SUNDOWN - Here we are -

ADIDAS SUNDOWN MARATHON
30/5/09
11:59pm
Changi


RACE THE NIGHT

29/5 - Btolak dr kl 9am & reached temasik 2pm.. Get down at Lavender straight went 4 lunch + check in hotel @ Geylang.. 5.45pm jumpa k.jenap kat Raffles Place utk pg ambk bib kat athele's circle, boon tat street.. after that singgah Sentosa island tgk view @ nite.. overthere met k.jenap husband bro Fandi.. we were treated very well by both of them.. tq so much 4 dinner + starbucks.. 10.30pm 4 of us headed 2 mustafa store.. 24hrs tp pening kepala lah.. 12.30am blk hotel..

Race pack collection @ Athele's circle

Merlion @ Sentosa Island

With K.Jenap & Abg. Fandi @ Vivo city..

30/5 - mMmm.. siut btl, target bgn pkl 12tgh hr.. ni pkl 715am dah tjaga dah 2 x leh lak tido blk.. hampeh btl.. yg lain sedap je aku tgk tido mgkn dah sampai amsterdam kot diaorg ni.. pkl 1 br trn lunch kat mr.teh tarik.. ikut kan lps 2 nak jln dkt2 je tp psl nak cari souvinear sampai lah ke esplanet kitaorg merayau.. well dkt pkl 5pm br blk hotel.. br rasa penat.. lps maghrib br trn dinner (carbo loading)..

"Moment" @ Merlion Park, Esplanade..

Goodies Bag

Timing Chip guna chronotrack system (chip dia ada kat blkg tag)

10.15pm - Gerak dr hotel ke changi, boarding kat station mrt paya lebar dlm 8 station sampai kat pasir ris station.. so dr situ naik shuttle bus dia pg ke starting point.. on d way naik bus 2 mmg jam sgt lah so sampai pun kira2 20 min b4 race start.. so sampai je trs tkr baju + warming up lebih krg je.. x smpt aku nak buat routine ritual aku b4 race (apa lg.. pg toilet lah) mMmm jawap nya tkedu2 lah masa lari nanti..

Route ke Starting point..

Kitaorg start race at d behind pack.. org ramai sgt nak sampai ke starting point pun bjalan dlm 3-4min.. sesak dia aku rasa ada lah mcm sesak bila klr dr masjid jamek lps smbyg jumaat.. lps 2 br lah blh blari tp x blh buat apa2 pun, lari ikut blkg org rapat2 coz org ramai + jalan dia pun sempit dlm 2 lane je.. dlm 10min lbh gak lah kitaorg mcm ni, selit2 kiri kanan je.. panas lari tgh mlm ni.. mak aii.. bahang betul.. kena lak lari sblh runaway airport changi mgkn tar jln dia yg buat rasa bahang.... fuhh kuyup aku.. padahal aku rasa br lari dlm 2-3 k, pace pun x de lg.. 10k aku just nice dlm 62min.. well dlm pace aku je, masa dlm 11k aku jumpa zaki and lari dgn dia je sampai dlm 15k lps 2 aku dah x larat.. memang slow, tgk timing pun mmg pelahan dr biasa, this time mmg rasa penat & mcm nak stop bjln je tp aku dpt maintain lari lg pelan2.. masa ni lari kat east cost park and baru lah x rasa bahang sgt, kat sini ramai yg camping.

After 22k br klr dr east cost park, timing mmg teruk.. masa 20k pun dah cecah 2:30.. entah lah yg aku tahu lps 14k td mmg aku x larat.. dr east cost park kena cross highway 2 d other side guna overhead bridge(jejatas).. o/h bridge jenis ram dia yg motor + bicycle pun blh cross.. lain mcm sggh m'thon ni, kena lari cross jejantas lak.. aku jln je masa menaik( x lrt babe).. Msk kwsn resident lari tepi2 aprtment + blkg rmh + tepi station mrt + sblh longkang bsr mcm sg. + cross longkang dgn jmbtn bgoyang bila ramai runners lari at d same time (ingatkan suspension bridge..) nsb baik x roboh.. bila sampai 26k jumpa lg naik jejantas yg ke 3, kena cross highway lg.. brp byk highway nak cross ni.. tp jejantas ni guna tangga lak.. adohh.. kaki dah lah x leh nak bend, kena lah naik ni.. rasa cam nak merangkak je.. slow & steady je lah aku naik..

D final sprint @ finishing line.. Fuhh lega babe..

Bila sampai bedok reservoir, track bpasir + bdebu.. aku cuba lari ikut rumput kat tepi tp kejap je coz glp + x even.. so blasah je lah lari ats pasir.. msk 30k dah start lari kat tepi jln guna pave way.. yg x best track concrete (bad 4 my knee..) time ni dah x larat so strategy just tackle 1k at a time tp 1k rasa jauh je.. fuhh.. bila lah nak sampai ni.. 30k pun dah dlm 3:45.. penat + letih + mengatuk.. last 2k rasa jauh je dah 2 bila msk kwsn changi bbukit lak.. waduhh.. mana entrace ke finishing line ni.. yup there u r tp instead cross jmbtn kecik yg straight ke fininshing, runners kena lari guna jln jauh yg sblh kanan br pusing blk pg finishing line (teringat kat finishing LG).. wahh.. at last aftr 5hrs54m51s, sampai pun aku kat fininshing... fuhh jauh sggh off target dlm 24minit, PB pun off 1hr.. lps je finishing line 2 aku pg timbang kat scale.. b4 race 57.2kg, after race 55.8kg.. sekilo lbh brt aku trn.. Masa ni aku cuma ingat blk hotel + shower + aircond 16 degree + bantal + blanket + zzZZzzz....

Yes.. Chap Ayam has conquered d Sundown..

P/s: Over there we been hit by Influenza "Jiwa Kacau".. hihihi.. Jiwa siapa yg kacau.. NO COMMENT.. :)