AdventuRUN 2007

Written by Josie

It was a great morning to gather at the starting point of the run. Many of us have not been to Taman Pertanian in Shah Alam for a long long time. It was also a nice change to escape from the haze in the city and breathed in fresh air, surrounded by greenery. The turnouts were encouraging. As KC mentioned before, “For runners, any charitable effort is not complete without the run” is very true as one fellow runner spent almost one hour searching for the location.

Greenery everywhere ... are these runners after the run?

The running route was tough and challenging with many slopes, some with gradual ascent while some were steeper slopes. It was a real test of strength and fitness, many times worst than the “double hill” route that many avid runners were accustomed to. Any descend slopes is a welcoming sight for the runners before the next uphill. After much huffing and puffing, the finishing point was a welcoming sight for all the runners.

Relaxing after the run. From left : Chee Sum, Ay Chwen, Josie and Angie

Queens of the AdventuRun

Overall, it was a commendable effort by Organising Committee consists of Taylor College’s students in organizing the charity run. Along the route, there were race officials stationed at every junction to ensure that runners kept to the correct route and one water station was provided at the halfway point. And apt to the purpose of having the charity run, participants were treated to a talk on the awareness of AIDs after the run.
Written by Josie

Note by KC: Looks like we have an alternative site for training runs other than the usual “Double-hill” at Bukit Tungku, Kuala Lumpur. According to Weng who ran in the AdventuRUN, the starting area was going uphill – hill after hill – and that was really challenging.
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Next Trekking Trip - Gunung Angsi

I am pleased to inform that Tony P3, The Mountain Sifu, is organizing another great trekking trip to Gunung Angsi, Kuala Pilah. Yours truly (KC) will be going also. If you are interested to join us, please contact us to confirm the number of trekkers:

Tony: 016-274-2213 email: klpenguin3@gmail.com

KC: 012- 266 8166 email: kcleong3@gmail.com

The date is scheduled on Sunday 14 October 2007. It is the second day of Hari Raya. The following day, Monday, is a holiday.

Fitness Requirement
A trekker must be fairly fit, able to walk swiftly and have no difficulty for walking for hours. All runners are automatically qualified.
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File photo of another Gunung taken by KC on April 2007

Itinerary

7.45am - Meet at Senawang Toll (note: ensure you have taken your breakfast)
8.00am - Will leave from Toll to Ulu Bendul
8.30am - Arrive and briefing
9.00am - Start to trek
12.45pm - Reach the peak
1.30pm - Descend from Peak
4.30pm - Reach the Car Park
7:00pm - Dinner at Seremban

Total trekking time to and fro car park is about 7 hours. According to Tony, juicy watermelon will be provided at the peak to quench thirst. I need to check whether it is a special delivery by helicopter to the peak.

Senawang Toll:
Travelling along Seremban Highway from Kuala Lumpur, you pass by Labu Toll (exit to Seremban) follow by the next exit to Port Dickson; Senawang Toll is the exit that follows.

Normal travelling time is about 45 minutes. Please take note that during Hari Raya days, speed limit is lower by 10. Which means maximum speed is 100 km/hr. In this case, you may need about one (1) hour.
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Things to bring:

Water - 3 litres (minimum)
Titbits, Food (for lunch)
Raincoat (compulsory, plastic poncho: square type with an opening and hood for head)
Torchlight (AA-size battery or smaller, and two spare batteries)
Outdoor trekking shoes (for a start, you can buy Bata brand, around RM 60)
Trekking Stick – recommended
Garden gloves
First aid (eg. hand plaster)
Handphone (FULLY CHARGED; in case need to communicate)

Insect (leech or mosquito) repellent
A face towel
T-shirts (in case need to change)
Wallet/purse
Camera
Plastic bags (to keep things dry; in case it rains)
One piece of cloth for wiping legs (you need to remove shoes to cross river)

Keep in the car:
Towel (there is proper facility to take shower)
Extra water or isotonic drinks
Clothes to change
Sandals/Slippers


Posted by KC

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AdventuRun 2007 - Part 2

Please click here to view 190 photos by courtesy of Jason Lee. This time, he is on a solo mission taking photos by carrying two cameras - Nikon D80 and D70s.

Please scroll down this posting to read the story by Josie. She ran in the AdventuRUN.

A successfully staged charity run by Taylor's Business College students. Well done!

Karen - looking good

Cool and composed

The uphill run was very challenging

Weng - looks like he collected quite a number of ribbons

All smiles

Yeah! It is indeed a nice route with lots of fresh air

Jason Lee in action

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Posted by KC

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Trekking to Everest Base Camp

I am pleased to inform that Dr. Walter Gomez will be going for a great trekking trip to Everest Base Camp en route from Kalapathar, Nepal. His team will start the 18-day trip from 3 November 2007.
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Dr. Walter and TanAB - analysing the map of Everest Base Camp

On Sunday afternoon, both Dr. Walter and I went to Tan AB’s house. The purpose was to brief Dr. Walter what to expect since both Tan AB and I have been to that part of the world before. Tan AB, an avid trekker and a marathon runner, has trekked to Kalapathar and Everest Base Camp. As for me, after reaching Cho La Pass, Nepal our team returned and did not trek to Kalapathar.

TanAB returned from trekking in Nepal two weeks before I started my trekking to Cho La Pass on 23 May 2007. And before I went, I actually got tips from him what to bring and to expect. That valuable briefing took almost two hours.

Going through the trekking details with Dr. Walter was fun as it rekindled the memorable trip. Time past fast and the briefing session took three hours to complete!

TanAB is demonstrating the various type of gears

Dr. Walter is engaging the same Trek and Tour Company in Nepal - Mt. Manaslu Adventure Treks Ltd owned by Mr. Cheban.

Please click here to read more details of the company.

If you would like to join Dr. Walter in this great trekking trip, you can contact him at: 03-6258 6319. E-mail: drwalter@streamyx.com

Minimum fitness requirement: You must be very fit and have done numerous trekking trips. A trekker is required to walk about 7 hours per day; at times, in steep terrain. This trek is classified as Strenuous (classification: strenuous, moderate, and easy). Runners who have done full marathon recently are automatically qualified.

My best Everest view from Kalapattar - photo by TanAB

The best time to trek in Napel is October to November and April to May. I will be organizing another trekking trip to Annapurna, Nepal in early May 2008. If you are interested, please contact me.

My trekking story and photos at Cho La Pass: please click June 2007 Archives on the left sidebar of KC&SR weblog. Scroll down the webpages.

Here is wishing Dr. Walter and his team a pleasant journey and a successful mission. BRAVO!

Mt AmaDablam taken at Pangboche - photo by TanAB

Khumbu Icefall taken at Everest Base Camp - photo by TanAB

Written by KC

Aventure Run 2007 organizes by Taylor's Business College - work is in progress to process the photos from Jason Lee... stay tune.

Trekking Stick

Note: Jason Lee, Pacesetters photographer, will be taking photos in the Adventure Run 2007 at Taman Cahaya, Shah Alam, this Sunday morning, 7 October. So, if you see him, make sure to pose for the camera and give your best smile, will ya?

I am pleased to recommend a trekking stick which I used when I went for the trekking trip at Pine Tree Trail on 29 September 2007. It was good. Trekking stick is vital to maintain balance and when going downhill that would ease the body weight on the knees. With the unusual design, one of the trekkers gave this trekking stick a unique name: blink man stick.

Good feature

Lightweight and well built – good for serious trekking

Retractable - It has three segments with locking and releasing mechanism

Anti-shock – The shock absorbing capability is useful so that it absorbs the vibration when the stick impacts with hard ground

Built-in LCD Torchlight - One of the most ingenious designs by the Chinese is the seamless attachment of a LCD torchlight at the handle. The white light from the LCD torchlight is very bright. In trekking, torchlight is an essential item to bring.

If you are interested, you can get them from Steven (penguin-5):
Telephone: 012- 302 7330
Email: steven2114@gmail.com

Price of each trekking stick:
With LCD torchlight: RM 38 and you are entitled for 20% discount. So, it costs RM 30.40

Without LCD torchlight: RM 28 and after 20% discount, it costs RM 22.40

About Torchlight
When I was new in trekking, I could not understand why we need to bring torchlight since it is daytime and the sky is bright. It was during one trekking trip to Gunung Irau, Cameron Highland, a few years ago that I appreciate the importance of torchlight. In that trekking trip, we were still stuck in the jungle when the sun went down. It was pitch black in the jungle. I could not even see my fingers a few inches away. Luckily, we managed to find our way and return to civilisation with the help of torchlight.

Do you know that the headlamp of a motorbike is more effective in illuminating the road than the headlamp of a car? This is because the beam of light follows the turning direction. In this case, the beam of light will always point at the path where you heading.

Written by KC

Adventure Run - Collection of bibs

According to Sai Hou, the Organizing Chair Person of Adventure Run 2007, the organizing committee of Taylor’s Business School college students will operate a booth at Bukit Aman car park on Saturday 6 October from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to facilitate runners to collect the bibs.

Runners can also collect the bibs from the college on 5 and 6 October, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

So far, the response is encouraging both from the college and other runners.

Note: Taylor’s Business School is located at Wisma Subang Jaya (formerly where Sime Bank or RHB Bank was); it is not the Main Campus.

For runners, if you have not been running in the scenic park of Taman Cahaya of Shah Alam, this is the good opportunity to participate in this charity run.

One friend said, “Aiya… after paying RM15, still have to run for 10 km.” For runners, any charitable effort is not complete without the run. So, even when doing charity, we must also sweat it out – in running.
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Sai Hou: 016- 229 6117

Boey Winson: 017- 630 6816

Attached below is the location map.
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Enjoy your run.
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Shah Alam Run
Okay, this is the cute photo that I am referring where the boy is showing affectionate kiss.

Posted by KC

Shah Alam Run 2007

Please click here to view 191 photos by courtesy of Jason Lee using Nikon D80, f/2.8 70-200 mm lens.

The event was held on Sunday 2 September 2007 at Dataran Shah Alam. This is a well taken photo album by Jason Lee with rasor-sharp images, interesting pose and actions. There is one photo in this album which is really interesting; see whether you can find it.

Run, Run, Run.

Jason Thiang and daughter

This event is also cater for family run

Anne Ng

Good to start when young

All I need is the air that I breathe... The Hollies

Full speed ahead

All smiles ... Weng (L1) and Phoon (L2) ...

Not running with the shoes?

Time for some beautiful flowers

Quite a complex hairstyle

Please don't make me cry ...

Good times together

GIRLS Power!

Yeah, I should be a good runner when I grow up ...

Jason Lee in action

Posted by KC