SIM '07

Pixs on SIM '06..

As the days are getting nearer, just can't wait for SIM '07 to be over.

Target will be 5hrs 59mins.. will be taking pixs along the way and every 2hrs i have to complete 15km in order for me to finish the race below 6hrs. To ensure that the runners will complete the time set for them, i will be the sweeper and pretty confidence that most of the newbies will have no problem finishing 5hrs 30mins.

Hope on that day, the weather is fine just like last yr.

Will be leaving this sat. 7.30am by bus . many thanks to Vin for getting us the tickets and Mei Leng for booking the NSS.

Maryann, Leslie and Chiam won;t be joining as they have others commitments whilst Vivian will be the team manager and next she hope to run with her junior....

So what's the target for the Ironlady Siok Be.... hmm hope to go below 4hrs 15mins, Eric as usual, once on form below 4hrs and of course the Sahara and extraordinary Ngae, is pretty confidence of below 4hrs. As hes told me that, 1st time below 4hrs, ppl comments were 'fluke' 2nd time , 'betul'......

Well .. is tapering this week , have to carbo load..

P3 signing off

Tapering Week

This morning at Bkt Aman, did 12km run with Yen Erl and Ashley while Maryann, Siok Bee, 2 Ray's , Khoo, Yip did 21km wah these runners suppose to relax but gung ho... with Dr Ray did a pb 49mins ...As usual Ironlady Siok B did 20km with Maryann and started around 6.45am... was supposed to start at 6am , probably to the road block this morning in the city.

Yesterday , was with 'Tabur' Chong. Yen Erl, Yee Tze, Fook as we hike the Tabur Hills at Melawati. It been a while i didn't hike that place and feel nice and probably Jan 31, will be hiking up there at nite to watch the fireworks. Met Eric and Vivain for b'fast as Eric did 2hrs swimming at the club.

Dec 8 probably will go and hike the Pines Tree Hills in preparation for my 10th climb to Mt KK on Dec 20, will share more abt my trip after the SIM '07. In meantime, m worried abt my right knee,hope it can 'tahan' the 41.195km this sunday.

It going to be a busy week ahead....

Till then

P3.

KRI 12km pixs - Maryann and Siok B

Pixs on the Siok B and Maryann receiving their prizes...

Age is just a number

Is age the factor for people not to do exercise, well I do hear from friends telling me that ‘aiyaaa old already lah ’.

Well too prove them that age is just a number , 2 person whom I met last for dinner, Francis and Teresa last week for dinner and just ask how old are they ?
Answer is, grandparents already la, that's their answer and yet still running as long their body can carry them.

Francis, 72yrs of age, just completed the New York Marathon on Nov. 4 and proudly show me the finisher medal and will be running 21km in SIM '07. Early this year, he ran the KLIM 42km and next year he will continue to run at least 2 marathons.

Teresa, 66yrs of age and started running at the age of 60 and will be running the 42km in the SIM ’07. She told me, due health reason she took up running 7 yrs ago and didn't regret the move that she took and able to meet new friends young and seniors.

So is age the factor, the answer in NO, said these two.

Wow, look like I have 2 decades to catch up with both of them, and hope that I still can continue running or do things to keep me active.

At these age, most of them will be retiring, to Francis and Teresa, keep on going on what you have been doing and I am glad to have met both of you.


So guys, hope that these two runners will give you the inspiration for the coming SIM '07.

P3 signing off.

SIM '07 2 weeks more Dec 2

It 2 more weeks left for the SIM '07, and the runners who will be taking part their 1st marathon just can't wait.
Lee, Yap, Kelvin, Yeoh, Siok Leng, Yen Erl, Chooi Wan, Vin, Little N, Ashley are all set for the event after months of training.

They will be join by evergreen Ironman Ngae, Ironlady to be Siok Bee, Eric, Heng, MC, Yan ChongYF to provide the support during the run and me of course will be the sweeper.

Waiting at the finishing line will be team manageress Vivian and Mei Leng.

Ngae, Eric, Heng and Siok B are taking the SIM '07 as prt of their training for the Langkawi Ironman Race that will be on Feb 23, next yr.

Ngae is hoping to go below 4hrs whereas the rest of us will try to finish below 6hrs.

This coming week and the next will be tapering down ..

Pixs in the runners will be posted soon..

P3 sigining off.....

KRI 12km

Before the race start at 7am

Pixs... more will be posted

Ipoh KRI - Nov 18

The Ipoh KRI 12km run ended yesterday, and who are the winners in our group.

Its the ladies day.... Maryann, Siok Be, Yen Erl and Ashley were podium finisher in their respective categories...

Salute to Siok B, after 180km cycling on Sat and have only 3 hrs sleep and got 5th in the 30 - 39 ladies category (which happen to have the most ladies and number of them can run) while Maryann came out 4th. Think the 'lai lew ha' and the 'tou fu' that we had for dinner prior to the run gave her the protein that she need to recover after 6hrs of cycling.

As for Maryann, hmm she could have done slightly better lah probably she misses leslie as her motivator...

As for Yen Erl (4th) and Ashley (8th) congrats to both of them 'cos on saturday when we collected our running numbers I told tham if both of them not in top 10, they have to take bus back to KL .

As for Eric and me, we tried our very very best but need to train harder..

The race started and 7am , and the route 98% are flat..

To Mavis, (Tawau lady) thanks for the support despite arriving at 2.30am from Tawau to Ipoh..

last bit not least , as usual team manageress Vivian, for her support look like guys the next 2 months have to bring chair for her to sit as 'junior' is getting bigger.

To Chong (KRI , President) and all the KRI members, thousand folds thanks for organising the race, will sure come and support.

Pixs will be posted soon.

p3 signing off