Run: Mybuddies Run 2017 review

Completed Mybuddies Run yesterday and boy I was so happy! I ran the half marathon category and guess what?! I won the 7th place in my category! Wooooooooots! Actually it was really beyond my expectation because I wasn't really prepared for this run. My last run was 3 weeks ago and since then, I was away for my birthday retreat for about 10 days :/ so over the duration, there was no training at all except for once very short one.

So after I got back from the holiday, I went to gym for 5 consecutive days before the run. But then due to the time constraint and laziness lol, I could only do 20-30 minutes on average on the treadmill and twice about 40 minutes. I thought that wouldn't be good enough because it is too close to the race day and it will only help a little in picking back up my stamina. But then I guess I was wrong haha! On the race day, I felt really good after the flag-off. And I felt good all the way to the finish line. But then hor, halfway through the run (about the 15km mark), I started to feel sleepy la wtf. Thanks to my bad habit of not being able to sleep the night before almost EVERY single run la wtfwtf! For this run, I felt really sleepy the night before and went to bed at 12.30am. And no surprise, I didn't get a single second of sleep and decided to just wake up at 4am to go get ready =_="

In every run, it is important to "feel good". If you don't feel that way, meaning it is not your day. You just gotta run and suffer all the way to the finish line. At least that is how it is for me lar I dunno about the rest of the runners. 

I think I did quite well lar yesterday. I stopped at 4 out of 6 water stations to rehydrate and didn't stop to walk at all. Was running the whole time nia heeee... Here's how I did and the result!

 My pace for every km

 The running route

Mybuddies run result

7th place out of 166 qualified runners

(Full result can be found here: https://results.sporthive.com/events/6303141485025986816

Here's my feedback on the run:
Run name: Merdeka MyBuddies Run 2017
Distance: 21km
Price: RM63
Venue: MAEPS, Serdang
Finisher tee: Yes

Route: Quite a number of uphills but bearable. Few crossroads with vehicles, but there were marshals/ polices to direct the traffic
Water station: 6 nos. (every 3km). Serves isotonic drinks and plain water
Other items: Fruits at one of the water stations. No power gel and sponge

Positive feedback:
1. The drinks served at the most of the water stations were ice cold...and that is really important for me! It really helps to boost my energy when I have cold drinks!
2. The crews/ volunteers were friendly and helpful. Thumbs up!
3. Good lucky draw prizes giveaway (even a car and motorbikes!) even though I didn't win anything lol.

Negative feedback:
1. Too crowded during the run. It was quite pack especially during the part where the 21km and 10km runners merge.
2. Long queue during medal collection - Not really a problem for me coz I completed the run quite early but it is a huge problem for those completed later. They had to queue under the hot sun to collect the medals for both the 21km and 5km category.
3. The t-shirt measurement chart during registration differs with what was published on the official website and with the actual t-shirt given. T-shirt is waty too big.
4. No crew to monitor the top 10 runners crossing the finish line. Made me miss the chance of getting onto the stage to collect my prize T__T
5. Sound system during the whole event day was lousy. Couldn't hear what the emcee said clearly even during the lucky draw.

Will I join this run again in the future? For now, it might be a no. Let's wait for next year to see if it can impress me enough to register again or not hahah!

Osaka Marathon 2017!!!

So awhile ago, I tried my luck for the Osaka Marathon 2017 ballot... you know, just tryyyy nie lar since I know it is quite unlikely to get it because I've tried balloting for Tokyo Marathon twice before and failed both times T.T

This round, when I received an email with the Osaka Marathon subject title, my heart was beating so damn fast I think I almost died! Scary as hell! Even before opening the email to read hahah! The feeling is exactly like the scary feeling you have seconds before your exam result is being revealed LOL! And soooooo, since I can write a post just for this, meaning I get to join Osaka Marathon!!!! Woooooooooooottttttssssssssssssss yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!! Omg the amount of excitement that went through me at the point of time when I read the email content, was ecstatic!

Getting to run in one of the bigger marathon events has always been my dream! Now this will be the first big event ever for me! I hope there's more coming soon hehehe... Of course there's always price to pay for everything la kan? I literally mean price price. The cost to join big events like this is 5 (FIVE) times more than the average runs I joined, and I only mean the registration costs :/ For this Osaka Marathon, the registration fee itself costs almost RM600 after conversion. Madness right?!! =_= But watodo, once in a lifetime kinda thing so mati-mati also I must go hahaha! 

If you think the registration fee is insane, wait till you see the plane ticket -_-

Click pic to enlarge....to see the damn expensive ticket

A one-way ticket back from Japan costs about JPY245,000 (equivalent to almost RM10,000!) and this is the price for just economy seat (and one-way)! Madness! Of course I can opt to fly with Airasia or MAS where both cost about RM3,000 for 2-ways ticket la but then, you wanna experience Japan Airline flight mahh when you're in Japan -_-" 

Conclusion, will end up taking AA or MAS for sure haha! So excitement aside, it is time to plan for the whole Japan trip - How many days to go? Which area to cover? How long is needed to cover each area? Tokyo or no Tokyo? Day trip to some places or should put up a night? USJ or Disneyland (hehehe)? OMG so much research to do! But it's okaylar, it's for an exciting course so no complaints hahah!

Time for some intensive training! 

Random rant - Aug 2017

Mum's having really bad backache since a few days ago... and it got worse yesterday sigh... Sometimes I get really worried when I think of all the 'what ifs'. Scary thoughts. Scary as fuck. Mum had a mild stroke many years back and since then, she never gain back her strength like before. Then she had pains on her shoulder and now back pain. For a woman her age (she's 68 years old btw), she is not strong anymore. She and my dad both are not strong anymore. And that scares the shit outta me whenever I think of 'what if they are no longer around?'...

And that is why I would wanna spend as much time as possible with them whenever I can... On weekdays, I get to only spend less than an hour a day IF I go back home for lunch. Everyday after work and for the rest of the days, I don't see them anymore. And the best day would be on every Wednesday where I make the point to have a family day with them... that's about it except occasionally if there's an event. It's so sad that even when we live so near, but going back to my own home sometimes seems like_________ .....not gonna say anything, go figure out yourself...

I only have one body and that's so much I could do. But at least I put in effort to make everyone happy and play my role as I should, but on the other hand, does everyone play the roles as they should? Once, I was told that we each have to put in equal time and effort to achieve the things you, as a team, wanna achieve, otherwise, it is not fair for everyone. Honestly, I think I've put in so much more effort and TIME as I should...and that is for fuking sure. So, if anyone cannot put in the equal amount of time and effort, I will not force you people to... but just, please just don't stop me from doing my part! You can force or indirectly put pressure on me to do anything, I'll gladly do it if it is within my means and if it is part of my role to do it, but then, like I said and I am gonna repeat, if you don't wanna play your part as you should, then please please don't stop me from playing my part. Thank you very much.

Everyone asks me why I always take so long to reply to their messages... honestly, I AM NOT A FUKING ROBOT! Seriously don't expect me to reply your messages whenever you feel like because I have so many shit going on daily and I seriously don't have time to reply or worse, chat! Who still does that lar..... chatting -__- That's teenagers' life. I am way out of that generation now. But I am thankful that my friends are forever so understanding hahahaha! They know my pattern so if it is really urgent, they would PM or call me.. so understanding lol.

Enough for today... the more I type, the angrier I get wtf. Will continue my next rant when I'm feeling unhappy again.......