The Young Once & O2O

Please click here to view Part 1 of the photos taken by Tey Eng Tiong. Work is still in progress to process Part 2, the last photo alblum for GE30k (Great Eastern 30km) Run.

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Part 1 contains 188 photos; it is a coincidence that the album contains such number -- sure prosperous, prosperous one in Cantonese -- which is auspicous that Chinese New Year is fast approaching just like elite runners advancing to the finishing line.

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O2O

The KL Penguin Runners decided to give it a miss this time for the Ocean to Ocean run on 11 February 2007. It is a relay run consisting of eight runners per team. The race will start at sunrise from Songkhla on the east coast and end at sunset in Satun on the west coast, covering a distance of 137km. When a runner is in action, the other team members will be traveling in a van as support crew together with all the food and water.

According to Jeffery, the main coordinator from Pacesetters Club, the KL Penguin Runners Team will stand a good chance as all our timing are below 50 minutes to complete 10km races.

The Penguin Runners who are interested to take the challenge are:

KC (penguin-1)
Meng(penguin-2)
Tony (penguin-3)
Steven (penguin-5)
Eric Teo (penguin-10)
Chee Wee (penguin-11)
Jason Chin (penguin-12)
Chin YH (friend of Jason Chin)

We were quite excited discussing about that event. The conversation went wild: Since it is one week before the 2007 Chinese New Year (CNY), we suggested playing CNY songs or bringing along drum or "gombang" to make encouraging noises and pump up the fun along the way. We have not decided to conduct in CNY beat or the Kitaro type.

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Since Yee Sang is served in restaurants one month before CNY, we can actually dish out Ang Pow (red packets; extremely auspicious to receive as a gift) while running since we have a big reserve from the van. Giving out Ang Pow to Thai is a mean to promote our culture and to express our friendliness, particularly, to the "leng lui" (pretty gals) there.

However, all the hotness in taking part in this event was suddenly evaporated with the recent two bombing in Hatyai and the continual unrest in southern Thailand. So, we are back to looking for some running action in Kuala Lumpur.

Sir Cliff Richard

[The Young Ones, Darling were the young ones, And young ones shouldn't be afraid... song is playing in the background]

I was excited to read in the Star newspaper that Sir Cliff Richard will be performing in concerts in Genting Highlands on 9 -10 February 2007. Unfortunately, it clashes with the O2O Run. Now that the Penguin Runners are not running in the O2O event, it is time that I renew my enthusiasm to go for the concert.

If I do not support him in this concert, he may not be coming to Malaysia again. I am also not young. The next time that we will meet, it could be in another dimension, provided we both go there.

I first heard his songs when I was a teenager where my uncle and the kampung folks are a big fan of him. I was also attracted to his clear and “magnetic” type of voice. His songs were mostly ballad – slow and romantic, inspiring and at times, up beat. In the early days, I like songs such as: The Young Ones, Power to the People, Congratulations.

I like most of his song, but there are two songs that I particularly like: The Young Ones - Since I am the young once now, that song really inspires me whenever I hear it – And the young ones, shouldn’t be afraid … – it really charges me up.

The other song is Miss You Night – a slow and sentimental song featuring in his “I am Nearly Famous” album launched in 1975. This song is best played at night in quiet environment ...

Years may wrinkle the skin, but his voice remains unchanged. Yeah, Sir Cliff Richard, I will see you in Genting Highlands!

By KC

GE30k or Great Eastern 30km

Here is a simple experiment that you can participate:

a. log on to GOOGLE Internet Search Engine -- in your web browser, type: http://www.google.com.my/
(or just click at the link above)
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b. type the key word as GE30k or the long form Great Eastern 30km

c. click Search button or press Enter key

What do you see from the search results?

You can also try other search key words: GE30km or Great Eastern 30k

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Try "Pacesetters" and "Sunshine Runners". If you like, type your name and see what happen.
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Thanks for your continual support.

Happy running and surfing.

By KC

GE30k - More Photos

Please click here to view Part 3 of photo album (256 photos) taken by Chan Wing Kai, photographer of Pacesetters Club. For Part 1 and 2, please scroll down the web page.

I read May's email in the evening before I left office on Monday 29 January. She is a Pacesetters runner who ran in the GE20k. Driving my car on my way home, I was guessing who is the runner whom she had voted "The Most Beautiful".

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Without even reviewing Part 2 and 3 of the photo albums taken by Chan Wing Kai, she had already made the nomination. That runner must be attractive. She said that even the photo number DSC_8668 is beautiful.

When I took a look of the photo, I was really surprised that the person in the photo is ___ (hahahaha... you know the name). I guess May could be referring to the two girls with shapely figure.

I shall proceed to process Tey Eng Tiong's photo albums – the fifth cameraman covering the GE30k event. It was indeed a new record for Pacesetters Club that GE30k Run attracted five cameramen and each had produced a few hundred good photos (actual numbers of photos taken are much higher).

What you see and download via Internet differs very much from the original copy in term of clarity and colour balance. All photos have been resized with medium quality to shrink file size for preference of swift transmission over Internet.

By KC

The photo below (DSC_8668) is extracted from Part 1 of photo album taken by ChanWingKai.

LSD and Happenings

Please click here to view Part 2 of photo album (268 photos) taken by Chan Wing Kai.

Part 3, the last part, is still in progress. Click here for Part 1.

The four photos below are by courtesy of Tey Eng Tiong's from his photo album of GE30k Run taken on 21 January.

Strangely, it was a little quiet at the Bukit Aman car park that morning, Sunday 28 January 2007. When I arrived there at 5:40 a.m., I did not see any runners gathered at The Retaining Wall – the starting area. Quite surprisingly, there were less than 20 cars at the car park. I presume that most runners must be resting after last Sunday’s GE30k Run.

That morning, other than Lim FW and Chin YH, the other new runners in the pack were Christopher, Siok Bee and Mr. Chan.

The other two Penguin Runners, Jason Chin (P12) and Chee Wee (P11) were running the day before, 27 January.

Chan, a slightly overweight thirty-something’s who attributed that the extras is due to numerous supper, is actually a chef with a leading 5-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur. He said that his fried kueh teow is sold at RM 30 per plate in the hotel. So I jokingly said that next time, when we have outings, he can demonstrate his superb culinary skill to us.

Heel Pain

My left knee was almost fully healed since I slipped on 12 January. However, I have another bigger problem – pain at my right heel (commonly called Plantar Fasciitis). I did feel discomfort when running the 20km training run that morning. The pain started when I trained and ran in the EDGE Kuala Lumpur Executive Rat Race in September 2006. I must have run too fast and too hard.

Back at Bukit Aman car park, I chatted with Eric Teo (Penguin-10). He suggested that I can try cycling as a mean to avoid the impact at the heel that aggravates the problem. Pacesetters Club photographer, Chan Wing Kai, was in the conversation, and he said, “You can take photos.”

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Weather

I joined in the conversation with SK Goh and Daniel where their topic was on Daniel’s macho moustache. Among other things, they mentioned that the air was slightly cooler. That reminded me that Chinese New Year is only three weeks away. With wind direction blowing from north (cold front of Siberia), the wind is cool and dry when arriving here. It also means that the wet season is almost over.

Nestle 5km All Ladies’ Walk

That morning, there was a Nestle 5km All Ladies’ Walk where all participants passed by Bukit Aman car park. We started cheering the walkers when they walked pass us. Though Pacesetters runners were at ease in running, I saw that walking fast was not easy for them.

I could hear following remarks:

“Walk faster!”

“Run faster!” (But it is a walking event)

“Yeah, you are looking good!”

“Come on, Pacesetters runners!”

Standing there cheering the walkers, it reminded me when I first cheered cyclists in the Duathlon race in early 2005 where they passed by Bukit Aman car park. That was when I started to take part in Duathlon races. Shall I take part in big walk since there is pain in my heel now? I started to consider this option too.

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Adidas

The Adidas team, led by Mr. Krishnan, Head of Running of adidas, set up a booth just next to the public toilet of Bukit Aman car park. They were promoting the latest range of adidas running shoes. There was a computerized foot-scanning device that can measure a runner's feet pronation complete with coloured printout to determine the best fit model.

It may sound funny to set up a booth next to a toilet but that was a strategic location as almost all runners would go to toilet after the run, and would not miss it.

Flu and Marathon

I chatted with another runner who ran in the recent Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on 3 Dec 2006. He contracted flu prior to the event. He encountered difficulty at 27km mark but he persevered – as all marathon runners do – and managed to complete the race with run/walk technique.

He was later admitted into hospital for almost one week due to water retention in the upper lung and swollen in the kidney. He is advised by doctor to stop running full marathon for one year though he can run shorter distance.

So, for those marathon runners, it is indeed an incredible feat to complete a full marathon as it is a sign that all systems in our bodies are working seamlessly to pull us through the finishing line.

By KC

More Nominations at GE30k

First part of photo album taken by Chan Wing Kai, Pacesetters Club Photographer, is ready. Please click here to view 292 photos (Part 1 of 3).

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The following awards are the selection of Moira for the recent GE30k run. She is a Pacesetters runner from Penang. Please scroll down the pages to have a glimpse of her, who looks like the famous Hong Kong singer, Sally Yeh.

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Most relaxed runner


Most determined runner

Most cutest dimple


Most proud of bib number


Most in need of water


Most Happy Couple


Most Cheerful Runner



Best display of arm bands


Most Monkey Business

Never Run Alone

“Do you have Meng’s (Penguin-2) handphone number?” Jason Chin (Penguin-12) called my handphone on Sunday morning, 14 January. He sounded serious. I was relaxing and having a simple breakfast of roti canai and teh tarik at my favourite restaurant, Di-Kayu Nasi Kandar of USJ, Subang Jaya. He said Meng last saw Miss Lai, his girlfriend, at Bukit Aman car park but then Lai was not seen for almost one hour. I was speechless.

I was supposed to run with them for 20km training run too. Due to a slip two evenings before, I hurt my knee and I was out of action.

While searching for Meng’s h/p number and sending it via SMS, my mind could not focus but kept thinking that how a girl runner could be missing from Bukit Aman car park for one hour? I blocked my mind for thinking of the worst that could have happened.

Later, Jason Chin called back and said they found her again -- what a relief.

Email from Jason Chin:

Well, Last Sunday was quite an experience to me. It was Lai's first long run to Sri Hartamas and she was eager to tell me all about it. When she finished her run at 9am back at Bukit Aman, she walked to Bank Negara hoping to meet me while I was on my round back from Hartamas.

On that morning, ChinYH, Eric Teo (Penguin-10) and I were doing two loops of Sri Hartamas and we decided to change our usual route back to Bukit Aman via Double Hill way passing by the Tugu Monument. I finished at Bukit Aman at 9:20am and from then I waited for her until 10:30am where all this while she was at Bank Negara wondering where I was. Finally, she came back at 10:30am.

Eric and Vivian, thank you both for offering your help to look for her at the Lake Gardens park area.

Meng was never sounded this serious when he called me! Thanks!

ChinYH was speechless when I called him about it, same with you, KC!

Thank you guys. I have been running alone for many years before I joined Pacesetters Club, and since last Sunday, I know I will never run alone again!

Cheers

Jason Chin (P12)
16 January 2007

Note by KC:

For those brave girl runners, it is much safer to run in a group or at least with another runner. Never run alone. You have all the good-hearted guys worrying for you.

This reminds me of Chee Wee (Pengiun-11) once said: (something like that) we can form a company to provide safety services to accompany other girl runners... :-)

"The Most" Award of GE30K

With photos taken by Jason Lee, Christopher and Yours Truly for the GE30k event, I have a total of 1,000 photos posted in the Internet. Let us entertain ourselves by looking at them from awards winning stand-point accompanied by the most appropriate title of awards. Don't be overly concern if you disagree with my selection... just smile.

When I receive the other batches of photos from Chan Wing Kai and Tey Eng Tiong, we shall have another round of selection.

The nominations are as follows:

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Runner Category

The Most Satisfying Runner

The Most Graceful


The Most Happy


The Most Focus


The Most Relax


The Most Lightweight


The Most Balanced


Photographer Category

The Most Unique


The Most Professional


The Most Cute


The Most Extravagant


By KC :-)