Infinity Milers

For some info :

2010-04-16T21:01:00.004+08:00

For inquiries about Milers, you guys can call the following number:

Kok Wooi: 012-4100257
Sylvester: 016-8079761
Bryon: 016-8120733

INDUCTION HIKE: KLANG GATES

2010-04-14T21:41:00.005+08:00

Yo Milers!! As you all would know by now, our INDUCTION HIKE is on 17th APRIL 2010 (SATURDAY). Please gather in front of IMU atrium (Milers gathering spot) at 3AM as we will depart at 3.30AM!!! We're gonna catch the sunrise at the 1st peak and it's a scene you don't wanna miss! If all things run smoothly, we should be back to IMU before 12noon. These are a few things that you guys should bring:

Backpack
Extra clothes
Newspapers for seats in car
Fluid for hydration (at least 1 liters)
Food/ snacks
Shoes with proper grip
Head torch/ torch light with strap preferably

If you have a medical condition, please let the committee know and make sure you bring your medication along. Do come PUNCTUALLY as we're racing against time to catch the sunrise. See you there!

Milers Training on 31st March 2010

2010-03-29T21:40:00.002+08:00

Hey people!!! Training as always this Wednesday! Gather outside IMU atrium at 5.30pm =) Rain or shine, training would still go on!

p.s. There'll be a bit of a surprise for this training session =p

Welcome MEDTCH1/10 to Infinity Milers!!!

2010-03-21T19:21:00.003+08:00

Hi MEDTCH1/10,

Welcome to the club!! For those who had come to our welcoming party, i hope you guys already have a rough idea about what Infinity Milers is, for those who couldn't make it for the welcoming party, IT'S OK!!! You are always welcome to join us!

We will be having weekly training on every Wednesday 5.30pm, gather outside IMU atrium For those that have lectures ending at 6.00pm++, There'll be people waiting for you all until 6.30pm, no worries!!!

RAIN OR SHINE, MILERS TRAINING WILL GO ON!!!

To Infinity and Beyond~!!!

milers training (9/12/2009)

2009-12-08T20:11:00.000+08:00

hey people, we're doing something interesting and fun during the next milers training. however, u guys will need to study first beforehand. please study on cardiovascular system and respiratory system... See u guys this wednesday =)

to infinity and beyond!!! =)

Klang Gate and Training :)

2009-12-02T12:47:00.000+08:00

How're you all doing? Hope you will enjoy last month of your semester.

Good news is, Klang Gate hike which was cancelled last time due to an untimely rain, is now back. It'll be held on this saturday. By 4am, everyone should gather in front of IMU and we'll depart for Klang Gate. Any inquiry, please feel free to contact any committee member. We'll be pleased to assist you.

And for those who wish to register for this hike, please come for this Wednesday training. We'll let you all to register after the training. So see you all there!

-sihan-

no training session (11/10/09)

2009-11-10T20:40:00.002+08:00

hey people, as you can see from the above title, there won't be any milers training tomorrow.however, having said that, do train on your own if you're free =) =)

to infinity and beyond!!! =)

Advice for Klang Gates hike

2009-10-30T00:08:00.003+08:00

Dear new climbers,

This may sound funny, but if you could, it is advisable to cut your toenails before the hike. This is because as we know, "every up slope is followed by a down slope". You might feel the pain when your nails start hitting your shoe when you are traveling down.

"As we will be entering Mother Nature's domain, it will be like entering somebody else's domain; It is like we visiting a friend's house, and it is also like a friend visiting our house. We wouldn't want people to redecorate our house as they like; the Jungle wouldn't want us to redecorate her interior as we like too." -unknown

Cheerio =)

Your wonderful Adventure Coordinator

Good News

2009-10-26T12:55:00.002+08:00

We'll be having our first major hike with juniors on 13th November. Gunung Besar Hantu is our destination. I promise you all this will be a great hike and it will be a perfect getaway for M109 because they just finish their EOS 2 around that time.

For m209, if you wish to be part of the hike, you MUST join the next two weekly trainings and our induction hike on Klang Gate (BUKIT TABUH). The next weekly training will be on THIS WEDNESDAY 28th Oct, 5.30pm. Attendance is compulsory for those who are interested in the major hike.

Don't worry about the hike, we'll provide you all adequate trainings that help you to survive on top of the mountain. And as usual, every week's training is different in nature. This week's training will offer you a chance to improve your core muscle strength and lactic acid tolerance level. So see you there, all the milers.

-to infinity and beyond-

MIZUNO WAVE RUN

2009-10-20T23:52:00.004+08:00

Hello everyone! For those who have signed up for the MIZUNO WAVE RUN, 25/10/2009:

Please meet in front of IMU at 5:30 AM this Sunday!

See you guys there and please be punctual punctual yo!

Final Push to Glory!

2009-10-20T12:00:00.002+08:00

Hei guys... how's your preparation for this sunday's Mizuno Wave Run? I hope you all have prepared yourself mentally and physically. You still have time to improve yourself. So don't give up if you still can't run a 3km non-stop. Focus on one step at a time. You're not running against the time, you are challenging yourself. So do your best and savour the fruit of success!

And Training... as usual... 5.30pm this Wednesday... please come and we shall prepare you all for the coming klang gate and Mizuno Wave Run!

Motivational...Period!

2009-10-18T16:31:00.001+08:00

2009-10-18T16:23:00.002+08:00

Sometimes, some of us may ask 'why do I run?' There are many answers to these question.

One day you may come up and say because I needed a break from books and the air-condition in uni.
Another day you may come because you've set your own target to accomplish something on that particular training day.
The next week you may still come because your friends are coming.
And.. soon, coming for training became your routine.

I believe, everyone has their own running pace. Some may run very fast, and some just cannot run as fast. Some, may run a marathon and still smiling, while some.. running 1km already kill them- gasping for more air.

Just like the above video, my personal motivational video, I believe, everyone can go beyond their limit. Every week as you come for the training, you accomplish something and be proud of it. You don't have to feel sorry and bad for running slow, but always remember at least you were there to try it out and that you did not give up. Perseverance is step 1. :)

Good luck to all that have registered for Mizuno Wave 2009! :) Together we come as Infinity Milers, we can do it!

GOGOGO!

Announcements

2009-10-13T13:03:00.002+08:00

1. Training as usual, Wednesday 14th, 5.30pm in front of the atrium. This training is formulated to improve stamina and lactic acid tolerance.

2. We'll announce the actual date of induction hike pretty soon. Please stay with us and we'll keep you all informed.

3. Sem2 seniors are going to have their summative soon. Pray for them and wish them luck!

-sihan-

TRAINING!!!!!!

2009-10-07T10:18:00.002+08:00

Hi, everybody... your beloved Sihan's here... ok cut the crap.

TRAINING is on this THURSDAY (5.30pm).... and as usual gather in front of the atrium. We're going to brief you all about our coming induction hike so... please make sure you come and so that you can get more information from us.

Besides, there'll be a very special training for this hike. hehe.

So, see ya there.

-sihan-

URGENT NEWS!!

2009-09-29T20:21:00.002+08:00

yo yo yo ppl, tomorrow's training session(30th september 2009) will start at at 6pm instead of the usual 5.30pm. this is because some of the m209 juniors are having their wellness module until 6pm. and yes, like what sihan said if you are free or you feel that your lectures have been too stressful, please feel free to join us. see you tomorrow =)

Training is BACK!

2009-09-29T14:09:00.003+08:00

Our weekly training is back on this Wednesday 30 September. If you are free, if you think your lectures have been too stressful, or whatever reason you think you feel like coming, please feel free to join us in front of the atrium at 5.30 pm!

For those who are interested in joining our major hike, please make sure you attend the training. It's pivotal for you to complete the training catered for you all.

-sihan-

Welcoming Party :)

2009-09-14T12:00:00.003+08:00

Hi, welcome all the M209 juniors to the one and the only running and mountain climbing club in IMU! We've a welcoming party to orientate you all to the one big family of Infinity Milers.

As for seniors, if you are free, please do come and support us. We direly need your assistance to make this welcoming party a success. So, what do you think, comrades?

Again, welcoming party is on this wednesday 16 September 2009, 5.30 pm (please please be punctual) and gather in front of the atrium.

Thank you very much for your support. -To infinity and beyond-

-sihan-

No training(19/8/09)

2009-08-18T15:39:00.000+08:00

hey ppl, there won't be any training 2mr(19/8/09). Do train on your own if u're free. take care and see u guys around =)

MIZUNO WAVE RUN 09

2009-08-12T13:18:00.002+08:00

Mizuno Wave Run is one of the most prestigious and hardest (considered by many) runs in Malaysia. It consists of endless gruelling uphill and downhill trail that can drive almost everyone nuts. BUT BUT BUT

Infinity Milers members will receive special training catered for this run and we'll conquer this run just like any other run. So, what are you waiting for? Contact Rui Yi 0127997088 or approach any inifnity milers committee members. Or you can just visit our blog for more information.

Date: 12 October

Venue: UPM

Distance: 10k

We will give out all the forms during training or any batch announcement. See you there!

No Training On This Coming Wednesday

2009-08-04T11:57:00.000+08:00

I made a mistake that day by announcing there's a training in this coming wednesday. My bad, due to some orientation stuff, we have to unfortunately postpone our training. Meanwhile, please please train on your own ok?

p/s: I'm sorry about this... but who wants to become SM for m209 orientation? :P

Adidas King of the Road 2009

2009-07-30T16:30:00.002+08:00

Hello! For those who are going for the run, please meet in front of IMU this Sunday, 2/8/2009 at 4:30 a.m.

Please be puntual! Thank you!

Adidas King of the Road

2009-07-24T14:00:00.003+08:00

Hello! This is just a reminder that there'll be a run on next Sunday, 2nd August 2009. For those who have signed up, please train on your own especially those who are going for 22.7km.

training( 15/7/09)

2009-07-14T21:57:00.000+08:00

hey people, there's training on 15/7/09. same time, same place. hoho.. =)

2009-07-12T17:04:00.001+08:00

To all milers members, this is the design of our club tee.
Material : Dryfit
Prize : RM25
Sizes: S, M, L, XL

Orders will only be taken during milers training as this tee is made exclusively for MILERS MEMBERS.
For those who are on holiday, you can made order once you guys are back in uni.
Any query, please inform Say Yee , 0166596168.

Men's Health Night Run

2009-06-15T17:20:00.003+08:00

Hello! There'll be a run coming up again!!

Men's Health Night Run 11.5km

Date: 25th July 2009 (Sat)
Time: 6pm - Midnight
Venue: In front of Kompleks Perbadanan Putrajaya, Precinct 3

Registration Fee: RM30

For those who are interested, please contact Rui Yi (012-7997088) for registration forms.

The deadline to submit the forms will be on 30th June!

Learn From These People

2009-06-08T09:10:00.004+08:00

Hi, after Klang Pcer, I feel so compelled to write this post which can possibly serve as a reminder and a great encouragement for everyone who aspires to conquer 10k, 21k or even 42k in the future.

Runners are always plagued with injuries. All sorts of injuries are awaiting you if you overtrain or improper training technique is used. Since injury is inevitable, it's plausible to argue that we should never run to prevent those unwanted injuries. People who don't run seldom have knee problems.

However, I urge you to look at those Milers who still carried on running in spite of the stinging injuries. I'm not going to single out any individual particularly because we run as fast as the slowest ones. Our doctrines definitely do not include any personal glorification. But, I hope you all open your eyes. We have people who ran with bandage but still could go back to support fellow Milers even they already finished their own race. We also had Milers who suffered from old injuries sustained from other activities, and still heroically completed their 21k. Not to mention those who developed cramps intermittently during the race, and still, pulled themselves up and dashed to the finishing line.

Those are the people we should learn from. The never-say-die attitude is what Milers are made of. I'm not trying to glorify pain. On the contrary, I want everyone to be aware of the pain they can endure. Push to your own threshold and you'll know how far you can go. By doing that, arguably speaking, you can even prevent potential damage you do to your body due to overtraining.

Hence, are you prepared enough to learn from them? If you are not, prepare yourself now because they are the best runners.

you don't need a reason for everything

2009-06-06T02:11:00.004+08:00

As I was having dinner with a few other college friends today at Bubba Gump today, I also watched a bit about the Forrest Gump story that they played on the LCD.

Then, it reminded me on what Jimmy had posted in the why-do-you-run.blogspot.com about Mr. Forrest.

“That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I ﬁgured, since I run this far, maybe I'd just run across the great state of Alabama. And that's what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I ﬁgured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I ﬁgured, since I'd gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.”

- Forrest Gump

And, then Mr. Forrest ran for 3 years 2 months before he decided to go home. :)

Run well this Sunday, whether it is 11km or 21.1km!

Training

2009-06-02T23:15:00.001+08:00

Hello! There will be no training tomorrow! But for those who are going for the half marathon this sunday, please do run on your own!! GO GO GO!

Klang Pacers 1/2 Marathon

2009-06-01T22:57:00.001+08:00

For those who are going for the Klang Pacers 1/2 Marathon on this Sunday, 7th June 2009:

Please gather in front of IMU at 4:30 AM!

Please be punctual and see you guys then! :)

Thank you.

When every step is agony

2009-06-01T13:33:00.002+08:00

As the 7 June 21km draws near, I'm sure many of you will be feeling slightly jittery, nervous, and probably very unsure. Well, words of advice I have none, but here's what I read today, from an interview of a participant in the Adidas Sundown Ultramarathon:

Numerous participants admitted that they had harboured thoughts of quitting, but decided not to give up.

"Every step is agony," said Sim Li Bin, 30, who had no qualms taking off his left sock to reveal an inch-sized blister on the sole of his left foot.

"Blisters, chaffing, and cramps... but it's all worthwhile when you reach the finish line"

Monash MAPCU- tug-of-war tournament '09!

2009-05-29T13:38:00.003+08:00

hello guys and girls.

i am wondering whether you guys are interested with Monash MAPCU - Tug-of-War Tournament 2009?

Monash University will be organizing the Monash MAPCU - Tug-of-War Tournament 2009. All MAPCU members are cordially invited to participate in this tournament. Details of the tournament are as follows:

Date: 25th July 2009
Time: 9am to 12pm
Venue: Monash University Field

All colleges are entitled to send a maximum of ONE (1) team and the participation is on a "first come first serve basis".

The entry fee is RM120 per team, which is not refundable after payment is made. All payment must be made payable to "Monash University Sunway Campus".

The closing date for submission of entry form is on 24th June 2009 (Wednesday). Enclosed are the rules & regulations and registration form.

Managers' meeting is scheduled on 10th July 2009 (Friday) @ 11am at Monash University.

Please be informed that once the participation of a team is confirmed payment must be made regardless of that team's presence on the tournament day. We would also like to ask for your kind cooperation to send us a reply with both the team manager's and team captain's contact numbers.

p/s: those who are interested, please contact See Wei at 017-3025750 or email me at seeweilow@gmail.com. Thank you!

training (26/5/09)

2009-05-26T19:43:00.001+08:00

hey ppl, there will be milers training tomorrow as usual. same time and place. see ya!!! =)

Are You Ready?

2009-05-25T21:10:00.003+08:00

This is the question for you all who is going to conquer the 21k run on 7th June. Are you ready?

Is your training lagging behind? Is your body ready for that? These are not the questions i ask. Instead, I ask are you ready?

Why? Because no matter how unprepared you are physically, you must prepare yourself mentally, ok? and piece of advice, don't overtrain if you feel unprepared for the run. Overtraining will not yield any good but injury. So, just try to keep up with your training schedule or sandip's one. Don't feel bad if you can't follow that, but never stop trying.

-When you stop trying, you stop being good.-

RELAY FOR LIFE KL 2009

2009-05-24T23:45:00.002+08:00

The National Cancer Society of Malaysia has organised a campaign "Relay for Life", whereby teams of 10 people take turns to walk around the track (you may run if you want :D) for 16 hours to raise funds for cancer research, education, support services etc.

Date: 30th May (Sat) 6pm - 31st May (Sun) 10am
Venue: MSN Training Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Registration Fee: RM10 (Free Tshirt)

This is definitely a fun and meaningful event!! So for those who are interested, please contact Chia Sin (016-8845826) or Rui Yi (012-7997088).

ground hike (23/5/09)

2009-05-21T20:56:00.002+08:00

yo people,
below are the list of things that one should bring for this saturday's ground hike:
a) proper shoes
b) 1.5 liter of water
c) snacks ( anything u can munch on.. haha XD)
d) a change of clothes
e) a small backpack ( to carry your water bottles etc etc)

p/s: meet outside imu at 5am. please be punctual!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Adidas King of the Road

2009-05-20T21:18:00.003+08:00

HO HO HO!

There will be a run in AUGUST!

Adidas King of the Road

Date: 2nd August 2009 (Sun)
Venue: Shah Alam
Registration Fee (early bird): RM35 - 21.7km; RM25 - 10km

For those who are interested, please contact Kevin (012-2810132) or Rui Yi (012-7997088) for registration forms.

Note: The deadline for submission of the forms will be on next Wednesday (27th May 2009).
Thank you :)

Milers summative

2009-05-18T10:44:00.004+08:00

hello guys and girls.

As you all know, this coming Wednesday, the 20th of May 2009, training will be extremely fun (its just not only about running, but studies too).

We are having a "Milers Summative" for the MEDT109 people as their summative is around the corner. :D

Well, we have decided that we will be questioning you guys on..

'Thorax' and 'Mechanisms of Respiration'

Please be punctual for training on Wednesday! And, do study hard for it! Never underestimate any questions. :)

Besides that, congratulations for finishing the run and well done to all the participants in the 15km New Balance Pacesetters yesterday!

2009-05-13T21:50:00.003+08:00

Hey. For those who signed up for the New Balance 15km run on this Sunday, 17th May 2009:

We'll be meeting up in front of IMU at 5:00 AM! (not 4:30! change of time!)

Please be punctual!! and see you guys then:)

training and a small request :)

2009-04-30T02:21:00.002+08:00

Yo people! There will be no training next week since M109 are having term break and M208 are having EOS 2 in 1 week.

On a side note, our/my very dear MAPCU track and field team is facing a few hurdles now, with funding becoming an issue and many of the runners getting injured during training. Sandip, Arvinf and Minyi pulled their muscles and many of us are constantly bogged down by studies. So people! Do give them a pat on the shoulders, or a small encouragement note whenever you see members of the MAPCU training team. And just to name a few, they are

M109: Siobhan, Jiawei and Minyi
M208: Amirul, Arvinf, Kevin and myself :)
M108: Sandip, Jeremy Joseph, Joel, Joey
M207: Renyi and Rauf
M107: Zhiven
Pharmacy: Pang Tsen
and many many more! (If I didn't name you, take no offence please! These are just the few who really need the support now)

I must say I'm very proud of the team this year, their commitment to training is really superb; 4 trainings a week and they never complained. I love you people very much!

Training on 29th April

2009-04-28T21:46:00.004+08:00

People, there will be training as usual tomorrow.

5.30pm.

Please be punctual!!

~To Infinity and Beyond~

The Devil's Scheme.

2009-04-16T21:31:00.005+08:00

See this people?

Note for those aiming to run 21km on 7th June, this is your training schedule by the kilometers. (+4) means you run an extra 4km after milers training every Wednesday. Credits goes to Sandip Singh Saggi, please say a huge thank you to Sandip next time you see him for drawing up this awesomely insane training schedule! :)

In any case, for all who signed up for 21km, please train up. 21km is honestly not something that should be taken lightly, especially if you're not yet a seasoned runner. You should be doing runs every other day just to be prepared :) 21km is gonna be tough not only on your physical body but also your mental capacity. So, TRAIN UP PEOPLE.

Least you can do is to come for Milers training huh? It's on, next Wednesday 5.30pm at the atrium. Be there, rain or shine!

Training!!!

2009-04-13T22:46:00.002+08:00

Training, as usual, Wednesday, 5.30pm Atrium. Pleast be punctual.

For those who completed Orange Run, congratulations!! For those who have unfortunately missed it, never mind, there'll be more races coming on and yes, there'll be ample chances for you guys to experience what we call 'whatever doesn't kill you simply make you stronger.'

-Punctuality is a courtesy of king- a German idiom

Courage

2009-04-11T12:45:00.003+08:00

The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I even had the courage to start -John Bingham

For some of you, this Sunday race will be your first ever 11k race in your whole life. It's ok to feel jittery, excited, slightly discouraged but always remember this quote from John Bingham whenever your self-doubt starts kicking in and threatening to derail your confidence.

It'll be a great feeling to complete a race. However, the courage that spurred you to join this race in the first place was something you much cherish. How many times in our life we just get cold feet in front of the obstacles? How many times in our life that we reach a crossroad but too scared to even continue?

You've made a right move by joining the race. Believe me, in the end of the day, you'll find yourself irreversibly changed by the race, no matter how fast or slow you complete the race. The passion will be burning in you, I say, for a very long time.

Let's give our best and to infinity and beyond.

-sihan-

2009-04-09T01:01:00.001+08:00

Hello again!

For those who signed up for the Orange Run on this Sunday, 12th April 2009:

Please gather in front of IMU at 5:30 AM!

Please be punctual punctual punctual and see you guys then! :)

Upcoming Run

2009-04-09T00:54:00.003+08:00

HELLO! There is another run coming up in JUNE!

Standard Chartered KL Marathon

Date: 28th June 2009 (Sun)
Venue: Dataran Merdeka, KL
Registration Fee: RM50 - 42km; RM40 - 21km and 10km

For those who are interested, please contact Rui Yi (012-7997088) for registration forms.

Note: The deadline for submission of the forms will be on next Tuesday (14th April 2009).

Thank you :)

Training as usual on WEDNESDAY.

2009-04-05T14:39:00.004+08:00

Hi guys! YOU MADE IT THROUGH KLANG GATES! Hope you all learned something new and more importantly, had fun :)

Anyway, there'll be training this Wednesday, 5.30pm at the atrium, rain or shine. We cannot stress on punctuality enough, please come on time!

Those who still want to join MAPCU training, you can still do so. Just text 0149215715 with your name, batch and state that you would like to join the MAPCU training team. Trainings are on every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday morning and Sunday evening. Those who can't come for every training but still want to join can also contact us :)

To all MAPCU runners, today's training will be at the track. Please meet at arena green entrance near 7-11 and Savana, at 5.30pm.

Training on 1st April, Wed

2009-03-31T16:19:00.002+08:00

Training, as usual, 5.30pm, rain or shine!!

Please be punctual =D

This training is compulsory for those who would like to come for the hike this coming saturday (4th April)!

Briefing for the hike will be made after the training!

~~~To infinity and beyond~~~

Training on 25th March

2009-03-23T18:23:00.002+08:00

Think wednesday, think Infinity Milers. And YES...

There'll be training on this coming Wednesday. We will see you there, same time 5.30pm (please be punctual TQ), same place Atrium and sports attire.

See you there.

-sihan-

Why Do You Run?

2009-03-21T17:01:00.004+08:00

Run, run and run, why do people always run? A spartan ran all the way back to Sparta and died of exhaustion, just to deliver a message, he ran. Forrest Gump, out out the blue,he just decided to take up his running shoes and start running. Terry Fox, fighting with cancer and struggling with one prosthetic leg, he still ran. We run, during the welcoming party, during our free time, during boring lecture.

The question remains: Why do we run?

Everyone runs for a reason, a reason they believe in or a reason they themselves don't even know. Some people run for the records and the victory, namely the 100m sprinters. Some people run for health and some people simply run for the pure pleasure.

Do you have a reason to run?

In this weekend, I urge you all to muse about it whenever you are free. Just think about the raison detre of your determination to run. In the coming training which is on 25th March, I hope you all will come to your conclusion and share with us.

Have a nice weekend!

To Infinity and Beyond

-sihan-

Upcoming Runs

2009-03-20T23:29:00.005+08:00

1. Orange Run 11km
Date: 12th April 2009 (Sun)
Time: 7.30am
Venue: Piazza, The Curve, Mutiara Damansara, PJ
Registration Fee: FREE!

2. New Balance Pacesetters 15km
Date: 17th May 2009 (Sun)
Time: 7.00am
Venue: Tapak A, Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens), KL
Registration Fee: RM45 + RM10 (deposit for the timing chip-refundable)

3. New Balance Klang Pacers
Date: 7th June 2009 (Sun)
Time: 6.30am
Venue: Welcome Centre, Setia Alam
Registration Fee: RM25 for 11km; RM30 for 21km

To take part in the run, please contact the following representatives from your batch for the registration forms:
M109: Hannah 017-365953
M208: Rui Yi 012-7997088
M108: Chia Sin 016-8845826
M207: Whei Ying 019-4807798
M107: Yuan Liang 012-7785350

For more information, please contact Rui Yi (012-7997088).

Note: The deadline for submission of the forms will be on next Thursday (26th March 2009).

Thank you :)

Welcoming Party!

2009-03-18T00:35:00.002+08:00

We'll be having our TRAINING and WELCOMING PARTY for batches P1/09 and MEDT1/09 tomorrow (18 March, Wednesday) 5.30pm at the atrium. All are welcome! Please come in sports attire :D

Infinity Milers Promotional Video (MeDt109)

2009-03-11T15:18:00.001+08:00

Hope you guys enjoy it! Kudos to everyone who assisted me in making this video and all thanks to Joash's camera. Without anyone of you, the video will be incomplete.

To Infinity And Beyond

2009-03-10T23:16:00.004+08:00

HELLO!

For those who signed up for the run --> Larian Amal Seri Sinar on 15th March 2009:

Please gather in front of IMU at 5:45 AM!

Please be punctual and see you guys then! :)

Training

2009-03-09T11:14:00.004+08:00

Hi all!

There will be training this coming wednesday!! 11th March 5.30pm at the atrium. Those going for Larian Amal Seri Sinar do train up! Let's conquer the run!

!!

2009-02-22T09:28:00.002+08:00

There will be no training on the 25th of Feb and also 4th of March because the orientation is going on.

We will update the next training soon! Do take note of it.

To Infinity and beyond!

UPM E-Charity Run 2009

2009-02-22T09:22:00.002+08:00

Hey guys!

There will also be another charity run, organized by the engineering students in UPM.

Run: UPM E-Charity Run 2009
Date: 1st March 2009
Day: Sunday
Time: 830am (flag-off)
Venue: Engineering faculty

The male students will be running 7km, and for female students, its 5km.

Registration fee for this run is RM15.

For more information and also for the registration form, please get it from Kevin Kwan by this Tuesday (24th Feb).

Thanks. :)

Larian Amal Seri Sinar 2009

2009-02-14T11:03:00.001+08:00

People, as the first run to warm yourselves up for the year 2009, other than those who went for the Great Eastern Run, there is this Larian Amal Seri Sinar 2009.

Run: Larian Amal Seri Sinar 2009.
Date: 15th March 2009
Day: Sunday
Time: 7am
Venue: start/finish-Taman Bukit Jalil, Bukit Jalil(car park B)
Distance: 10 km for men and women open

For more infomation, you guys can contact Kevin Kwan at 012-2810132.

Infinity Milers Gunung GAP - Chilling Falls Expedition

2008-12-27T19:54:00.000+08:00

Date: January 4th 2009 (Sunday)
Time:5.30am (outside IMU) to 6.00pm (approximately)
Venue: Ulu Tranum Forest Reserve, Kuala Kubu Bahru
Fees: RM1 (Park Fees)

Located at the Ulu Tranum Forest Reserve in the borders of Pahang and Selangor, Gunung GAP (1115m) provides climbers with a relatively relaxing but challenging climb through the Malaysian lowland rainforest, albeit being only about an hour’s drive away from the IMU.

The climb is expected to take about two hours to reach Gunung GAP, where we will be taking a quick breather before exiting the trail so that we can head to our next destination – Chilling Falls.

Located just 5 minutes away, the trail to Chilling Falls begins at the Sungai Chilling Fish Sanctuary. The trail will take about an hour or so, with numerous river crossings along the way. You’ll find yourself waddling waist deep in the cold mountain-streams of Sungai Chilling and walking through orchid and fern strewn valleys – a must go for the avid photographer.

Upon reaching the majestic Chilling Falls, we will break for a quick bite and for the customary photography session. Once done, we then announce the names of the Infinity Milers Committee Members 2009/2010, comprising of voted representatives from ME/DT108 and ME208.

With the formalities done, we will exit the trail before heading to the nearby Kuala Kubu Bahru town for late lunch/early dinner.

For more details or to confirm your participation, please contact:

Jodie (014-9215715)
Wen Peng (012-2838057)
Say Yee (016-6596168)

PS: Please contact them AFTER the 31st of December 2008, as they are currently preparing for their Summative 1.

Thank you :)

To Run Like A Gazelle

2008-12-18T01:05:00.000+08:00

I wanted to share this story with everyone during our training session today, but I decided against doing so, probably because of its length. However, I do hope that everybody will give it a read, for I found it profoundly meaningful. Hopefully, it can strike a chord in all of us.

Okay, here goes:

I was going through a few websites about running the other day around when I came across this quote which really caught my eye. Maurice Greene, the American sprinter and double Olympic Gold Medalist in the 100M and 4x100M relay events respectively in the 2000 Sydney Olympics said this:

"Somewhere in Africa, a gazelle wakes up at the break of dawn.
It knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Somewhere else in Africa, a lion wakes up at the break of dawn.
It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve.
Now it doesn't matter whether you're the lion or the gazelle,
What matters is when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."

I found it pretty amusing, and I quickly SMSed this quote to a few of the ME208 Infinity Milers members, hoping that it’ll spur them on to study harder for their exams. The replies I got from them were hilarious.

Coincidentally, this quote reminded me of a true story I once told fellow IMU Track and Field sprinters who were warming down after training for the 2008 Malaysian Private College and Universities (MAPCU) Track and Field Competition in mid July.

It was a story dating back to the 1960’s where there was a member of the Egyptian royal family who enjoyed hunting. One day, he summoned his two assistants – a driver and a spotter, to follow him on his hunting trip to the deltas of the Nile River, where the river provided ample drinking water and lush surroundings for animals to thrive and feed. As their jeep sped down the Nile Delta, they came upon a herd of feeding gazelles and their sights were quickly set.

As the driver of the jeep sped after the animals, the spotter assisted the hunter in locating the most handsome gazelle to be killed. The jeep soon flanked the herd of flocking gazelles, and the hunter with hunting rifle at hand, took aim. Before he managed to squeeze the trigger, his assistant – the spotter called upon him and frantically pointed to a certain gazelle running alongside the jeep. To his surprise, it wasn’t a gazelle, but in fact a human-like figure, running on all fours together with the gazelles!

The hunter was awe struck and looked at the jeep’s speedometer, which clocked an amazing 35mph (that’s about 55km/h!), far faster than what any running human being could achieve during the 1960’s. The hunter ordered the driver to continue pursuing that..thing and it was soon exhausted by the chase. It collapsed and the hunter and his assistants finally had their chance to have a closer look at ‘it’.

The ‘gazelle’ was in fact a human being, of no more than 10 years in age. He had unkempt brown hair, which covered his face and back. He had scars all over his shoulders and his ankles were abnormally enlarged. Without hesitation, they bundled the boy into the jeep and sped to the local hospital.

The boy was hospitalized and seen by doctors, who were perplexed at what they saw. He spoke no word of any language and refused cooked food. He was restrained due to his wild nature and caused quite a stir at the hospital. The doctors came up with a theory that the boy, who is roughly about 12 years old by now, was abandoned by his parents in the wild at a tender age and was left to fend for himself. All alone and far away from civilization, all he could do was to adapt to his surroundings or face certain death. Based on how the boy was behaving, the doctors deduced that the boy was ‘adopted’ by the herd of gazelles that he was found with. By behaving like a gazelle, mimicking their behavior such as while feeding, running and socializing, the boy was soon ‘accepted’ into the herd as a fellow gazelle. He remained there till he was caught.

Sadly, the boy soon passed away after 2 days of hospitalization. In shock and refusing any form of food, he died because of exhaustion and dehydration. The hunter, who closely monitored the deterioration of the child’s health by his death bed, had only one thing to say:

“It is evident that the only way we should run, is to run like a gazelle.”

To run like a gazelle. What does it actually mean to run like a gazelle? Now, that got me thinking! That very night itself (or rather morning), I jumped onto the Internet and read up as much as I could about gazelles. I watched videos on YouTube, read encyclopedias online – basically anything I could do to get my hands on more information about gazelles. Their hierarchy. Their built. And on how they run.

It was breathtaking.

After those hours of reading, watching, listening and anticipating, something struck me. On what it meant to actually run like a gazelle.

It occurred to me that I need not watch YouTube to see gazelles run in the wild, for I am already seeing gazelles run every week. On Wednesdays at 1730 hours. Outside IMU. Under the name of Infinity Milers.

One thing I would have to say about gazelles is their techniques. To see a gazelle running in full motion, airborne with all 4 feet in the air, is akin to seeing poetry in motion. Although they are not the strongest of all herbivores, their brilliant technique and adaptive physique make them brilliant runners. Similarly, we may not be as strong, as fit or as fast as other, more gifted runners out there. But what we lack genetically and in our physique, we can compensate by concentrating on our technique. Some genes, stature and physique cannot be acquired either than by inheritance, but the technique and stamina is certainly acquirable.

One other thing I noticed about the gazelles is their spirit – they always run free. Driven only by the need to survive the harsh surroundings and the threat of predators, they look almost carefree whenever they run unthreatened. I strongly believe the same – whenever we run, we must run with a clear mind and a clear heart. Put all the burdens of life and suffering aside for an hour and for once, truly run free. As Roderick puts it, empty your cup of tea and let it be filled once again by our surroundings. Never let the troubles of life weigh you and your potential down, only then will you truly be able to run free.

The most profound thing that I noticed about the gazelles, however, is that they always run together in a herd. For they know that as individuals they are weak, open to the threats of predators such as hyenas and lions, while as a unit – a herd, they are strong. The stronger, more mature bucks will always surround and protect the younger, weaker does and elderly bucks in the center, providing as much protection as possible to them. Now, as a herd they are so strong that they are capable of facing up against attacks by predators from any flanks, so long as they stay united, run as a herd and do not disperse. However, whenever they do disperse, they do so in such a manner that the accumulative strength and weakness of the herd is equally divided into smaller sub-herds - there are no sub-herds which consists of all young does or a sub-herd which consists of all mature adults. They are all equal. And even when a weak doe is singled out by predators, a more mature and seasoned adult would never hesitate to sacrifice itself, just so that this gazelle will be given a fighting chance to live and thrive, to maintain the continuity of the herd in the near future.

My fellow friends, I saw this when we climbed Gunung Batu Puteh. I see this whenever we run on Wednesdays, week in week out. I see this whenever we go for extended runs, to places we know little or nothing about. I see this whenever we push our friends to run harder and faster. I see this at the lunch tables; whenever we convene for lunch after the running competitions we take part in the mornings. I see this in Infinity Milers.

And I see this in all of you.

So there it was. It took me a better half of 6 whole months to finally figure out what “to run like a gazelle” really meant. Today was a special day, for Infinity Milers has successfully produced its 5th generation of leaders, to pass on its values and its philosophy to anybody and everybody who are willing to learn and more importantly, improve themselves. The club can only move forward, for the only limit is the limit that we set on ourselves.

It has been an immense pleasure running and climbing with every single one of you. I am greatly satisfied on what we’ve achieved throughout this entire year and bear no regrets or ill feelings towards anyone. I choose not to be sad for this is not the end, but merely the beginning of greater things to come for Infinity Milers. Keep it going guys, the sky is the limit :).

And yes, remember to run as gazelles. Always.

Your humble servant,
ray mun :)

“We are IMU runners,
Running for our school,
Once in a life,
Five years of our time.
Have you ever wondered,
Why do we run?
Because we love our school,
And we want it to be good, to be good.

Runners, Fighters, Warriors,
Fighting to the end.
Never shall we quit,
Never to retreat.
Forever we’ll remember,
This is our song.
And then we will say,
Infinity and Beyond and Beyond!”

"Baptism of Fire"

2008-12-17T00:13:00.000+08:00

Gunung Batu Puteh hike video, which perfectly tells the tale of the Milers journey up and down White Rock Mountain, and surviving through the Baptism of Fire.
Thanks Sihan and Jia Yi for making this video. :)

Sondol aje'!

2008-12-14T17:40:00.000+08:00

Are You Faster Than A..... Lion?

2008-12-14T08:14:00.000+08:00

Are You In A...Relationship?

2008-12-13T14:55:00.001+08:00

2008-12-13T00:00:00.000+08:00

Yes guys, as the year comes to an end, so are the Milers training sessions for 2008. Last Milers training this year will be on the coming Wednesday, 17/12. :)

Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Atrium

"We shall not cease from exploration
and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time."
-T.S. Eliot-

Baptism Of Fire: Gunung Batu Puteh (November 2008)

2008-11-30T20:28:00.000+08:00

"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love,

the things you are,
and the things you never want to lose."

Group 1 - Apache

Group 2 - Leech Lovers

Group 3 - Happy Meal

Group 4 - Dunno Yet

Infinity Milers - Random

Lastly, the committee..

Raymun

Wei Sheng

Roderick

Lemin and Justin

Whey Ying

Jeannie and Ying See

Xin Ying (in the middle)

“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
– John Muir

-the END-

Baptism Of Fire: Gunung Batu Puteh Hike (7th-10th Nov)

2008-11-30T20:09:00.000+08:00

(from group 3's "Quarter Pounder" aka Sihan)

I survived, much to my haters' dismay. Baptism of Fire, the theme of our hike to the 8th highest mountain in peninsula Malaysia, though sounds scary, the real hike proved to be ten times more intimidating than the title. There were people about to raise their white flag, there were injuries, there were seemingly insurmountable obstacles, there was creepy poser like this....

AHHH!! Roderick acted cute...

But most importantly, we could now proudly say, our will is made of steel and baptism of fire has definitely shaped that piece of steel we all have.

Day 0- Of Biscuit Tins, Facial Cleanser and a Bible

Day 0 had nothing interesting to report because we hadn't really started our hike.

Guess what? Just before we departed from IMU, Ray Mun did some routine check on the stuff we packed inside our hiking bag and he found A HUGE BISCUIT TIN which was full of biscuits in one girl's bag. Ray Mun who is renowned of his coolness nearly fainted on the spot.

Happy Meal (From left: Si han the Quarter Pounder, Joey the Oreo, Kevin the Spicy Chicken McDeluxe, Say Yee the Apple Pie, Sin Chin the '5' Choco Tops, May Wan the Choco Sundae, Jeremy the Big Mac and Jeannie the McNuggets) Ray Mun the doublecheese burger 'plzzz' was not in the picture

And this was not the end. Later he also confiscated some facial cleansers from a girl (whose name i shall not disclose on ground of personal security). She must be thinking the organic cucumber+aloe vera extract inside the cleanser is edible and potentially useful when we are lost.

The repacking of our backpack could easily be the funniest moment in the whole hike. Some people really brought some weird things up there. And yes, Joash, my beloved roommate, guess what he brought? A BIBLE. Joash, i need salvation more, not you.

Committee discussed what to do with Joash's Bible

After that we were assigned to 4 teams and each team needed to come out with some really lame name. Ours, being the lamest of all, was Happy Meal!! The other were, Don't Know Yet, Leech Lovers and Apache( the most sane among all) And each of us had our own nickname. I was Quarter Pounder because i think the animals in the jungle won't like beef. Lame...

Soon after we had our briefing, we departed from IMU for Tapah, Perak. I sat in May Wan aka The-Self-Proclaimed-Most-Gentle's car. We arrived at the base camp and rested there overnight before we started our hike officially.

Day 1: First Love Last Rite

After a sleepless night, my body was aching all over but luckily my mind was completely ready for the hike. Joash as usual was too motivated until he felt very compelled to read a chapter of The Bible before going for the hike. After having a light breakfast and fighting for toilets with bunch of school kids, we elected our leader of the team.

Our leader for the first day was Kevin The Most Hamsap. (He will kill me if he sees this)

Due to some transportation problems that cropped up last minute, we somehow delayed our hike a bit. That's why we had plenty of time to kill at Kuala Woh's dam.

Somebody lost his hiking bag. Everyone helped searching

Some Milers were busily courting (OOps I mean socializing), some were just wandering around, finding place to pee and some were sinking into deep muse...

Joey was dreaming of EOS 2

After wasting for more than 1 hour, we finally got to start our hike. The first part of the hike was pretty easy because we were just hiking along the river. The river was just right beside us and it seemed everyone was in high spirit. Some of us even started testing their vocal chord (singing is not really the most suitable word).

En route to our lunch point, we crossed a river using a really cool bamboo bridge. It's really a primitive architecture marvel because it's so stable and we didn't really feel dangerous crossing this bridge which is built of few bamboo sticks.

Our first lunch point was just right beside a river. My first time experience with mess tins was not as disastrous as what I anticipated. I could even cook for other people! And the person who ate my maggi survived the hike.

The lunch was refreshing. Just when we all thought 'how come this hike so easy one', the hard part was yet to come. The path was getting steeper and steeper soon after we left the lunch point. The obstacles also became more and more sophisticated. They ranged from thorny branches and leaves to fallen treetrunks to annoying overhead branches.

We stopped now and there while the path was just getting more and more punishing. To make thing worse, the dark clouds were hovering on the sky. To make thing even worse, Roderick was challenging God to 'rain upon all the non-believers'.

And guess what? God listened to an agnostic instead of a Christian who brought Bible all the way up to the mountain. Soon after Roderick challenged God, it really rained, HEAVILY. The magnitude of the rain was no longer 'dogs and cats' when we were about to reach our first pitstop of the day. It was raining 'cows and buffalos' when we reached the cave.

The cave, anatomically(haha), is consisted of two big rocks. One rests on another. It's a perfect C-shaped cave which can easily house more than 40 hikers at any given time. By the time we reached there, we were all soaking wet and freezing cold.

Fortunately, the dinner was awaiting. Ray Mun cooked for us the pasta and macaroni cheese he brought. It's so good until the food can put TGIF to shame anytime. Maybe just because the hunger pangs were killing us. Anything palatable was considered heavenly when the weather was so cold and the body was low in sugar.

However the drama of the day didn't end here.

Due to its immense complexity, I shall retreat to the most primitive way of explanation: pictorial explanation.

As you already know, we slept in a cave which consists of two big rocks. Because of the rain, the cave became a bit slippery. While we were sleeping at night... sh*t happened...

A: The place we initially slept on.

B: I woke up suddenly and to my dismay, I slided all the way to B

C: I woke up again, this time awakened by Joey's scream 'OUCH MY HEAD'. I slided down to C and hit Joey's head.

Eventually, me, May Wan, Say Yee and Kevin didn't get any sleep because we were too afraid to move or sleep, fearing we might slide and end up at nowhere.

Day 2: The Importance Of Being Earnestly Focused aka Sondoh JEH

Early morning, after braving the usually cold weather just to get some water from nearby stream, we started our hike again, with rejuvenated spirit. Physically, despite the torturous night spent in the cave, we didn't really feel the lethargy, maybe it's largely due to the adrenaline gushed through our veins.

'Peak day' is always exciting. Everyone loves the idea of getting up the peak. Perhaps that's why we moved in an uncannily fast pace. The route was about the same as the day before, except the inclination just got steeper and steeper. Besides, the species of flora gradually changed to something that some of us have never seen before in our whole life.

Just before we reached Gunung Kak camp site, there's a famous 4-storey high rock climb (without ropes) we all had to surmount. Well, it's not as tough as what we had anticipated. The rocks, though were slippery, were strategically placed that we didn't really need to worry about our footing.

After that, we rested for a while on top of Gunung Kak and had our lunch.

The view offered by Gunung Kak was generous. We could easily see the pseudo-peak of Gunung Batu Puteh and the real peak of Gunung Batu Peak which was partly concealed in the clusters of clouds.

We continued to hike for another 4 hours before we reached the peak. The route was getting muddier as we edged closer to the peak. Some of us had our shoes stuck inside the nutella-like mud and one of us even fell into the mud. However, everyone had only one goal in their mind, THE PEAK.

So, we sondoh-jeh(GO GO GO), as suggested by Ray Mun. Finally we reached the peak and the sense of achievement was simply overwhelming when we saw the beirut standing high near the entrance of the peak.

Most of us were exhausted. We pitched the tents and had our dinner. The dinner was great and the food, none other than maggi, again tasted heavenly on top of the mountain.

After the dinner, the surprise arrived. Ray Mun told us there's a Milers' tradition which they normally carry out on top of the mountain. This tradition has certain sacredness in it and ought to be passed down batch by batch.

It turned out to be a VIVA!

Viva, though scary, was fun. Sin Chin simply couldn't resist to dig out more secrets from other people and I was not spared as well. I was saddened by some stories told by the others and i couldn't help to wonder why the stories all so emo one...

Day 3: Baptism Of Fire

In the early morning, suddenly it rained. The temperature straight away plunged. When i woke up, I was shivering deep down inside my pants because my pants were all wet due to the condensation of the vapour.

The peak was covered by mist and apart from impregnable layers of mist, we couldn't see anything else. And our emo-centre was stimulated again. Some of us began to take farewell photos and some of us had the sudden urge to lapse into state of self-indulgence.

Soon after we had our breakfast, we prepared to leave and of course, we didn't miss the chance to take our one last photo on top of the peak. Before that, we were already told that our team would be the sweeper team on the last day.

Without realising how arduous sweeping can be, we gleefully embarked on our journey down the hill. Personally, I feel that going downhill is more challenging than going uphill because it's mentally-tiring and the stress on the knees can be quite scary.

Our downhill hike didn't start off well. Soon after we started hiking, one of our seniors sprained her ankle and she had to endure the pain all the way down. Eventually she made it, what a tough woman she is...

Then, more accidents happened. Some people slipped, some people hit the overhead branch (which I did for n-times) and some people also picked up some minor injuries here and there. These incidents severely slowed down our hike and we were told by the mountain guide that if we carried on hiking on this pace, we might reach our base camp after 11pm...

Hiking in the dark? Worst-case-scenario we all wanted to avoid. And luckily after making some arrangement, we managed to move faster.

10 hours down the hill, we hardly ate anything. All we had were some cereal bars and chocolate bar because we didn't have time to stop and have proper meal. By the time we reached our first lunch point, it was already 5.30pm.

The jungle was getting darker after that and by the time we reached the bamboo bridge, it was 7 pm. Now, everyone had their headtorch on because if we didn't, we could hardly see the obstacles.

The last one hour was simply insane. Lots of my friends had long exceeded their own limit, they managed to finish the remaining hike solely on adrenaline rush. We reached the base camp around 8.30pm.

I was so relieved to see the lights of the base camp once again.Then I realized something...

Finally, I finished the hike and all the self-doubts were finally disproved by my own strength and support from my friends. I survived eighth highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia.

Afterthought:

I couldn't have done this alone. When my physical strength was drained out, my mental strength kept me moving. When my mental strength faltered, I had my friends. They were always there, motivating each other, telling each other 'keep moving'. My friends, you were all awesome.

Besides the friendships, I learned another thing. Having dream or goal is pivotal. No matter how your dream will end up, the journey of chasing your dream is what life should base on. I dream of climbing a real mountain and I was up there. Despite the mountain was not as amazing as what I had imagined, the journey, nonetheless was rewarding.

I was changed by the journey.

Training on 26th November and 3rd of December.

2008-11-24T01:02:00.000+08:00

Yes people, as usual, there will be Milers training on the 26/11 and 3/12.

Time : the traditional 5.30pm
Place : the usual Atrium XD

No training on 12 Nov

2008-11-12T00:47:00.000+08:00

Yes people, Milers training on the 12th November is canceled. For those who went Batu Putih, pleaseeee do rest your legs! :) There will be training on the 19th of November.

No Milers training on 5th Novemeber

2008-10-31T07:57:00.000+08:00

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.

Mizuno Wave Run 2008 (Part 2)

2008-10-24T09:40:00.001+08:00

Wooooohoooooo!

Though the strain persists,
I shall not falter,
For the victory is sweet,
But the memories...last a little longer.
-anon-

Mizuno Wave Run 2008

2008-10-23T18:43:00.001+08:00

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

Perhentian Island Challenge 2008

2008-10-21T15:29:00.000+08:00

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!

Upcoming Milers training.

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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. :)

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next up - Mizuno Wave Run
19 October 2008

we are meeting at 5.30AM in front of IMU :)

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New Balance Klang Pacers 12km Run
12 Oct 2008

to everyone who have signed up for this run:)
pls gather in front of IMU at 5AM

please be punctual, thanks:)

Klang Pacer & Perhentian Island Challenge

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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 #

Infinity Milers Training, October

2008-10-05T14:10:00.000+08:00

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. :)

Congratulations Infinity Milers!

2008-09-23T20:00:00.000+08:00

"To Infinity and Beyond!"

Just as our motto goes, Infinity Milers have managed to outdo themselves (once again) by successfully completing the Lafuma Mountain Conquest 2008, organised by Lafuma Malaysia!

As stipulated by the rules and regulations of Lafuma Malaysia, all documentation of our conquest of Gunung Korbu, Gunung Gayong, Gunung Junction, Puncak H20, Puncak 6850 and Gunung Yong Belar have been submitted to the organisers within 3 months of our expedition, thus signalling our long overdue 'conquest'.

In fact, we are currently linked to the Lafuma Mountain Conquest 2008 Blog! And as we speak, countless fellow mountain hiking enthusiasts are viewing our detailed day-to-day report of Infinity Milers' conquest of these great mountains, on a trail known as the Titiwangsa Range Transverse.

Good job, lads. Good job!

With all the formalities done and dusted, all we can do now is to await whatever fate that lays ahead of us. The competition may be tough, but win or lose, today the 23rd of September 2008, is another milestone for this humble club, known as The Infinity Milers.

cheerio!

Bukit Tabur aka Klang Gates (20th Sep 2008)

2008-09-22T23:29:00.000+08:00

Infinity Milers~~ Once again we organized an orientation climb up the traditional IM bukit - KLANG GATES.

Up and ready even before the sun rises and the chickens start going wild, we gathered in front of IMU. About 4.30a.m. we had a small briefing and headcount. All set and ready, we departed for Tmn Melawati. So cool ( I mean the whole procession, the long row of cars)~ pity I forgot the camera XD.

At the foot of the hill...parked the cars, warmed up, geared up, teamed up, we set out for the 1st peak. LOL SG ppl actually come all the way here to see sun rise~ how cool is tht man!?!?! They set out 1st, we followed behind.

The usual cries rang up " WHTS THE HOLD UP???....GO GO GO!!!!....GO FASTER OR U"LL MISS THE SUNRISE......KEEP MOVING U MULES!!!(this one is just for fun XD)". As usual the juniors happily forgot to bring torch light, not to say head torch. Luckily we were all ready for this and prepared extra. Our boss Ray Mun used his night vision eyes~ cool eh~~

We reached few minutes before the sun rise. The view was spectacular. For the 3rd time, I've seen this view, 've never grown bored of it. With the breeze and the all, this is the kind of peace far beyond anyone can hope for. Cam-whore session ensued in a jiffy, together with brisk breakfast. We moved out soon enough to finish our expedition.

Sunrise, from Bukit Tabur West.

When Junior met Senior.

Puasa pun tak pe, asal dpat panjat gunong!

ME/DT08 was well represented.

Ying See and Le Min

Justin. Cool cool!

A climb of hardship and friendship fostered.

Frankly, everyone conquered Klang Gate quite well. The rope part, the rock climbing part, the IM song session(compulsory la oi~~), the down hill.....

After the coming out of the bukit~, we had a small debrief. Everyone shared their experience and thoughts about the climb. Then another tradition, Steven's corner~ most had a heavy meal to compensate for the climb XD~

天下没有不散的宴席 or so the saying goes~ we said our gdbyes and happily went home(finally can sleep ady a~ having a climb right after IMU cup finale night = more than 24 hrs not sleeping.....hats off to everyone tht survived this climb)

Thank you Infinity Milers, Thanks everyone....for a memory created that will last forever.....

Infinity Milers upcoming training, 24th September

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There will be Milers training on the 24th of September (Wednesday) at 5.30pm, outside atrium.

There will not be training during the Raya holidays! So everybody, please do train on your own. :)

Upcoming runs in October 2008

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New Balance Klang Pacers 12km Run

Date : 12 October 2008 (Sunday)
Venue : Stadium Padang Sultan Sulaiman, Klang
Entry Fees : RM30

Mizuno Wave Run (10km)

Date : 19 October 2008 (Sunday)
Venue : Padang Merbuk, Kuala Lumpur
Entry Fees : RM35

To join in the run, please contact the following representatives from your batch :
M208 - Wen Peng @ 012-2838057
M108 - Sandip @ 016-2210824
M207 - Whei Ying @ 019-4807798
M107 - Yuan Liang
M206 - Jimmy @ 017-2129009
Pharmacy, Nursing, Biomed, Biotech, Nutrition - Whei Ying @ 019-4807798 :)

If you wanna inquire on more details, please sms either:
-Whei Ying (019-4807798)
-Ray Mun (012-6799642)

Note : the datelines for the submission of the run forms will be Thursday, 25/9!!

Infinity Milers upcoming training, 17th September

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There will be Milers training on the 17th of September (Wednesday) at 5.30pm, outside atrium.

Infinity Milers Video (September 2008 promo)

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Welcoming party, September 2008

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Infinity Milers is going to have a welcoming party for the new members.

Date : 11/9 - Thursday
Time : 5.30pm
Venue : Outside atrium
Dress code : Sports Attire

So guys, see you there! :)

Note : our weekly training sessions are held on every Wednesdays, 5.30pm.

Transtitiwangsa Expedition

2008-09-06T23:12:00.000+08:00

Day 1 (21/7/2008)

The expedition team members gathered at the university atrium at 7.00 p.m. There the supplies and group items as well as the equipments are distributed to all team members.

Once all items have been packed, a final gear check is done and the team members gather for one last briefing and photo op before departing for Sri Petaling LRT station. We arrived at Plaza Rakyat LRT station and boarded the 11.30 p.m. bus to Ipoh.

Day 2 (22/7/2008)

Arrived at Ipoh at 2.00 a.m. We met our guide, Fuad who also happened to be in the same bus as we were and had a brief introduction with our guide. Then we stored our bags at a bus counter and continued our sleep while waiting for our 4WD pick-up to arrive.

By about 5.00 a.m. our pick up arrived and we loaded our packs and even grabbed the day’s lunch which was a simple fare of chapatti and dhal. We then set off for our intake point which was the Ulu Kinta dam. Along the way, day finally broke and we managed to catch a glimpse of Ipoh’s trademark limestone formations as well as the foreboding mountain ranges beyond.

After roughly an hour’s ride, we finally arrive at Ulu Kinta dam. The driver then sent us further in, to meet up with our other guide, Kasim, who was a former member of the Police Field Force, also known as the Senoi Praaq, an Orang Asli fighting unit whose role during the communist emergency was paramount in tracking the subversive activities of the communist terrorist. Thus, Kasim, has a tremendous amount of jungle experience and the jungle is almost like his own backyard. The 4WD then delivered us to the starting point of our track which was Sungai Senoi. With our packs all on our backs, we rallied together and then set off on the start of our trek by crossing the river.

Along the way, the track was obstructed with fallen bamboos due to the heavy rain a few days back. This obstruction made the trek more difficult as we were forced to crawl most of the time under the bamboo on all fours. To add to the challenge, the track was muddy all the way and the entire track was infested with leeches.

At around 12.00 p.m. we stopped for a quick lunch. It was not long before our packed lunch was consumed. Then after a short break we continued on along the track, crawling under piles of fallen bamboos, until we finally reached our camp site by the river at around 5.00 p.m.

By now, team morale was slightly diminished due to the excruciatingly exhausting trek which would have taken half the time if not for the obstruction. We set up the flysheet and groundsheet for our shelter, cleaned up and started cooking dinner. After a warm dinner, we all settled in for the night and slept.

Day 3 (23/7/2008)

Everyone woke up and started preparing breakfast while some packed up the groundsheet and flysheet. By 9.00 a.m. we started our ascend towards Korbu Peak.

2 hours of trekking later we arrived at the last water point at 1040 metres where we had a short break and a quick lunch. From there on, the trek now encompasses multiple ascends and descends with numerous shorter peaks along the way before reaching Korbu Peak. Along the trek, we passed by Bukit Botak, Bukit Dagu and Anak Korbu each getting progressively higher. Also, along the way, the vegetation began to change from a diphterocarp forest to a Montane forest above 1800 metres which conveyed an almost mystical feel with its bonsai trees and moss covered tracks as well as brilliantly coloured flowers along the way.

Finally at 5.00 p.m. we summited Korbu Peak. The usual drill of setting up our shelter and cooking was carried out. After dinner, we managed to view the sunset at Korbu Peak for a brief moment just before the mist sets in. In the evening, we managed to chat with our guides regarding the mountains before turning in for the night.

Day 4 (24/7/2008)

The next morning, we managed to wake up at 6.30 a.m. to the sunrise at Korbu Peak which was a magnificent view. As the day got brighter, we could see Ipoh shrouded in the shadows of Mount Korbu and the mist rolling in from the mountain sides. In the distance we could also see the Gayong Peak and Junction Peak which are the two peaks that we will be conquering for the day.

After taking in the view from the mountain, we prepared breakfast. By 9.00 a.m., we packed up our gear and began hiking towards Gayong Peak. Along the way, we got to savour the majestic panorama of the Titiwangsa range as we were able to see some of the tallest mountains in West Malaysia such as Yong Yap and Tok Nenek. It was a straightforward hike and took the entire party 2 and half hours to get to the junction to Gayong Peak. At this junction, we unloaded our packs and hiked towards Gayong peak which was 3 minutes away from the junction.

After a brief photo op at Gayong Peak, we returned to the junction and continued on towards Junction Peak. The hike towards Junction peak was also relatively straightforward. 2 hours into the hike, we stopped by at Kem Cerek, so named because of a hanging teapot at the campsite, to prepare lunch. After lunch, the ascend got steeper as we approach the peak to the extend that the track was almost in our faces and there were scrambling on all fours involved. This was made all the more difficult by the roots of the bonsai trees along the track which grew haphazardly in all directions forcing us to contort in the most uncomfortable positions in order to crawl past the roots.

Finally, after scrambling up the near vertical peak for about 20 minutes, we reached the top of Junction Peak. The peak is called Junction Peak because on this peak there are various other trails that lead to other mountains such as Yong Yap Peak and Tok Nenek Peak in Kelantan. With the obligatory photo op done, we pressed on again for the next peak which was Peak 6850 (the number refers to its height in feet).

Our next campsite was H20 Valley, so named because there is a river that runs through the valley and thus is a popular water point for all the hikers on this trail. The descend towards H20 Valley was steep and there were also rock faces along the way which was slippery. 3 hours into our trek, the rain began to pour heavily. This slowed our progress down considerably and before long, the sky turned dark as night began to set in. Thus, we had no choice but to hike in the dark with the aid of our head torches.

A further hour of trekking in the dark finally brought us to our campsite amidst the downpour which has gotten heavier. We immediately set up the flysheet and the groundsheet as quickly as possible but alas, our shelter for the night was wet. We still manage to prepare a quick dinner in the pouring rain and the warm meal was a welcome for all the hikers who were wet, cold and tired from the day’s hike.

After dinner, everyone settled into their respective shelters and tried their best to sleep but sleep was fleeting however for the cold dampness of the night along with the incessant sand fly attacks had most of the hikers staying awake throughout the night.

Day 5 (25/7/2008)

The rain finally stopped in the morning and as day broke, we got a better view of the campsite with the river that runs through it. We immediately prepared a hearty breakfast in preparation for summiting Yong Belar Peak.

By 11 a.m. we packed up and left the camp site. As steep as the descend was the day before, the ascend for the day was also equally steep as we hiked up along the mountain side and headed towards the ridge.

Along the ridge, the ascend was also unforgiving with steep climbs and bonsai tree roots jutting out in every directions to greet us. To complicate matters, the heavy downpour the night before made the track even muddier and there were parts where whole feet up to well above the ankle sunk into the mud.

Our progress was once again partially slowed as we had to tread carefully on the tree roots and constantly balancing ourselves as we hiked. The track also had numerous treacherous ledges which were narrow with sides that dropped all the way down to the valley and caution had to be exercised at all times along the way. Along the track, we even manage to spot tracks of jungle wildlife such as a paw print which we later found out belonged to a panther. The terrain was also very similar to the hike towards Korbu Peak with numerous shorter peaks along the way, each getting progressively higher.

We finally reached Anak Yong Belar, which was the peak just before Yong Belar peak where we had a short break before pushing on. Then, we arrive at Kem Kuali, which was camp site just beneath Yong Belar peak. From here, the ascend was even more unforgiving with a near vertical climb for 45 minutes. We had the track in our faces most of the time.

At the top of Yong Belar peak, we finally managed to catch a short glimpse of all the previous peaks that we have summited along the way before the mist set in. At the peak we also met a group of hikers who were going the other direction towards Challi Peak and Three State Boundary Peak.

After a brief conversation with the group as well as more photos, we left an IMU banner on the peak as a mark of our conquest. From there, we continued hiking towards our next campsite which was Kem Kasut. At Kem Kasut, we carried out our usual drill of preparing the meals and the laying out the groundsheet and flysheet. The weather was excellent as it was dry. Although the cold factor due to the wind chill was still present and had most of us huddled up to keep warm.

After dinner, we all settled in for the night.

Day 6 (26/7/2008)

The day began with the usual breakfast and by 9.00 a.m. we were packed up and ready to go. The day’s hiking was much easier as it was generally a descend. However, we still had 3 to 4 hills to climb on our way to our exit point which the Blue Valley Dam in Kampung Raja, Cameron Highlands.

As we passed our last peak which was Warfu Peak, we were greeted with the sight of the Blue Valley and the surrounding farms, which indicated that we were very near to our exit point.

We continued on hiking down the valley and followed along the water pipes and concrete tracks maintained by TNB before reaching a series of 270 steps heading down towards the dam.

At the bottom of the stairs we gathered for one last group photo before finally getting on the 4WD pick up which brought us to the town in Brinchang. At Brinchang, we checked into a hotel and cleaned up before heading out to find proper food as well as checking out local places of interest.

Day 7 (27/7/2008)

We woke up for breakfast in Brinchang before heading towards Tanah Rata via public bus. From there we took a bus to Ipoh and then back to Kuala Lumpur.

A picture is worth a thousand words. :)

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MAPCU

Road Relay
12 July 2008
8.00am
IMU will be sending in 3 teams of 3 Male,2 Female each.

Athletics
20 July 2008
9.00am - 12.00pm
National Stadium, Bukit Jalil

Events:
For both male and female category:
100m
200m
400m
800m
4 X 100m
4 X 400m
For male only:
1500m

IMU Comes First in International Triathlon

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taken from http://medt108studentscorner.blogspot.com/

Friday, May 16, 2008
IMU Comes First in International Triathlon
A Farmosa International Triathlon 2008

The A Farmosa International Triathlon was held on 10-11 of May in A Farmosa Resort, Malacca. It was a spectacular race which attracted hundreds of triathletes, swimmers, cyclists and runners from all over Malaysia and even countries like Australia, Japan, Singapore etc. It is an event which consists of 1.5km swim, 40km cycle, and 10km run, and it was divided into individual category and team category.

This year, IMU sent two teams to compete in the male relay category and mixed relay category respectively.

The male team consists of Jeremy Er Anke (swimmer), Jeremy Cheah Gin Tatt ( cyclist) and Lee Kuan Ken (runner), and the mixed relay team consists of Selene Chew (swimmer) and Jimmy Tee Chin Li (cyclist and runner). All five of them are from M206. Besides relay team, IMU also sent a triathlete – Tan Jackie (M205), who did all three disciplines himself in the individual category. It was his first attempt in triathlon. All of them were representing Infinity Milers and swimming club from IMU.

After rounds of fighting in the water and on the road, the mixed relay team from IMU emerged first in the mixed relay category, beating 15 other teams to clinch the championship trophy. The other male relay team and the male triathlete also did reasonably well in the race. The final results with timing will be released soon. For full results, please visit http://www.triathlonmalaysia.com/.

It was truly a great experience and all of the participants would like to take this opportunity to thank IMU and everyone for the support. They promise to continue to train hard to bring IMU name to greater height, and to embody a well-rounded education in the university.

Welcome to the Infinity Milers blog.

2008-06-02T23:06:00.000+08:00

Hi guys, welcome to the Infinity Milers new blog! :)

Through this blog, you can checkout our past activities and experiences, so that you can further understand what Infinity Milers is all about.

We will also post our upcoming activities, such as races or hikes, and also changes in training schedule, so that even if you miss the announcements in uni, you can check them out right here. :)

As for now, training is held every Wednesdays, 5.30pm, outside atrium. Hope to see you there!