milestones

i'm fully satisfied to have completed the sprint tri at desaru. I probably could have finished the long distance event but i think i'll save that for next year. Anyway, i don't want to finish all out flat. I want to finish the race like it is a race. Not just finishing it since i think anyone can finish a triathlon. Its just a matter of time.

My target was simple. non-stop & finish. My calf kind of starting to turn against me during the run but 200 meters along the way it wears off. Later on, i found my rhythm and finished. completed the race in 1 hour. The first guy completed it in 39 minutes i think. Still a long way to go for me to get close to that time.


went to watch the long distance event on saturday. took off from senai at 7:30 am and arrived 8:55 am. The first thing i wanted to do was take a look at the sea. I've heard many people mentioned that the waves are vicious. indeed they are. But it's just for the 100 meters. Then it looks ok. Saw hundreds of people starting the swim and i wished i was one of them. But its not my time yet.

The bike portion of the race was pretty cool. Saw lotsa cool tri bikes ranges from expensive cervelo bikes to merida 901 (my road bike). Exactly the same. Learned some stuff on transition. I got bored waiting for them to finish 80 km so i took off and went back home.

i wanted to download few more pics but since the internet is so fucking slow and i'm fed up so i'll just post.

this is my home town

Race Date:
19th July 2009 (SUNDAY)
Race Start / Finish:
Pusat Sukan Parking lot, University Putra Malaysia
Race Start Time:
7.30am - Bike / Gear Check In9.00am - Race Start
Race Kit Collection:(collection of race numbers)
Saturday, 18th July 2009Pusat SukanUniversity Putra Malaysia10.00am to 2.00pm
Race Briefing /Clinic:
Saturday, 18th July 2009Dewan Serbaguna, Pusat SukanUniversity Putra Malaysia12.00pm
Categories:
• Men's University• Women's University• Men's Open• Women's Open• Men's Team• Mixed Team• Media
Prizes:
Top 5 winners in the Individual category will receive placing medals.Top 3 winners in the Team and Media category will receive placing medals.
Closing Date for Entries:
12th July 2009

VISIT : http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:upm&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=54

COME ON GUYS.

THIS IS UPM.

THIS IS MY HOMETOWN!

seat height

seat height need to be higher, not utilizing the right muscle groups. Anyway last night went on a 20 k ride. and i thought 13 k was easy but trying to do it the time trial way is pretty tiring. I was just makan angin last time. so must put some effort la. be faster. cadence training when longer la. shorter route i should do time trial.

going to adjust the height some more.

new track

Race Information
SPRINT TRIATHLON
Date : 11 July 2009, SaturdayTime : 4.00 pmDistance : 750m Swim, 20km Bike, 5km RunVenue : Admiral Marina & Leisure Club, Port Dickson
OLYMPIC DISTANCE TRIATHLON
Date : 12 July 2009, SundayTime : 8.00 amDistance : 1.5km Swim, 40km Bike, 10km RunVenue : Admiral Marina & Leisure Club, Port Dickson

SPRINT TRIATHLON
Date : 2 Aug 2009, SundayTime : 9.00 amDistance : 500m Swim, 18km Bike, 3km RunVenue : Desaru Golden Beach Hotel

LONG DISTANCE TRIATHLON
Date : 1 Aug 2009, SaturdayTime : 9.00 amDistance : 2km Swim, 90km Bike, 21km RunVenue : Desaru Golden Beach Hotel

gotta find new track ... damn it ...

hills

the bike ...

i think as the bike section of a tri as doing a physical activity while carrying a piece of metal with you. as far as running and swimming is concern you have to just carry your body ... propel forward and go as fast as you could ... with a bike .. its different .... the gearing ... and there's breaking .... and the adjustment ... bike fitting ... oh ... so many things to consider ...

anwyay ,.. the rule of thumb was to have a staright leg when you're on a sitting mode with your feet parallel to the ground ... WITH a slight knee angle .. i realize yesterday that my angle was too big ... and hence the un efficient pedalling which left my legs sore ...

i'm gonna raise the seat a bit and see how that would go .. otherwise i'll have to adjust the cleats ... we'll see ..

anyway .. found a great track now for cycling ... 21 km ... bkt mahkota - sri putra - bukit mahkota - nilai 3 - bukit mahkota ....so that's a good olympic distance ... about 4 hills ... and 1 quite long one ... which i can practice pedalling while standing .... and gearing of course...

also a running track of 6 km .. and a long one 12 km ... so i don;t have to go to putrajaya to cycle anymore ... and take off my tires and get my hands dirty from the chain grease and stuff ... and not to mention the headache when putting the tires back on ...

there;s a putrajaya tri this year ... maybe if its on .. i'l ldo the olympic distance ... we;ll see

athlete movie

damn it,

why didn't i know about this movie?

where can i get this movie?

defy definition - totally agree

pyramid

I was on a 1+2+3+4+5= 10 scheme before and last night i tried the 2+3+4+5+6 = 20 scheme. It rained last nite at the pool but they still opened the pool anyway since there were no thunder. anyway, the 2nd scheme is better since it saves a lot of time. And that way i could prepare for the olympic distance = 1.5k.

never tried open water swimming. I'm going to save that. I read somewhere that it is better to save your first competetive open water swimming for your first tri.

duathlon

Malakoff University Duathlon Series 2009 (MUDS)

First time trying out a duathlon? Why not? With the MUDS everyone from young to old, new to experienced can take part in these shorter distance duathlons that aim to encourage more University students into the multi-sport of DUATHLON.
Come on and DU-Lah by marking these dates in your racing calendar:

• 19th July 2009 (Sunday) - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) ke UKM confuse gua!--> 3km Run / 13km Bike / 3km Run
• 25th July 2009 (Saturday) - Universiti Tenaga Malaysia (Uniten)--> 3km Run / 14km Bike / 3km Run
• 1st August 2009 (Saturday) - Universiti Malaya (UM)--> 3.5km Run / 14km Bike / 3.5km Run

JOM LA MASUK!!!!

for more info

http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/raceinfo.html

swim, bike, run - YOU WILL DO IT

ran my 2nd 10k run on sunday. the 2nd run was ok since i'm running with new shoes. last time, i was running with my nike free and let me tell you .. there is little support on the muscles and at times it hurts .. causing me to fatigue even quicker ...

i think for swimming ... i got a good hang on the whole stroke thing ... did a pyramid scheme which gave me time to rest without compromising the effort needed to finish the distance ... good thing i found it on the internet ... very good tip .. ... so i manage to do 30 laps ... and i felt ok afterwards ... so that's like 1.5 k ... so i guess ... that's quite ok ... i see no point trying to do 1.5k non-stop now .. maybe later when my stroke count is reduced .. and i move more or less like a fish ...

i hate to bike ... but i just have to ... when i see this big hills ... i know it will hurt ... i hate it when the gears slipped ... and the fear of a punctured tyre ...

been running and swimming for the past year and a half ... i think .. and just started cycling ... i'm doing my first duathlon in july .. and then my first tri (sprint) in august ..

next year's target ... hopefully i can finish a half marathon and a full olympic tri .. maybe if i'm confident enough .. i'll try the 70.3 (half IM) ...

i sure wish i have some one on the same mission as mine ..

this is just the beginning ...

leave your old self behind ...

run - run+bike - swim+bike+run

multisport sure cost a lot of money though ...

its a bad time to be an arsenal fan

i have little to no interest in watching arsenal win ...

i can't imagine how arsenal will finish fourth this season with that defensive display ...

but i still enjoy theo walcott splitting defenses ...

2008

ok ..

2008

1. got married to farah waheeda ... she gotta get use to my tastes... i like my food salty woman! .. 2. i switched job ... a relief? no! .. all jobs are the same ...
3. i picked up swimming .. which i think is a great way to spend your time ... beside spending time with your wife ... heck ..i took mine along ..

i think there should be more things fy2008... damn it .. i can't believe i only manage to think of only 3 things.. ..

oh yeah ..here are some more ..

4. climbed mt kinabalu
5. went to redang
6. went to thailand
7. bought a drum set
8. bought an LCA camera
9. got new handphones
10. got an underwater bag (which is like ... the coolest thing ever .. helloooo!!)

item 4-10 : i wish ..

note to self .. FY 2010 please check whether item 4-10 has been fulfilled .. tq..

yang.. tolong add kan gambar kat blog i ni kalau u free ...tq

recap

since everyone is posting their recap of 2008. I might do so as well to keep up with the trend.

speaking of trend and blogging ...

it really is mind boggling how a person can copy and pastes someone elses blog and post it as their own.

i mean .. wtf? u are potraying a life that is not yours ... which is kind of pathetic ... since these people can;t even make up lies ...

i think lying is easy ...verbally ... but when u are trying to project this mega personality of yours through blogging ... the hardest part would be to convey the lies into complete sentences ..you resort to cutting and pasting .. some one elses life ... including the pictures ...

when you reach that low ... than there is no hope ...

ok ...

around new year last year ... i posted about going to kinabalu ,.... which i still ahven;t manage to do .. but i did went for my hney moon .. which is kinda nice ..

and also during the new year time ... i can't shake off these weezer tunes outta my head ...it's pre-set to turn on during the new year ..

maybe the 3 hours non-stop weezer jam session did it damage .. i miss that ... when everyone else is busy sucking up bottles and kissing or licking or whatever ... we were like screamin " say it isn't so !!! and pink triangle on her sleeVE!!!"and when our throats started to hurt we would slow down to " hep hep ... when you're on a holiday ...."

and the stink of a studio .. that is one unique smell that your smell buds will never forget ...

this is like .. the coolest thing i ever did for my new year ...

and as far as u know ...i might be lying about all the above ...... or this could be the writing of someone else ..

HNY09

HNY09

And to Arief and Jamaliah .. congrats ...

it's the new year .. time to list down those resolutions .. ..

but to tell you the truth ....

some things are better left like it is ....
lover, family and friends ..