3rd Phuket Int Marathon 2008

Swadika'ap N Welcome to Phuket...

at ...Patong Beach....
Tatoo...ing.....pleasure in pain...!

B4..

In action...

4 der album...

Phuket Marathon Snapshots : Chan N Sri

More pics comin up....!


Sun 15 June 2008...
The rep of Slowmovers...Chan N Sri...4 yet another Int event .......The Phuket Int Marathon...flew in on the 12th..headed straight to the Patong beach....the most happenin place in Phuket..hopped in at the FBI hotel for a day... lepak2 and ++.. The Next day moved to Cheap Rooms opp C&N hotel which was more convenient...N cheap...400 baht for 3..rented a honda click scooter...N off we go to laguna..it was about 12 km ride... Collected the Bibs n goodies...!!
Lepak at the beach...had a beer...n ride on....stopped at all the places along the ride ..Kamala beach, Surin beach,..Bang tao beach...the Markets...Massage centre...N malam pula... Thannithon...Cheers...welcome to Phuket..!!! Saturday..free n easy cos wanna run the next day..just did some massage ..lepak here n there...n off to bed early...!!

Sunday..got up at 4.00am...off to Laguna Resort...Met a few Malaysian running mates...bravo guys..! The race starts at 6.00 am........officiated by the CEO of the Phuket Resort. The route was very nice..no hills... nice views....kampung look.(byk kerbau)...sandy routes..beach views...etc ..but hot...!! Finished in 1:55:55 at the position of 113. Sri finished 333 in 2:32.07. The race was very well organised...water stations, toilets n fruits every here n there... Thumbs up!!!
After the race..lepak ...had some food...drinks...n Sayonara...cos Sri had an appointment to do Tatoo on his left arm...N it's back to Thannithon....Enjoyyyyyyyy!!!
Next would B the Olympic-Mcdonalds run..till then ...Kaap Koun Khap N BYE !!!

4th Pacemakers Anniversary Relay.

B4 ...
In action...
The Slowmovers....wit vip Frank... 4 der album...


Sat, 7th Jun 2008..Taman Metropolitan Kepong...
An annual run organised by the pacemakers , N we the slowmovers are glad to be a part of it...repped by Chan,Fuzahir,Yusof,Maznah N her sis...celebrated the Agung's Birthday with other kaki runnerz with a medley relay run. Almost all the usual mat n meena lari was there. Bravoooooo to all !
Reached there b4 7 am, collected the bib..the others too were on time except for Jaya..MIA...luckily registered 5 runnerz...The race starts sharp at 7.30am. First runner had to be a lady...followed by Fuzahir, Yusof N Chan. Ran in the park...about 3.3 km per runner.The route was ok except 4 the 2 small long hills.I just ran in a steady pace..easy run... still recovering from Sundown. Our team finished in about 71:47 mins. Yeah ..We rrrrrrrrrr The SlowMovers....!!!.. Collected the medal N rushed back coz kerja ma....!!!
Next would be the Phuket Marathon...(21k)..till then Bye...!!!

Sundown @ Bridge Marathon - 42.195 km

Yeah ...I did it...! N ..u 2 can ....coz nothing is impossible....
> 42.195 km in 04:59:09
Chan wit Agus (SM)...
Chan wit Yulie...
The Medal...

Sundown snapshots -> 1 2 3

12.00 am (31st May - 1st Jun)..Changi Village,S'pore...

It's a midnight marathon..first ever in Singapore....My first attempt to run 42.195 km after almost 21 years..can I do it with not much prepration (only one LSD - 30k Great Eastern)..
The panic status has struck ...my body tempreature is a bit above the normal, my nose started to run earlier then my legs... Oh boy!..wat's happenin..???...but the mind says..what the hack...just get down there ... n just do it...!!!
Agus N Yulie...the superb couple whom I stayed with in Chuo Chu Kang province ( sent me off up to the Pasir Ris MRT which is the last staion for the East-West lane). A shuttle bus ($2.50) took the runners to the Changi Village. Reached there about 11 pm...ramai juga yang gila cam saya...lari waktu orang tido....thousands of runners...Wow!!...changed n deposit my bag...warmed up...++ panic... Met Guna, Azli N Choi of the pacemakers...
12.00 midnight ...The 42 km journey began... I paced myself with 6 mins per km ...finished my 20 k in..about 2:02 ... slowin down.. n 30 k in about 3:30 and the other 12 k in about4:59:09.
The last 4 km.. cam no ending..seems like runin another 40 k... felt like runnin in a steady pace but actually u r not...it's time to listen to the body....the mind just have to follow ma...Lack of experience n tactics. We crossed 3 Overhead bridges,.. one with steps,4 small bridges.. ran along cylcling N jogging tracks, sandy,cement n carpet like paths..it was just like running a cross-country Marathon...The Organiser N the Supporters were awesome..thumbs up!!!** It was really a nice N fun run...even tough very the .. tired but the Joy of finsihin...(tak terkata) that endorphin ... overcomes everythin ... that particular moment ... the moment of .............................. excitement, joy,glory,satisfaction ....oh boy...What a Feelin ! ..Wanna feel it...so come lets run !...5.30 am took the shuttle bus back to Pasir Ris Mrt ... N an hour Mrt ride back to Agus's apartment.
Pasir Ris - Jurong East - Chuo Chu Kang... East-West --- North- South !
... N will I be doin another Marathon..?.......... !!!
Well Y not .... but ..due to my prolonging..injuries.. (my knees) cos of the previous bike accidents..Doc says "time n rest heals it" which is not known when....I am yet to decide...depends on what my body n mind says N on my Gilaness too !!!
Friendship has a lots of this n that to say.. but as 4 Agus N Yulie ...I ain't got no words to say...best,great,awesome,superb..it's....above all...Thank you frens..I had a nice trip travlin from East-West n North- South N nice Indonesian food. C soon in Malaysia.
Next would the Pacemakers Relay meet....till then ..Bye !!!