Dream came true, twice! Boh Eco Trail Run 2016

I have dreamt of running in a tea plantation. No more dreaming, coz dream came true when I ran in Boh plantation in Bukit Cheeding, Banting. I did not run much though. More like sight-seeing with lots of selfies and photography.

I have also dreamt to win any photo contest. No more dreaming also, I was one of the lucky winner for the run photo contest.

Makcik happy..2 kali.
Ramadhan Kareem and keep yourself hydrated.

Finally running PBIM2015

Three years I've tried to run PBIM. Year 1 - got a last minute 1 month overseas assignment & hubby ran alone (sob!). Year 2 - confinement with 2nd baby but at least hubby ran with several friends. Year 3 - got foot injury after running BSN Putrajaya and Standard Chartered KL back to back (padan muka...lesson learnt). That year I only chauffered hubby and friends, the least I could do. 3 tahun tak dapat2 lari PBIM, finally I ran it the first time on 22 Nov.
I carpooled with an office mate (also a runner). Hubby could not join, due to overseas assignment. It was a long drive from KL, about 6.5 hrs. Heavy rains and many cars were heading to the north. South bound looked lonely though. Sumer org pergi PBIM ke? Hubby texted while I was in Tapah  R&R for lunch and solat, asking if I could make it collecting the kit in Queensbay Mall. Panic set in when I realized that collection closes at 6pm (tu laa...sapa suruh self collect..sapa suruh tak baca race kit notification betul2). Waze predicted 505pm arrival but kept revising the time..later and later. Luckily, a friend in Penang called me to meet-up tonight and she helped to collect the kit. Sayang ko Yat oiii! We met-up at Subaidah, had an early dinner.

Me, my opis mate & Sarah (hubby's niece).

I was hoping I could nail 3hrs15m or less since I clocked 3hrs17m during the recent 2XU HM. Hmmphhh.. 3hrs33m sudahnya kakakaka. Maybe I was still tired driving from KL. Maybe I did not have a good night rest. Sleep was elusive after the Subaidah dinner (kept waking up). Also, I was due for my period. Supposed to get it on the day of the run but got it today. Or maybe I did not fully recover from 2XU. Whatever...I'm still glad. 3 tahun penantian kutt..
After the run, of course tak sah kalau makcik tak pekena nasik lemuni kat pasar Taman Tun Sardon. Sempat jugak laaa singgah Padang Kota Lama for Hussein pasemboq before our drive back to KL (after tidoq 2-3 jam).

 

Good thing about this run, I noticed that my knee pain was gone. Core strengthening & yoga helps I guess. My foot arch and plantar issue was also manageable (less) thanks to taping. But I always have this hip pain especially on the left side, where the thigh bone connects to the hip joint. This time it hit me at KM15 and forced me to walk to the end.

My run:walk was out of rhythm, nearing 15KM

Need to figure out ways to manage/ reduce/ eliminate this pain. Kalau ada hajat nak lari FM in future, must resolve this one dulu la kann.

Family run turned family running errand

We actually signed up Leo Run 2014 to join a family friend who was eager for a family run event. I was the one who highlighted about the run and naturally they signed up quite immediately. Me on the other hand, not so eager to join...my kids are not into this..yet. Sorang suka bangun lambat, lagi sorang would rather sit in a stroller and not truly enjoy the run. Baby tak tau apa, angkut je. Lagipun yg tak eager sgt, sebab we start to join Kelas Asas Haji every Sunday morning or go to Pasar Tani.

Hubby checked with me several time whether I have registered ourselves. Few days before the closing date, we officially signed up. We started to brainwash the kids about the event hohohoho...haiya..kena lah kan. Bukannya senang nak hambat bebudak ni bangun pagi and bersiap.

Dua2 budak tu dah mcm happy to join the family run...tapi at the end, kakak tak nak join..nak tido lagi. Pfftt...as expected. 5 members, down to 4. Just before we walk out of the door, the friend texted us. Tak jadi pergi...haiya..Honestly, I kind of expected this to happen too because penarikan diri seperti ini pernah berlaku.

Dengan itu, kami menukarkan acara hari ini kepada acara membeli barang2 pasar. We've spent the whole school holidays at my mom's and peti ais lengang youuu. Baby, tinggal di rumah dgn bibik and so, 3 members left. Sekian.

Tricked the friend that we are about to flag-off with this photo. Sajjjjaaa nak bg member rasa guilty

All is not lost. At least, ada hasil

Tgh tunggu makcik kira harga sayur2

Ronda2@Tmn Melawati

I registered Melawati 10K run sebab nostalgia punya pasal (and sebab last year DNS...hohoho). Hampir2 DNF coz I was not feeling that well around Friday midnight. Stomach flu I think - abdominal cramps, chills, rasa macam demam, sendi sengal2. Saturday morning, badan masih rasa tak best...macam baru baik demam gitu. Nevertheless, I decided to pin up the bib & gantung the running shirt. Selalunya excited buat benda ni tapi this time tersentot sket keseronokan tu.

Sunday earrrly morning, got up to feed baby and body felt almost normal and so I decided to go ahead and take it easy during the run. Berangin2 pagi itu di Melawati. Seronok pulak nengok pokok melambai2. Organizer siap announced that they had to take down the pintu gerbang START/FINISH for safety reason.
KM3-5 was nice. It was Jalan Kolam Air, banyak pokok so sejuk dan nyaman tapi boleh tahan slope nya. Lalu laa satu mini air terjun ni. Lojik la coz Empangan Klang Gate is close by.

At KM5.7, passed by the house that we used to live in. Haisshh...rumah ni asal-usulnya a single storey corner lot. Udah jadi double storey. There was a small piece of land beside the house. I guess the current owner extended the pagar and claimed the land as his/her own. Ish..ish..ishh.

At KM6.2, lalu pulak my sekolah rendah. Sempat ambik gambar 'Selamat Datang' dari jauh je hahahaha...Rasa over la pulak kan kalau cross jalan and ber selfie2 kat depan sekolah tu. Masa ambik gambar rumah tu pun terdengar dua mamat dok berbisik hairan (apa spesel rumah ni?)...haissshh...

Me & hubby cut short the run by not taking the U-turn close to the finishing point...jahat tak? Tapiii..tak rasa bersalah pun. I was really dehydrated sampai sakit kepala nyut2 lah (air kat dua2 water station habih). Pikiaq nak carik ayaq je time tu. Ayaq liuq pun kering dah. We ran only about 8.6KM. According to hubby's niece who was also running, the whole route was about 9.5KM, so short by 0.5KM. Hmmm...last year, it was ~8.5KM due to closure of certain route for safety reason. Dah 2 tahun berturut2 ni route tak cukup nisab. 

Nasib baik seronok bernostalgia and nasib baik I decided to take it easy... Cukup la kut bernostalgia kat Melawati ni.

MPIB2014 - Done! Next, Melawati 10K Run and MWM.

Lama nye tak ber blog. Gara2 masuk opis after 3 mths maternity leave. So many things to catch up.
Few weeks prior to MPIB2014, I only brisk walked. Itu pun pancit mak aiii. Side stitch lah, sengal sana sini, hmmphh toksah cakap la. Then I slowly started to walk/jog/walk. I am generally a slow runner. Post pregnancy, laaaagi la selloww. Takpa mak, jangan gelojoh mak.
Basically I have to build up my stamina, condition my body, right from the start. When 5th Jan arrived, I was still nervous. Risau pun ye, syok pun ye. Dah lama tak join running event weiii...kemaruk weili..My longest distance of walk/jog was 5KM. My concern lies mostly on the niggles around my right inner thigh joint. It normally throbs during and after my walk/jog but thankfully it will be gone the following day. Plank, bridge, clamshell, jane fonda. Sumer lah dok buat to strengthen the pelvic, hip and core.

I dunno why, but I really love the moment to pasang bib

Mostly I slow jogged to ensure whatever niggles I have, stay as niggles. Also walked at the slopes, nothing ambitious. Selalunya I left hubby behind, this time he left me behind. Ok laaa lari terkedek2, dapat jugak ku redah garisan penamat. Katanya 8KM, tapi my Runkeeper registered 7.2KM (apakah...). Average pace 10:04min/km kuikuikui. Yep...selaju siput.
Major difference this time? I brought along my pump and cooler bag. Along the way to Padang Merbok, sempat mengepam. Dapat la dalam 3oz. Kena la buat pengosongan, kalau idak ada pulak terlebih bounce. And I had to wear double bra. Sports bra dah ketaaaat huhuhu.
The queue to collect medal and food was looong, an area for improvement for year 2015. By the time we got our medals, bergambar satu round, we rushed home. The post race euphoria was there and terasa nak hang around to absorb the post race ambience that I've missed so much. However, since I'm breastfeeding, my tank is filling up and chest started to feel tight ngehehehe..cepat2 lah kami balik. Also, selalunya kami berjimba2 kat kedai mamak mana2 sambil reminiscing funny moments during the race. Huhuhuh..another activity that we had to forego. Wellll, have to pandai2 manage lah kan :)

Next run - Melawati 10K. Weeee..! I am sooo looking forward for this one. Sebabnya, I grew up in Taman Melawati. Tempat jatuh lagi di kenang. The map shows that the run will pass my primary school and also the lane where I used to live. Nostalgiaaaa. Furthermore, Melawati Run was the first run that I had to DNS due to pregnancy. Kira sessi balas dendam lah ni....muahahahah (evil laugh).

For March, I've registered for 10K event in MWM2014 and got to know that 10K runners will get the pendant. Uuuuuuuhuhuhu..like, like, like! While Melawati run will be a santai 10K run sebab nak bernostalgia and berselfie2, I do aim to have some target pace for MWM2014 walaupun tak tahu lagi at what pace I'll be running. Tgk lah mcm mana the outcome of Melawati run. Limited medals for MWM 10K event...hmm..tak salah berangan kann :P

Medical checkup and other agendas

Went to hospital today for a follow up. My pantang will be over soon OH YEAAHH! I fidgeted while waiting for my turn at the clinic, coz I did not bring the baby along and wished to be home as soon as possible for next feeding. Did not have to wait long and when the check was over (everything is A-okay), I rushed to the parking lot.
Saw a banner in the lounge area on Diabetes Walk and baru teringat about Terry Fox Run shirt which can be purchased at CARIF. Nasib baik tak masuk kereta and keluar parking lagi. Bought the t-shirts for both me and hubby. Mission accomplished!

There was another mission, to buy 1901 hotdog. Today is 19th so macam biasa ada cheap sale RM2.99 for small one and RM3.99 for large one. Not that I crave 1901 that much, it's just that I never had the chance to buy it cheap elsewhere coz the queue would be soooo long. Kat spital nye 1901, lengang je la. Angkat satu!
By the time I got home, I asked bibik about the baby. The baby was still asleep since I left for the hospital. Hah! Syukur alhamdulillah. If all went well, today will be genap seminggu berjaya BF baby 100%.

Hubby's Penang Bridge Run

I started running first. Then managed to get husband to join. So we've been running in events together. The events that he ran alone, usually because I was out-stationed last minute. That happened during PBIM12. We were supposed to run the 10K together. This year, I was on maternity la pulakkk.
For PBIM2013 we registered for 21K...hah amek kao. He's driving to Penang this evening with another friend, also running HM. Another 2 friends will rendezvous tomorrow at the event.
Worrying thing is, hubby running activities also dwindled down the drain when I'm on maternity. Ishh...tak sustainable langsung. His last event was 10K in PBSN Nite Marathon and he did a 7K last weekend. Itu ajeee? Apakahhh..
Good luck to you abang. Kalau rase mcm tak larat in the midst of run, surrender je lah heh? DNF tak pe lagi. Jangan la dah sampai Penang, DNS la pulakk. Lagi kelakar.

Post Race notes :

He did it ehehehe. He ran like 11-12KM then brisk walked all the way. Patutnya tak dapat medal lah sebab qualifying hours is 3.5 tapi agaknya byk medal lebih, officer bagi je la kott. On Sunday itself, live tracking system did not even register his total run but only indicated estimated finish time. Time-out I guessed. However, Monday showed that the system got corrected and hubby's timing was registered properly this time.

Hardcore runners may laugh or even ridicule the time, but who cares? My body, my kaki, my time eh? Hubby was happy enough, siap bawak medal to his office for bragging. He sustained no serious injury except swollen left ankle. First time jadi ni. An evidence, if he were to run HM or longer, need to loose weight or strengthen the ankle. The ankle was an old injury. He broke it while playing football like 10 years ago. For 1 year or so he had a metal with a couple of screws in his ankle bone (a nuisance everytime walking through metal detector in airports).

MWM2014 - 16 March is the date

March...I'm hoping it would be a biiit later. Sebabnya nak join lah kan and I want to do a 10K. 6 months after delivery and doing a 10K. I'm sure super fit mom boleh je buat but saya idak le super fit.
Hmm..kena muhasabah diri aka self-assessment before I go for this. Barang nak pakai lama ek? Better safe than sorry. Early bird registration is unitl 20th Jan. Pikir2 kan lah. Alah...apa susah sangat. Don't complicate things. Kalau risau sangat, run half of the distance and walk the other half. Hokay?

I missed this year's event, so...nak jugak masuk next year huhuhu

7 Nov 2013
Registered for 10K wakakakaka. Emmm...pay attention to the left knee ok. Niggles at the kneecap (inner side) if I walked a lot ie grocery shopping je punn..

20 Jan 2014
Wooohoooo!! 10K pun dapat pendant. Makcik sukeee gilerrr !!

Mode : Berazam nak kejar limited medal jugak !

Plan for it..Work Towards it - MPIB Run 2014

Registration is open today..oh yeahhh! It will be on 5th Jan next year. It was my first run of the 2013, last time I did 12KM. Tapi oleh kerana MPIB14 tu around the time I would be done with my maternity (insyaAllah), takde lah nak go for 12KM and yet..ahahaha..taknak la jugak go for the shortest distance ie 5KM.

Second time masuk this run.

Weeee!!

9 Dec
Oh maaan...I have to restart from the beginning. Have been doing brisk-walking (yep...no running) for the past 1 week. I am sooo pancit. Niggles everywhere. Semput lah, side stitch lah. Sengal2 post-activity. Sooo sellooww. See?! See?! Haishh...Seriously, if I am not properly conditioned by 5th Jan, I will just walk all the wayyyy. Better be safe than sorry. Barang nak pakai lama ek.

I missed so many special running events..sob sob

The first inaugural Malaysia Women Marathon happened recently in i-City Shah Alam on 7th Apr. I registered for 21km and even dragged hubby along as pacer.  Kononnya nak jalan all the way since cut-off nye quite generous ie 4hrs. Tapi saya perasan, if I did brisk walking during the weekend, I would feel light headed the next 1-2 days. So I decided tak payah lah attempt. Membahayakan diri & baby, terpaksalah forego.

Huhuhu..terkilan la jugak. Bertambah2 terkilan when I read the race report/ review of those runner bloggers that I follow : Nannoor, Lina, Pui San. Esp Nannoor & Lina, it was their FMV. Aaaaa jeles..anyways, good for them. Takpa, I know my time will come. Be patient heh. Baby is more important. Nanti baby besar, kita nak mengadu kat dia, bagi dia tau sikit mama kempunan lari masa ngandung kat dia (teruk tak? kakakaka).
This year, I plan it to be my year of half marathons. I've registered for 21KM events banyak ooo. Forego lagi... *sigh* nasib baik tak frust menonggeng, since memang kami dua org berusaha to get another kid. So in a way, di sudut hati tu tau things like this will happen.
Let's see those that I had and am going to forego...Brooks HM in March, this was supposed to be my 1st HM. I planned to run maybe up to 15-17KM (coz I've done 14KM) then walk all the way kalau tak larat, just to get a feel of HM. That one, first time they are giving out mini trophy instead of medal. Hubby pun tak lari sebab dok demam je few weeks before (ke dia pun ter'infect' with morning sickness..hmm..hmm?). We both gave away our race kit. My friend Yat ran with my bib and her boss ran with hubby's. Thanks Yat, terubat hati..siap dedicated the run to me on FB. Uhuhuhuh.

Next, would be the SCKLM. Konon2nya mother of all marathons in Malaysia. Last year, tgk banner2 race ni in KL bersepah2, pasang hajat je la time tu. Time2 tu, baru nak jinak2 berlari. This year, I registered me & hubby for 21KM. Yat is also joining. Takpe lah, terpaksa ku lepas kan jugak. Harap2 hubby proceed lari. So far, dia dok pegi gym 2-3 kali seminggu. Tak pikir lagi nak let go race kit ke saper.

Lagi satu, idea gila la jugak, I registered for FM, River Jungle Marathon for both of us. Heheheh..I plan to lenggang kangkung je this one, since the cut-off time is quite generous ie 8 hrs. Tapi organizer ni pun cannot make up their mind. Kdg2 website kata no cut-off (really?!) since they made it explicitly clear that this is not a race. Pastu, tak jadi pulak (duhhhh...) since kesian kat volunteers berjam2 and berpanas menunggu. Yang ni pun tak pikir nak let go race kit ke saper.

Byk lagi yang lain2, tapi the next one that I look forward to is Penang Bridge Marathon, Yat's homeground. She has been running this one every year, kalau tak injured lah. And this year is going to be run on the new 2nd link bridge..Uwaaaa...another special event that I missed.

This is the HM that I look forward to. I like hubby's medal last year. He ran solo since at that time I was in Lyon for work (sempat lari in J'oggiles 14.5KM okayyy..geram nye pasal missed out Penang Bridge). So I was hoping another beautiful medal AND after series of HMs, I sort of planning for a PR/ serious HM race on this one. Yang awal2 HM tu, just to set baseline.
This one would be the merriest as well. Yat & hubby will be running (of course, kita laa yg tolong register kan), together with Bedeng and Achai (kita jugak yg tolong register kan...apa laa..sib baik I enjoy register benda2 ni, so buleh la nak tolong register kan). This is part of their preparation for Mount Kinabalu hike. Another event I'll be missing...dah register for Kinabalu then 2 weeks after got to know preggy..nangis (hehehe..tak le nangis, saja drama)...Tgh pantang kut during hiking date. Few of friends based in Penang have voiced their interest to join the run ie Pokja, Amon. There will be a convoi driving from KL to Penang and we have offered to port in Gambier. Aiii..best nya. Kalau tak meriah, tak tau la.

Hahhhh..itu lah dia. Dear baby (baru 14weeks kut), I know you are worth it. In fact tak patut pun dicompare your worthiness dengan siri2 HM nih..you are way, way above. Macam lah mama tak bleh masuk event2 ni following year kan. Tapi mama nak sulk jugak..uwaaaa. Bagi chan la mama sulk eh? Sayaaaang baby.