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I feel goooood! Du,du,dum!*

That is exactly how I feel right now! Feeling on top of the world looking at my conquest of successfully completing the Newton 25km run yesterday in 2h 53m. The timing seems nothing to shout about but if you look at the terrain that we ran, you would be equally mesmerised.
It was organised by Triathlon Malaysia who are passionate about extreme sports, pushing the body to the limits with events like Ironman and finds pleasure in inflicting pain! So, you can imagine how the course would have been.
The run was flagged off 6.30am as scheduled from the recreational grounds of Bandar Kinrara 5. Basically the whole route was ‘T’ shaped. If you consider the lowest point of the vertical line on the ‘T’ as the starting point, the 12 km runners had to complete one half of the horizontal line of the ‘T’ whereas the 25 km runners had to finish the full length of the bar and run back. The problem is the horizontal line of the ‘T’ is nothing but horizontal in real. The course was wavy with uphill and downhill paths. It really literally took your breath away, just like the scenic view bordering the path of the run!
From Bandar Kinrara 5, we went past some housing estates, low cost flats and reached a T-junction. We turned left towards Bukit Puncak Jalil. Here, the roads go uphill, teasing a little with a decline then going on revenge with further inclinations. At the edge of Puncak Jalil, we made a U-turn and headed back. At 10km mark at Lestari Perdana, I clocked around 1h 07m. What goes up must come down. But then it went up again and worse! At 15km mark, it was 1h 45m. By 20km, most of the energy had been drained out, made worse by the morning sun. Lucky for the energy bar that I happened to carry, I managed to generate a few more action potentials on my muscle fibres.
And I felt good when I reached the finishing line. 2h 53m of continuous running (except for a few seconds of break at the 7 drink stations), I managed to secure a medal for my effort and a finisher’s T-shirt for completing 25km.
My partner-in-crime, Suresh, who took part in the 12km category had an equally gruelling time but managed to complete 12km in 1h 11m.
To view the course, try this site: http://www.triathlonmalaysia.com/race-details.php?eventID=22&tab=course
(Next stop – UPM on 17th October for 11km Mizuno Wave Run)

*Sang to the tune of the James Brown’s classic – I feel good!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Z56dxeGMA&feature=related


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  1. Anonymous28 September 2010 at 02:04

    Congratulations to the both of you. Fantastic. Pat of the back, my good man.
    It must be a great achievement to have completed the race. I suppose, one is never ever satisfied with the time. That's what keeps us going I guess - our next personal best.
    I tried to view the course via google maps but alas, to no avail.
    Yup, you certainly would and should feel good.
    Regard

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