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The rewards, a nice medal and a Brooks finisher's t-shirt

Powerman 2011

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2 months ago
by fairul in , , ,

When : 13/11/2011
Where : Sri Manjung, Perak.
What : 11km run + 64km bike + 10km run

Manjung people said, it was raining season there for the last 2-3 weeks. But it’s turned to be scorching hot on the event day!!! No rain even in the early morning before the event. The heat was as same as 2 years ago where i did my first Powerman.

the usual suspects from Chap Ayam Runners. some are Powerman 1st timers - photo by Abd Azri

 

With Chap Ayam frens at our homestay, moments before we left for the event - photo by Zila

 

Before the race, with Hadafi - photo by Zulhassan

 

With Hanafy & Det after setting up the transition - photo by Zila

 

Me posing before the starts, showed no sign of nervousness at all :D - photo by Zila

 

The race started with an 11km of run - photo by Jason Thai

 

The 1st loop - photo by Tan Kien Boon

 

yeayyy!!!! the usual jumping pose :D - photo by Izuan

 

After the 2nd lap of 11km - photo by Azri

 

Bike out - photo by Jason Thai

 

Speeding on the bike start - photo by Elaine

 

Approaching 2nd loop - photo by Elaine

My unofficial timing was 4:33… and it’s a PB ;) ALhamdulillah.. that’s a bonus for me.. a big achievement for my hard work. Next year, of course will try a new PB again :)

 

The rewards, a nice medal and a Brooks finisher's t-shirt

 

For me, the medal & finisher’s T is secondary. The most important thing to me is the enjoyment of the gathering with my sports friends & doing what like together.

During the 1st 11km run. Photo by Snap Attack (snap-attack.com)

Powerman 2010 – Yet another PB

4
1 year ago
by fairul in ,

Venue : Sri Manjung, Lumut, Perak.
Date : 14 November 2010
Distance : 11km run + 64km cycling + 10km run

This year’s Powerman, i came with a target in mind. It’s to qualify within the 5hrs given time(getting the finisher’s T-Shirt off course), thus a PB for me.

Depart from KL a bit late, around 2:30pm, waiting for my friend Bedul(Shahrudisah) for his company training. The journey was accompanied with hot weather, but went smoothly. Arrived at Sri Manjung around 6:30pm, we went straight checking out the cycling route since this is Bedul’s 1st Powerman.

Reached Lumut Valley(our accommodation) around 7:30pm. It’s an apartment with 3 rooms and 2 bathrooms. Quite spacey and comfortable, worth the money since we r sharing it with 5 persons.

Went for dinner at KFC Lumut, surprised with a long queue there. Well, its a Saturday nite :P I like Lumut very much. It’s a small town, with a small jetty for tourist going to P. Pangkor. Unique, clean, friendly folks, not crowded, peace and i love to be there. Still remember last year’s Powerman, went for evening teh tarik at a stall by the jetty, on the evening after doing the Powerman, so relaxing…

Went back to apt, did my final prep for tomorrow’s race. Race bibs, bicycle, tri-suit, running & bike shoes, endurance drink, etc… Slept at 11.00pm.

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Malakoff 12km 2008 @ Bukit Kiara

0
3 years ago
by fairul in ,

Date : 21 Dec 2008
Venue : Taman Rimba Kiara, TTDI

Muka penuh emosi (Courtesy of Mr Tey)

Muka penuh emosi (Courtesy of Mr Tey)

Bersama geng2 Slowmovers

Bersama geng2 Slowmovers

Hari ni hari yg baik utk berlari. Mood quite ok. Training pon ok. Almost ready.
Pagi tu sampai di Tmn Rimba Kiara pukul 6am. Jalan2 sekeliling tu cari member opis aku, Jamil & Syarif yg masuk kategori 6km. Mana ler diorang ni, tak dtg ker hapa.

Hampa dgn pencarian, aku terus pegi warming-up. Stretching & lari 2-3 pusingan kat taman tu. Dah berpeluh & puas ati, terus pegi ke tempat larian bermula. Ramai juga yg masuk kali ni.

Sementara menunggu larian bermula, terjumpa Chan & Jaya. Tak lama lepas tu muncul kakak & abg ipar aku.

Dlm kul 7:20am. larian pon bermula.

Dari mula cuba maintain pace. Tp bila masuk jer area golf tu, naik bukit, aku slowkan pace…. nak conserve energy. Lepas tu turun bukit sejauh 1km++.. best gak.. gliding jer.

Terkejut aku tgk satu group Kenya patah balik. Aik… apsal diorang ni, salah jalan ker, disqualified ker? Kenapa tak terus ke tunnel?

Pastu mula laaa aku nampak pelari2 lain patah balik. Hmm.. baru ler aku paham. Maybe tunnel tak bleh lalu. So maybe kene lari 2 loop kat sini utk lengkapkan 12km. Papehal, aku kene ready for the next loop.

Masa patah balik ke rimba kiara, aku berselisih ngan Jamil. “Good bro! Keep your pace!” Dia berteriak kat aku.

1st loop takde masalah. Sedikit sebanyak, training swimming aku membantu jugak aku improvekan teknik pernafasan aku.

2nd loop pace makin slow. Tp aku cuba push jugak.

Depan aku ada 2 org brader. Peramah betul diorang ni. Hampir semua org diorang kenal diorang tegur. Tersengih jer aku kat belakang. Unofficially, diorang jadi pacesetter aku. Bagus jugak aku follow diorang ni. Mmg pace diorang aku bleh ikut. Tp push sket aaa… Jgn pengsan sudah.

Aku berjaya habis dlm masa 1:08. Kira bagus lah timing tu. Improve a lot!

Sampai2, beratur amik medal & goodies, serah championchip, cari air minum.

Aku jumpa ngan Mej Kalam & family. 1st time borak ngan dia. Nice & humble person. Aku cerita hasrat aku nak start triathlon tawun depan. Dia ajak aku join cycling kat Putrajaya every Friday nite. Insyaallah.

Borak2 ngan geng2 Slowmovers & balik.

Sekian report.

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