Stats > Second Leg at UM Steadily Drew More Attention

Hoorey, we're so pleased that the second leg of MUDS held at UM was conceivably more "happening"... There were more participants and also more supports... We could see parents and family members cheering, participating best friends sightseeing in Taman Rimba as well as a few participating "couples" enjoying the lovely atmosphere across the "Bukit Cinta"... By several means, thanks also to the previous leg held at UKM, which stimulates the interest of more passionate du-ers and enthusiastic supporters in UM... Hopefully this will continue to rise ahead of the finale...

Here's the encouraging fraction of participants according to the category:

Men's University - 60

Women's University - 14

Men's Open - 115

Women's Open - 32

Men's Relay - 15 teams

Mixed Relay - 15 teams

Media - 8


TOTAL Individuals = 229

TOTAL Teams = 30

TOTAL PARTICIPANTS = 319

You see the statistics and let's call for more participants especially the women and university students...

Give your supports and feel the excitement...

What you look like after completing a duathlon

Here's what you look like after completing a duathlon.

Okay, not everyone looks this happy but he was one of the top five for the men's open - good reason for the smile on his face.

The mark of the cyclist - caution tan lines ahead

You can tell the serious cyclist at a glance.

Check for the tan lines - like these or on the upper arm.

Despite the free flow of sunblock during the warm up, the UV rays are pretty strong.

The Duathlon, It is not without its dangers

MUDS 2008 is a heck load of fun but there are dangers as this is a competitive sport.

Here is an example of what can happen in the adrenaline rush.

Thanks to the racer who allowed her injuries to be photographed.

More pix of MUDS 2008 2nd Leg at UM

Here are more pix of the MUDS 2008 2nd leg at UM.



Click on the flash slideshow to go to the album at picasaweb.com.

Pix by NeoBike.

The pix taken in the forest/Rimba Ilmu are pretty cool - if you're one of those captured leave a messaage in or if you know the racer who was photographed invite them to take a look.

Results > Men's University (second leg)

A strong line of Malaysia's soon-to-be great duathlon challengers

Here are the results for the Men's University Category for the second leg in UM:

5 A120 Mohd Suhaimie Tolek - UTM Malaysia 0:56:39

4 A121 Muhammad Amirul Hafiz Aman - UPNM Malaysia 0:56:20

3 A084 Mohd Syahidan Alias - UiTM Malaysia 0:55:53

2 A102 Chan Juan Shen - UPNM Malaysia 0:54:20

1 A089 Ong Wei Xiang - UTM Malaysia 0:54:01

Ong Wei Xiang of UTM shows an intensifying performance

One of UPNM's PowerBoy, Chan Juan Shen is determined to get on top

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results > Women's University (second leg)

Women's University Results for Second Leg (UM)

5 B230 Suria Shahruddin - UPNM Malaysia 1:20:03

4 B227 Nuazuwa Amat Puad - UPNM Malaysia 1:20:00

3 B233 Zalina Rasidi - UM Malaysia 1:08:17

2 B226 Nor Juliana Ali - IIUM Malaysia 1:06:03

1 B229 Stephanie Chok - UiTM Malaysia 1:03:14

National duathlete, Stephanie Chok of UiTM reigns supremacy in the Women's field

Nor Juliana Ali of IIUM keeps closing in to becoming the country's duathlon prevalent

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results > Men's Open (second leg)

Men's Open Results for Second Leg (UM)

5 C481 Tomoo Inoue - Japan - 0:55:10

4 C465 Ong Soon Seng - Malaysia - 0:55:08

3 C411 Badrol Hisyam Abu Bakar - Malaysia - 0:55:06

2 C430 Iwata Takatoshi - Japan - 0:54:01

1 C402 Shahrom Abdullah - Malaysia - 0:50:17


Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results - Women's Open (second leg)

Women's Open Results for Second Leg (UM)

5 D537 Phoebe Lim - Malaysia -1:14:08

4 D515 Adeline Lee Wai Yee - Malaysia - 1:12:31

3 D520 Elaine Wong Kar Yee - Hong Kong - 1:11:34

2 D527 Lee Yan Neo - Malaysia - 1:10:33

1 D532 Mariana Mohammad - Malaysia - 0:56:21

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results > Media (second leg)

1 G911 - Ahmad Zakki Jilan - Utusan Malaysia - 1:08:26

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results > Mixed Relay (second leg)

3 F819 - Team Tsunami

Kamarul Faizal Tajaruddin, Ahmad Farid Ellias, Idaizumi Othman

2 F818 - Institut Perguruan Bahasa Melayu Malaysia

Siti Nadhirah Mukhtar, Muhammad Amiruddin Ismail, Abdul Radhi Ismail

1 F817 - Mej Kalam Apprentice 11

Hasbul Azlie Zainol Abidin, Muhammad Hazwan Azmen, Wan Naquiyah Wan Shahrulzaman

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

Results > Men's Relay (second leg)

3 E715 - Mej Kalam Apprentice 5

Muhammad Hamsani Osman, Muhammad Firdaus Taufik Pang, Abdul Qayyum Rosli - 0:55:51

2 E719 - P2K PowerBar

Zulfadli Hisham Abdullah, Isma Rizuan Mohamad Esa, Hasrul Sham Saidi - 0:51:42

1 E712 - Mej Kalam Apprentice 1

Mohd Farhan Kamarul Baharin, Muhamad Haziq Azmen, Mohd Adree Nujjaid Mohamad Khairul Nizam - 0:49:52

Full results are available at http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/.

MUDS 08 2nd Leg - part 3

I've tried to photograph everyone and anyone but there has been a wee bit more emphasis on the leaders.

Check the photostream once it is up to see your happy smiling faces; and also the grimaces of pain, and the occasional showboating.

Start of MUDS 08 2nd Leg - Part 2

Still more of you

There were moments when I feared the stampede but you were quite polite and considerate - thanks

And still in endless droves

It's not how you start, but how you finish

Start of MUDS 08 2nd Leg part 1

At the start line

And they're off

And more of them

Jostling for position

So many of you on Saturday!

MUDS 08 - My Favorite Picture

First view

The pounding those poor footsies are taking!

All is revealed, well almost

MUDS 08 second leg was more exciting if that is possible than the first leg. More racers, more supporters, tougher course, more nailbiting results. And a very fast time by the winners too.

Pakui will be updating on the top five finishers of each category tomorrow - with pix. In the meantime full results are available at www.duathlonseries.com.my. And Sam and Muddy will be uploading lots of pix.

Here is my favorite - the Kaki Ayam series. I was so impressed by this racer and seriously concerned about how his poor feet would feel after the race.

A shout out to this racer for his determination! That's the Malakoff University Duathlon Series spirit.

China Press: Malakoff In Search of New Talents

Friendly Reminder > Top Honours in the MUDS 08 Second Leg at University of Malaya, Are Back Up For Grabs!

Salaam to all du-ers,

It's Friday and oops, PowerBar Duathlon Clinic @ Pusat Sukan UM is this afternoon... At large, the exciting event comes again tomorrow... Yahooooo, the second leg of MUDS 08 at UM can be where we meet again our "friendly enemies", hehe... Remember MUDS 08 is a healthy competition...

Today, Friday the 25th, participants are cordially encouraged to the Clinic... Today is also crucial when the competing du-ers are all jaga makan, jaga tidur, jaga diri etc...

Kindly be reminded, like last week's Saturday morning, participants should collect their race number, the latest would be by 7.30am... all MUDS o8 activities are going to take place in Pusat Sukan UM... by all means, ought to try not to forget the place as well as the time...

Participants are also reminded to be within the start line area about an hour before the race start because we're afraid some could miss or mishear the short race briefing around that time...

OK hereby, the second leg of MUDS 08 at Pusat Sukan UM on SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2008, will START AT 9.00am, SHARP!!!

BE EXCITED TOMORROW AND ENJOY YOURSELVES!!! SEE EVERYBODY!!!

wassalaam...

MUDS UKM that was...

I was supposed to compete that day but because my lovely colleagues loved me too much, I was adviced not to join the race to save myself for PD triathlon the next day.

Oh well, there's 2 more duathlons coming up, right? Hopefully I am able to join either one.

OK back to saturday's story..

From left: Malakoff Corp. Berhad's MD/CEO, En Ahmad Jauhari , LeTua's coach, En. Rahim, Endie, Hamid and Azli

As usual music were blaring from the speakers to give the 'party' atmosphere. Every race still gives the participants the nerves no matter how long they have been in the game. Having some distractions and friendly chats and banters with the others do help keep the anxiety under wraps.

National duathlete, Mariana and Stephanie Chok with yours truly

The morning was cloudy and we were expecting rain or at least a drizzle to happen in the race. I don't know which is worse, to race in the rain or the blazing sun. Cloudy is good, but please no rain. Steph was joking with Mariana, "We'd better finish this race before it rains.. hehe.." You are pro, girl, of course you can finish it fast. Well, it's definitely better than racing in the scorching sun.

If racing in the rain, just open your mouth for water.. don't need to stop at the water stations maa.. hehe

Starting line frenzy

The racers gathered at the Start line a few minutes before 9 a.m. Adele blew the horn at the start of the event. Many ran as fast as they could while some held back and paced themselves wisely. This is a multipart sports. Think endurance, not short-term glory, i.e. finishing the first run fastest, then suffering on the bike and puking on the second run.

Things seemed to run smoothly and the racers looked like pro, although some might be first-timers and as usual, kekalutan memang tidak dapat dielakkan, i.e. forgetting to take off running cap before putting on the helmet.. Hmm, it wasn't even sunny, why do you need a cap on? Well, maybe it was out of habit, it's OK, no worries.

Cycling and second run were done in the rain for some racers. It's part and parcel of racing. Organizers can help to manage the transition areas, water stations, food, but weather was beyond anyone's control.

At least they had a cool climate to race in ;)

Some finished faster than others :)

Most of Malakoff Cycling Club members did well. One puked 3 times and had to DNF(did not finish). He was not used to running and probably thought running 3km was do-able without training.

Youngest participant, 12-year-old Darimi with his parents, Mejar Kalam and Nurina

Congratulations to all Finishers! I know all of you had a great time and were glad you didn't sleep in on a saturday morning :)


Next race - MUDS @ UM this saturday.

Are you ready yet?

Pictures from MUDS UKM

Pictures taken during the event can be viewed in my Multiply account.

Please email me(aini0360@gmail.com) if you want the full res pictures. Thanks

"The Start"

Participants getting ready at the starting line.

No-stress race.... plenty of time and room for chat :-)

Hey bro, watch your steps while smiling at the camera....

Run

Fueled by Powerbar....

Yes, MUDS 08 at UKM has been a success!

8.55am: All the du-ers on the mark and getting set

9.00am: Off they go

Participants started to bike at transition area

PowerBar surely supports the race

Healthy competition: MUDS 08 at UKM finishes on a high

Contestants joyfully and resolutely ride out the damped and cold morning race

Fantastic three: Mejar Kalam, his wife and their 13-year-old birthday boy come all the way through to significantly complete the race

Successful finishers are well pleased with respective certificates

Thanks to their chipping in: Potential best duathletes from UiTM showed some impactful appearance as well

The ex-UiTM fellows add zing to MUDS 08 at UKM. Thanks a lot.

Watch out, UTM's duathlon princess may show a more forceful performance in MUDS 08 upcoming legs.

A well-deserved round of applause to UPNM clan who've showed up a great force at UKM. Keep it up! Yet, "our blogging team" challenge the rest to try to surpass their great showings. Go everybody!

And the key credit goes to MALAKOFF!!!

Tons of gratitude to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

A million thanks to PowerBar.

Great appreciations to Quick Release Adventures.

Also significant admirations to everyone who makes MUDS 08 a great event, essentially, all participants and media. See everyone in following legs.

Izwan Md Sumairi from TV3, effectively put his name at top in the "scoreboard" of the Media Category

Utusan Malaysia is also proud with their two members spot themselves among the top three finishers in the Media Category. Well done!

Bringing The Standard Up: MUDS 08 Open's Category Winners at UKM Eyed To Be The Best Among The Rising Du-ers

Jusery Gani, strongly but calmly came forward as the Men's Open category winner in the First Leg of MUDS 08 at UKM

Mariana Mohammad once again prevailed as one of the country's top duathletes when she comfortably ruled the Women's Open category.

The Victorious Teams of MUDS 08 First Leg at UKM: The exhilaration is heating up

P2K PowerBar team, is set to repeat their tremendous showing after conquering no. 1 spot in the Men's Relay category

UPNM 's Mejar Kalam Apprentice 6 team, also proudly came first in the Mixed Team category

Wonderful consolation for the new team from UTM as they marked their emergence by finishing second in the Mixed Team category. Well earned and way to go!

Stats - Duathlon More Popular Than You Think

First of the duathlon is more popular than you think. The first leg didn't see the highest possible participation because the PD triathlon was on the next day, and the more hardcore types had headed down to PD to train in advance. We're expecting more of you to turn up at UM this Saturday.

Here's the tale of the tape:

Men's university – 62

Women's university – 10

Men's Open – 91

Women's Open – 12

Men's Relay – 8 teams

Mixed Relay – 10 - teams

Media – 8

TOTAL Individuals = 183

TOTAL Teams = 18

TOTAL participants = 237

But where were the women? The ladies who turned up did great but where were the rest of you?

And the sign-up for the team relay - its much easier and a lot more fun than it appears.

Results - Men's University

Ooooo...the drama; the ecstasy of victory and the agony of defeat; and the pull-out-the-hair-by-the-roots moment of realising that you've taken the wrong way to the transition area. As Chan Juan Shen of UPNM and Ong Wei Xiang of UTM found out - they earned a 4 minute penalty and still managed to place in the top five.

See what you're missing by not being at the finish line? Put this in your scheduler for July 26 now - University Malaya - 8am to 10.15am - MUDS 2008. Must be there.

This does not in any way detract from Mohd Suhaimie Tolek's win - he was that fast!

5 A016* Chan Juan Shen ‐ UPNM Malaysia 0:49:41
4 A056* Ong Wei Xiang ‐ UTM Malaysia 0:49:35
3 A045 Mohd Syahidan Alias ‐ UiTM Malaysia 0:48:44
2 A049 Muhammad Farid Abd Fatah ‐ UPNM Malaysia 0:48:35
1 A044 Mohd Suhaimie Tolek ‐ UTM Malaysia 0:47:12

* Time Penalty of 4 minutes added for taking wrong route into transition area.

Full results at www.duathlonseries.com.my.

Results - Women's University

Here are the results for the Women's University:

5 B206 Nuazuwa Amat Puad ‐ UPNM Malaysia 1:07:45
4 B203 Nazihah Abdul Ghani ‐ UTM Malaysia 1:06:34
3 B201 Kong Lai Tee ‐ UTAR Malaysia 1:05:10
2 B205 Nor Juliana Ali ‐ IIUM Malaysia 0:56:04
1 B211 Stephanie Chok ‐ UiTM Malaysia 0:54:21

Full results at www.duathlonseries.com.my. Pix up later.

Results - Men's Open

Race to the finish - Jusery and Krishna battle it out - only 3 seconds separate the two

Neobike has to get back to work and has asked me to continue where she left off. Here are more results this time for the men's open:


5 C385 Sharul Ambri Mohd Noor ‐ 0:48:50
4 C397 Badrol Hisyam Abu Bakar 0:47:40
3 C371 Ong Soon Seng 0:47:21
2 C337 Krishna Kumar Jayaram 0:47:05
1 C331 Jusery Gani 0:47:02

The timing for the top two was very close - and darn exciting to watch. Even if you don't participate get on down to UM on July 26 to check the sporting drama at the finish line and throughout the race. It's way more exciting than sleeping late.

Full results at duathlonseries.com.my.

Pix can be seen on the picasaweb photostream - earlier post by Sam.

Results- Women's Open (first leg)

Mariana out of the transition area - she finished 10 minutes ahead of the rest of the women's open field

Women's Open Results for First leg (UKM)

5 D503 Kashimah Kasiri 1:07:29

4 D505 Lily Kuan 1:05:22

3 D501 Azlinawati Husain 1:02:26

2 D504 Lee Yan Neo 0:59:12

1 D507 Mariana Mohammad 0:49:12

Hmmmm...to those who are new to reading results - the number 5 to 1 is the placing. The DXXX is the race number, followed by the name and finally the time taken to complete.

Full results at www.duathlonseries.com.my. Pix up soon.

Results - Mixed Relay

Mixed Relay Results

3 F804
Syaikha Nuwaira Hasnam, Chew Kia Seng,
Mohammad Fuad Abdullah - 0:56:28

2 F808
Lee Soon Yong, Lim Kar Sing, Nurul Hidayah
Mohd Nasir - 0:52:02

1 F802
Suria Sahruddin, Sukhbir Singh Gurcharan
Singh, Hasbul Azlie Zainol Abidin ‐ 0:49:00

Full results available at www.duathlonseries.com.my. Pix will be posted later.

Results - Men's Relay

Men's Relay

3 E706
Muhammad Hamsani Osman, Muhammad
Firdaus Taufik Pang, Abdul Qayyum Rosli ‐ 0:48:34

2 E702
Mohd Farhan Kamarul Baharin, Muhamad
Haziq Azmen, Mohd Adree Nujjaid Mohamad
Khairul Nizam - 0:44:08

1 E707
Zulfadli Hisham Abdullah, Isma Rizuan
Mohamad Esa, Hamidon Mat Aris ‐ 0:43:04

Full results are available at www.duathlonseries.com.my. Pakui will post your happy smiling pix later today - look out for it.

Results - Media

Here are the results ...in stages.

MEDIA
3 G903 Mohd Azemi Juahir, Utusan Malaysia Malaysia 1:03:36
2 G901 Ahmad Zakki Jilan, Utusan Malaysia Malaysia 0:59:51
1 G909 Izwan Md Sumairi, Scoreboard TV3 Malaysia 0:59:16

Congratulations to all the peeps from the media who participated, and especially to Izwan, Zakki and Azemi.

Thanks to Utusan Malaysia for being the first to answer the call for participants - and for sending a largish team.

Pakui will be uploading the pix as and when he can.

Event Pix @ UKM, Sat, Jul 19, 08

"From fear, anxious and worry to really having great time," that sort of sums up my first experience in duathlon.



If you wish to download the respective pictures, you may do so here.

Doing the batch upload [more than 700 pix taken]....

First Leg's University Category winners meet expectations

UTM's Mohd Suhaimie Tolek, picks up the challenge well early as he won the MUDS 08 1st Leg at UKM

Stephanie Chok of UiTM dominated the Women's field

Fifth placed man, Chan Juan Shen, one of the "massive" contingent brought by UPNM

IIUM's Nor Juliana Ali, impressively took the second place.

A Success @ UKM

The first leg of Malakoff University Duathlon Series 2008 held at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia [UKM] went on smoothly and saw more than 200 participants [thanks UPNM!].

Will update more information on the race and results soon.

Watch this spot.

Some Important Tips from the Briefing

The clinic began with introduction by Stephanie Chok and Sharom Abdullah, sharing of their achievements and most memorable events, both are most notable duathletes in Malaysia, as perhaps in this region.

Stephanie Chok emphasized that never skip breakfast and at the same time not to opt for different type of breakfast. Also, to avoid spicy and heavy meal such as Nasi Lemak and Fried Rice.

The stretching exercise does not have any particular starting points, can be started at any body parts.

Drink before thirty, and come early before the race, so that could prepare the race physically and mentally. She gave pretty good advice to beginner on remain "cool" while a the starting point, like not to stay in front, letting the "experienced" runners to run a ahead first.

More updates later.

The Day is Tomorrow

The first leg of Malakoff University Duathlon Series 2008 will kick start tomorrow at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi.

Preparation of the race are place [will post the preparation pictures afterward].

Estimated close to 200 participants will be racing tomorrow with about half are from the open category.

The registration & race number collection

See an increased of students participation

Some participants checking the race route

More briefing and clinic updates later.

REMINDER - Race kit collection and Duathlon clinic

Please be informed that on FRIDAY July 18, 2008 MUDS clinic and collection of race kit is at Dewan Gemilang UKM from 3.00pm onwards.

Participants are to gather at Dewan Gemilang UKM on SATURDAY July 19, 2008 by 8am.

Thank you.

Happy racing, everyone!

MUDS 08 Update > UKM route distance has been revised

Hey du-ers,

Kindly be noted that there's a slight adjustment made to the first leg route in UKM. The new distance of the UKM route now is 3km run – 13km bike – 3km run.

Also accordingly, clearly be informed that the revised UKM maps (run & bike) have been reflected on MUDS 08 official website, http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/raceinfo.html.


Happy preparing and have a superb day ahead!

MUDS 08 pentas pembakar semangat duatlet baru, juga pemangkin gaya hidup sihat warga Malaysia.

Siri Duatlon Universiti Malakoff 2008 atau MUDS 08 (Malakoff University Duathlon Series 2008) bakal dilangsungkan pada tiga Sabtu berturut-turut di tiga universiti sekitar Lembah Kelang bermula pada 19hb Julai, 2008 di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Peringkat kedua pula akan dijalankan pada 26hb Julai, 2008 di Universiti Malaya (UM) manakala perlumbaan penutup siri ini bakal diadakan pada 2hb Ogos, 2008 di Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM).

Terdapat tiga kategori utama yang akan dipertandingkan dalam MUDS pada kali ini iaitu Kategori Universiti (Lelaki & Wanita), Kategori Terbuka (Lelaki & Wanita) serta Kategori Berganti-ganti (untuk Lelaki dan juga Campuran).

Secara khususnya, kategori berganti-ganti turut ditawarkan supaya lebih ramai peserta baru dapat merasai sendiri pengalaman serta kehangatan perlumbaan sukan yang mencabar seperti duatlon ini, termasuk mereka yang mungkin hanya mempunyai lebih kekuatan dalam acara berbasikal berbanding larian, atau sebaliknya.

Objektif utama penganjuran MUDS ialah untuk mencari pelapis-pelapis sukan duatlon Malaysia yang sekarang ini memerlukan lebih ramai duatlet yang cergas serta berkebolehan tinggi bagi menyambung legasi duatlet-duatlet senior seperti Heidilee Mohammad, Mariana Mohammad, Shahrom Abdullah dan beberapa lagi yang kesemuanya pernah berada dalam kelompok atlet duatlon bertaraf antarabangsa.

Oleh itu, orang ramai adalah dipelawa untuk memberikan semangat, menyertai seterusnya menjayakan Siri Duatlon Universiti Malakoff 2008 yang diharapkan dapat memupuk generasi baru warga Malaysia yang sihat dan cergas.

TimeOutKL: Malakoff University Duathlon Series 2008

ERA FM Online > Cabaran Duathlon

Tarikh: July 2008
Cabaran Duathlon

INFORMASI UMUM:
Tarikh:
12-Jul-2008 - 26-Jul-2008
Hari di dalam minggu:
Saturday
Penonton sasaran:
General Audience
Masa:
-
Lokasi:
UKM, UM dan UPNM


Laman web:
http://www.duathlonseries.com.my/

INFORMASI TENTANG TIKET

Harga:
RM20/40/60
Laman web:
-
Maklumat - maklumat tentang Acara / Komen-komen lain:
Ingin menguji sejauh mana stamina anda. Hantarlah borang penyertaan untuk larian UKM sebelum 12 Julai, sementara larian UM pada 19 Julai manakala tarikh tutup larian di UPNM pula pada 26 Julai.

Copyright © 2008 Airtime Management And Programming Sdn. Bhd. (403472-D). Hakcipta Terpelihara.

XFresh FM Online > Cabaran Duathlon

Selasa, 15 Jul 2008

Cabaran Duathlon

INFORMASI UMUM:
Tarikh: 12-Jul-2008 - 26-Jul-2008
Hari di dalam minggu: Saturday
Penonton sasaran: General Audience

Masa: -
Lokasi: UKM, UM dan UPNM
Laman web: http://www.duathlon.com.my/


INFORMASI TENTANG TIKET

Harga:
RM20/40/60
Laman web:
-
Maklumat - maklumat tentang Acara / Komen-komen lain:
Ingin menguji sejauh mana stamina anda. Hantarlah borang penyertaan untuk larian UKM sebelum 12 Julai, sementara larian UM pada 19 Julai manakala tarikh tutup larian di UPNM pula pada 26 Julai.

Semua aktiviti yang disiarkan melalui "What's the Buzz" adalah berdasarkan garis panduan yang telah ditetapkan.Nota: Aktiviti yang dihantar akan diluluskan oleh panel garis panduan "What's the Buzz" dalam tempoh 3 hari bekerja.

Xfresh FM, All Asia Broadcast Center, Bukit Jalil, 57000 Kuala Lumpur

Copyright © 2008 Airtime Management And Programming Sdn. Bhd. (403472-D). Hakcipta Terpelihara.

KOSMO > Malakoff Duathlon Kini Kembali

New Straits Times > University Duathlon Series Returns

The Sun > Are You Up for the Malakoff Challenge?

Training with newbies

When I first joined this sport I had the honour of learning from the best people in the field, mostly colleagues from Malakoff who had done duathlons before. They are always there to answer my questions regarding training and nutrition and of course the race day jitters.

When they first learned that I bought a bike, they were kind to organize a group training ride for a newbie like me.

Today I had the pleasure to continue this tradition by taking out some cycling newbies who contacted me via this blog.

The idea was to do a 30km ride around Putrajaya, followed by a half hour run. No set distance, just run to familiarize the legs. In attendance was Ibrahim(an avid cyclist), Kash(a design director in an advertising company), Siti(just transferred to work in KL from Penang), her friend, Ironman Saiful and Mat Nor, a triathlete.

We started from Taman Warisan Pertanian Putrajaya and made our way to PICC. I told Ibrahim to use a route with less hills as this was supposed to be the first long ride for the newbies. Didn't want to scare them off by taking them to Shangri-la Hill just yet.

So we took the road to Dengkil toll from Putrajaya. Unfortunately Siti's friend crashed with Mat Nor on our way to the toll. They were both trying to distant themselves from a lorry coming from the right when suddenly a car came from the left pressed his horn and startled them, causing them to crash each other. Both suffered minor bruises and lucky nothing bad happened to either bikes.

I know this sounds rude but to most cyclists, the first thing that we will asked if we were involved in a crash is "How's the bike? Is the bike OK?" Yes, we are more concerned about our bikes than ourselves. If the bike is damaged, then how would we ride back to the car? We don't want to burden the others to accompany us back and hamper their training plans.

Saiful accompanied Mat Nor back to the parking lot while I accompanied Siti's friend and acted as a sweeper for the group. I know how hard it is to ride after a crash because I had crashed on the bike 2 times before. The whole body must be aching and with road rashes on his knees and hands still bleeding, it must be difficult for him to concentrate on pedaling.

After making a u-turn at the toll, we headed back to Putrajaya. I was surprised that the newbies managed to climb the long incline just after the toll en route to Putrajaya. We then followed the road to the boulevard in front of PICC back to Taman Warisan.

After safely securing our bikes in the car, Kash, Siti and myself changed to our running shoes for the half hour brick run. Siti noted that she could barely feel her legs running after the 30km ride. My legs were kind of draggy and making one step at a time was an effort. I must practice this more so that I won't suffer on race day. Kash however led the way the whole time. Yeah, I'd expected that from a Sundown marathoner :)

All in all, it was a good initial 30km ride for the newbies and a good brick after that for me and the girls.

Let's do it again next week, shall we?

UKM MUDS is 14 days away(and so does my PD triathlon.. now I'm scared!)

How does a duathlon feels like?

Race report of my first duathlon race in Powerman Malaysia, November 2007(written in november 07).

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This being my first race made me nervous since 2 months ago. I don't have high expectations on this race and I only aim to finish it it good condition.

Before the race, met some frens and mingled around to calm my nerves. Took a few pics and monkeyed around some more. I think this was where I got it wrong - I should have stood quietly for a while to strategize, size up my competition and focus for the race. Well, it didn't help also if you have frens like mine who like to psycho each other before the race starts! Aku budget taknak panik.. hampir-hampir nak tekan panic button jugak la dengar diorang sembang hahaha!



1st Run

The pistol was fired and we're off! Paced with Harry during 1st run. My legs were heavy, sort of like "Why do I have to run today??" Harry was breathing heavily, I thought he was going to pass out at one point or another. Probably not quit warmed up yet, I thought.

I asked him, "Do u want to rest a little at the drink station?"

He said, "Rest like how?"

I said, "Like stand at the station for half minute, and then go at it again.."

He said, "Can we take the drink and walk?"

So we took some cups and walked while drinking. Then he pointed at the makcik nasi lemak stall a few feet in front, "I think THAT's where we should stop!" Hahaha.. sempat buat lawak lagi sambil semput-semput ni..

Saw a few bystanders along the route and I clapped my hand, yelling at them, "Tepuklah!" They clapped and smiled at us. I was aiming to finish this race in one piece.. and I better learn to take it easy, not treating it too seriously. I was not targeting a podium finish BTW :P

We managed to keep at slow pace and finished the 1st run at 35-ish minutes. OK lah.. aku pun memang budget 40 minutes for first run pun.


CEO of Malakoff, En Ahmad Jauhari entering transition(he did the full distance on 10km run-60km bike-10km run)


Salman from the Fernleaf ad arrived at T1(first transition) earlier than me.. so malu one...


Bike

I was dilly-dallying in the transition and almost forgot to change shoes! I told Harry to proceed with the bike while I changed my shoes. One thing that I forgot to visualized was a fast transition! After downing one Powergel with water, grabbed some bananas and I was off. The route was mainly flat except for 3 bridges that acted as 'hills' on the bike leg.

First bridge was OK. One guy said hi to me on the bridge and asked how long have I raced. Well, FYI, this is my first duathlon, I told him. Hmm, do I pose like a seasoned racer? Maybe the jersey made me looked seasoned and 'weapon' but in actual fact, I'm just a mother-of-three who was trying to survive the day!

Second bridge was milder than the first bridge. But the third one.. you gotta see it to believe it. 400m of sharp climb. I wanted to stand climb but since I could climb smoothly while sitting, I just maintained my cadence to the top.

But starting from the downhill, all went 'downhill' to for me. Started to feel cramps creeping in my left calf. "SPIN!" I told myself. If I stopped, I will definitely be finished. Saw Mac and Harry who were on their way back. Alamak! Bungkus lah camni.. diorang memang kayuh laju.


Shahrom Abdullah finishing his 60km ride to enter T2(second transition) for the second run


Tried to flex my legs and I could feel the muscles pulling if I moved my legs in a certain way. Man, I've never cramped before during cycling and it hurts like mad! Well, no use crying now. Just maintained spinning and cadence, u-turned, grabbed a bottle of water from the drink station and poured it on my back. God that felt great!

One km after the u-turn was the dreaded hill again, done in reverse. Jangan nak jadi hero - maintain cadence ONLY.

Yeah, I survived the damned bike route. Upon entering transition, the cramps started to creep in again! Change of game plan - I must not walk! Run all the way!

Packed my bike, downed one ORS packet and Powergel and I was off again.


At last I've finished my 30km ride!


2nd Run

Since the onset of cramps, I have decided that I was not going to walk at all through the 2nd run. First km, I ran super slow that if I was a bystander looking at me running, I would have thrown bananas at myself! Most people on the road were walking while I was running as if my life depended on it. No one overtook me except for the elite racers. Sorry la geng, I also wanted to walk but I have to shake off the cramps lah, so I had to keep on running although very slowly.

At the 1st drink station, I drank one cup, poured one cup into the front of my jersey and another cup poured on my back. Must not overheat!

Saw Rahimi from Powerbar in front of me. He was doing sprint too and he was walking at that point. Not far in front of him was a girl from my category. She walked and sometimes looked over her shoulder. Whenever she looked behind, she started to run a bit and then walked some more. I didn't noticed what she's up to until it was too late - she was actually marking me! Hahaha! Making sure that I did not come too near to her! Relax girl! I was running my own race and trying to survive here.. no intention of making vegetable soup out of anyone!

After the 2nd drink station, I knew I had 1km to go but I was saving some energy to sprint in the stadium.

As for the girl in purple(709, I think), I didn't managed to catch up with her but I managed to sprint the last 100m to finish line in one piece! Yay!


100m to finish line.. at last!


In the result displayed after the race, I came up on 20th place with 2:42:23. HAHAHA! Lawak OK!

Alhamdulillah I finished the race...

This morning, my sister said to me, "After watching the duathlon yesterday and seeing that running is not so hard after all, I think I'll take up running.."

Wise choice, sis, and good for you!

What is Brick?

**taken from http://beginnertriathlete.com


What's a "brick" and why is it named so?

* Bike-Run-ICK!
* That's how your legs feel for the first part of the run.
* Named by Mark Sisson and Scott Zagarino one day in 1988 after they completed a
Bike-Run workout -- "Just another brick in the wall".

For us beginners, a brick is usually a bike/run combo. This simulates the bike to run transition - many think is the toughest part of the race. It should be done during your final training phase leading up to a race. A brick simulates the bike-to-run transition. It's wiggy. Have you ever had your leg go to sleep on you? You can move it OK but you don't feel like it's part of you. Really. It's like running on rubber pegs or running with a ball and chain attached to them.

Bricks are usually demanding on your body - don't make them routine. Definitely plan on doing 2-3 bricks during your final lead-up to your triathlon. When doing these bricks, you don't have to run your best time - go easy. I wouldn't even do your full miles. What might also work during your last several weeks to a month is to maybe do an easy mile of running after every bike ride.

Also, at the end of the bike leg, lower your gear and increase your pedal revolutions to loosen muscles tightened by pushing big gears.

If time is not a bother to you, it will definitely NOT hurt to take a few minutes to stretch those leg muscles.

But finally, the truth is that the 'bricks' I have been talking about are... well... whimpy. If your a serious triathlete, a true brick is to do several bike/run combos. Ughhhh!!!! Good thing we don't have to worry about that for now.



Stephanie Chok at Malakoff Malaysian Duathlon Series at Dataran Merdeka, April 2006