Friday, October 31, 2008
No Milers training on 5th Novemeber
Yes people, training on next Wednesday (5th Nov) is off. :) You are highly encouraged to continue your personal training, especially to those going for the White Rock.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Mizuno Wave Run 2008 (Part 2)
Wooooohoooooo!
Though the strain persists,
I shall not falter,
For the victory is sweet,
But the memories...last a little longer.
-anon-
Though the strain persists,
I shall not falter,
For the victory is sweet,
But the memories...last a little longer.
-anon-
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Mizuno Wave Run 2008
If you think you can, or you can’t, you are always right. –Henry Ford
Extraordinary things happened in Mizuno Wave Run 2008. And all the extraordinary things are achieved none other all the amazing runners who participated in this run. Some runners got their medals in their convincing style, some runners smashed their own 10k record and some of them who were rookie runners merely finished the race, but not without pride and honour. It’s no longer the matter of how fast you finished the race or it’s not even about the medal you got, it’s all about another dream-come-true for every runner. And yes, once again kudos to all the Infinity Milers who managed to finish the race, regardless of how fast you were, you were all amazingly extraordinary.
On 19th of October, exactly one week after New Balance Klang Pacers Run, 57 Infinity Milers participated in Mizuno Wave Run which is renowned of its difficulty as well as the goodies bags reputation as one of the most difficult 10k in Malaysia. However, our Milers’ spirit was unbeatable. Just look at the time our Milers woke up and gathered in front of IMU on Sunday morning, it’s an ungodly 5.30am! Not even charm of Fahrenheit or F4(sorry I’m a bit out of touch with this) can drag our medical students out of their own bed at this ghostly hour.
We reached Padang Merbuk just in time to do our warm-ups and be mentally-prepared for the challenges ahead. Thanks again for Ray Mun’s motivational talks during the training we had before the run, everyone expected the coming of the worst and because of his intimidating inspirational talks, we managed to sail past every challenge with ease (subject to personal experience hehe).
The race started at 7.30am and despite of the big crowd, I personally think that the organizer was doing a very good job in ensuring the race started off very smoothly. Off we go… the first 2km was relatively easy and I suppose most of us had no problems in conquering that after the disastrously strenuous training(Vista B tower debacles) we had before the race.
Then we all came to the highlight of the race where the inclination was getting steeper and steeper. You can get a bit frustrated when you see people just cruising past you every time you slow yourself down. That’s exactly what I experienced during the race because apparently, most of the runners there were real pro. They seemed to race uphill without even sweated themselves out. On the other hand, I was trailing and toiling to close the gap between me and the other runners.
And to my utter relief, I reached the water station. But only to find out the water station was crowded with runners. Luckily, just before the race I did some research (haha) and some experts recommend runners to go all the way to the last water station instead of the first because the first ones are always congested. I dogmatically followed the instruction and went to the last station.
The rest of the race was just like the first part of the race. Endless uphill and downhill run… breathtaking scenery… sweaty runners… and AUNTIE WITH RIDICULOUSLY-COLOURED-HAIR. One thing very frustrating in the race for rookie like me is, in any given part of the race,you will constantly have thousands of runners in front of you, and thousands of them behind you as well. It’s monotonously boring unless you find something to entertain yourself. In my case, I was trailing behind a purple-coloured-hair auntie for good 2km and constantly had myself amused by her hair. I know it’s bad to laugh at other people but her hair really served as my source of distraction as well as inspiration (especially when the race became very torturing).
But I lost track of her later in the race. What a pity… And one more reminder for everyone, never believe in the volunteers of the race. If they tell you there’s 3k left, they actually mean ‘more than 3k left.’ In one occasion, I asked the volunteer the distance left. He told me around 3k left. I gleefully accepted the ‘good’ news and forced myself to run until I realized I was conned. Duh…
Nevertheless, I finished the race in slightly more than 1 hour. The finishing line was crowded as well and we actually had to queue up before we crossed the finishing line. If I have anything to say( I shall not use the word ‘complain’ since it’s one of the ‘C’ in Infinity Milers) about this tournament , it’s the finishing line. They really need to improve that.
Although I didn’t get the medal, the experience itself was priceless. Running uphill and downhill incessantly in 1 hour, how often in your life will you do that? I came to realize that running, again is not about medal and finishing time. It’s about yourself, how you challenge yourself and eventually tell yourself, “yes, I did it.”
Hence, congratulations to all Milers who joined this run! For those who got the medal, GOOD JOB. For those who finished the race, YOU ALL DID IT! Hopefully I will see you all in the next race and together we shall run again,
To Infinity And Beyond.
-sihan-
23rd Oct 2008
Extraordinary things happened in Mizuno Wave Run 2008. And all the extraordinary things are achieved none other all the amazing runners who participated in this run. Some runners got their medals in their convincing style, some runners smashed their own 10k record and some of them who were rookie runners merely finished the race, but not without pride and honour. It’s no longer the matter of how fast you finished the race or it’s not even about the medal you got, it’s all about another dream-come-true for every runner. And yes, once again kudos to all the Infinity Milers who managed to finish the race, regardless of how fast you were, you were all amazingly extraordinary.
On 19th of October, exactly one week after New Balance Klang Pacers Run, 57 Infinity Milers participated in Mizuno Wave Run which is renowned of its difficulty as well as the goodies bags reputation as one of the most difficult 10k in Malaysia. However, our Milers’ spirit was unbeatable. Just look at the time our Milers woke up and gathered in front of IMU on Sunday morning, it’s an ungodly 5.30am! Not even charm of Fahrenheit or F4(sorry I’m a bit out of touch with this) can drag our medical students out of their own bed at this ghostly hour.
We reached Padang Merbuk just in time to do our warm-ups and be mentally-prepared for the challenges ahead. Thanks again for Ray Mun’s motivational talks during the training we had before the run, everyone expected the coming of the worst and because of his intimidating inspirational talks, we managed to sail past every challenge with ease (subject to personal experience hehe).
The race started at 7.30am and despite of the big crowd, I personally think that the organizer was doing a very good job in ensuring the race started off very smoothly. Off we go… the first 2km was relatively easy and I suppose most of us had no problems in conquering that after the disastrously strenuous training(Vista B tower debacles) we had before the race.
Then we all came to the highlight of the race where the inclination was getting steeper and steeper. You can get a bit frustrated when you see people just cruising past you every time you slow yourself down. That’s exactly what I experienced during the race because apparently, most of the runners there were real pro. They seemed to race uphill without even sweated themselves out. On the other hand, I was trailing and toiling to close the gap between me and the other runners.
And to my utter relief, I reached the water station. But only to find out the water station was crowded with runners. Luckily, just before the race I did some research (haha) and some experts recommend runners to go all the way to the last water station instead of the first because the first ones are always congested. I dogmatically followed the instruction and went to the last station.
The rest of the race was just like the first part of the race. Endless uphill and downhill run… breathtaking scenery… sweaty runners… and AUNTIE WITH RIDICULOUSLY-COLOURED-HAIR. One thing very frustrating in the race for rookie like me is, in any given part of the race,you will constantly have thousands of runners in front of you, and thousands of them behind you as well. It’s monotonously boring unless you find something to entertain yourself. In my case, I was trailing behind a purple-coloured-hair auntie for good 2km and constantly had myself amused by her hair. I know it’s bad to laugh at other people but her hair really served as my source of distraction as well as inspiration (especially when the race became very torturing).
But I lost track of her later in the race. What a pity… And one more reminder for everyone, never believe in the volunteers of the race. If they tell you there’s 3k left, they actually mean ‘more than 3k left.’ In one occasion, I asked the volunteer the distance left. He told me around 3k left. I gleefully accepted the ‘good’ news and forced myself to run until I realized I was conned. Duh…
Nevertheless, I finished the race in slightly more than 1 hour. The finishing line was crowded as well and we actually had to queue up before we crossed the finishing line. If I have anything to say( I shall not use the word ‘complain’ since it’s one of the ‘C’ in Infinity Milers) about this tournament , it’s the finishing line. They really need to improve that.
Although I didn’t get the medal, the experience itself was priceless. Running uphill and downhill incessantly in 1 hour, how often in your life will you do that? I came to realize that running, again is not about medal and finishing time. It’s about yourself, how you challenge yourself and eventually tell yourself, “yes, I did it.”
Hence, congratulations to all Milers who joined this run! For those who got the medal, GOOD JOB. For those who finished the race, YOU ALL DID IT! Hopefully I will see you all in the next race and together we shall run again,
To Infinity And Beyond.
-sihan-
23rd Oct 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Perhentian Island Challenge 2008
All 14 of us survived the challenge~
A grueling combination of kayak, trail running, swimming, commando crawl, dolphin hoop's~
wooosah! Infinity Milers did it again!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Upcoming Milers training.
Yes, there will be training this Wednesday, 22/10, as usual.
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Outside atrium
Weather : Rain or Shine! :)
Yes people, nowadays its raining almost every evening, but just like last week, training still goes on. :)
There is an additional note to the upcoming training. Those who are gonna join, please do read up a little on Muscles and Joints! The training is gonna be a little special this time. :)
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Outside atrium
Weather : Rain or Shine! :)
Yes people, nowadays its raining almost every evening, but just like last week, training still goes on. :)
There is an additional note to the upcoming training. Those who are gonna join, please do read up a little on Muscles and Joints! The training is gonna be a little special this time. :)
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Klang Pacer & Perhentian Island Challenge
Reminder : Klang Pacer Run is THIS Sunday! Remember o~~~
Be ready mentally and physically ~ ^ ^
See ya all there~!!!!!!!!
PIC Participants take note:
Tuesday 8/10 : 6.30pm GYM till Uncle Jack is happy
Wednesday 9/10 : Join Infinity Milers (5.30pm) Warm up and Uncle Jack will bring us for a run (separate frm IM members)
Thursday 10/10 : Swimming day(5.30pm) with Uncle Jack.
Friday 11/10 : Can you survive all 3 in a day, come and have a try(swim run gym, good luck XD).
# What doesn't kill you makes you stronger #
Be ready mentally and physically ~ ^ ^
See ya all there~!!!!!!!!
PIC Participants take note:
Tuesday 8/10 : 6.30pm GYM till Uncle Jack is happy
Wednesday 9/10 : Join Infinity Milers (5.30pm) Warm up and Uncle Jack will bring us for a run (separate frm IM members)
Thursday 10/10 : Swimming day(5.30pm) with Uncle Jack.
Friday 11/10 : Can you survive all 3 in a day, come and have a try(swim run gym, good luck XD).
# What doesn't kill you makes you stronger #
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Infinity Milers Training, October
There will be Milers training on every Wednesday in the month of October. :)
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Outside Atrium
Weather : No matter rain or shine!
Reminder : the New Balance run is on the 12th October, and the Mizuno run is on the 19th. :)
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Outside Atrium
Weather : No matter rain or shine!
Reminder : the New Balance run is on the 12th October, and the Mizuno run is on the 19th. :)
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