category but hampered by a leg injury, he failed to defend his position this year. Never mind Chan, it's the participation that counts, right?

Among the Slowmovers, Halil the Hustler is the most improved, slashing about 20 minutes from last year's timing of 80 minutes. Sure you're not on steroids for this event, bro? He he, just kidding.

Fairul the triathlete wannabe also improved by four minutes to clock 25 minutes. Me and Along went downhill, both of us finishing several minutes slower than last year's timing. The tell tale sign of old age? Hmmmmm...

This year the Harian Metro newspaper team were represented by me, Rama and Halim (men) and Ayu, Sue and Nini for the ladies media category. All of them performed admirably for a first timer. Good showing guys and gals!

A new category (celebrities) was created this year as an attraction for the event. Comedian Yasin emerged champion, completing the 2,058 steps in 25 minutes.

I also met and chatted with Nezz, who used to be active in the local running circuit until about two years ago. She's part of the main Technical Committee and also head of the Results and Winners' Committee (all this mentioned in her blog).

She also studied at the same school as my office mate, who recognized her immediately when I showed him her blog. I took a picture with her as proof to my office mate that I really did meet her.

We left after chatting with many friends and watching the prize giving ceremony, with the biggest cheers reserved for Javier. Next event for us will be the Wild Wild Run at Zoo Negara this weekend. We might have a picnic there after the event.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

KL City Day 10km Run 2009

2009-02-26T11:10:00.002+08:00

EVENT: KL City Day 10km Run 2009
DATE: 22nd February 2009
VENUE: Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang, Halil, Fairul, Izzat, Sarah, Iylia, Chan, Jaya and the Bernama gang

ALONG helped save a fellow runner's life! Approaching the Jalan Mahameru-Jalan Parliament junction (about one km to the finish line), she saw a male veteran runner lying by the roadside.

She checked him and realized he was unconsious and tried to revive him using the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) method (but without the mouth to mouth part becoz he was foaming at the mouth and she was too squeamish to do it).

While she was doing the rhythmic abdominal compressions on the man, my daughter Sarah came along and realising the situation, played her part by fanning the man with her towel.

Along also asked a traffic policeman and a FTAAA official to get help, saying the man is in serious trouble. About 15 minutes later, a St Johns ambulance arrived at the scene and the staff took over the rescue operation.

After the race, Along informed a FTAAA oficial about the incident and asked how is the runner doing. She was informed that the man's condition was now stable but he was that close to dying becoz of a heart attack.

Along's effort was important in preventing an almost certain death. Praise to Along for being a good samaritan, and to Sarah too.

Along was also surprised other runners before her did not bother to check the runner's condition despite seeing him lying by the roadside. She was also relieved not to see a person dying in front of her.

About the race, the only point worth mentioning is the return of Halil the Hustler to the running scene after a year's absence. Good to see you again bro. Hopefully, you will not be like a Chipsmore biscuit.. kejap ada, kejap takda.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

FTAAA X-country 2009

2009-02-17T11:50:00.007+08:00

DATE: 15th February 2009
TIME: 7.30am
VENUE: Tapak A, Lake Gardens
RUNNERS: Shahrizal, Fairul, Suraiyah, Sumarni, Izzat, Iliya, Chan & family and Javier

After quite a long break after the last running event (Great Eastern 30km), here we are again running for Slowmovers in the FTAAA X-country 2009.

As usual, we gathered before the race start. Met Chan with his family members. They're all running too.

Race started at 7.30am for the A category (8.5km), followed by other categories later.

The race route was the same as last year's route, except the jungle route. The jungle track was longer, narrower, darker, steep, slippery & muddy. More challenging. After the jungle route, there's a small mudpool waiting for us, enough to make our shoes covered with mud.

Reached the finishing line, no more medal left. There's no finisher's cert for the adult categories too. They said, they will send the cert later if you qualified within the given time.

Searched for Milo lorry, there's only one there. Got soooooo many school students queuing. Have to take a long queue for it.

There's a registration counter for the coming KL Towerthon. Registered myself & Halil there.

After some post-race chit-chatting, we left the scene & headed to Jln Pahang's McDonald for our routine post-run carbo loading. Hehehe...

See yaa on the next race, KL City Run 2009 at Dataran Merdeka.

By Fairul

Larian Mesra Rakyat DUN Chempaka 2009

2009-02-08T21:24:00.001+08:00

EVENT: Larian Mesra Rakyat Sempena Program Mesra Rakyat Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Chempaka 2009
DATE: 8 February 2009
VENUE: Dewan Orang Ramai Pandan Jaya
DISTANCE: 6km
RUNNERS: Suraiyah, Sumarni, Izzat, Iylia and Javier

"OOPS! I did it again, I ran a slow race, but still got third place... Tho I'm not blessed with speed, getting on the podium, is not that difficult" (to the tune of the popular Britney Spears song).

This song best described Along coz she managed another top three finish after her 'historic' achievement at the One Mile Dash run on the 31st December last year.

Not only did she got a medal and hamper at the Larian Mesra Rakyat event during the Program Mesra Rakyat DUN Chempaka 2009, she also scooped RM20 for her exploits! So I assume she considered herself a professional runner now.

Only this time she had to compete with six other runners, including Angah, unlike the One Mile Dash where a top three finish is guaranteed as there were only three runners in her category.

Now in terms of podium finish, she and Angah are currently tied 2-2. Looks like it's becoming a personal duel between the two aging sisters. Go Along! Go Angah! From what I see, only osteoporosis can stop you ladies from reaching even greater heights!

Who knows, maybe in the future both of you will be recognized in the running community as the 'senior citizen podium runners'! Suraiyah 'Podium' Sanusi or Sumarni 'Podium' Sanusi... hmmm, sounds good eh?

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Great Eastern 30KM Run 2009

2009-01-18T15:43:00.001+08:00

EVENT: Great Eastern 30KM Run 2009
DATE: 18th January 2009
VENUE: Padang A, Lake Gardens
RUNNERS: Shahrizal and Fairul (30km), Suraiyah, Sumarni, Chan, Fuzahir and Javier (20km)

THE run which I practically walked almost a third of the distance and had a female runner for company during the last 4km. Judy from Kelana Jaya was my companion during the most lonely, boring and tiring part of the race, and we chatted all the way to the finish line.

Like me, she was unable to run because of cramps and I was looking to strike a conversation with her to kill the boredom. It was also her first 30km run.

Still chatting merrily as we approached the finish line, several running friends were amused enough to tease us and made comments like "no wonder you took so long to finish" and "eh, you guys went to the shopping complex first?"

Anyway, we achieved our target of finishing the gruelling 30km run, though it took us almost five hours to reach the finish line.

About the race, I considered it the toughest I've ever run. Though the route is different from last year, the hills are still there to torment you, body and soul.

Only this race can made me sing songs, shut my eyes for several seconds while running, and voicing out the anger and regret about signing up for the race countless times.

But it also provided the biggest satisfaction as soon as I crossed the finish line, especially when a lovely finisher T-shirt is also given to 30km runners. Along and Angah, eat your heart out.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

One Mile Dash 2008

2009-01-01T15:35:00.001+08:00

(some photos are credits of RunWitMe)

EVENT: One Mile Dash 2008
DATE: 31st December 2008
ATTENDEES: Suraiyah, Sumarni, Suriati, Izzat and Iylia

AT about almost 10 pm, Along called me at the office, and she was almost screaming with delight on the phone. "Along dan Angah dapat podium finish dalam One Mile Dash! Along got second and Angah third!"

Fuyoo, my two half a century old sisters achieved another milestone in their running careers. "Congratulations," I said, though I felt she was not telling the whole story. I was right.

After the euphoria had gone down, Along in a softer tone said: "Mana tak dapat podium finish. Yang lari dalam kategori wanita veteran hanya TIGA orang! So podium finish memang guaranteed!" And she burst out laughing.

Tak kisah la kan. Whatever it is, the results of the race said Suraiyah Sanusi is second and Sumarni Sanusi is third, so you deserved to bask in your glory.

For Along, this is the first time she had a top three finish, jadi dia memang thrilled gila. Angah relaks sikit pasal pernah dapat nombor dua dalam Nacscom Charity Run 2007. Both of them also finished in the top 10 in the Rimbathon Run at FRIM, Kepong in August last year.

So congrats again to my sisters, with a parting message... it would be much better if one of you write the race report... barulah readers boleh 'feel' what you guys went through before, during and after the race. Next time, okay?

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Duta - Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE) Run

2008-12-25T14:49:00.002+08:00

EVENT: Christmas Day LSD Run
VENUE: Duta - Ulu Klang Expressway (DUKE)
RUNNERS: Along, Angah and Alang

AS preparation for the Great Eastern 30KM Run, the Sanusi siblings went for a Long Slow Distance (LSD) run on the Duke road on the 25th of December 2008. It is also fondly named the Heart Palpitation Distance (HPD) Run as Angah felt the lack of long distance running sessions made her heartbeat palpilate several times.

So we decided to run on the Duke road which was still closed to traffic. We met at mak's house about 6.45am and started our run at 7am. The initial intention was to run from the Setiawangsa junction all the way to Sentul, but we later unanimously decided to check out at Setapak due to lack of energy!

From mak's house, we ran towards Taman Sri Rampai and then Setiawangsa. By then we had already ran about 4km. We then turn right into the Duke road. Several cyclists that looked like triathletes (or wannabes) passed us during the run, smiling and nodding their heads.

We stopped at the Ayer Panas Toll Plaza for the picture session before continuing our run. By the time we reached the Setapak junction, the heat was beginning to take its toll on us, so we decided against going all the way to Sentul.

Later we stopped at one of the petrol stations at Jalan Genting Klang to buy refreshments before ending our tiring run at mak's place. The distance we covered is about 15km or slightly more. Good workout, especially for Angah's palpitation-prone heart.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Malakoff 12km 2008

2008-12-21T15:50:00.000+08:00

Venue : Taman Rimba Kiara, TTDI
Date : 21/12/2008

Chin Woo Biathlon 2008

2008-12-16T20:41:00.004+08:00

Date: 14-12-2008
Venue: Chin Woo Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Participants: Fairul, Shahrizal
Supporter: Along

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(Shahrizal version)

PROUD but embarrassed. Proud because I finally convinced myself to enter a biathlon event (swim and run), but embarrassed because I only covered half the swimming distance.

Together with my brother in law Fairul, we faced the challenge of the Chin Woo Biathlon 2008 at the Chin Woo Swimming Pool, last Sunday.We had to swim 800 meters and run seven kilometers.

Actually my participation was a last minute decision, both by the organisers and myself. I was only informed about my slot in the veterans category on Saturday night. My sister, Suriati submitted my name last month, but was told then that I was on standby.

I assumed it would stay that way until I received a call from a Chin Woo official by the name of Lester, saying that the organisers would give a slot to me if I want to participate. I didn’t give an answer straight away, instead I told him I’ll try to make it. Together with Along, I would have attended the event anyway to support Fairul.

On the morning of the event, I decided to bring along the attire for the swim and run, but still haven’t decide whether to take part or not.
After parking the car in front of the Chin Woo Stadium, me, Along and Fairul went to the registration center near the swimming pool. Only then and there I told myself: “Just do it la, Shah. Give it a try. Gung-ho!” I paid RM40 and was given the bib and t-shirt. The number 373 was later written on my arms and legs.

The competitors were released in batches (or waves as they call it). Swimming is the first discipline. I was worried because I had not been swimming seriously since 1980. My one and only swimming session with Fairul was five days before the event, and even then I did just a few laps.

Once the swim event started, I was clearly destined not to finish it. My lungs feel as if it was about to burst, the chest were tight, my shoulders and arms were hurting, and I barely managed to stay afloat.

After doing 400 meters or 16 laps (25 meter for every lap), I was ready to give up. I was breathless and had no energy left. Almost all my rivals have left the pool and the next batch was already on standby.

Sensing I was in trouble, a competitor named Omar who was supposed to swim in my lane asked me: “Can you continue?” I replied wearily: “Cannot la... too tired.” He asked the time keeper how far have I swam. “400 meters.” Then he said to the timekeeper: “Let him continue running” and surprisingly he said okay.

I stared at him in disbelief and asked: “Really aaa... can I continue my run?” “Sure,” he said. Omar and Along (who later said I looked disoriented in the pool) then proceed to pull me out. I could hardly stand straight, I was so exhausted. I was asked to relax for a few minutes before running.

After gulping some isotonic drink and wearing my shoes and running vest, I stood up and started running, initially like a drunken person. My legs were heavy and my head was spinning slightly. Only after several minutes was I able to revert to proper running mode.

The run consists of three loops, from Chin Woo Stadium to Jalan Changkat Stadium, Jalan Stadium, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Hang Tuah, Jalan Hang Jebat and back to the stadium.

I felt so relieved to see the finishing line at the stadium entrance, and after my exhausting experience at the pool, to be garlanded with a finisher’s medal is well worth it.

Finally, I would like to say a big thank you to the organisers for letting me continue despite not completing the swim. Can I be called a biathlete now?

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(Fairul Version)

Pagi tu mendung & sejuk sbb hujan renyai2 malam tadi. Sampai di Stadium Chin Woo, jumpa Alang & Along. Diorang sampai dulu. Alang bagitau, Mr Lesther called last nite, bleh muat lagi sorang. So Alang decided to take part.

We went straight to the pool. Registered ourselves. Get them to write our number on our body. Rasa mcm masuk triathlon plak. Tak sabar nak start my 1st tri next year.

The race will be ran 4 waves. I’m in the 4th wave(the last wave) & Alang in 3rd wave. The race started with 1st wave, the junior categories. Lots of cute kids took part. I was surprise, they’re very good & confident in swimming. Some are doing freestyle, and some doing breast stroke.

Kene tunggu setiap wave habis, barulah bleh start the next wave. Tunggu punya tunggu, akhirnya wave Alang pun tiba. Alang start slowly, breast stroke. While waiting for Alang’s wave to finish, I’m preparing all my transition stuff. Towel, running shoes, race belt & running necklace.

Put all my stuff at my swimming lane, and started jump into the water. Terkejut sbb my lane was the deepest part of the pool. Ahhh.. lantak. Tak kisah nyer. Cuma satu masalah, the pool floor takde lane markings. So susah nak swim straight nnti. Takut berlanggar dgn org satu lane. Done 100m of warm-up swim.

The race started. I swim slow & steady but maintain my pace till the end. Peserta beside me laju. He lead me about 100m camtu. Sebelum final lap, the time keeper knocked my head with the kickboard & shouted “Final lap!!!”. I swim faster. Wanna finish the swim fast, cos getting bored already.

Finished the swim in 19mins, climbed up the pool, lap muka sket, wore my shoes, my necklace, drank some 100plus(thanks Along) & wore the race belt. Started the run slowly cos still have the dizzy feeling. “Mabuk air”.

Selepas 200m, the dizzy dah hilang. I have to do 3 loops of running, to make it 7km. Lotsa hill climb. But the feeling that morning was good. Maybe the weather was not hot & my tri-suit was still wet, made me comfortable during my run.

The 1st lap was good. Took my 1st band, & continue my 2nd lap. 2nd lap went very good. Manage to overtook some runners. Met Alang while doing his last lap. Took my 2nd band and continue to my last lap. Managed to maintain my pace from the start of the run. Managed to do a non-stop running also. Grabbed my 3rd band and headed back to Chin Woo. Try to sprint during the steep hill-climb at the Chin Woo, but can’t do it. Just maintain my pace. Finished the race in 1:02. 18 mins behind my target time (1:20).

That’s all for now.

Relay Without Barrier 2008

2008-11-27T19:11:00.003+08:00

Photos by Mr. Tey

EVENT: Relay Without Barrier 2008 organised by 3R Circle
VENUE: Taman Bukit Kiara, KL
DISTANCE: 4km loop x 3 runners
ATTENDEES: Javier and Shahrizal (Tri Latinos) and Chan, Jaya and Fuzahir (Slowmovers)

A relay event where I was a last minute replacement for one of Javier's South American teammates. Along was supposed to be the runner, but due to her aging knees (still sore from her half marathon exploits in Penang a week ago), she asked me to bail her out.

No problem, it's just 4 kilometers. Then I suddenly remembered the 'Hidung Kembang Run' (KLAVA Deepavali Relay Run) held at the same venue last year, which almost burst my lungs due to the steep hills. By then it was too late to back out.

So with zero preparation (no running since the full marathon in Penang) I drove to Taman Bukit Kiara with Along. We stopped at Bandar Baru Sentul to fetch Javier.

Reached the venue about 7am and warmed up while waiting for the third member of the Tri Latinos to turn up. Five minutes before the start, Javier was still frantically trying to call his friend but that fella was 'incommunicado' for unknown reasons.

Desperate times calls for desperate measures. Our friend and volunteer for the event, Steven, was 'forcibly persuaded' to be our third runner. Being a good sport that he is, Steven agreed. Thank you Steven for without you, the Tri Latinos would probably DNS.

And so, with Steven 'Capucchino' and Shahrizal 'Kopitiamo' as the replacement runners, the Tri Latinos were ready to battle it out with 13 other teams in the open category.

Alas, with only Javier as the reliable runner while Senor Capucchino and Senor Kopitiamo were more intent on making sure they don't pass out before the finishing line, the Tri Latinos were placed 13th, while the Slowmovers finished 10th.

Medals were given to every runner according to their teams' position. Bottled mineral water and watermelon were also served to runners. Overall, the race was fun and simple, and I believe everybody enjoyed themselves. I hope more such races will be organized in the future.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Special Report: Fairul's 1st Full Marathon

2008-11-20T11:09:00.004+08:00

Penang Bridge International Marathon 2008
Venue : Queensbay Mall
Date : 16 Nov. 2008

FYI, this is my 1st ever attempt to do a full 42.2km marathon run. So I took it seriously, very serious until i had the worst nervous i have ever feel. Want to eat, cannot eat much. Want to drink, cannot drink much also. Feel like wanna vomit when eat so much. I need to eat much for carbo loading & hydration.

Me & my wife arrived early, 2 days before the race day, just to relax & jalan2 as that was my 1st time in Penang also. hahaha… Went “jalan2? to Batu Feringhi and Tanjung Bungah. Makan2 & buy some clothing at the famous stalls, similar to Petaling Street in KL.

The night before the marathon, we went eating near our hotel with Chan & the rest, for final carbo-loading dinner. Went back early to hotel for final preparation of my running stuff. Sleep early that night(2100hrs).

Wake up at 0030hrs, wowww.. so early. After having a hot shower, apply the petroleum jelly to the chafe prone areas, wear running clothes & watch tv before going out.

0130hrs. Called Alang(my brother-in-law) room, out we go. Took the 2km walk to Queensbay Mall. Saw some participants camping overnight just for the race. Great effort there guys! Did some stretching & warm-up until sweat. Just enough for me to loosen-up my muscles.

Registered at the race marshal, they gave me 1 band & 1 glowing band (to make us runners visible). From what i can see, the full marathon participants are not more than 500.

At 0300hrs the full marathon started. I started with slow pace. Alang paced behind me. Just maintained my pace. Reached the first water station at km 5. Sipped a cup of 100plus. Then, continued my run with the same pace.

At km 7.5, there was a sponging station. Took a couple of ice cold sponge and pour them onto my head, body & both legs. After a while, saw the front runners passing by at the opposite of the road. There was about 5 Kenyan runners. Wow.. so fast laa them. Saw other trailing runners passed by. My gap with other runners about 100m front & back. Sometime i feel very quiet & creepy running on that road. The wind blows slowly. Sometimes heard noise like someone wanna come out of the bush at the side of the road, but no one there. Just ignore it & continue my run.

Reached the 10km mark at the Air Cargo Terminal. Sipped my 1st Power Gel. YUCK!!! There’s a water station there, given the second band & we have to make a u-turn heading back to Queensbay Mall. 1km after the u-turn, i passed Alang which was on the other side of the road. Shout to each other & continue our run.

Reach the next water station, drank 2 cup of water, pour some water to head & body, & go. Right after the water station, there’s an Indian guy sitting beside the road rubbing his leg. “Bro, are you ok?” He showed me a thumb-up. I smile & said “Just go easy, ok!” Then i continued. The nice thing about this run, each runners care about each other. This will make us not feel down & discourage about the pain we feel.

Ran pass the Queensbay Mall on my right. Sipped another PowerGel before reaching the next water station. Saw 2 Kenyan runners on the other side of the road, escourted by a car with timing LCD on top of it. “2:20:xx”. So fast. But far from the world record. They’re about 2km to finishing line. Saw another 2 Kenyans. Met a fellow runner, did a quick chit chat. He ran faster than me. Asked me to join, i said nevermind, i’m running my own race.

Not far after that, i saw him again sitting beside the road. “Are you ok bro?”. “Nevermind, you go first”, he replied. Arghh… another men down. I must keep my mental strong. Maintain my pace. Concentrate on my main mission.

Reached the PowerBar station. They handed me a Green Apple flavoured PowerGel and said there was a water station 1km ahead. I saw lotsa empty PowerGel packs on the road. Seemed that people very sure there are water station nearby. I’m not gonna sip my PowerGel yet, until i saw myself the water station with water available. Lesson learned from previous experience(ADIDAS KOTR 2008).

Started to run on the bridge. My knees & ankle started to feel the pain. I slowed my pace. Saw so many school students walking, not running. I think they all “kena paksa” run this 25km half marathon. Pity them.

Ran & ran, as i thought, no water station insight. Hahaha.. i know already. These people can’t be trust. The next water station was at the middle of the bridge, which i think about 4km after the PowerBar station.

Sipped the given PowerGel, and drink 2 cup of plain water. Saw Chan at the other side & waved him. “Keep up man!!”, he shouted. My leg feel so pain. Nearly cramped. Reach a medic tent, asked them to spray my leg with the cold & numbing spray. They asked me to take a rest first. I said nevermind, the long journey must continue. I don’t have much time.

Saw so many amateur radio station on the roadside. Looked around for their callsign. There you go. 9W2CMT, 9W2LAW, 9W2ONG… they are all from MARTS group. “Hi, I’m 9W2FER. Base at Kilo Lima”, i talked to myself. Hahaha… no time to greet them. It will be a long chit chat if we radio people meet each other.

Continue my journey. Sometimes run, sometimes walk. Every step was a pain now. Have to spare my energy left to endure this pain. Arghhhhh….!!! Several times, my leg feel like wanna cramp. So i went to the roadside and stretch my legs to avoid cramp.

Finally reached the toll plaza u-turn. Sipped another PowerGel & drank some water. Grabbed the third band & stop a while at at the medic to pour some ice on my pain knees & ankle. Continued my run. From the toll plaza, I can see Pulau Jerejak so far away. Queensbay Mall is behind Pulau Jerejak, so can’t see it from there. Arghhh.. my destination still so far away. Nevermind, keep my mental strong. I must do it. No matter how hard & pain it was. Looked around for any remaining full marathoners, but found nobody. Still could see Alang also. Thinking whether he’s still running or gave up already. Keep on going Alang. May the force be with you.

Run & walk, slowly. Reach the mid of the bridge. Another water station there. Surprisingly, they still have much water. Grab some cups & go. Dont wanna eat anymore PowerGel. “Muak” already. Not far away, met a full marathon runner sitting on the roadside. “Are you ok, bro? Let’s keep on going”. I grabbed his hand and he tried to run with me, but he can’t forced himself anymore. “You go first bro, i can’t take it anymore”, he said. Waved to him and I continued my run. Another man down.

The time was 9:xx am. Sweeper buses keep passing by, full with back markers inside. I hope i will not be swept by them. So i have to keep running & ingoring the pain. Right after the bridge end, met Along. Her legs cramped. I continued my run. Walk. Run. Walk. Run. Until the 1km to go mark, i ran non-stop. Suddenly my energy went up. The determination to finish the run has overcome the pain. With all the remaining energy, I ran to the finishing line. 500m to go, 300m to go, 100m to go… FINISH!!!

Greeted & hugged my wife. Izzat took my finishing photo. My time was 6:43. The medal & cert counter was not there anymore. A huge frustration there. Walk straight to the medic. They put ice to my legs & did some massage. Sooo painful. Legs pain, heart also pain.

Saw Alang & Along. They were forced to board the sweeper bus by police. What? Just let them make it to the finish line. It’s 2km more to go. They has gone this far, just let them go. Their effort just gone like that. The police just don’t have any idea about how important it is to finish the run on foot.

That’s my story. My 1st attempt in doing full marathon. It’s great to experience it. The run was enjoyable. The pain was just a part of the experience. Love the environment, the ambience, the windy road, the people around me, love the quiet & calm road.

But i have bad things to say about the event. I was told that the organiser has packed up all the remaining medals & cert. They wont give it to the remaining race finisher. What do you think they gonna do with all the medals & cert. Maybe they will distribute them to their family and friends. Hahaha… As a result, I’m a marathon finisher with no reward. Even they dont have any record of me as a full marathon finisher. They dont even care to whoever finish the race more than 6hrs time. Where’s the sport spirit of the organiser? This is not the first time Penang Bridge Marathon was held. I was told, it was organised by the state government itself. Ohhh.. No wonder. That’s why laa it sucks!!! I’ll never run anymore full marathon in Penang, untill the organiser changed. But, i’m looking forward for another full marathon. Yehaaa!!! ADIEU…

By Fairul

Genting Trailblazer 2008

2008-11-04T22:54:00.009+08:00

Date: 2 November 2008
Time: 8.45am (yieshhh, why la so late)
Teams: Along & Nina, Angah & Alang, Izzat & Halil, Me & Fairul
Distance: 14km up and down the jungle of Genting

Achik and family plus fairul and I, took the package with room, so we stayed overnight at Awana from Saturday. Malas la, nak kelam kabut tomorrow morningnya.

So the next morning, the rest of the people plus Sarah and Iylia came around 7.00am. Took their goodies bag and changed in my room.

Oh ya, Syikin decided to chicken out, so ganti ngan Izzat. Izzat and Halil are in the mixed team, so don’t know which is which.

Along and Nina were flaged-off first, followed by the rest of us about 10 minutes later. My partner and I jogged slowly around the golf course before we entered the forest … even that was difficult.

Mind you it rained the night before and the jungle floor was very slippery. Tanah liat all the way. Angah, Alang, Nina and Izzat wore the normal running shoe …. apa lagi, slip sliding away la gamaknya. My team, having kasut foong kiong on our side, dashed our way down the hill. Jauh jugak la kitorang tinggalkan diorang. Advantage babe ….

First half of the race were great, but the next half……. OMG!! Killer!!!! But fortunately for us, we did the same distance last year, so it’s a matter of taking it easy the whole race. But for the rest of the family, they did only 8km last year….. rasakan la…. Hahahahahah.

Only one water station provided, itu pun the last 2km. Oh ya, speaking about water, I got very angry with my partner. Tau nape? He brought 2 water bottles, tapi dua2 letak air energy….ceh, tak sedap langsung. Letak la air kosong satu botol, ni sampai I terhaus sekejap. I was so upset with him, I decided to give him the cold shoulder. Nasib baik dah dekat nak sampai the stream. Sampai je, terus minum air. Rupa2nya my partner buang air dari satu botol tu, isi air sungai tu. Bijak jugak dia..heheheh.

Interesting happenings (gathered from everyone):-

I was slapped. Yes people, I got slapped from one of the participants. Not on purpose though. She slipped … her hands went flailing away … I was behind her …. and PEK!! …. yeah, you know the rest. Got the shock of life.

One annoying guy behind us, kept instructing his partner on what to do. “Ha, kaki kiri, kanan, pegang pokok tu, letak kaki cam ni.” Ayo, kalau partner tu can keep up, tak kisah la buat cam tu, ni I tengok dah macam tak gerak dah ruponyo.

According to Alang, Angah almost cried. Her exact words were “Nak nangis dah ni”. Hahahah. Tu la, rasakan buat 14km.

Injuries:-

I got scratches on my hands, almost got bitten by lintah tapi managed to tepis and yeah… the unforgettable slap.

Angah got one big lebam on her arm, due to tersepit with the tali.

But the champion is Nina la. Habis kaki, tangan dia penuh dengan scratches. “Menyesal masuk” she said in disgust.

The last 200m is the most interesting stretch. Obstacle course. Slightly different from last year…. lagi gile. Ade ke panjat the kayu and then jump inside the muddy water. Gile, susah budget ooo. Mau terseliuh kaki.

And so, my team arrived first (3hr 30mins), followed by team Halil & Izzat (unsangkarable), Angah & Alang next and finally Mama & Nina.

Sampai, milo dah habis. Tapi mee goreng, telur sandwiches ada lagi. Ok la, lapar and sejuk ooo lepas tu.

Ok la, that’s it from Genting. Next couple of weeks, we will be in Penang for Penang Bridge Marathon. Sayonara.

By Suriati Sanusi

P/S: Oh ya I heard, a couple of people did not go to work on Monday. Tau sape? Nina and Fairul. Badan kejang siol. Hahahahaha.

Mizuno Wave Run 2008

2008-10-20T16:17:00.008+08:00

Date: 19 October 2008
Time: 7.30am
Venue: Padang Merbuk
Distance: 10km

My first race

After raya;
Since forever;
Not using my MP3;
Wearing a headband; and
Wearing a skirt/skort.

I called it the reverse race because we are going the other way from last year's route. So instead climbing up the long hills, it was more going down the hills. You can say it was quite easy.

What can I say about this race?

Nothing out of the ordinary;
One water station, but it's ok; and
Weather was fine.

Any comments?

Just one I think, want more Milo drinks. My brother was the last person to get it and there were still like 100 people behind him. Oh well, first come first serve la.

A good race. Two weeks from now, Genting Trailblazer. Yeahhhhh....

By Suriati Sanusi

NB Klang Pacers 12km 2008

2008-10-12T22:33:00.006+08:00

(The full version will upload soon. Need to convert to smaller MB. For now, enjoy this. )

DATE: 12th October 2008
EVENT: New Balance Klang Pacers 12KM 2008
VENUE: Padang Sultan Sulaiman, Klang
RUNNERS: Suraiyah, Sumarni, Shahrizal, Mohd Izzat and Fairul Mizam
HANDYCAMERAWOMAN: Suriati

OUR first run since the Seremban Half Marathon (24th August). All of us except Along struggled to complete the run. The same thing happened during the Kuantan Teluk Chempedak Run held one week after raya last year.

As Along pointed out to us later, running during the fasting month has its benefit. Keep running during Ramadan and you will not tire or thirst easily. Ye Along, kami akur dengan hakikat itu... we were dormant during Ramadan and we paid the price.

We left Gombak about 5am and reached the venue about 50 minutes later. This is our first visit to Klang, domain of the Running Mom, and finding the venue was easy thanks to Fairul's direction.

After the high tempo warmup session (see accompanying montage for some hilarous movements) the male runners gathered at starting line outside the stadium and were flagged off about 7.10am, followed by the ladies 5 minutes later. The weather was good and traffic control was satisfactory.

Though the route is basically pancake flat, our unpreparedness is there for all to see. Izzat felt his legs tightening and heavy like a ton of bricks during the last km, I suffered cramps on both calves at the final stretch and Angah almost had a heart attack!

Fairul was the first to arrive followed by Izzat, myself, Along and Angah. After collecting the certificate and finisher medal, we made a beeline to the refreshment area.

I had 7 cups of Milo and God knows how many bananas. After the chitchat and photo session, we headed back to Gombak for breakfast at the mamak restaurant. Next event will be the Mizuno Wave Run. See you there!

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Seremban Half Marathon 2008

2008-08-26T22:54:00.002+08:00

VENUE: NS Padang, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
TIME: 6.45am (21km followed by other categories)
RUNNERS: Along, Angah, Alang and Fuzahir (21km), Hamid (11km) and Izzat (9km).
MORAL SUPPORT: Chan and Haieezan

THE Sanusi Family's first running event outside the Klang Valley this year. Could have been earlier, but a few running events were held at different venues on the same day, notably the RMAF and Port Dickson (May) and Siemens and Ipoh (July).

The four of us left KL on Saturday night for Angah's apartment in Port Dickson. About 5.30 am Sunday, we left PD and arrived at the venue a little after 6am.

We met Chan, Fuzahir, Hamid and Haieezan after parking the car near the NS Padang. Chan registered for the 21km but could not run because of injury.

The 21km runners were flagged off at 6.45am. The route is almost similar to the adidas KOTR - lots of hills - but unlike the KOTR, the water and sponging stations for the Seremban Half Marathon were evenly spread out.

Vehicles of all shapes and sizes passed by us runners just inches away on the main and industrial roads at the second half of the race - too close for comfort. Traffic control or cones were sorely missed.

Nevertheless, we enjoyed ourselves despite huffing and puffing our way to the finishing line.

Me, Angah and Fuzahir got a medal. Angah pipped Along to the last medal. Angah also received a hamper as her bib number were listed among the lucky winners at the finishing line.

We'll be taking a break for puasa and will reactivate our running mode after raya. Until then, ciao!

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Jacob's Walk of Life 2008

2008-08-20T00:06:00.003+08:00

DATE: 17 August 2008
EVENT: Jacob's Walk Of Life 2008
VENUE: Taman Pertanian Malaysia, Bukit Cahaya Seri Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor
TIME: 8.30 am
ATTENDEES: Along, Angah, Alang dan Izzat

MY undying love for milk made me do something I have never done before during a running/walking event - visiting the toilet for the 'big' one.

At last Sunday's Jacob's Walk Of Life 2008, where milk and biscuits were served to participants, I succumbed to the temptation and gulped three packets and four cups of milk before the walk, besides nibbling several biscuits. Big mistake!

Thirty minutes into the 7km walk, I was sweating profusely for two reasons - the exercise and the pressure of trying to contain the churning feeling in my tummy.

Unable to stem the rising pressure any longer, I scrambled to the nearest toilet so as not to mess my track bottoms. As if doing the Kegel is not challenging enough, the lock of all three rooms in the toilet were broken!

Luckily I had my backpack, so I used it to block the door while hoping nobody will push it open and face the consequences!

I felt so very relieved after the bowel session and vowed not to repeat the milky mistake. Too much milk can be hazardous... to me that is.

The walk itself was pleasant, and two water stations were provided along the way. Goodiebags were given at the finishing line.

Met several running comrades - Steven, Joyce, Andrew and May - posed with the maskots and came face to face with two male macacques scavenging a dustbin for food during the walk.
Looking at their size, they were probably the dominant males.

Well, that's about it. We'll be doing the Seremban Half Marathon this Sunday.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Adidas King Of The Road 2008

2008-08-12T04:14:00.006+08:00

EVENT: Shah Alam King Of The Road Run 2008
VENUE: Dataran Shah Alam
START: 6.55am for half marathon, followed by other categories
RUNNERS: The Sanusi family, Chan, Fuzahir, Javier, Estelle, the Bernama Gang (you know who you are)

I will always remember the Shah Alam Adidas King Of The Road (KOTR) 2008 last Sunday for it's WALL.E factor. Not the Pixar animated movie, but it's about:

W - water! water! water!

The lack of water almost dehydrated me. The water stations were inadequate and not spread out evenly; one at less than 5km, another at almost halfway (and that too you have to gulp from the bottle and put it back again on the table for runners behind you), and the last at less than 2km from the finishing line.

At one point I was so thirsty I readied my empty water bottle to scoop water from the basin at the sponging station, but it was dry too!So the next best thing was to suck the sponges (I think I took four) and man, was it tasty! I also placed a sponge at the back of my neck for cooling purposes, but later sucked the salty water!The organisers could learn something from the RMAF about providing adequate water and sponging stations.

A - armpit and groin area chaffed. Chaffing at the armpit area is a first for me, while the stinging pain at the groin and butt is just outside the vaseline lathed area. Next time must remember to widen the vaseline area.

L - limped and walked mostly for the last 4km because of cramps, first the left calf and then the right. Asked the volunteers at the sponging stations for ice but there were none, so I used the sponges instead.

L - learned my lesson.. train harder and watch your weight! My mileage reduced greatly after RMAF and I was also five kilograms heavier. The effects showed, especially after the halfway mark.

E - exhausted, really really exhausted! Have never felt this tired and sore since the Great Eastern 30km last January.Anyway me, my siblings and fellow Slowmovers all made it to the finishing line. I failed to repeat last year's medal winning performance, but Along and Angah (thru Along's persuasion talents) managed to get medals after the race.

Finally (as a promo!) please watch our montage taken by our cycling handycamerawoman, Suriati. Runningmom Haza, you're in it too (albeit for a few seconds).

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Rimbathon 2008

2008-08-03T22:20:00.005+08:00

Date: 3 August 2008
Time: Outrageously late - 9.15am
Venue: FRIM
Runners: The Sanusi's only

I think this is the first time, I'm running, angry. Apa la organiser. Ingat ni sukan sekolah ke, semua orang nak kasi ucapan... dari the pengetua to whoever la. And proudly saying that they have been organising for this particular event for the last five year. Well, guess what, you guys just wasted your five years, organising one of the worst event I've ever entered.

Where can I start? Hhmmm ... let's see, shall we:-

Distributing numbers on the day..... BAD IDEA. Masa terhabis nak ambil nombor je. My sister went and picked up the t-shirt the other day, WITHOUT the number. Kata diorang, nombor tak siap lagi. What??? And you expect us to come again some other day. What laaa....

Everyone in the school board PLUS the FRIM's big people give speeches, before the run..... another BAD IDEA. Please la. You can do it, when the race is over. Nak 20 orang kasi ucapan pun, go ahead.

Warming up/Aerobics... do it like 5 minutes, at most 8 minutes only. Why? Most of us, the regular runners, would have done the warming up already, so no need so long la. And bila orang suruh berenti, berenti la. Boleh pulak the instructor tu refuse to stop. Kelakar, kelakar. And I heard, she actually had 4 songs. OMG!!!

When you start a race, you flag off the category with the longest distance, accordingly followed by the rest of the categories. Baru la the winners sampai serentak. Ini ada pulak Angah with 3.5km only, pergi dulu. And mine yang 10km, the last one.

For 10km, at least one water station is required. Ni yilek, nada, cero, takde. Dah la start lambat, bila dah start lambat dah tentu panas plus most of the route are uphill. Both of us were so dizzy towards the end, we decided to walk je. First aid pun takde kat atas tu.

Well, that's it la rasanya. Apa-apa pun, all of us survive the gruesome run. So organiser, next time, pergila masuk few events dulu, tengok cam ne orang lain organise. I think, you do not need five years to prepare for a small running event. A few months pun boleh.

Ok la. Next race - Adidas KOTR. C ya.

- Suriati Sanusi -

Jelajah KSN Run 2008

2008-07-15T23:07:00.004+08:00

Date: 12 July 2008
Time: 7ish (I think)
Venue: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Distance: 6km only (as if....)
Runners: Along, Angah, Izzat, Me, Fairul, Chan, Fuzahir, Haieezan, Hasif, Javier (and a few more, I don't remember their names, but you know who you are)

Different venue, different kind of route. At first I thought this is going to be an easy breezy run, 6km only what.... Unfortunately it does not go that way.

The first half was ok, same ole kind of route ... hills, long winding road, the usual. And then came the second half.

First - stairs, few steps only, kacang la. Surprisingly the next one was a brigde, you know the kind where you cross the streets with. Still ok. After crossing the road, water station with 100 plus.... ahh nice (iklan sikit). Then up the stairs again, but this time more steps and a bit tinggi also. Then run up the hill, this part already tercungap sikit but still can do. I reached this taman where one of the officials waiting for us there to guide, told us "Up the stairs and down the hill, you will reach the stadium. Only one kilometre left". Sounds simple isn't it? YEAH RIGHT!!!!

This is the best part. Zig zaging up a stair which was about five stories high (and I'm not exagerating). Rasa cam nak mampus. Haieezan punya lidah dah sampai ke tanah dah. I was dizzy half way up. Nasib baik tak pengsan. And that is not the end.

When he said "down the hill" memang down habis. Kalau tersadung kaki, memang rolling la ke bawah. Siap ada sorang runner tu, terlajak, terpaksa pusing balik.

As we went down, we were getting nearer to the stadium and then to the finishing line. Phew! Not bad for a 6km run. I think only the girls je yang dapat medal. Then seperti biasala, milo, pictures, lepaks, more pictures, milo some more and go home.

So next race will be Adidas King Of the Road, for me that is. I'm off for paintball camp next week. Until then, this is Suriati Sanusi, signing out.

Siemens Run 2008

2008-07-07T10:46:00.005+08:00

Date: 7 July 2008
Venue: Dataran Merdeka
Time: 7.30am
Runners: The Sanusi & Javier
Distance: 10km & 7km (Izzat)

Nothing out of ordinary for this race. Except, there were 5 water stations along the route. First time ever, for me that is. Good thing too, because I was very very thirsty that morning.

After the race we had a chat with Javier's friend, Jorge Luis Alfaro (I think) also from Cuba. He is a new coach for our national high jump athletes, replacing Antonio. Man, is he tall, 2 meters!!!

And then we were joined by Datuk Sieh Kok Chi, the Honorary Secretary of Olympic Council of Malaysia, nice guy, ex VI student. So is Alang.

Well that is it, I guess. Next race, Saturday KSN at Bukit Jalil but Alang will not be joining us.

By Suriati Sanusi

Runners - Genting Trailblazer 2008

2008-07-01T17:21:00.005+08:00

Date: 2 November 2008
Venue: Awana Genting Highlands
Time: 8.30am

Adventure

Fairul & Suriati (Mixed) - F0001 (so terror, 12.05am 1st July dah register ahahahaha....)

Next????!!!

Runners - Siemens Run 2008

2008-06-30T15:39:00.002+08:00

Date: 6 July 2008
Time: 7.15am
Venue: Dataran Merdeka

Fairul - A0145
Shahrizal - A0146
Suriati - B2278
Sumarni - D4211
Suraiyah - D4212

Runners - Jelajah KSN 2008

2008-06-30T15:37:00.002+08:00

Date: 12 July 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 6.45am
Venue: Stadium Bukit Jalil

Fairul
Suriati
Suraiyah
Sumarni
Izzat

Runners - Adidas King Of The Road

2008-06-30T15:28:00.005+08:00

Date: 10 August 2008
Time: 6.45am
Venue: Dataran Shah Alam (argghhh oil)

22.7km

Fairul - A
Shahrizal - B
Suriati - D
Suraiyah - E
Sumarni - E

10km

Estelle Looi - G

5km

Izzat - P

McDonald Olympic Run 2008

2008-06-30T11:51:00.006+08:00

Date: 29 June 2008
Time: 7.40am
Distances: 7km and 3km (Iylia je)
Runners: The Sanusi anak beranak laki bini, technical boys (Haizan, Hasif) and of course The Thing.

My first race after my wedding. I missed quite a lot of races since Bernama TV went 24 hours since 28 Feb. That plus pre and post wedding, I gain about 5 kgs and my speed went yuck.

So for today's race I took it slow, like I ran for the very first time. And for the very first time too, I'm running with my hubby and he'd slowed down his pace so we could run together, hahahah. Thank you babe.

What can I say about today's race? It is only 7km, same ole route, quite a few of hills and surprisingly there was a water station. I did not expect that at all.

Oh yes, there was this girl, category F, she kept pacing with me. I do not mind actually, tapi kalau ye pun nak pacing, jangan la rapat sangat. I got very irritated with the bumping and gesel-ing so I slowed down to a stage where she would think I was slowing down to walk. As soon as she started walking, I continue running. And I kept doing that for a few times, towards the end I think she just gave up. Hahahah, padan ngan muka dia.

Everybody went ahead of me, except for Alang. His daughter Sarah also running, so Alang has to be the caddy, bawak air, kain tuala, first aid, duit teksi .... Bagus la Alang.

At the square, as usual ada Milo and then there were also Ribena, Vitagen. I was expecting Cheese Burger or Beef Burger, but unfortunately takde. Apara, kata McDonald... tapi takde those things, tak mcdonald la.

Well that's it for this race. Next week, Siemens run 10k. Hmmmm.... With extra baggage in my butt and thight, not to mention my not-that-keras-anymore muscle kaki, could I still do it? We shall see.

By Suriati Sanusi

Form - ADIDAS King of the Road 2008

2008-06-20T14:53:00.007+08:00

RMAF Half Marathon 2008

2008-05-30T08:21:00.003+08:00

Date: 25 May 2008
Time: 6.30am
Venue: TUDM Sungai Besi Air Base

IT'S not often you get to start and finish a road racein a security area. The RMAF Half Marathon 2008 heldat the TUDM Sungai Besi Air Base on the 25th of May offered that privilege to more than 1,500 runners.

On other days, the air force personnel would shoo you away if you don't have valid reasons to enter the area. On Sunday, just by wearing a bib and running attire, runners were given a warm welcome and a helping hand prior to the race.

The air force personnel directed us to the parking area and provided transportation to the starting line at the runway. The race started at 6.30am and a few strides later we were treated to a display of fireworks and flare.

We had to run more than a kilometer before exiting the air base at a gate facing the road leading to Wisma Putra.

Except crowd support, the race has everything every runner needs - ample sponging and drinking stations, adequate distance markers, traffic control and medical assistance. Powergels were also given to runners at the halfway mark at Dataran Merdeka - a rare offering for a half marathon.

The Slowmovers performed well in this race. Chan as usual led the way with a sub 2hrs finish, followed byFuzahir (2.17), myself (2.43), Hasif (2.47) and my two sisters Angah (2.56) and Along (2.57). Izzat ran in the schoolboys' category.

Along and Angah dipped below 3hrs for the first time -a result we did not expect as we were busy preparing for our youngest sister's marriage at the weekend.

For your info, both Suriati and her husband Fairul registered for the race and they assured us they would come (though it's a day after their marriage), but we had our doubts.

When they did'nt turn up eventually, with 'tiredness'and 'tak boleh bangun' as the reason, we were not theleast surprised.

Anyway, selamat pengantin baru to our sister and brother in law and semoga berkekalan hingga ke anakcucu!

One more thing, did anyone notice the word Gallantry on the medal is misspelled as Gallantzy?

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Asthma Run 2008

2008-05-30T07:52:00.004+08:00

Date: 11 May 2008
Time: 7.30am
Venue: Padang Merbuk

MY daughter, Sarah, 13, is asthmatic. So is her 10 year old cousin, Iylia Nadrah. However, to both of them, taking part in the WorldAsthma Day Jogathon 2008 at Padang Merbuk on the 11th of May is a must as it gave them another opportunity to prove that the ailment doesn't dampen their interest and enthusiasm towards sports.

Me, Along, Angah and Izzat also took part as a sign of support and encouragement. It also gave me an opportunity to run with my daughter - something I believe every sporty father or mother would love to do. Angah did it with her daughter Iylia at the KRI 12km Run at Ipoh last year, and I jumped at the chance to do the same with Sarah as participants for the 5km jogathon were flagged off at the same time.

We were among the last to arrive, but I enjoyed myself and I believe Sarah felt the same even though she was pretty exhausted. I kept to her pace, carry the water bottle and gave her encouragement and breathing tips everytime she felt tired. Our strategy is walk uphill, run as long as posible on the flat route and run downhill.

And the happiest moment for me is seeing Sarah completing the run despite all the difficulties, her face beaming with pride. For any parent, that moment is priceless.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Orange Run 2008

2008-04-29T12:16:00.005+08:00

Date : 13 April 2008
Starting time : 7.30am
Venue : Piazza, The Curve, Mutiara Damansara
Distance : 9km
Runners : Fairul, Suriati, Suraiyah, Sumarni, Shahrizal, Izzat, Chan, Fuzahir, Haieezan...

It was raining early in the morning, and i thought we'll gonna run in the rain. I never get the experience tu run in the rain before. Some said it's nice to run in the rain as your body wont get overheated.

depart from home at 6.00am. Reached The Curve 6.30am, it was raining lightly. 15mins later the rain fully stopped.

Met the rest at The Curve. The run for men categories started at 7.30am sharp. The women started about 10min later.

The air was quite cold because of the raining earlier. Got some difficulty to run during the early stage. But managed to get the rhythm after a few kilometres later.

After the Shell station, there road is going uphill. Lots of runners started to walk uphill, but i didn't dare to walk or i will lost my momentum there. So, I ran slowly uphill. I'm quite struggled. There's a water station after the first uphill road. Drink 2 cup of 100plus and continued my run. No more water station after that, except 2 nasi lemak stalls in front of Puay Chai Chinese school. They should sell the water also on that day, i bet you it will be selling like hot cakes.

Reach the finish line at The Curve, clocked my time at 1:08:00. Not a good timing though. Alang finished not far behind me. Saw Chan & Fuzahir already finished. Grab 2 cup of 100plus. Took the long queue for goodies bag. Grab 2 cup of Oligo Coco. Man, it taste good!!! Highly recommended! Seeking for my all time favourite, Milo. Drink 4 cup of milo and take some rest while waiting for others.

Other runners arrived, chit-chating, went to Big Apple Donuts & Coffee and bought some donuts and chow-chin-chowwww... !!!

On the way to the car, meet some fellow runners and they told us about the upcoming Graveyard Run which will be held near the Sungai Besi chinese cemetery the following week. Wowwww.. that's creeeeeepyyyy...

- Fairul Mizam -

Form - Larian Bersama Bomba 2008

2008-04-04T15:41:00.005+08:00

Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2008

2008-04-01T13:30:00.006+08:00

Date: 30 March 2008
Time: 4.30am (Full), 6.00am (Half), 7.00am (10k), 8.00am (7k & 3k)
Runners: Full - Alang (Champion la), Half (the rest)
Chicken: Halil....hahahahah

SUNDAY'S KL International Marathon 2008 was my first marathon after a lapse of 21 years. Coincidently, my final marathon in 1987 before the hiatus was the KL Marathon - my worst moment in marathon running coz I quit with just two kilometers remaining. At that time I was physically and mentally spent, could hardly stand and end up taking a ride in the sweeper bus to Merdeka Stadium.

Since then, I could never erase that failure from my mind. I was ashamed and hoped to have another chance to redeem myself. I did just that last Sunday by finishing the marathon in 6hrs 44min. Never mind that it took 21 years, now I'm really at peace with myself. I arrived at the venue at about 3.45 am with Suriati and Fairul. Met Running mom Haza as we were walking towards Dataran Merdeka from Bank Negara. The rest of the Slow Movers arrived as the full marathon was about to start.

At 4.30am sharp, I waved goodbye to my gang and started running. For the first 10km I was relaxed, still felt fresh and energetic. Perhaps eating a Powerbar and swallowing several spoonsful of honey before the race helped. I was still running comfortably when I reached the 20km mark. Wah, this is good, I have never been able to run non stop for 20km ever since I rekindled my interest in running by participating in the 2006 Merdeka Run.

However, the presence of runners from other categories at Jalan Bukit Bintang distracted my momentum, and my energy level sort of dropped from then on. I ran and walked until the 25km mark, when the race official looked at me and suddenly shouted "full marathon runners, 17 kilometers to go!" His voice jolted me and I began running a bit faster until the u-turn at Jalan Raja Laut.

Thankfully I have been spared the dreaded cramps sofar. Maybe the leg stretching and cooling the calves with ice and water at every refreshment and sponging station did the trick. I would later finish the race with not a single cramp.

After stepping on the red mat at the 30km mark near the Jalan Raja Muda Ab Aziz-Jalan Tun Razak junction, I checked my time - it showed 4hrs 35min - which meant I have 2hrs 25min to cover 12km. Despite feeling fatigued and sore, I was confident I could finish before the 7hr time limit if I run and walk.

To urge my tired body and legs, I thumped my chestand shouted: "Twelve kilometers to go! You can do it!" My action startled a motorcyclist and he slowed down and stared at me before continuing his journey. Sorry brother! Didn't mean to make you angry.

From the National Heart Institute until the last 4km, I had a Singaporean runner, Naveen, for company. He was running his fourth marathon and would later finish the race four minutes behind me.

By the time I passed the PWTC (about 9km to go), I could no longer persuade my legs to run. So I walked until the u-turn at Jalan Duta. Saw Running mom on the other side of the road and we waved at each other. With 3km to go, perhaps because of the heat, I felt a bit dizzy near the Parliament building. Oh no, I don't wanna faint when the finishing line is only 3km away! I quickly poured water over my head, and the dizziness disappeared. Phew!

I was really struggling now and depending solely on the mental strength to carry me all the way to the finish line. At the 40km mark, one Chinese male runner passed me and encouraged me to start running. "Come on, we will be going down hill soon. Just a bit more." Ok la, I told myself, better limber up now so that you can really run without stumbling and falling flat on your face at the final stretch.

Checking the watch again, it showed 6hrs 25min. I felt bit emotional here as I know I will make it in time. Finally the ghost of 1987 will be buried! As soon as I passed the '1km to go' mark and saw the Bank Negara building in the distance, the tiredness disappeared and I began running normally. I was felling so happy and excited I got goosebumps!

At the final corner, I saw Angah dan Iylia waiting by the roadside. They ran beside me until almost 100mto the finishing line. The rest of the Slow Movers were there to witness their first member to finish a marathon. Ok, I've started the ball rolling, when will the rest of you Slow Movers run the marathon eh?

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Form - RMAF Half Marathon 2008

2008-03-31T09:41:00.004+08:00

Form - Power 10km Run 2008

2008-03-31T09:25:00.006+08:00

Veteran Run 2008

2008-02-25T12:47:00.001+08:00

Date: 24 February 2008
Time: 7.00am
Venue: Bukit Jalil Stadium

Opposite attracts... especially if you cross dress. Halil proved it by being chosen the best dressed male in the fancy dress football event - by wearing a very sexy green nightie.

Despite reluctantly wearing it at first and looking a bit embarrassed, he began to enjoy himself as soon as the wolf whistles and cat calls started. The opponents also found him to be a'distraction', especially during the penalty kicks, when he intentionally show them his so called 'assets' behind the goal.

Anyway it was all done in good humourand everyone enjoyed themselves, whether as a player or spectator. Halil got a trophy for the best dressedmale and a runner-up medal in the football event.

For the Slowmovers, the Asean Veteran Sports Carnival 2008 is one of the rare occasions where every sloth brought home a medal. Along and Angah were placed 12th and 13th respectively in the women's 5km race category, Chan and Fuzahir in the men's category while myself and Along in the fancy dress football, me dressed in pyjamas and Along in a flowing nightie.

Along and Chan also tried their luck in the track medley event. Chan ran the 200m leg while Along the 400m leg. Chan's turbo lasted less than 100m, while Along tried and failed miserably to relive her glory days in track events in the 70's. Chan and Fuzahir also took part in the 4X400m men's relay, and both proved they are more comfortable running in road races.

Anyway, we will be back in action in the KL International Marathon 2008 at the end of March. Until then, cheerio and train hard everyone!

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Merentas Desa 2008

2008-02-19T10:31:00.004+08:00

Date: 17 February 2008
Time: 7.40am, 7.45am & 7.50am
Venue: Taman Tasik Perdana
Distance: 8km & 6km
Runners: Fairul, Alang, Halil, Chan, Fuzahir, Izzat, Zakirin & Friend, Along, Angah, Rafidah and Me.

This morning, The Sanusi clan was there but Kakcik tak lari. Saje teman Iylia je.

The race started off with the A category and then the rest.

Happenings:

Chan had a fever but still came and got a medal, bukan cam Jaya, langsung tak datang...;
The route was not as bad as last year;
The women SlowMovers each got a medal ... none for the boys (except Chan). Try cross dressing next year try, maybe can get a medal; and
Saw this one school girl, talking to herself... LOUDLY. Man, I think the heat has gotten into her head already.

After the race, minum milo (yeahhhhh....) and lepak-lepak for a while.

Next week, a race for the veterans. I might not go for the next circuit training, sebab nak tengok these veterans run in the 4x1 category. Hahahah.. sure funny punya. Okla bye.

By Suriati Sanusi

KL Tower International Forest Towerthon Challenge 2008

2008-02-04T14:11:00.000+08:00

Date: 3 February 2008
Time: Varies from 8.00am to 9.45am
Venue: KL Tower la, where else
Runners: Fairul, Halil, Along, Angah, Rafidah, Izzat, Ibadurrahman, Zakirin and the media - Shahrizal for Metro; Chan, Jaya, Hasif and myself for Bernama.

For this event most of us are running for the media's category.

The route senang je, lari dari parking kat bawah dekat ngan The Weld tu sampai la kat observation deck kat atas KL Tower tu ha. Ikut tangga tau, bukan lift ya. Up up and away.......

Interesting stuff:-

Media ran with the OKU category. So kira Chan untung la, lari dua category dalam satu la, hahhah sorry Chan, gurau je;
Media tak start run lagi, Fairul who ran at 8.00am, dah turun bawah dengan lenggang kangkungnya. Ceh, kurang ajar;
Climbing the stairs was not hard, the hard part was not to be able to breathe properly due to lack of ventilation in there. Dah rasa cam Darth Vader pulak;
Dah la tangga tu sempit, ada pulak some runners ni, agaknya penat sangat, bergantung pada railing.... DUA-DUA BELAH PULAK TU. Cam ne kita nak potong dia? Kang marah kang, takde semangat kesukanan pulak.
Seeing people crawling, sitting down and stopping for air (udara ye, bukan air) memang potong stim. We are so fired up, bila tengok diorang cam tu, terus rasa "susah sangat ke ha?????"
As soon as I reached the finishing line, one school girl terus collapsed, pengsan. Ramai cameramen ambil gambar dia. Elok pulak dia pengsan betul2 kat finishing line tu. Pandai betul dia budget.
Ingat sampai kat atas, boleh la tengok scenery. Sekali, kabus daaa... Apa pun tak nampak. Buat ponek den jo naik tanggo sampa kek ateh.
Media Men Category, Chan was the 2nd runner up, congrats;
For Media Women Category, Bernama pulun habis. Yours truly pun dapat no tiga tau, cam tak percaya je.

Congratulation to all the winners:-

Chan - 2nd runner up
Jaya - 4th (dapat jugak RM300 ye)
Hasif - 5th
Maznah - 1st
Lizawati - 2nd
MEEEEE -3rd
Noraini - 4th

Well done BERNAMA. Sape2 agak nak menang, kenala keje ngan media supaya next year ada dapat peluang..hahahah. Jangan tak tau, Bernama News (Prima) and Berita Bernama (Ria) malam tadi (Vannavil and AEC, tak tau pulak) carried my winning story, hahahaha lawak lawak.

C yaaaaa....

By Suriati Sanusi

KLIM Circuit Run 1

2008-01-28T10:05:00.000+08:00

Date: 27 January 2008
Time: 7-ish am
Given time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Venue: Tasek Perdana (pusing2 tasik je)

Ingatkan ramai la SlowMovers datang, last-last Fairul and I yang sampai. Saw Joyce and friend, Shaharudin, uncle Jasmile, Ronnie ... most of them the usual face la.

Ok, the idea of the circuit run is to run as many rounds as you can in given time, which is 1 hour 15mins. One round lebih kurang 2.2 to 2.5 cam tu.

I did three only, sebab knee sudah goyang...hehehe. Fairul tiga jugak sebab nak terberak punya pasal. I noticed la, if kalau nak terkencing, still can tahan and finish the race... but if mau ouk ouk, waaa tak boleh main-main tau, mesti mau dilepaskan jugak. If not, berpeluh-peluh twice as hard. So, to be safe, mesti ke toilet the night before or the morning of the race.

Masa tengah lari terjumpa Mr Tey running the opposite way. Muka cam terkejut je tengok kitorang lari ramai-ramai kat situ. The next round I sampai kat pit stop, dia dah standby dengan camera. So gambar yang ada ni, courtesy of Mr Tey la ye. Thank you Mr Tey.

Shaharudin passed me twice, plus few more after I stopped, so kira-kira HALF MARATHON jugak la dia buat..... IN 1 HOUR 15 MINs. Ceh.... pantas sungguh dia.

Ok la, hope to see the rest of you in the next circuit run. It's fun la plus they give water and 100 plus. And No... No Milo. Dah free pun mau lebeh-lebeh ye. Bye.

By Suriati Sanusi

Great Eastern 30k Run

2008-01-20T22:06:00.000+08:00

Date: 20 January 2008
Time: 6.00am (30k) 6.30am (20k)
Venue: Taman Tasek Perdana - Sri Hartamas - Taman Tasek Perdana
Runners: Chan, Fuzahir and Alang (30k); Along, Angah, Kak Fida, Adam and myself (20k)

After a long rest, some of the sloths are back in action. The 30k flagged off first and then the rest of the members.

This is the most hilly run for me so far. I can't imagine what the 30k have to go thru, memandangkan diorang ikut the Mizuno route first. Killer.....

Stuff happened:-

Along fell down tapi lepas tu pecut tak ingat punya, siap sampai dulu. Agaknya adrenalin malu has took over her;
Masa Angah took over me, I saw her face, mak aiii... merah menyala. I thought she would collapsed due to out of breath;
Along pitam right after crossing the finishing line. Terus masuk medic tent. Nasib baik dah crossed the line. Tu la, lari laju sangat;
Alang's right nipple chafed, siap berdarah lagi. Got pic on that, check it out. So Alang, lepas ni you have to either wear a bra or tampal plaster 'X' on it.

After 4 hours and 50mins, Alang pun sampai. Respect la Alang. Tak kisah la if you jalan most of the time, janji sampai. Yata!!!! You completed the 30km run.

After completed the race, we registered for KLIM, Cross Country and Towerthon. I am proud to say that, all of us are going for 21km. Improvement. Yeah SlowMovers, Move It....

Balik pekena Kentucky, tukar selera pulak. Asyik McD je. After makan, everyone pun balik and I suspected everyone mesti pengsan punya lepas tu. Myself pun slept for 5 hours. Nasib baik tak keje.

Next race is on the beginning of February, the Towerthon.

By Suriati Sanusi

Runners - KLIM

2008-01-20T21:59:00.000+08:00

I'm proud to announce one of the SlowMovers are going for full marathon.

Category C (Full-Marathon)

Shahrizal - 2076 (Gila punya orang)

Category F (Half-Marathon)

Fairul - 0017
Sufian - 0059

Category G (Half-Marathon)

Suriati - 1003

Category H (Half-Marathon)

Halil - 2034

Category K (Half-Marathon)

Sumarni - 4011
Suraiyah - 4013
Rafidah - 4014

Category M (10k)

Nik Li - 0078 (Newbie)

Category N (10k)

Suzaida - 2051 (Woi... lari ke??)

Category P (7k)

Izzat - 3001
Ibadurrahman - 3018
Zakirin - 3019

For Full and Half-Marathoners, please get your RM20 ready for the championchip.

Runners - Merentas Desa Ke 23

2008-01-20T21:54:00.000+08:00

Category A

Fairul - 013

Category B

Suriati - 507
Asfarina Sasha - 514

Category C

Shahrizal - 622
Halil - 653

Category E

Sumarni - 902
Suraiyah - 903
Rafidah - 904

Category F

Izzat - 1001
Ibadurrahman - 1005
Zakirin - 1006

Runners - Towerthon 2008

2008-01-20T21:48:00.000+08:00

Suraiyah
Fairul
Izzat
Sumarni
Rafidah
Halil
Zakirin
Ibadurrahman

Form - 5km Veterans Road Race

2008-01-18T11:37:00.001+08:00

Forms - Merentas Desa Ke 23

2008-01-18T11:32:00.001+08:00

Form - KLIM Circuit Running

2008-01-18T11:23:00.001+08:00

Form - Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2008

2008-01-18T01:33:00.000+08:00

What is Sloth Star?

2008-01-16T11:40:00.000+08:00

You are a Sloth Star if you are:-

a sloth; and
the last one to finish the race, and when I say the last one, I mean the LAST ONE to cross the finishing line. Kira lepas tu orang tutup gate la....

If you have the above criterias, walahhhh.... you will have a page dedicated to your achievement.

So far we have 2. Well done guys.

Sloth Star - HAIEEZAN

2008-01-16T11:30:00.000+08:00

Who: HAIEEZAN
What: PM NETWORK RUN 2008
Distance: 13.6KM
When: 1 JANUARY 2008
Where: PERDANA LAKE GARDEN

Sloth Star - SURIATI @ SEXYTARY

2008-01-16T10:56:00.000+08:00

Who: SURIATI SANUSI
What: ADIDAS KING OF THE ROAD 2007
Distance: 21KM
When: 5 AUGUST 2007
Where: SUNWAY PYRAMID - NPE - SUNWAY PYRAMID

Pacemakers Network Run

2008-01-16T09:32:00.000+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Ok I know it's been 2 weeks already, but better late than never. For my new year's resolution, I will try to update the blog ASAP, howzaboutdat?

By the way, how do you like the new look? Cool huh?!!

Right, The SlowMovers started their year (I mean really, it was the 1st of Jan for goodness sake) running with Pacemakers and friends at Tasik Perdana. Good to see the irregular sloths running this day.

Due to the rules (ehem ehem) I have to run two rounds only. The guys, six..hahahahah, padan ngan muka. So after two rounds, I lepak2 and watched the guys looking at me dengan penuh kedengkian..hahahah.

Well, today's run goes to Haieezan. Caya la. One more sloth to actually end the event. Welcome to the club.

That's it. Next run, Great Eastern 30km (20k for most of us) on the 20th Jan. Till then....

By Suriati Sanusi

Form - KL Tower International Forest Towerthon Challenge 2008

2008-01-15T16:27:00.001+08:00

Runners - Great Eastern 30km Run

2007-12-31T13:10:00.000+08:00

And they are:-

30km

Chanthiran
Shahrizal

20km

Javier Clavelo
Fairul
Adam
Suraiyah
Sumarni
Suriati

Singapore Marathon 2007 - 21.1 km + Batam...

2007-12-26T11:04:00.000+08:00

Ms Jean from Pj...Piano tutor.. one day travel mate...nice meetin u...
The Journey to S'pore ...Faizal kecewa...???....

Bib n vest collection.....
to the Hotel...
Slowmovers nite life... Orchard road...Merry Xmas...
In action....Rocki'n S'pore..
with Mr Oscar of Brazil... Hello sir...(left)
Running mates....
Su's Cousin Bro n the wife.. Selamat berjumpa N Thank You ...
to Batam.. Indonesia...

life in Batam..
Batam di waktu Soreh....(senja)..

Sun 2 Dec 2007, Fullerton Road...

Myself, Su N Faizal the photograper.... were all set to rock Singapore.. took the night train on friday night...boked the bunker....nak tidoleh...met Ms Jean..a piano tutor cum insurance...
The train moved sharp at 2200 hrs from KL Sentral...chit-chat n went to bed...woke up after a while looked at my watch ..it's 4.00 am....yeah.. we r half way..thru... What..!!! the train ain't movin...how long??.. where r we...?!! Seremban..!!!!!What happened...? Some of the coaches from a goods train derailed n we were stranded for about 6 hrs. Stopped at Woodlands for Imgresen check N reached Singapore at 2.00 pm. Met our colleague Mr.Agus..
Thank You very much...!!

Straight off to Suntec City Convention Centre to collect the vest N Bibs...(25393).. Had our lunch there...masakan Thai food...checked in at Harbour Ville at Kampung Bahru road..Bus 143 ..Lepak at Orchard road...the happenin street...!!back at 0030 hrs. Next morning ...hired a cab...head to fullerton road...the Full Marathon already been gunnnnned off...! 6:15 am... the half Marathon was gunned off....the wheather was fine n so do the organiser.. it was superbly organised...the water stations, toilets, distance markers, officals...it was nice to run but to crowded...so couldn't move easily....I ran in steady slow pace... just don't wanna push too hard...( long lasting knee prob)...finished at 299/5299 in 1:52:40. http://www.singaporemarathon.com/en/results/..... http://www.runpix.biz/sin07/21/finord.php?LastName=25393&lan=&aset=0
One more medal for the collection. Met Javier N the wife N Mr Oscar... 6 times Marathon finisher from Brazil...Nice to meet u sir...

Lost the other two teman... cari till about an hour... baru jumpa... wooi u guys pi mana ni...puas ku cari... made me do 30k redi..walkin for an hour...met our regular running mates from KL...Took a cab back to the Hotel..Checked out...Met Su's cousin n his wife..Nice berjumpa dgn Abang N Kak N Thank You... Straight head to Harbour Front....Nak ke mana tu..? .. Nak berlibur.. kat.. Batam ...Boarded the Penguin 7 ferry to Sekupang, Batam which is about 45 mins... naik a cab to Nagoya city ...checked in at Standard Hotel. It has developed a lot from my last visit at 2001. lots shoppin Malls N hotels.. here n there. Don't ever miss the massage...!!! one of the best in SEA... Spent a day.. took the ferry from Batam Center...to Setualang ,JB...Back to Malaysia.... Bye Singapore N Indonesia...!!!

By Chanthiran

12th Master road run - 4.5 km + wedd...

2007-12-26T11:02:00.000+08:00

The Medal ( 5th Placing)

Cousin sis's Wedding...Congrat's..

Sun, 25th Nov 2007- Bkt Jalil...KL...

The Senior Master Association organised yet another run for the Veteran above 35 years old. A lot of Pro's came to take part. Myself went with Fuzahir N met Makcik over there. We three were the rep of SlowMovers.

The race starts sharp at 8.00 am. We have to run around the stadium twice. I ran in a slower pace cos i have consumed some alcohol the day b4 so ..I was a kind of Ok tak Ok... faham2 saja ya...
Finished 5th at the timing 0f 15.xx.Left just after the race cos had to attend my Cousin Sis's wedding at the Mariamman Temple in KL.... Thats all for now. Next would be the Singapore Marathon. Bye ...!!!

By Chanthiran

KRI 12 km run -Ipoh

2007-12-26T11:01:00.000+08:00

dinner with off colleague...Mr Rasid
B4 the race....

in action... Mr Charles from Belgium...
daughter n mum...
4 the album...

at Tambun inn..

Sun 18th Nov, 2007 Sultan Abdul Aziz Polo Club, Ipoh...

After a long festive Break...(thanithon)...myself was back for another run with the SlowMovers.. the KRI 12 k run.Reached Ipoh at the noon of Sat with Su,Fairul,Sheikh the Uncle Sawan N Izaat the Blur Boy...Collected our Bibs at the Ipoh Int School. ..n Checked in at Tambun Inn. Had our lunch in Taman Kanak-kanak n did some Shoppin at Ipoh Parade. Met Mr Rasid Lamak (bernama colleague) who took us to the famous Mee Rebus nearby Tanjung Rambutan. TQ Mr.Rasid! Javier n Charles the Belgian(Newbie) met us late in the evening followed by Makcik,Kakak ,Abang n ilya... Welcome to Malaysia n Slowmovers.. Mr Charles...! The SlowMovers r ready to Rock Ipoh...Ilya who is only 9 would be doing 12 k too...WOW....cayalah..! Had teh tarik at 1.00 am in Greentown.

Nex Morning ..got up at 5.15 am...as usual...this n that.... n jogged to the venue which was about 1 km away. The race started sharp at 7.00 am. The weather was nice..the road wasn't that hilly .. n it was nice to run but just that I wore a new shoe...I was suppose to break it's virgin earlier..but too busy with thanithon.. so.. faham-faham aje...blister...N kaki bergeser-geser..

Javier came in at 27th in Categoy D in about 54.xx n myself at 33th in about 55.xx. Charles came in 22nd in category C in about 56.xx. Ilya too managed to finish the race despite the bleeding nose accompanied by the mum. Syabas Ilya! N too all the SlowMovers... !!

The Lady Luck was with the SlowMovers in Ipoh cos 40% of the runners walked away with some lucky draws. Javier won some glasses, Fairul won a hamper followed by the daughter n mum won a printer each. Congrats to all !!. The Slowmovers Rocked at the KRI Ipoh Run.
Checked out, had lunch at the Bus Terminal n Bye to Ipoh...!

By Chanthiran

Genting Trailblazer 2007

2007-11-14T09:12:00.000+08:00

Date: 11 November 2007
Time: 8.30am (14km) 8.35am (8km)
Venue: Awana Genting, Pahang
Runners: Suriati & Fairul (Wild), Angah & Alang (Mild) and Along & Halil (Mild)

View from Awana

O Wow!!! What can I say about this race. It's totally different from what I've been thru.

10/11/2007

2.00pm - We were at Genting Highlands. Saje lepak-lepak kat atas first, still too early for registration. Best jugak naik atas hari ni, banyak kabus, sejuk dia rasa cam kat Europe dah.

3.30pm - Fairul and I took the room package and we arrived in Awana a day before everyone else. Ada clinic and briefing at 4.30pm. Stayed over for the night and had dinner there, and prepared ourselves mentally. 14km running in the jungle... not an easy task btw.

The Wild Ones

The Mild Ones

11/11/2007

7.00am - The Mild Veteran teams came plus few more people, namely Nina, Achik, Akim, Izzat and Iylia. Got their numbers pinned, and off we went to the starting line. We were all dressed cam muslimah already, pasal takut pacat. Siap ada yang spray badan guna Baygon cam spray perfume dah rupanya.

7.40am -At the starting point, dengar briefing and some light exercises courtesy of Fitness First. Izzat had to run back and forth to the hotel pasal tertinggal camera and tak reti2 bukak pintu hotel. Apa la awak ni Izzat...

8.30am - Bang!! The gun went off and Fairul & I jogged slowly. We've never done anything like this before so we took it easy. Kang pancit tengah-tengah hutan kang, sape nak tolong. Dah la kitorang ni first timer. Then at 8.35am - The Mild category was flagged off.

Ni berkelah ke, trailblazing nihh...

Cool huh you guys.....

Help me!!

We are the Kings of the Hills

Reversing,... *tit.. *tit.. *tittt

Oii!!! Faster laaa..!!!

Hup 2, 3, 4.....

Ada few incidents I just have to jot down:-

Masa kat starting line, I had a look around and I saw this one chinese lady wearing jeans and kasut cam ballerina yang pergi jalan tu. And believe it or not, she's in the Wild category. Dia ingat pergi jalan-jalan ke apa dalam hutan tu.

While running down somewhere in the jungle, I think baru 1 or 1.5 km, Naresh and Guna (they were in the Mild category) went zooommmm pass us. Mak aii... not only they can run fast on the road, but I think they are faster in the jungle la. We cheered for them, and of course, they managed to get No. 1 in their category. Congrats you guys and thanks for the voucher you gave me Naresh. Love yaa....

Ada this one guy, long pony-tailed hair, made this one big leap from behind me. Terror la dia. Dah macam lompat pagar dah rupanya. Nasib baik tak tercucuk kayu yang terpacak kat depan tu.

While we were trying to slide down this steep and slippery hill, ada this one malay lady, mak aii... irritatingnyaaaaaaaaaaaa...... I think dia ni entered this run with her company kot. Sebabnya, every two seconds mesti dia terpekik-pekik panggil Mr. Teh. Tapi I tengok dia punya bib, dalam kategory MW, so tak mungkin Mr. Teh (I suspect boss dia kot) ni partner dia. Dia kat bawah, Mr Teh ni, I agak la, ada kat atas lagi kot. Kejap-kejap, 'Mr Teh, cepat Mr. Teh', 'Mr. Teh, turun je Mr Teh', 'Mr. Teh tak kisah la Mr. Teh', 'Mr. Teh faster Mr. Teh'......and so on. This guy behind me said, 'Wah, so kiasu la that lady'. Memang pun. I dah tercarik-carik kayu and batu nak baling kat dia dah masa tu. Nasib baik Fairul buat lawak masa tu, sempat tergelak jugak la I.

I think tak sampai 1 minute after the encounter of the lady from planet "Kipas Mr Teh", ada pulak minah lembik kat belakang I terjerit-jerit. Sebabnya, ummpph... terlalu banyak. Antaranya, aaaa... takut turun bukit, aaaa.... tangan sakit...., aaaa... bukit licin...., aaa...... akak jangan tinggalkan saya, aaa.....jangan tolak, aaa... kaki sakit, aaa.... itu, aaa... ini.... Helloooooo, dah tau masuk race cam ni, be prepared for the worse the babe. Ni tak, asyik complain je. Kang I give you a reason to shout and cry about kang haaa......

Ada this one kakak, after much of sliding, seluar dia koyak kat punggung. Ada two big holes behind her. Nampak panties putih dia. Sian I tengok. Memula dia suruh partner dia pinned it up. Tapi tak boleh jugak. Last sekali I dengar, dia suruh partner dia (who is a guy) bukak seluar lari dia and change seluar ngan that kakak.

Fairul and I pantang nampak air, mesti nak main punya. Sampai kat stream, lagi lama kitorang kat situ. Si Fairul sempat mandi lagi..hahahha. The Mild category tak lalu kat situ, so korang tak tau la. Best giler... air dia sejuk ya amat. And we also saw this huge tall tree, I think it's about a few hundred years old la.

I don't know whether we were fast or Along & Halil were slow but we managed to catch up at the junction.

Yeahhhhhh......

Arghhh.... we made it....

11.25am - We finally reached the finishing line after almost 3 hours in the jungle. We got No. 40. Ok la. Janji tak last. That's our motto. For first-timers and terus masuk Wild, it's quite impressive jugak kitorang made it without breaking any bones.

Angah and Alang made in 2 hours and 15 minutes (correct me if I'm wrong) and got No. 19. Rupanya Izzat pun ikut sekali berlari ngan diorang. Along & Halil who clocked in like 10 minutes behind us pun dapat No. 22. Nampak sangat category korang ni kurang team.

So at the end, we all went back to the hotel. Sampai kat lobby, nak naik ke 22nd floor pun kena beratur. Alang, Halil and Izzat decided to climb the stairs. Kira cam diorang buat wild jugak la. Izzat lepas sampai kat atas, tetiba kaki dia sakit gile babi, siap nangis lagi... Apa la Izzat, tak macho langsung. By 1.30pm, we left the hotel and headed straight back to KL.

The Medal - Front

The Medal - Back

Group Photo

I would like to thank the organiser, very good. They provided shower too. And also to kasut Fung Keong, best woo.... RM20 only but as good as any other trailblazer shoes (thanks Jaya for the tip).

Ok. That's it from Genting. Next week, KRI Run.......

By Suriati Sanusi

Klava Deepavali Run 2.5km x 3

2007-11-08T11:59:00.000+08:00

Date: 8 November 2007
Venue: TTDI Garden
Time: 8.15am (I think)
Runners: The Sanusi, Chan, Fuzahir, Fairul, Yusof and Suffian.

The SlowMovers

First-runners

Gooooo............

The Klava Deepavali Run aka The Hidung Kembang Run, was held on Deepavali day itself. It's a relay run, consist of 3 people in a group. Why is it called the Hidung Kembang Run, I'll let the pictures tell you....

TEAM G

Hidung kembang - Chan

Hidung kembang - Yusof

Hidung kembang - Fuzahir

No. 10 - SM 1

TEAM H

Hidung kembang - Me....hahahah

Passing the baton - hidung still kembang

Hidung kembang - Alang

Fuh!!

Ahhhhhh.....

Hidung kembang - Fairul

No. 18, SM 2

TEAM I

Hidung kembang - Angah

Aiyaa.. walk already aaa..

Hidung kembang - Iylia

Iylia lap peluh

Gigit bibir pun tak guna Izzat, hidung still kembang

No. 20, SM 3

TEAM K

Hidung kembang - Achik

Nice pic Mr Teh

Achik trying to cover her hidung

Eeaayyaaahhh.... (pic by Izzat, now you know y it's blur)

Hidung kembang, tapi sikit je - Pian

Pian on the move

Hidung kembang, tapi dapat cover ngan topi - Halil

N0. 21, SM 4

TEAM J

The 1km girl trying to show off to the newbie

Hai.. jemput Achik pun hidung kembang ke??

Along on the move

Hidung kembang - Along

Hidung kembang - Fida

No. 22, SM 5

TEAM L

Hidung kembang - Javier

Hidung kembang - Milton

Hidung kembang - Suleiman

Suleiman running tall

Special medal

It's a 2.5km run (but I think it's shorter than that). It started with a downhill run, lepas tu, towards the end, it was uphill all the way. Tu yang kembang-kembang hidung sorang-sorang. Even the pro runners pun were breathing hard.

Javier, Milton and Suleiman arrived when the race was practically over. But they ran despite everyone has done running. Good spirit you guys.

Of course, Chan's team (G) arrived first, followed by us (H), then Angah's family (I), and then Halil's (K). And the last one, and I mean, really, the last team to arrive, is Along's, with Nina and Kak Fida in the team (J).

The SlowMovers, kepenatan

The best runner for the day has to go to Iylia, bersungguh betul dia. Just look at her pics. For Pian, haaa.... rasakan la. Congrats both of you for getting your first medal, ever.

With Hamburglar

As usual, mesti lepak at McD after race. And then terus balik and pengsan...

The partcipants

About the organiser, nothing much to say la. Benda simple cam ni, you can't expect more. Well done everyone.

By Suriati Sanusi

Runners - KLAVA Deepavali Run

2007-10-25T22:59:00.000+08:00

Confirmed as a team....

Group A

Chanthiran
Fuzahir
Yusof

Group B - THE TRUE SLOWMOVERS

Halil Azman
Suzaida - running debut
Asfarina

Group C - THE SMURFS

Shahrizal
Suriati
Fairul

Group D - ALAKAZAM

Sumarni
Izzat
Iylia

Group E - THE SLOWMOVERS

Suraiyah
Rafidah
Ahmad Suffian - running debut

KLAVA Deepavali Run

2007-10-25T22:39:00.000+08:00

Dear All,

Once again KLAVA is organising another festive relay. Pls revert asap to confirm your participation. Feel free to drop me a line if you need more info. Best regards, Hon SecretaryKuala Lumpur Association of Veteran Athletes( KLAVA )

Julie Wong
mobile no : (6) 016 228 4088

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Age Qualification - 12 years and above as at 31 December 2007. However, Parental/Guardian consent is needed for participants who are under 18 years.

Category OPEN - One or more male runner below the age of 40 years OR one/more female runner below age 35 years.

VETERAN - All 3 runners to be male of 40 years and above or all 3 runners to be female of 35 years and above.

Note : The organiser reserves the right to cancell this the VETERAN category if there are less than 5 participating teams and transfer them to the OPEN category.

Entry Fees - RM 15 per participant / RM 45 per team

Participation - Confirmation of participation is upon receiving payment of fees. For those who are interested but unable to form a team, the Organizer will try to assist to pair them with other on a first come first serve basis. However, the Organizer reserves the rights to alter/reject any team (without giving any reason).

Total per team - 3 runners

Distance - 2.5km X 3 (Pending verification)

Terrain - Uphill & downhill on tarmac road (1 loop per runner)

Award - POSITION medals will be awarded to all participants who completed the relay.

Closing Date - 1 November 2007 or when achieved quota of 10 teams for each category,
whichever comes first

Dispute - All protest should be referred to the Organizer within 15 minutes of the official announcement on the conclusion of the race. The decision from the Organizer is final and conclusive.

For more info or registration, please call - Eddy ( 013 - 366 8932 ) , Peter ( 019 - 339 2393 ) or Julie ( 016 - 228 4088 )

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Those interested, please give your name and your team members' (kalau ada) in the comment box.

If you don't have a team, I'll try and put you in a group ok?

Reply ASAP!!!

Kuantan TC Run 2007

2007-10-24T12:00:00.000+08:00

Date: 21 October 2007

Time: 7.15am
Venue: Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur
Distance: 10k (9.6k to be exact)
Runners: Along, Angah, Alang, Halil, Me, Chan, Jaya, Fuzahir and Fairul.
Menyibuk: Achik, Akim, Izzat and Iylia....hahahah

At the beach on Saturday

Makan @ Aliff Restaurant

The Fantastic Four plus Silver Surfer (Fairul) left for Kuantan on Friday. The rest of the group came on Saturday.

We all stayed at Vistana Hotel, about 5km to TC. We had dinner at Kuantan town. Makan nasi, stocked up energy.

The SlowMovers b4 the race

Warming up

Iylia and Izzat having breakfast

Peace y'all

We left the hotel around 6.15am and headed straight to TC Beach. Warmed-up a bit, gelak-gelak and then to the starting line.

Exactly at 7.15am, we countdown ourselves to start the race and then off we go....

* Here we go...

* Angah concentrating hard, nasib baik tak sakit jantung...

* Along, leading the pack

* Sikit lagi Alang

* I'm salsaing my way to the finishing line

* Good huh Jaya?

* Ayo, why so serious la Fairul?

* All smiles, Chan

* The Thing in action

The weather was ok. The route was quite hilly especially the last hill nak sampai to the beach. Tu yang rasa paling killer sekali. Water station had sufficient water supply, diorang kasi air Power yang warna merah tu and plain water. They had people waiting at junctions to guide us too. Good organiser.

Sikit lagi Chan

Yay, I made it

Smiling Jaya

Busu and Alang arriving together-gether

Happy Along

Sampai jugak Angah

Halil wished he could fly to the finishing line

Seperti biasa our President sampai dulu, followed by The Thing, and then Fairul, Jaya, The Sexytary, Alang, Along, Angah and last but not least Halil. Hah, cam nak mampus rupanya dah masa sampai kat finishing line.

This race banyak surprised finish la. The usually fast runners, were struggling. I guess I know why, too much of Lemang, Ketupat, Nasi Himpit and Rendang. Ye la lepas raya kan.

Everyone received a medal. The medal kali ni memang lawa habis. Very unique.

The medals

Halil receiving his Brooks shoes

*The SlowMovers plus plus

As soon as we arrived, the first thing that came into our head, was of course.... Air Milo. Yeaaa, line tak panjang. Orang tak ramai sangat. Sorang-sorang grabbed at least 2 cups of Milo. And few more after that....

We stayed on sampai habis event. And guess what, two of the SlowMovers got lucky and won prizes. Fuzahir dapat a bag full of Power stuff and the best one of all is Halil, dapat kasut Brooks. Caya la. First time lari 10k, finished almost as the last person but dapat one of the grand prize. Baru berbaloi. So lepas ni kena masuk banyak races lagi la ye.

That's it from Kuantan. Next race, November 11, Genting Trailblazer... yiakes...

By Suriati Sanusi

* Photos courtesy of Mr. Tey

Runners - Pace-setters Network Run

2007-10-09T12:05:00.000+08:00

Chan
Sri
Suriati
Fairul
Haieezan
Hazreen
Hasif

Dah tutup.

KLAVA Fun Relay - 2km x 3 - Kuala Selangor

2007-10-09T12:03:00.001+08:00

B4 the run...

Lovely couple ...

Chan wit his childhood neighbour cum long lasting fren..Mr Mahendran...

album pic ..b4 the start..

The start of Relay....a run for n with the nature...

Chan for SlowMovers B...
Ms Julie....4 SM B
Sri ... 4 SM B

Mr Milton..on his way.. 4 SlowMovers A....
Dariana... 4 SM A
Javier...4 SM A

SlowMovers B... Chan wit the Klava Hons Sec Ms. Julie N Sri...14th rank...

Slowmovers A.. Mr .Milton,Dariana N Javier wit the time keeper.. 20th Rank.. Latino spice...

More pics..soon...

Sun, 7th Oct 2oo7, Taman Alam, Kuala Selangor..

Reached sharp 7.30 am... for the Second Klava Relay which took place in nature park which is very well know for its birds watching,Mangrove swamp N wildlife acitvites. Every runner is to run on the clay path around the lake ...surounded by trees n bushes for about 2 km. It was really like we were back to the nature....memang very the nice...!
The Slowmovers were there too to rock the park with two mix teams. Team A with Javier,Darina (wife) N Mr Milton. Team B pula.. Chan,Julie N Sri. The run had a few historical N special moments ...the Slowmovers running wit Hons Sec of Klava.. Ms.Julie, Mr Javier teamed up wit the wife.. (Javier's long time dream..finally came true..), N Dariana got the first medal of her life. Syabas!!! ...such loveable n memorable run. Thanks to Klava!

Team A finished at 2oth position N team B came in 14th.It was a light n easy run. The park.. was very the...nice to run with it's breezing wind..fresh air...creepin sounds...etc but very the nyamuk...gatal merata-rata...siooot!We couldn't lepak longer cause Javier n Co had to go back early ...having some guest.... So after the prize givin ceremony..we just took off... Bye to everyone N Kuala Selangor. Till we meet in the next run... Bye !!!

By Chanthiran

Runners - KRI 12k Run

2007-10-02T12:05:00.001+08:00

So far ...

Chan
Suriati
Angah
Alang
Izzat
Iylia

Cayala Iylia. 12km for a 9 year-old kid.... not bad.

Klava Fun-Relay - 3.65 km x 3

2007-10-01T12:05:00.000+08:00

The Slow Movers - Chan, Sri N Javier...b4 the run

Tthe starting moment...

Flagged offfffff.....

Chan... for Slow Movers...among the top 10....

Sri (newbie) ...all out..

Sri passing the baton to Javier...

Javier on his way...to clinch the top 10..

One for the album...2007

more pics soon ...

Sun, 30th sept 2007, Tmn Metropolitan Kepong...

Another freindship relay organised by The KLAVA. This time it was a open relay which consist of 22 teams with a lot of elite runners. Slow Movers were there too...fun-fun run ma...Myself ,Sri (the newbie) N Javier. Javier brought a new member ..Mr Milton.. The hubby to Ambassador of Ecuador..It was nice meeting you N Welcome sir.

The race started at about 8.20 am N each person had to run about 3.65 km around the lake. Myself was the first runner came in at 7 th position in about 14 :35, Sri the second runner came in 13th in about 17:40 N Javier the Anchor man made to 10th position in about 13:41. So the Slow Movers finished No 10 with the timing of 45:56. Bravo guys...specially to Sri the newcomer. you're capable of doing better...go for it...!! Mr Milton too had a chance to run cause he managed to form the 22nd team with two other ladies..the Charlie's Angels team and finished 21 st. Well done sir... n more to come....hope to c u around..!

Thank you to the KLAVA members specially to Ms Julie n Mr Eddy for organizing such a lovely, united...harmony n team work runs. Keep up the good work. There were even some Malay friends running too... cayalah babe..!!! Met KP, Ronnie,Naresh,Suresh ,Durai,Mahendran N other regular running mates. Nice talkin to u guys. 10.30 am.....Bye Kepong...!! N c u all at the next Race..Bye!

By Chanthiran

Runners - Kuantan TC Run

2007-10-01T11:39:00.000+08:00

They are :-

Category 'A'

Saiful
Chanthiran
Jaya
Fairul

Cateogry 'B'

Suriati

Category 'C'

Fuzahir
Halil
Shahrizal

Category 'E'

Sumarni
Suraiyah

Ok you guys, better eat less lemang and ketupat because this event is the week after raya.

Runners - Genting Trailblazer

2007-09-28T12:13:00.001+08:00

Here are the insane people :-

Suriati & Fairul - Mixed Team - Wild Category
Shahrizal & Sumarni - Veteran Team - Mild Category
Suraiyah & Halil - Veteran Team - Mild Category

Why Mild category la you guys? Anyway, now we need Men and Women team.... any takers?

Come on people, it's something different. Register yourselves at http://www.genting.com.my/trailblazer/

KLAVA Fun Relay -1.6km x 3

2007-09-17T14:15:00.001+08:00

B 4 the Run ... wit Mr Durai , Mr Naidu's son N Ms Julie...

About to start....
Slow Movers on the move... very the nice oh..to run...

one for the Album...
The Champs...saja-saja...wit the VIP...

2004
2007

Medals won in Raub...

Sun, Sept 16,2007...Raub, Pahang...

A kinda of Fun Run organised by the Kuala Lumpur Veteran Association (KLAVA) in Raub.
There were 10 teams N we the Slow Movers .. repped.. by Chan, Jaya N Javier were one of them...an invitation by the Hons Sec Of KLAVA....Ms Julie.... Thank You.! It was nice to meet the members of Klava N other runners such the 1990 Bangkok Marathon Champ.. Mr Durai, Mr Tey, Mr Naidu,..etc...

Met at Bernama about 5.00 am..fetch Javier N the wife at LRT Sentul Timur N off we go..to Raub..It's about 1 hr 45 min on a easy drive. The race took place in front of the Magistrate Court...along the small road leading uphill towards the District Officer's Bungalow,... surrounded by hanging trees N bee hives....providing shade....you can run at any time....very the Nice.

The race starts at about 8.30 am. Jaya was the first runner, followed by Chan N Javier.We finsihed as the Champ in about 00:18:16 . Well Done ! ... Chit-chat... went to the Ground nut Factory in Sempalit... Gathered some knowledge on how the Cambodian N the Chinese nuts were processed n packed. Bought a few packets... at about 10.30 am ..we hit the road again...Back to KL. Bye everyone N Raub.

By Chanthiran

Mizuno Wave Run 2007

2007-09-09T23:12:00.000+08:00

Date: 9 September 2007

Time: 7.30am
Venue: Padang Merbuk, KL
Distance: 10k
Runners: The Sanusi (Along, Angah, Alang, Suriati), Chan, Jaya, Javier, Haiezan and Fairul.
Others: Izzat(unofficial photographer) Iylia.

Before the race started, race officials divided the race participants into two segments, below 45mins and above 45mins. Chan, Jaya & Along started within the front segment(below 45mins), while others @ the back. The race started @ 7.30am.

The 1st kilometer tu struggle sket, sbb ramai crowd. The 1st hill to climb was behind the Bank Negara. It was a long climb, but not too steep. So ok laaa, still bleh maintain lagi.

At about 5km mark, reached the one & only water station. Ingatkan air sirap, sbb kaler merah. Tp rupanya air Powerbar. Tak ler sedap sangat. But better than none. Actually, it gave me some power boost also.

Not far from that, here come the most challenging part of the run. Bukit Tunku hill climb, back to back. The officials gave the second tag here(blue tag).

My strategy was to keep on running, although it's just an inch. No stopping & no walking. Berjaya juga strategi ni. Ramai juga yg kecundang during this hill climb ni. Ada yg fed-up, siap tahan motor lagi.

After the roundabout, it was downhill all the way. So, I took this opportunity to speed up. Sampai kat depan Jabatan Pertanian tu, tiba2 ada sorang runner pengsan. He can't continue the race already. Some runners helped him up, while waiting for medic to arrive.

After that, the last hill climb after Rumah Selangor. 2km to go. Another downhill run before tugu negara, apa lagi, pecut laa until the finishing line. Chan was the 1st to arrive. My number was 668. Hahaha...

We were given the finisher medal. Well, that's the 1st ever medal for me. hehehe... The organizer was good. Have some chit-chat selepas semua dah sampai & balik dlm kul 10am.

With the event backdrop

The big inflatable Mizuno shoe

Before the run started

Chan arrived first

Followed by others;

Jaya

Javier

A very weird gesture by me.

Angah

Suriati

Along

The goodies & medals

Group photo

The Medal:

Front

Back

by Fairul

Brooks Fun Run

2007-09-06T09:29:00.000+08:00

Hi all
Announcing the Brooks Fun Run Series with the first kicking off at FRIM this Nov 4th!

If you've a blog, I'd very much appreciate if you can help spread the news of this event by announcing this event on it. You can freely copy the text and image as posted here: http://carboman.blogspot.com/2007/09/brooks-fun-run.html

The link to the Event Page: http://www.runnersmalaysia.com.my/events/brooks/index.htm
Form Page 1: http://www.runnersmalaysia.com.my/events/brooks/images/brooks_funrun_pg1.pdf
Form Page 2: http://www.runnersmalaysia.com.my/events/brooks/images/brooks_funrun_pg2.pdf

Thanks for your support!

Cheers

Jamie Pang
http://www.runnersmalaysia.com.my/

Shah Alam 10k Run 2007

2007-09-03T00:35:00.001+08:00

Date: 2 September 2007

Time: 6.55am (A&B), 7.05am (C&D), 7ish (the rest)
Venue: MBSA Square
Distance: 10k (A, B, C, D & F) 3k (Family/Fun Run)
Runners: The Sanusi (Along, Angah, Alang, Achik, Me, Nina, Izzat, Iylia, Halil and Akim), Fairul and Cyfull.

Another article on us....

Before the race, tapi the A&B dah lepas dah

While Jaya and Chan went to Klang for the NB Klang Pacers 12km run (heleh, sebab ada finisher's medal je tu), the rest of the sloths (who have guts) came here.

The whole Sanusi clan is back in action today for yet another event. Today Iylia dipinjamkan ke family Achik, sebab nak cukupkan quota for the family category.

The A & B was flagged off first, then the C & D, after that the F and lastly the family category.

Sip slowly Izzat, said Alang

One more medal for me

The much awaited sloths.... 1 km girl and boy

I survived.... phew

Happy 24th Bday Nina .... coklat je la ye, kek takde

This is how the sloths melepaking

And the hills at Bukit Tunku.....

Hiyahhhh.....

I never thought that Shah Alam would be this hilly. Not as hilly as Mizuno but boleh tahan jugak la. Hills dia jauh-jauh cam tu.

The first one to arrive is Fairul and he berjaya memotong Achik and family to the finishing line.

Achik and family arrived then but with emotional encounters. Achik and Iylia quarreled all the way, sampai Achik pressure la. Achik and Iylia dah sampai dulu, tapi the whole family has to cross the finishing line in order to get medal. Tapi apa kan daya, Akim and dad ada technical difficulties pulak. Akim datang angin malas dia so the father has to carry him. Ingat Akim ringan ke Kim. They missed by one place, no 21. Kalau tak mesti medalists punya diorang. Tapi ok la guys, you all survived.....

Alang beat me at the last kilometer. Followed by Izzat, Ibu and Along.

But the hype of the event is none other then the One Kilometer Duo, Nina and Cyfull. Bayangkan, Alang baru lari like 5 minutes dah boleh potong diorang. Camne korang lari, huh? Bukan saja Alang .... Izzat, Ibu and Mama pun boleh potong diorang. I tell you, they are the true Sloths. But, seslow Nina pun still a medalist tau. So pengajaran untuk Cyfull, don't run with Nina, hahahahh....

All the girls except Achik and Iylia, medalists. None for the boys but it's ok. Boleh dapat next week.

The Sloths after the race

With my car ... (as if...)

The Medal

Side A....

... Side B

Today is also Nina's Bday. So we celebrated her bday at McD Jalan Pahang. Ok, sempena bday awak ni, tolong la buat azam baru... jadi 1.5KM girl pulak, boleh?

Organiser is good. For 10k route, siap ada sponging station.

That's it from Shah Alam. Next week, the much awaited Mizuno Wave Run.. eiiiii takut...

By Suriati Sanusi

NB Klang Pacers 12KM 2007

2007-09-02T13:00:00.000+08:00

Pics soon...!

Sun, 2nd Sept 2007, Stadium Sultan Sulaiman, Klang...

It was a fine sunday...Jaya fetched me at my house at about 6.00 am...masuk NKVE ...head to Klang...manage to find the Stadium....called Hazreen as he is having our vests N the bibs..Changed n did some warm-up around the track.. 7.15 am...Pooooooooooooooong..!

The runners were off...some ran to add the medal N cert collections, some for better health(fit), some for fun, some for better timing, some for the glory, some had to run...(addicted)...N etc...12 km of running...another unexplainable feeling that would surround u once u have done it....Oh boy....What a feelin..!!! I am addicted to it...Ran in a normal pace...thru out the race but I think it's gettin faster..as my timing is better.I finished in 57:51:97. Just that I had
to control my nature callin almost 3/4 of the race. Sampai saja...dapat medal...terus pecut..towards....mana lagi.... What a relief.....!!!!! Jaya did in about 1:05. The Slowmovers had two newbies running Mr Hazreen N Mr Hasif. Both of them manage to finish it in time without much training. Well Done guys N Welcome!!!

Minum Milo as usual...(ketagih) N lepak around for the Prize givin ceremony N the lucky draw..as usual tak bertuah langsung!...Met some of the running mates like Gana, Sara, Kp Tan N gang, Runningmom,Pacemakers n etc..Nice talking to u all mates....Left at 10.00 am... Bye Klang...!

Next run would the 10k Mizuno Wave Run at padang Merbok ,KL..C U n Bye!!

Kuantan TC Run

2007-08-30T13:04:00.000+08:00

Date: 21 October 2007
Venue: Teluk Chempedak Beach, Kuantan

Anyone interested? Please forward the form to me before 10 September 2007.

T-shirts and more t-shirts

2007-08-30T12:52:00.000+08:00

Should I print more SlowMovers t-shirt?

14 voters

12 people said YES
2 people said NO (including me, hahahaha)

So I guess I have no choice but to print more. But this time I only print upon request. Tak nak buat lebih-lebih, nanti I sendiri yang tanggung kos. So please place your order before 10th September 2007.

Subang Jaya 10k Run

2007-08-26T22:50:00.000+08:00

Date: 26 August 2007
Time: 7.30am (10k) 7.45am (7 & 3k)
Venue: MPSJ Stadium
Runners: Chan, Alang, Me, Along, Nina and Cyfull
MIA: Estelle, Jaya (dimaafkan) and Angah & Family (not in the country)

Me and my Milo..yeahhhhh

One before the run

The Sanusi went with 2 cars. I brought Cyfull (a newbie) along. Chan came with his Jaguh as usual. Jaya skipped this one, but it's ok. He must be exhausted.

Chan, Alang and I were flagged off at 7.30am, and Along (7k) and Nina & Cyfull (3km) after that.

*Three races and still smiling? Respect la...

*Yeah, almost there

*Along, out of breath

Nombor berapa tu Along, tak nampak la..

I just arrived

*Kiri kanan Milo...

Nina and Cyfull arrived first. Five minutes later Chan arrived and got his third medal in two days (the only medalist for the day). Caya la Chan. Followed by Along, then Alang and of course, always the last sloth, me.

Along left early, sebab nak hantar Syikin balik Kuantan. So I have to send everybody home.

Btw, today is also Alang's 44th Bday. Happy Birthday Alang. Hope you enjoy your present.

If you look carefully, you'll see three jet fighter flying pass the stadium

Tak dapat medal, pegang pun jadi la

There was no water station for the 10k category which I think it's a total bummer. Luckily I brought my Excel bottle along with me.

Right, next race is on Sunday the 2nd of September. There are two races, the Klang Run (with finisher's medal) and the Shah Alam 10k Run. C ya there...

By Suriati Sanusi

*Pics courtesy of Mr Tey

Larian Lebuh Raya 37 2007

2007-08-25T15:00:00.000+08:00

The Medal (5th place)...

Sat.. 4.30 pm.. 25 August 2007.. Bkt Jalil.. KL..

A run for the Senior Citizens N children due to the 50th Merdeka celebration. Only those above 35 yrs old are allowed to participate together with primary school childrens. Myself N coach Jaya ran on behalf of Slow Movers. There wasn't many runners N ain't that fun n nice running in the evening.

The race began sharp at 4.30pm N we ran 2 loops around the MSN gate C entrance..out to the
Highway N back into gate C. Myself won a medal,finishing in 16:20 at 5th place N coach Jaya did well finishing at 3rd place in 15:34 . He won a medal + RM 25.00 .... Slow Movers naik podium lagi... Syabas Jaya !.

After the race met Ms.Julie N the gang. She missed the run due to the cab driver...sesat..n samapi lambat. Thank You for the info about this race. Uncle Jusmile too came late but still ran as a trainning for the run at Padang Timur.. PJ tomorrow. The prize giving ceremony only took place once after all have finish running which was about 6.20pm. Terima hadaiah N terus balik. Met Raymond of Pacesetter on the way back. Nice meeting U sir N Bye Bkt.Jalil...!

By Chanthiran

Merdeka Run 2007

2007-08-25T13:30:00.000+08:00

Date: 25 August 2007
Time: 7.30am (7km), 7.45am (5km)
Venue: Tasik Bandar Permaisuri
Runners: Chan, Jaya, Javier, Me, Haieezan and Along.

*Maintain Chan..

*Javier, looking as cool as the rain

*Me, always with a smile

*Along, soaked...

It was raining before the race started. And it kept on raining till we reached the finishing line.

Well, finally I got to run in the rain. It was not as heavy as PD Run, according to Chan, but nevertheless, it was a great experience for me at least.

Everyone, except Along (5km), entered the 7km run. Javier was actually 10ms late, but as usual, managed to zoom by everyone else.

#Everyone's a winner including Dariana

#One more for good luck

The Medal - Front

The Medal - Back

The first 100 runners will get a finisher's medal, and guess what, the sloths managed to get one, each.

Nothing much I can say about the organising committe. I guess it was ok.

Next race, Highway Run, is actually this afternoon but only Chan and Jaya are entering. So we have to wait for the report from one of them. And yes, there's another race tomorrow too, Subang Jaya 10k Run. Till tomorrow...

By Suriati Sanusi

#Pics courtesy of Dariana

*Pics courtesy of Mr Tey

In Memory - Penang Marathon 1986

2007-08-23T01:52:00.000+08:00

The Certificate

The 1986 Mas International Penang Marathon is special to me because it is the only full marathon I completed.

I failed to finish two other marathons, ie the 1985 Mas International Penang Marathon (stopped at 25km) dan the KL International Marathon 1987 (stopped at40km - yes, another two km and I would have completed it, and still my most disappointing moment in a full marathon event).

Participating with two Maybank friends, Khairuddin and Woo, I completed the race in the six hours time limit by clocking 5 hours, 38 minutes and 20 seconds. As long as the time is before six hours, it's fine with me.

Cold start, hot finish! This is what I experienced at the marathon on the 7th September 1986. The race started at 6am and finished at 12 noon.

It rained heavily half an hour before the race and went on for about an hour after the start, whilst the sun was scorching when I arrived at the finish line at the Penang City Stadium.

After the disappointment of completing only 25km the previous year, i was determined to do much better this time. Strategy? Run 11km or more in the first hour, 10km the next hour, and use whatever physical and mental strength left for the rest of the race.

Tiredness began to creep in after the 25km mark. To keep on going, I used 'markers' - electric poles, phone booths, bus stops, people, anything I see in the distance - and run or walk when I reached them."I'll run until i reached the bus stop" or "I'll walk when I reached the old man," I kept on doing it until about 7km to the finish line. Checking my watch, I felt I could finish within the time limit. Despite the hot sun which at times felt unbearable, I still had enough energy to run all the way to the finish line.

How do I feel when I entered the stadium and run another 400 meters to the finish line? So happy, and I also felt like crying as I approached the finish line. Despite the pain, the agony and the suffering and the countless times my mind told me to quit, I soldiered on and I finally did it!

I also experienced a special moment at the finish line - the official garlanded the finishers medal on my neck. Maybe he appreciated the efforts of strugglers like me to finish the race no matter what.

The Unique Medal

Even the medal is unique, a 3-in-1. Besides being a medal, it is also a bottle cap opener and a key chain. But I never used it as a key chain or bottle cap opener because it is too precious, my hard earned medal.

I read recently in one of the bloggers blog that only one percent of the world population had completed a full marathon. Well, I'm one of them.

Will I run another full marathon? We'll see.

By Shahrizal Sanusi

Sloth down.. I repeat.. Sloth down

2007-08-23T01:29:00.001+08:00

I'm fine

Our youngest sloth has been admitted to the hospital for tonsil operation. We went and visited him tonight and he's doing good.

Akim and Nina

Drilled ear

The doctor did some operation on his tonsil and drilled both of his ears to get the excess water out. He lost 30% of his hearing prior to this operation. But he can hear fine now. In fact, he find his voice too loud for his hearing...

Busu sayang Akim

His ubat is makan ice-cream banyak-banyak. Bestnya la. Ok Akim, hope you get well soon. Nanti kita lari for Shah Alam run pulak ok.

By Suriati Sanusi

Nacscom Charity Run 2007

2007-08-21T01:11:00.001+08:00

Date: 19 August 2007
Time: Sepatutnya 7.00am, tapi dekat pukul 9.00 baru start.
Venue: Padang depan Amcorp Mall
Distance: 5km
Runners: Angah, Me, Chan, Jaya, Izzat and a newbie, Sri.

* With fellow runners

We all arrived at 6.30am and thanks to Chan, nobody was there yet except for the aunties and uncles (organiser). So while waiting, we helped out a bit; carrying the hampers and goodies bags, susun the chairs. Ye la, nama pun charity run, so we do our part as a helpful citizen.

* On your mark, get set, goooooo.......

* Go Izzat go... far back, me and angah

Angah arrived

And the winners are....

We were whistled-off at almost 9.00am. Chan and Jaya pecut habis. Izzat was somewhere in between them and Angah and I.

As usual, I was the last sloth to arrive.. but guess what, I got 3rd place. Unbelievable? Believe it. And Angah got Second Place. Terrorist betul la kitorang. To Chan, you masuk 20 half-marathons pun belum tentu you boleh naik podium tau.

And for the rest of the guys, Chan-10, Jaya-11, Izzat-11, all medalists. For Sri, don't worry, there'll always be another race.

Medalist of the day + Mr Tey

And the runner-up goes to ... 'Sumaru' Ahmad Sanusi

Runner-Up Medal - Front

Runner-Up Medal - Back

Third Place goes to ... Suriati Ahmad Sanusi

Third Place Medal - Front

Third Place Medal - Back

Consolation Medal - Front

Consolation Medal - Back

We can't go back straight right after the race sebab ada couple of people have to go and get their prizes in front of everybody, so we have to wait until the end of the event. Iskh.. what a drag (berlagak ye ye berlagak hahahah)

We we given hampers, vouchers and medal. Caya la Angah. High five sekali..... yeah....

Well done SlowMovers

I have no complains on the organiser, memandangkan yang buat pun aunties and uncles. Tak kisah la kan. It was fun anyway.

Well, that's it from Nacscom. What a day. It is still an unsangkarable event for me.

So, till next Saturday (Merdeka Run) and Sunday (Subang Jaya Run). For Chan and Jaya, there's also Highway Run on Saturday afternoon. It's going to be a full weekend for us.

By Suriati Sanusi

* Pics courtesy of Mr Tey

ASJC 2007 - 21k run

2007-08-21T00:54:00.000+08:00

Chan in Kangar...Perlis....OOi..the run is at Alor Setar...sesat keh?..

Plannig to drop by at the border..... after the run..!

checked in at Pau's Motel... Pekan Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar.... the day B4 the run...Not Bad..!!

Chan- using turbo towards the ends....followed by Mr.Kenny

A Pic wit the Organiser... Mr Chua N his friend

A snap wit Mr. Kenny N his friend..the Pacemakers.

The Medal...

Azhar,Chan N Fendy at Bernama Alor Setar,Kedah..office colleagues..

The Rep of Slow Movers at the Alor Setar Tower...

Fendy N Chan 2gether wit a parachutter....Menara Alor Setar

Chan in Thailand....cam mano dia terlepas ni.... Bahaya....!!!

Chan wit Metra (Utusan reporter)... at Gua Kelam

Chan wit the ultimate Photographer...

The Gua Kelam...Fascinating!!!!...the longest limestone cave in the world...

Fri,17th August 2007. Alor setar Kedah....

The Alor Setar Jogging Club (ASJC) held their 24th anuual run. N myself was the sole rep of the Slow Movers as the others were jsut to busy...Took the Transnasional night bus staright to Perlis ...reached there thursday morning..met my colleague, Mr. Effendy...orang kuat Perlis...had my shower in Bernam Inn ..n off to Alor Setar ...Had diff to find the Reg place in Pengkalan Kedah ..got the bib n the vest ...found Pau's Motel to hop in for the nite as it was the nearest to the startin point.... the ASJ club in taman Bee-Bee, Pekan Simpang Kuala.

Everythin is done..N ready for the run.. we head back to Kangar as fendy has some assignment...well he is the best Photographer in Town.......met a friend... Mr.Metra , a reporter from Utusan... Had dinner with him..then hopp in at fendy's hse...collected his stuffs n back to Pau's Motel....called of the day..!..ZZzzzzzzz!!!!

6.00 am.. .. went down ...it was drizzlin..jogged to the startin point which was 500 m away from the motel... It was very the dark ....Black Out...sioot..! registered N did some warm ups...it was to like Internal affair as not many outside runners took part...at about 6.20 am.. wow..it's bright..tq Tnb..6.30 am.. 3..2..1 the race starts..Ran in a slower pace than usual as this in my 4th half marathon back to back n just don't wanna push to much...slow n steady..Basically the 21 km route was a straight flat road expect for the hilly Tok Pasai Brigde at about km 11 in Kuala Kedah n it was a wet run ..as it was drizzlin all the way thru....Made a U turn after the bridge..n ran about 10 km more towards the end. Met the Mr Kenny Tan of Pacemakers at about Km10... chit chat...while running. Nice talkin to u Mr Kenny... finsihed the run in 1:50:20 at the position of 17...wah berpadanan dgn tarikh ...! What else..collected the finisher medal N...minum Milolah...snapped some pics wit kenny, Mr Chua.. the Organiser...etc.. The best cameraman were there to snap the pics...Lepak 4 a while..back to Motel...! Running is Fun...!

Had shower...called Mr Azhar, the colleague from Bernam Alor Setar... set a b/fast date with him...on the way to Jln stadium. dropped by at the Alor setar tower...manage to watch some Parachutters doing some stunts...jumpin from the tower..the were about 20 jumpers.. an event in conjuction with the 50th Merdeka Day. Met Mr Kassim, the Bernama photograper, the best in A.Setar..snapped some pic n staright to Bernama off... took Azhar for a makan...left Kedah..
balik ke Kangar...

IN Kangar fetched Metra...n yeah ..to Padang Besar..Had one of the best Tom Yam in perlis..Masuk Border....tak guna passport pun..kan fendy tu orangnya popular..just spent a few hours in Thailand...did some shopin...Jaya kirim the latest MU jersey... but couldn't find any...belum sampai...lah..no stock lah...!!Keluar Border...fendy did his border pass at the imegresen.. then we went to the longest limestone cave in the World..the Gua Kelam....wow...it was awesome..superb...beautiful...coolin...ain't got no words....just terpesona..Walk thru the cave while snappin pics..had a great time...!

kinda of tiring...Fendy left me Perlis Bernama Inn...as he had some guest from KL to entertain. Just lepak..watched a few movies in HBO...the Rocketman... the family Stone...Death tunnel...Had my Shower..n off i go to the the Bus Station. Took the 11.oo pm Eltabina Express..Kangar-Alor setar-KL...reached at 6.2o am..Sat morning....Bye Perlis N Kedah..!!

Special Thanks to Effendy, Metra, Azhar, Mr Kassim N Cik Asma for their hospitality.Thank You..It makes life nicer n sweeter with friends like this around..!!

Next run would be the Nascomm Jogathon at Padang Timur PJ... C u N Bye!!

By Chan

PJ Half-Marathon 2007

2007-08-12T22:46:00.000+08:00

Date: 12 August 2007
Time: 6.30am (21k), 6.45am (10k), 6.50am (5k), 7.00am (3km)
Venue: Stadium Kelana Jaya
Runners: Chan, Alang, Rama, Rostely, Fairul, Jaya, Ezha, Izzat, Angah, Nina, Estelle, Me, Rafidah, Along, Syikin, Yaya, Sarah, Iylia, Halil, Achik and cute little Akim. (Green = The Sanusi)
MIA: Adam (mana pergi la, missed two races already...)

Today is a very historical event. One, the whole Sanusi clan is down (except Mak & Pak). Two, it's the SlowMovers 1st Anniversary running event and we have all the pioneer runners running (Chan, Me, Rostely, Fairul, Along, Nina, Syikin and Yaya). I'm proud to say that we have improved a lot since, three out of 8 have already done half-marathon tau. And Three, we celebrated my bday at the stadium.. yehaaa.....

The Sanusi went with four cars. Alang and Chan flagged off first. Then the 10k, afterwards 5k and the last one 3km.

Achik, Uncle Halil and Hakim - red circle

The Sanusi plus Estelle and Fairul

Orang gileeeeeeeeeeeeeee..............

* Ha, bagus la tu, Mr Tey ambil gambar Izzat....

... Izzat ambil gambar Mr Tey

The 3k, 5k and 10k arrived first. Tahun ni Syikin pulak yang mengecewakan. Dah sampai stadium tapi tak pusing. Yaya improved. Biar lambat janji habis. Tak bukak nombor pun kira bagus jugak Yaya.

While waiting for the 21k sloths to finish, we took some pics..... (some ke, banyak jugak wooo. Sampai tak boleh letak semua.)

* Chan, everything's good.....

Rostely, smilling as usual

Alang, at the pintu masuk stadium

Last corner Alang, sikit lagi...

Finally........ phew

Among the 21k sloths, Chan sampai dulu, then Rama (Rama, anggaplah diri you, one of the SlowMovers already), Rostely and the most awaited one, Alang. Caya la Alang. Back to back 21k. Chan and Rama tak payah cerita la. Diorang dah memang terrorists. Suruh lari 21k lagi pun boleh agaknya.

The Medal - Front (Chan's)

The Medal - Back

Only two people got medal; who else Chan (65th) and Rama (127th). Their secret of success... they are Indian. Betul!!!

It's my bday, tiup tiup....

Then we had a small bday bash, for me, at the stadium. Thanks everybody for the cake.

The Sanusi + Chan + Fairul+ Rafidah = The SlowMovers.. yeahhhhhhhhh

That's all from Stadium Kelana Jaya. Hopefully next year we'll be here again. Anyway, it's The SlowMovers annual running event, so memang kena masuk la.

Next week, ada a few events where the Sloths will go to several places. Chan will go to Alor Setar on Friday, Fuzahir maybe going to Terengganu on Friday then straight down to Kuantan. Chan said there's Nascom run on Sunday at PJ. If it's on, I'm going for that.

Ok la, till next race... adios amigos

By Suriati Sanusi

(*) Pics courtesy of Mr Tey, tq

Runners - NB Klang Pacer

2007-08-11T08:59:00.000+08:00

Same day with Shah Alam 10k

Chan
Jaya

Anyone else?

Runners - Shah Alam 10k Run

2007-08-09T23:31:00.000+08:00

Setakat ni...

Suriati
Sumarni
Izzat
Asfarina
Suraiyah
Alang
Fairul

Join me?

Runners - Singapore Marathon 2007

2007-08-09T22:56:00.000+08:00

For now, these no-life people are registered:-

Chanthiran - 21km
Suriati - 21km

Any other takers?

Annual Running Gathering

2007-08-07T22:21:00.001+08:00

Q: Shall we make PJ Half Marathon, an annual gathering event?

8 voters - 100% YES

Therefore, it is hereby stated that.....

EVERY SLOTHS MUST, I REPEAT, MUST REGISTER FOR PJ HALF MARATHON, YEARLY.

That means you guys have to allocate that day for our gathering. Alaa.. sekali setahun je.