Larian Merdeka Fakulti Alam Bina UTM

See Chan so happy eat the bread that given..haha!

This is a event which we only knew the day before the race,and today 29August/Friday,Kakithoners(T.Penasihat,Lim,Lee,Chan and i )go to the FAB,we dont know any detail about the event only to know is that the run cover 5km for men and 3km for women.We only get to know that there is no fee to join and we dont know the prizes alos,just join for fun and as practice as well.I finished the race in 1st in time of 18mins 37secs,Lim in 3rd of 20mins30secs,lee in 4th 20mins50secs,Chan 5th 22mins30secs,and T.Penasihat in 6th of 23mins+.All of us get our prizes of hampers.

Banana Relay in Singapore

This is 1 of the relay team event of which comprise of 3 persons go for 7km each,it will be held at early of January.Infacti also interested to join but must see our financial first.You have to pay from Sg Dollar 20-30 for the period you register,you wont get any T-shirt(this 1 i hate about it,at least you must give 1!)Top 3 will have their prizes,but i dont know how much,and i wonder how nice the medal is also.Anyway it will be a whole new experience for you all to run in a different country and you will know whats the different between us and theirs.

Date: 17 January 2009 (Saturday) in 4 months, 19 days, 6 hours, 39 minutes,
Venue: Pasir Ris Park (near to Pasir Ris Road via Elias Road)
Flag Off Time: 08.00 am (Reporting time 6:30 am to 7:00 am)
Distance: 3.5 km X 3 runners X 2 laps = 21 km

1. Certificates - For all participants.
2. Finisher Medal - A uniquely designed finisher medal for all participants.
3. Prizes - Will be given to top 3 teams and the fastest male and female runner.

For more infos check out at HERE

TAMAN NEGARA ECO-CHALLENGE™ 2008 (TRANS-TITIWANGSA)

Another eco challenge which has their date close to the other events.Quite hard the standard of the events.

Taman Negara Eco-Challenge (TNEC) is a 4-day expedition length adventure race in which teams of four competed.Date : 5th - 8th November 2008

Taman Negara Eco-Challenge is fulfillment of enthusiasm to expand local industry of recreational sports and tourism events concurrently. Having such an event will offer an opportunity to recreational sports enthusiasts to expand their sporting calendar. The event is also targeted at promoting healthy lifestyle among youth and teens.

Hosted for the third year, is an annual adventure race to be held from 5th to 8th November 2008. TNEC is now considered as the toughest adventure race and one of the most anticipated eco-challenge events in Malaysia.

Each team comprised an optional of men and women, racing non-stop, 24 hours a day, over a rugged 150km course, participating in such disciplines as trekking, whitewater rafting and running.

The selected route for this year is Trans-Titiwangsa. Starting from Tanah Rata at Cameron Highlands and will end at Kuala Medang, Lipis. Trans-Titiwangsa is considered one of the toughest treks in Asia.

For more infos click HERE

Announcement

After some discussion with my fellow friends,kakithoners,i decide to make their life to be easier as most of the kakithoners will switch the original training location to our hostel here,Kolej Tun Hussein Onn.By looking that most of my training partners are staying here.And our running location will be mostly from the way of KTHO block L20/21 to Kolej Tun Ghaffar Baba(KTGB)and the small hill up there.Yet our original training location,we still will go there,but the number will be decrease to 1,2 times /week.Hence for those that want to join us to run together,we will go for the run at around 5.30pm weekdays and you can just wait at the road/bustop near L21/20.Any suggestion can just come direct to tell me.

Powerman Malaysia 2008

The yearly event of Malaysia duathlon race is back,and this time there is no series just one race and thats all.As usual it will be held in Lumut ,Perak which is far away from Johor here,so problem raise again is the transportation.....accomodation.....infact if we really determine to join the race all these problem just like piece of cake for us,but.......if we dont really have those racing spirit,then we will be grumble here and there.Every problem must have its solution,nothing is unachieveable.I wonder to join the race also,as my main concern is still i DON'T have road bike,by using my mountain bike to hantam the sprint category ,i also very takut......ha!ha!Anyway team category is also a choice for me and my fellow friends.Students will have discount of registration fees.As usual our T.Penasihat and Jiha will join,and may be Senior Faraied will go too,he seem now so HOT of joining such races after he joined the Malaysia University Duathlon Series(MUDS)ha!So BE PREPARED of what you want to do of next event!some of the infos below:

POWERMAN MALAYSIA 2008 will be on SUNDAY, 9 November 2008 in the grand Majlis Perbandaran Manjung Mini Sports Complex SERI MANJUNG, Perak.
Powerman Malaysia is supported by the Perak State Government.

Long distance: Run 11km / Bike 64km / Run 10km
Sprint distance: Run 5.5km / Bike 32km / Run 5km

Check to the website HERE

Do you know this before you run?

contributed by: Tuan Penasihat

Did you ever know what to do and why we do certain things before, during and after the run??

Did you ever running in the area that you didn't know well??

Why not I share this tips for Kakithoners..as part of knowledges that Kakithoner must know before we run to Johor Bahru on this National Day..

so check it out!

Before the Run
Try to get a running partner.Leave word with someone or write down where you plan to run and when you will return.Carry some I. D. and change for a phone call.Take a whistle with you.Do not wear a radio/headset/earphones or anything which distracts you so that you are completely aware of your environment.Avoid unpopular areas, deserted streets, lonely trails - and especially avoid unlighted routes at night.Vary the route and the time of day that you run.Run in familiar areas. Be aware of emergency phones and how they work, note the location of neighbors you trust along your route.Know where police are usually to be found and where businesses, stores, offices are likely to be open and active.

During the Run
Always stay alert. The more aware you are, the less vulnerable you are. Think about possible escape routes in case of a confrontation.Take notice of who is ahead of you and who is behind you. Know where the nearest public sites are with some general activity - there is usually safety in numbers.When in doubt, follow your intuition and avoid potential trouble. If something seems suspicious, do not panic, but run in a different direction.Run clear of parked cars, bushes, dark areas.Run against traffic so that you can observe the approach of automobiles.If the same car cruises past you more than once, take down even a partial license number and make it obvious that you are aware of its presence (but keep your distance).

If Confronted
Run toward populated areas, busy streets, open businesses.Ignore jeers and verbal harassment. Keep moving.Use discretion in acknowledging strangers. Be friendly, but keep your distance and keep moving.Do not approach a car to give directions, or the time of day. Point toward the nearest police or information source, shrug your shoulders, but keep moving. If you feel you must respond, do it while moving.Do not panic. Do not run toward a more isolated area.

If Attacked
Keep as calm as possible. Try to fix a description of the attacker in your mind.Do not show fear or plead - this intensifies aggression in most cases.Try to talk to the aggressor and look for an escape opportunity - a moment of indecision or distraction on the attacker's part.Do not fight or struggle with the attacker unless there is clearly no other way out, especially if you are untrained in self defense.


Finally, this is not only applicable for running, but also cycling, walking and even window shopping!

Lets Run Faster After Puasa!

contributed by: Tuan Penasihat

Lose weight:
The biomechanical consequences of lifting 1, 5, or 10 extra pounds with each step can get you huffing and puffing just a little more from climbing a flight of stairs, imagine what it does to your body over the course of a 26.2 mile marathon, or even a 3 mile fun run! Your body must lift that extra weight with each step. If you take 10,000 steps and weight 3 extra pounds, that's 30,000 extra foot pounds that you must hoist - a huge metabolic requirement. If you're going out and hammering your run sessions, but not focusing on proper timing and content of nutrition to achieve weight loss, you're basically getting about half the benefit of your training, if that. You would not believe the stories I hear from runners who feel as light as a feather by just losing a handful of pounds. Trust me...I have run competitively at 209 pounds and now run at 173 pounds. There is a huge difference, in both speed and joint impact. Puasa can do it!

Increase cadence:
Until a cadence of 86-90bpm becomes second nature, you cannot let yourself "zone out" on your runs. Period. You must focus the entire time. You must count your steps. You must play "hot potato" with your feet and the ground. You must minimize ground contact time. You must take 20 second time spans and ensure that you're getting close to 30 footstrikes with either the right or the left leg within those 20 seconds. The *hard* part of running is to increase stride cadence - the easy part is to increase stride length. Once you dialed in a cadence close to 90, it will become much easier for you to increase pace by striding out just a little longer when you need that extra burst of speed. It pays dividends, bigtime! Initially, you'll feel like you're "bouncing up and down" as you try to achieve the high cadence. Eventually, it will feel smooth, steady and relaxed. Practice!

Use a treadmill:
This recommendation ties into the cadence-increasing suggestion from above. Sometimes a treadmill can be a great teacher, because that belt keeps moving underneath you no matter what, so your feet must keep up their rapid 1-2 cadence. Like an indoor trainer, there are fewer interruptions like stoplights and street crossings on a treadmill, so it can really help you focus on cadence. Every once in a while, I suggest performing your tempo run on a treadmill, setting the treadmill at a slightly faster speed than you are comfortable with, and allowing your legs to experience and memorize the rapid leg turnover. Essentially, you're engaging your body in forced neuromuscular training, and it actually works. Kakithoners can do it at Makmal Penyelidikan Kecergasan, Fakulti Pendidikan, UTM!

Hills:
The beauty of hills is that they can allow you to achieve high physiological intensities without the pounding of running, for instance, sprints on a track or strides on a flat trail. This is because your feet are that much closer to the ground when you're running up a hill, so there is less momentum of the body upon impact. By using hills regularly in your training, you reduce your risk of injury and increase your achievable intensity. For your long runs, attempt to regularly include courses that contain hills, and at least once every two weeks, attempt to include a hill repeat or rolling hill course workout, performed at a pace close to your ventilatory threshold. Kakithoners can do it at Balai Cerapan UTM! Gruelling hill is waiting for you!

Plyometrics:
The benefit of these exercises is that they teach the elastic muscles of the lower leg to quickly absorb your body weight and re-contract after your foot touches the ground while running. As a result, you minimize your ground contact time and maximize your recoil with each step. Over thousands of steps, such as during a race, this can be a huge speed boost. Plyometrics do not need to be a daily routine - just once a week can provide enormous benefits. Good plyometric exercises include hopping with one foot or both feet onto a raised surface like a step bench, performing explosive jumps from a lunge or squat position, or standing under a basketball hoop and repetitively tossing a ball against the backboard while jumping to retrieve it. Your body can actually learn how to "rebound" far more efficiently. Typical plyometric workouts include 2-3 sets of 10-20 jumps for 2-3 different exercises. I will teach Kakithoners in one of our training session in the future!

Consistency:
The best way to become a solid runner is to ensure that your running routine is not constantly interrupted with sickness, vacation time, injuries and business. Running every 48-72 hours keeps the muscle memory prepared for the unique biomechanical movements of running gait. On mornings where you'd be tempted to sleep in, slumber in your running tights with your shoes beside the bed. Always toss your running shoes in your bag or backpack before leaving for work. Include running gear in your suitcase when packing for vacation, no matter how short it may seem (48 hour layovers happen!). And remind yourself on those super busy days that when it comes to consistency, a short 15-20 minute jaunt is better than nothing at all. Please training even you are so busy with assignment, test, workload, etc..

Usain Bolt break the 200m mark

Lightning Bolt strikes again ,and this time in 200m Beijing Olympic,very amazing!Its been very long time that no one can break the record set byMicheal Johnson at Atlanta Olympic of 19.32secs.Before this i knew that its a very hard record to beat,but he did it!Wow!Double world records!This guy is the new sensation of the Athletics world right now.So how about we all?What we really can look through this guy?He is very young just 1 year older than me,and is the youngest in the 200m final.So we must really look at this guy determination,spirit which is very extraordinary.“I have a great feeling. It’s a dream come true,” Bolt said. “I got out good. I ran the corner as hard as possible and once I entered the straight I told myself to keep it up – ‘Don’t die on me now’.”“The 200m medal, it has been my dream,” Bolt said. “I worked so hard to become the champion and I will work harder to stay on top.”This is what he said.Have a look at his background stories ,this will only spur we all to work harder to achieve some amazing feat like him.

The 19.30secs that he achieves,can be considered legend now...

Bolt cross the line unbeatable,just like his 100m

Again,he throw away all the contenders

Beijing Olympic Athletic

I wonder Kakithoners are watching the Olympics or not,especially now the on going hot athletic events.Some of these example are the one that we should emulate,they are really strong,strong enough to beat the world mark.I really salute them,hence we must work hard as to achieve something that we can be proud for the moment or our old time.Below this is the Russian woman,Gulnara Galkina-Samitova

Samitova with her world record

She cross the steeplechase,such amazing...

The leading pack of mens 10,000m

Kenenisa Bekele celebrate after cross the line in Olympic record of 27:01:17,followed by Seleshi Sihine,also from Ethiopia.

The legend,Haile,and the top 2 guys celebrate with their flag.

Explore race UTM 2008

17 August 2008,Kakithoners decided to join as we never join such event.I,Lim and Yong HAN 3 person up againt other 15 teams which had full member in their team(5members).So why we choose only 3 person rather than 5?We think that we trio can be good enough of winning the other in the running part.And our strategy paid off.Anyway if your team have 5 members then will be very good to have 5 otak which can think more during the quiz section in the 11 stations that we need to go through.So the race started at around 9.30am and we had conquer all the 11 stations in around 2hours 10mins and crowned champion(hanper and cash RM750,can share among 3 of us,hehe!)So hows the route?Ok,i roughly tell you all what exactly is been about,the 1st station we went to Lengkuk Kuasa(aeronautic section)you have to use your face go inside the flour to take the gula-gula in it then u need to colour ur frens face using what the colour of gula u got.Then we went to E04 around 1km from here,and quiz is throw the tyre in the cone,then come to the 3rd station is near the FKA where you have to go to the river and take the water in the Baldi and use your hand to pour in the water in the 500ml bottle.Next we went to the UTM lake 1.5km from here and need to solve the puzzle of picture.After that went to Complex sukan only to eat the spicy cili padi sardine bread around 1.8km from UTM lake.Then we went to K9,KP,done with the egg put in the tooth pick which you need to make sure the egg wont fall down,then in KP is blind man taking the Ping pong.From KP we went to L12 which really far away around 2km and solving quiz there.Then we went to Pusat kesihatan which around 1.5km from L12 also solving quiz,last 2 station reaching and we went to the Hutan Lipur which is around 2.5km fromP.Kesihatan,solving some mathematic quiz.Then the final station is back to the Padang Kawad in the Celcom booth and we did use the 3G phone to capture the picture that mentioned.So we were the first team won over the Palapes team around 10mins.Very happy that our Kakithon spirit overcome all the toughness/hardness during the race.Kakithon Boleh....Picture will be updated,coz i didnt bring camera.

Larian Kuala Dungun

After reading the Metro,i saw the Terengganu,Kuala Dungun race of 10km for men open while 5km for women open.Foreign runner are not allowed to join.Theres cash prizes for the top 20 in each category.So i decided to go and asked Ida together,and she agreed to gamble the race with me,ha!Guess how much the last minutes bus ticket that we had to buy from JB to Kuala Terengganu?Normal price from Trans is RM35,ours is the extra bus,they charge us RM75!!!And we just took it up.Ok,now just guess how much the registration fees?Do you think that the men open 10km can be more than RM20?This race just sucking the public blood!Is RM30!!!While women is RM20 for 5KM,do i hear it wrong?Am i making any mistake?iIf its held in S'pore,i think i may be happened!But now in M'sia and in T'ganu!Anyway both of us decided to gamble as to see how far we could go.From JB to Dungun ,we spent around7,8 hours.When we reached Dungun Town,we still need to walk around 2.5km to go in the Kuala Dungun,and the time we walked in is 4,30am!So cold as said by Ida,and so quiet along the road,we just ask the 7-eleven guy of how far,but he didnt tell us the exact distance ,only said that we will reach not far.Then we reached,still we both were the first participant to reach the starting point.Theres already some official worker doing their work there.So at around 6,30am we registered reluctanly by paying our fees,only just got T-shirt !I asked the officer whether what thingi will get for RM30,do you know what he said?Guess...(again)the T-shirt and your MILO,100 PLUS drink(finishing drink)!!!!Really bad la from that moment start.So the race started at 8am,the YB came with his Merz Compressor,and dont want to whisstle yet!They are discussing with the officer,dont know what they talked .So hot the sun(near sea side)and they started the race at 8.15am.We cross the Jambatan Kuala Dungun.Some national Indian runner were coming,so very hard to get in the top 5.So the top3 were the familiar faces(Muniandi,Arul,Samuel)I finished in 9th in time of 38mins 11secs,i think the distance is around 10km.The time a bit slower than Adidas,but different in term of route,where this one not much hill/down hill.Ida finished in her category of 8th with time of around 30mins,where she complaint a lot to me,ha!Her distance is more than 5km.The highlight of the race was coming....whats it?the prizes giving,for those 4th-20th,they asked us to go beside the stage to claimed the prizes,as usual alwasy Kelam Kabut,Whats the surprise all of us is,we were given empty envelope which suppose to have money in it,and a medal,not even Sijil!For those that didnt finish in top20,i feel really sad for them,coz no finisher medal,no Sijil,Kesian la...yet had to pay RM30.Better go to Mizuno...Then when i on my way back JB,Ida sms me that she wanted to claimed the sijil for me but failed coz cannot wakil,(Sijil only for top20)i dont even know coz when the guy in kelam kabut only gave me empty envelope and medal.So i reached JB at around 9pm,by using the Trans Bus (RM30 ticket,sapu).No choice this time i really make a wrong decision for coming to here...and today Ida told me that she will get the bank in money from the organiser of RM350 soon,hopefully she will get it,i myself went to the explore race,didnt bring my phone,and they missed call,so dont know how much.Anyway the organiser have given the bad impression for us,although their publicity in the Harian Metro si so good.So just judge it by urself of this race.....

The ordinary medal and the empty envelope,you want it?For RM30...hehe!

Adidas Spike for sale

I had bought this spike not more than 1 month ago,suppose i think that it suit me during my trial in the Al-Ikhsan shop,anyway when i used it to run once in the Johor Larkin stadium track,its just not my shoes because it been a bit larger than of what i had expected before,hence i rather use back my old spike.The size of the shoe is UK=7 1/2 ,US=8,THE MODEL IS METEOR SP.I bought it at RM69.00(before discount RM199.00),i only weared it once in the Larkin Stadium.So anyone that interest can contact with me,the price is negotiable.Can sms/call me at 016-4339095,or email at kakithon@gmail.com.Thanks

Adidas King of the Road 2008

10th August 2008,4 Kakithoners(Ida,Lee,Chan and i)went to Shah Alam as to join the KOTR,Wong later joined us also,this was the first KOTR that we all never join it before.Having realised that there will be strong field in this event as it was held in Klang Valley,hence we all didnt really aim much in it,just want to try our best as to finish our race in the best position as we can.All of us joined the 10km,infact we are the first to arrive the Dataran Shah Alam at around 4.30am,ha!The 10km race started at around 7.10am and i had realised that the field wasnt that strong that i imagined before.I tried to follow Iwata for around 2km,anyway he was too fast for me,i can hardly followed him after that moment.Then i realised that my position is within top 5,and i knew that if i can really maintain it will be a really good chance for me to break into top 10,a placing that i never think before!Through out the whole race i was running along with a Selangor state MSSM guy,Bala.Untill the finishing moment he break away from me.I finished the line in 37mins 45secs,a time which i very long didnt achieve!May be around 3years!Infact i wasnt in good condition,as i just finished my Duathlon and UTM sports meet 1 week before,and i just trained once in this week.Anyway i feel really happy of doing this time and the 5th position that i got was also a bonus for me.Meanwhile Ida also had her happiness along with me,where she finished in 8th position of women open 10km in a time of 52mins +- a time that she said wasnt really satisfied of,ha!I am targeting her to achieve below 50mins this year.The guys Kakithoners also had their best results in the 10km men open.Lee for the second times join 10km finished in19th!Its been very good for him,i am glad to see that he is improving very fast,he time was around 44mins+-,Chan also a beginner in 10km finished in 39th in time of 46mins+-,while Wong just behind Chan in a time that's aroudn the same with him.Both i and Ida got our RM300/RM100 cash voucher and we went to KLCC Adidas shop to buy our items.Well done to the Kakithoners,infact by using your own budget to come to Shah Alam here,and having realise that our winning chance wasnt really good and you all had really run a good race!The most important thing is that you all gain the valuable experience!That i hope you all can learn more through out the race.

The RM59.90 Adidas vest,our cert and the 5th place medal.
The new Adizero that i bought using the cash voucher that i won in the race.

8.08pm 2008/8/8 Beijing Olympic Games Begin

The Olympic Ring

'Bird Nest' Stadium

Today is friday,its 8 August 2008,hence in chinese the no of 8 symbolise something which is wealthy,they call it in as of "fa fa"which mean 88,and the the word of Gong Xi Fa Cai of where the "fa" also mean getting wealth.Our Malaysia here really hope that our elusive gold medal can be brought back even the government has offered those get it can get bonus of 1 MILLION!Let us pray as the Beijing Olympic Games run on smoothly to continue the Olympic Spirit all the way...

Postponed of the Perhentian Challenge

As said by most of our friends out there that this year August's Perhentian Challenge has been postponed to the month of October 17th to 19th.I wonder at that time i am free or not,in fact i really hope that this event can be held at August because at that time is our semester break hence we will have more time to enjoy out there,since the time of October is very close to our final exam,may be some of our friends may opt not to join.My prior concern is that at friday i will have my Laboratory test,which is quite hard to take a miss of it,since its been group test.Anyway will see how.

News of MUDS in newspaper

After getting the news frm missjewelz,i went online and see a small article that published by Utusan.Anyway in Johor here we cant get to read/see it because its the region/kota news,hence only those stay within Klang Valley will get to read it.Very sad..ha!Below is what they had reported...

Jun Shen juara siri akhir MUDS

KUALA LUMPUR Pelajar Universiti Pertahanan Nasional (UPNM), Chan Jun Shen muncul juara kategori lelaki pada Siri Duatlon Universiti Malakoff (MUDS) 2008 baru-baru ini.Bagaimanapun, dia yang mencatatkan masa satu jam 11 minit 59 saat pada perlumbaan pusingan ketiga siri itu gagal dinobatkan sebagai Atlet Duatlon Lelaki Universiti Terbaik Tahunan.

Gelaran tersebut disandang oleh Ong Wei Xiang dari Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) setelah mengumpulkan mata tertinggi menerusi tiga pusingan acara tersebut.

Namun, UPNM memahatkan namanya sebagai universiti terbaik kejohahan tersebut setelah atlet-atletnya mencatatkan lima tempat terbaik dalam tiga pusingan siri tersebut.

Universiti itu turut menggondol anugerah untuk penyertaan paling ramai.

Bagi kategori wanita pula, pelajar Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), Juliana Ali yang mencatatkan masa satu jam 27 minit dan 48 saat muncul juara.

Dia yang merekodkan catatan masa yang konsisten dalam ketiga-tiga pusingan turut disahkan sebagai Atlet Duatlon Wanita Universiti Terbaik Tahunan.

Genting Trailblazer 2008

Another eco challenge,which can be considered luxury race,as its minimum race fees is already rm130++,hence if we really want to join,we really have to think twice.1 more thing that you really have to take care of its ur transportation and accomodation.As for uni students like us its almost impossible to complete this 'early'task!For 14km that you have to complete,i think its quite a moderate level/standard race,anyway you have be really careful,mentally strong,with those muddy/dirt that you have to go through.I dont know much about this race,so for more infos you can check at here and here

SUKAM 2008/Athletic

SUKAM(Sports meet between all the colleges in UTM)athletis was held in 3rd August 2008 just the day after the final leg of Duathlon series,i and Kecik had to rushed back to represent our Colleges which are Kolej Tun Hussein Onn and Kolej Tun Ghaffar Baba.Both of us joined the 1500m and 5000m,both of us finished in 1-2 in those events,i myself also joined the 4 x 400m where our KTHO team won it easily.Our team also comprise of 3 members of Kkaithon which are Ady,Chan and me.The other Kakithoners that didnt joined Duathlon are stayed home to focus in this meet,Where Lee had achieve double 4th in his 1500m and 5000m all because of me and Kecik ha!Chan finally got his well wished medal,where he got 2nd in 800m(infact he can get it first if not of the wrong strategy he used)and the gold for our winner 4 x 400m quartet.Yong Han got 5th in 1500mTai got 3rd in high jump.Black,Jiha,ad ida came to support us as well!Well done Kakithoners for your good performance in this busy week.

All the winners medal won by Kakithoners!from 3rd of left to the 1st(gold)the right side.
Kakithoners having our family pic.

Malakoff Duathlon Series 3(Final Leg)

The final leg of the MUDS had been held in UPNM ,Sungai Besi.We were lucky to get the transportation and accomodation in last minutes.This time we were not sending any team,instead we send more for the individual events as to topple the top team in university category which is UPNM,but it seem really hard after our 2nd series.For the Mens Uni,there were Suhaimie,Faiz(Kecik),Lim Kar Sing(Lim) and me.While the women Unis we had Jiha and our seasoned runner Ida,se said that she is not good at bike and even dont have the bike!She had to wait untill the last minute which is at saturday morning to get the bike from her Abang Badrol(UPNM Staff)which is mountain bike,so what can we expect for?Anyway i just told all of us to try our best no matter whats the result we still can be proud of it.So the events were held in UPNM,what you can expect of the home team?They sent a really huge team as to make sure thier participation is the biggest ever since!I knew that my position in the men uni individual overall will not come in easily,as they will play really hard to make sure they won it and capture the overall title.Chan once again is my closest rival.Through out the whole race,he and me just side by side,only in the last moment of the 20km bike he got little bit break away from me.while the rest of 4km run of first leg and second leg,we were run with each other,another person is Takatishi Iwata,But he was been superb in his final run which we both can hardly followed where he was front of us around 50m of the whole 4km final run.I thought that if i can really followed him well i can get to beat Chan,anyway the day was just not my day.Chan finnally get his well wishing champion of the MUDS,and in the final 250m he got to pass through my challenge and got the first placing in the mens unis category.I lost to him around 8secs.Their home supporters had really play thier part as to make sure Chan got all over the spirit to topple me,ha!Also was his father who travelled all the way from his working area of Sabah to be in here support for his son,even their family members.How about the others Kakithoners?I felt really proud of Jiha acievement,she got 2nd in the womens unis,and this will be her biggest ever prizes through out the 3 series!She was really satisfied with her perfromance,i knew that she had done and try really hard to achieve the moment,since she got the fever last week.Well done Jiha!While the first duathlon race come out to be a surprise result was for IDA!She really cant believe that she had won the 5th placing!ha!She must really thanks to her Abang Badrol,ha!She also need to improve her cycling skill.Lim also really satisfied with his performance provided that he was using the rm200++ bicycle,ha!While Suhaimie used his mountain bike can hardy give any challenge to those racing bike guys.Kecik the first timer also had his bad experience,where he fall a little bit during the run section and cant continued for the bike part.Anyway i hope he can learn more of this experience and get improve in the future.So for myself i didnt acieve the double happiness,anyway become the overall champ and duathlete of unis had really make me feel that i want to become the best of the best in future,i knew that my gap with Shahrom and Heidilee still very far away,but its wasnt impossible to achieve it.I must really thank Kecik for borrowing his Proton Racing bike to me,if not i cant really achieved such feat untill this moment,infact i badly hope that both parents will come and see my achievement here,anyway they are really far away from here.Getting the Bike jersey of Powerbar is really my happiest moment,where never been before i think of buying such clothe provided the cost of it such high and can hardly use it for my running part.I also must Thanks Black(T.Penasihat)a lot for trying so hard to make sure all the kakithoners had smooth and well ride to the whole/all 3 series of MUDS.Thanks you Bro!The MUDS also become our platform to show that we can really compete with those big guy in Malaysia,hopefully and really and better assistance from UNI next time.Infact we became the 2nd uni in the overall uni category,i cant ask more of it,i can only said that you all have really done well and to make Kakithon become the best!For those that i dont really mentioned where i may forgot abit,ha!I hope you can feel and share the moment with us,you are really wellcome of it!

We put the bike inside our UTM bus,dont want to take down the tyre,see how lazy all the Kakithoners!ha!
A small view of the transition areas.
Ida got her well wished 5th placing/Sorry for Jiha coz i dont have your pic as my cam lost of batery during your moment,Lim had your pic,i will post it later.
The mens unis have their pic,congratulation to Chan!To my fren Syah,you also done very well through out the whole series.See you in KOTR...
All the winners having the moment.....
Jiha and Juliana bothe top2 finish in the women unis.

My prize of overall champ in the men unis category,i like the bike jersey a lot,ha!
The mens unis results,Syah still got his 3rd for all the 3 series,ha!
Jiha and ida got 2nd and 5th in womens uni category,well done gals!
The overall champ in mens and womens unis,i just edge Chan by mere 10points,see how lucky i am!
The top university were UPNM,UTM and UITM.

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