Sundown memories...

Sundown ultra 84km is tough. I wish all those going for sundown good luck and finish it regardless of time.

Your brain shutting down at 2am is perhaps the hardest challenge. Here's some pics (from Tey) that I didn't publish.

Torture is the best word for this night ultra.

Night Run 31km - again

rain rain rain....

It started to rain when I was running along the path from Bt 14 to Bt 9 hulu langat....luckily there's a bus stop. It rained quite hard for about 30 minutes...and I sat there...wondering if I shouldn't have ran.

Surprisingly, I found that I was able to run at a racing pace climbing uphill towards Ampang Lookout point. I was racing against the hill, and my legs could take it. That's probably a good sign that my legs have started to harden for long distance running. Your legs are like the car engine, with gears to shift. You can't just go from 1st to 5th gear in one go. Of course you can if you want to, but lactic acid build up will break your run later.

However, after sitting for 30 minutes, my legs are terribly non functional. They can't seem to remember how to move. It took awhile before I could run decently, but I know there's no cure. Plus, it was over 12 midnight, and I am still on the road.

I finally reached home 1:30am...

Time: 4:24 (could have been faster...)

Night Run 31km

I felt like running again, so off I went to ampang, hulu langat batu 14, then batu 9 and back to Yulek cheras.

The best thing about night run is, there's no blardy hot sun to raise the temperature. So your body works perfectly well, not to mention it's cooler too. There's always a funny feeling of longing to be back on the streets at night. It feels like home, although far away. And sometimes, you feel like you are dreaming, and wondering what the heck you are doing.

And the moon was almost full, illuminating a clear path along the way. Running on pitch black night would be hazardous. You can't see where you are stepping. However the cars light passing by gives a glimpse of where you should put the next foot forward.

I took a few photos while half way to Ampang look out point. It's really a nice view of kuala lumpur.


base of the road to ampang look out point


nice view of kuala lumpur


yep...some folks enjoying the night breeze


this one is clearer view...


you can go up...there's restaurant up there...and better view of course

Legs were kinda ok, not so bad...

Time: 4:06

Night Run with New Pouch Bag

I should be sleeping...not running

Woohoo, I just got myself a pouch, and a cable for my sony ericsson k610i. So I went running 12 km on my usual route in cheras to see how the pouch feels. The cable is to connect to the PC. Yep, the cable comes separately. I managed to get one at RM25.

I have always been keen of taking pictures of the path I ran, so that I could post the pictures on this blog. Surprisingly the nike pouch feels alrite, and does not disturb my run. I could now put keys inside it. All this while, I have been running holding keys in one hand, and a water bottle at the other.

Here's a night picture...pretty blur I would say. Maybe I should stop my run to take them...would be clearer that way.


Kuala Klawang town...a very small town...

And the other hand, I have been thinking of running back to back from Gabai to Kuala Klawang. This afternoon, I drove all the way to Kuala Klawang from Hulu Langat just for some sightseeing. The distance is exactly a marathon distance 42km. So back to back will mean 84km.

But the main reason I really want to run there, is because of the hills. The path provides a spectacular view of Banjaran Titiwangsa, with lush greenery of slopes along the way. But running this path won't be easy. There's lots of hill climbing. And there's neither any food stalls along the middle way for refill.

I stopped by kuala klawang for awhile...and had a drink. Then I asked the kakak there...
"ada bas pergi kuala lumpur tak?" .... She looked a bit blank..."takde...pergi seremban je..."

Actually..i have a perverse thought of running from gabai to kuala klawang..then take a bus back to kuala lumpur...sounds easier that way.