I did it!
Eighty-five times he's pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in Marathons. Eight times he's not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a Wheelchair but also towed him 2.4 miles in a dinghy while swimming and Pedaled him 112 miles in a seat on the handlebars--all in the same day.
Their best Time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992 (man, that make my marathon kinda sounds like a big joke) --only 35 minutes off the world Record, which, in case you don't keep track of these things, happens to Be held by a guy who was not pushing another man in a wheelchair at the Time.
Jungle Trekking
There's pretty much nothing to do here in Batu Pahat. That's why we go jungle trekking at Bukit Badang frequently as that seems to be the most secluded and well covered place to exercise in Batu Pahat. Now, tell me how to prepare for Marathon in less than a month? i'm seriously scared now...
Terry Fox Run 2007 KL
Diagnosed to have osteosarcoma at the tender age of 18, Terry Fox had to have his right leg amputated and was given a prosthesis (artificial leg). He was touched by his fellow cancer suffering patients while he was in the hospital.
3 years later, at the age of 21 the chap decided to run the marathon of hope to raise the public awareness and funds for research on cancer. He planned to run across Canada at the pace of 42km (standard marathon distance) per day. Sadly, he couldn't finish the run after 143 consecutive days (he ran about 5373km by then) when his health condition couldn't allow him to continue any further. He died shortly after just one month before he reached 23 . Currently this run is an international event that is being held every year in multiple cities to raise fund for cancer research.
In KL, the event will be held on:
Date of The Run: 4th November 2007
Flag Off: 9 am
Venue: Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens)
as you can see...there's no advertisment on the T-shirt (unlike those from Penang Marathon 2007 which has sponsors over every inch of the shirt), this is as accordance to Terry Fox's wish of not seeking fame or fortune for the event...so yes, this shirt is as clean as it gets!
OK, I also wanna run! I need to train for marathon as well (the distance is 6.5km - should hardly be a problem), but I don't think I can make it to KL this weekend. Well, so who else is going?
Seriously, if Terry Fox can do it with one amputated leg, what excuse can you have for not running 6.5km? (ok, my excuse is i'm in Batu Pahat...lame, i know...)
You can get more info here.
Yeah, I finished my second half marathon!
3 months since my first attempt for half marathon in Penang bridge, i braved myself for the second run in Seremban! Yes, i completed it in roughly 2 hours and 20 min, a 10 min ahead of my first half marathon! Since kaizo already posted on his blog, i'll leech the photos from his blog.
The organizer is very good considering that the joining fee is a mere RM10. Refreshment and sponging station is roughly 6km apart. Since this run is not only on a bridge, you actually feel that you had run a great deal! The route is scenic and definitely not as monotonous as Penang bridge!
There was 6 of us this time and it was definitely fun. Actually thought of not stoping to walk for the whole run but in the end still broke down and started to walk at the last 5km - a sign from God that i'm not ready for a full fledge marathon as yet...
. Anyway, good experience, would definitely join more runs in the future!
My First half Marathon!
This is a pic that we took at Seremban home before we headed off to Penang on the 23rd of June 2007
We took a damn fucking lousy bus to Penang. The bus was old and very very shaky, it's like my balls were literally churning around in my scrotum. It took us bloody 8 hours to reach Penang in such a rocky ride with the rude bus driver swearing and simply horning the traffic. Oh, the bus was so lousy that it's max speed in ascending a 20 degree slope was like 20km/hr, fucking pissed! We reached Queensbay Mall at around 6:30pm to meet up with hai duan to register our run. There were 5 of us from IMU, from the left, Foo, me, Duan, President and Kaizo.
Along with the registration, we were given a coupon from KFC to buy the above meal with RM8. No doubt, we had to make good use of it right? Naturally, this became our dinner. Now come to think of it, why am i eating KFC in Penang? bloody sohai... After our scrumptious dinner, we still had to wait for our marathon T-shirt, which ran out of stock. We finally left Queensbay at 9pm on a shutter bus after all the hassles. Of course ah Duan left us halfway in search of his Penang beauty, and yes, he is now officially attached, congratulations!
the jacuzzi tub is so huge, but never got the chance to use it because there's no lock btw the bedroom and the toilet! wtf??
1) kaizo first.
2) Duan second. He demonstrated to us the power of love
3) me
4) foo. Surprised me. He is the best and most veteran among us, but he got diarrhea along the way. that's unlucky for him
5) president. Suprised also, he actually finished the race! congratulations to him! he deserve the medal well with his multiple blisters on his feet!
I wasn't sure of each person's exact time. I'm sure they will blog about it. I'm just happy that i finish before 2 and a half hours although barely made it but yeah, that's my target.
Pic taken at the lobby of the hotel while we waiting for the taxi to send us to the terminal bus station. Ah duan was missing because he wanted some quality time with his new found love. Once again, congratulations to all of us! Like they say, impossible is nothing!
New Found Jogging Site
After hearing hai tat bragging about his new jogging route that he discovered together with Wei Cheng, I decided to try it out myself. Actually, not intentionally, is just that the uni gym was locked for the upcoming Sem 7 and 9 finals, I was left with no where to run. As Tasik Mewah is quite far away, I decided to try hai tat's way.
Well, after having a good run there, i must admit, surprisingly, it is good! The environment is secluded enough for most of the route and there is not much of traffic although it's essentially a road. One round of this is about 1.4km, so 4 rounds is roughly about 6km (5.6 to be exact). To me, i think this is better than Tasik Mewah because:
1) it is near to my place
2) it is not by the main roadside, so less traffic
3) less people
4) quiet
5) okay, it's a lot smaller, so i can run more rounds
half a year more in Seremban (if i'm lucky to pass sem 9) and i know of this only now. Nvm, at least i found a place to release stress in sem 9. Thank you hai tat and Wei Ching for telling me this place.
*p/s: do not fear, jogging around psychiatric ward is safe, no lunatic will come and assault you in the middle of the run, do not worry*