Bidor Half Marathon Photos (2)

 YinYin Boey

Do click here to view photos (Album 2) by courtesy of SCHOnline ... stay tune for more photos.

 

 The amazing barefoot runner -- Tan WS

New breed of runner -- puffing while running ... :-)

Posted by KC Leong



Bidor Half Marathon Photos 2011



SCHOnline

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Event: Bidor Half Marathon 2011

Date: Sunday, 24 April 2011

Venue: Bidor, Perak.

 DC Tan

 Good to see that WanYL is back in running again

Click here to view photos of Bidor Run from previos years (scroll down the pages; this posting is repeated).

Posted by KC Leong

F1 Sepang 2011

 Do click here to view photos by courtesy of Shukri, a pro photo kaki friend (in Picasa photo album, click Slideshow).

 Event: Formula One at Sepang Internatinal Circuit

Date: 8,9,10 April 2011

Do click here to view photos taken in previous years by Jason Lee, Shukri and yours truly (KC). Scroll down the pages; this posting appears at top.

Posed by KC Leong

Apek Hill Trail Running

The group went for a trail running at Apek Hill on Saturday morning, 23 April 2011. The original plan is to go for trail running at Gunung Nuang. Since a few of the runners in this group took up the full marathon category in Energizer Night Run last Saturday, 16 April, we shall postpone the trail running at Gunung Nuang to Saturday, 30 April 2011. If you are interested, do contact yours truly (KC).

After a few consecutive days of heavy rain in the evening, the ground at Apek Hill is a bit wet. There is abundance of water gushing down at the waterfall that makes the photos look more dramatic.

The moment we stop at the station, the conversation was still very hot on reminiscing the blunders of the Energizer Night Run staged last Saturday. Looks like that event would be remembered for a long, long time.

 Front (L-R): Chiew Hong, KC Leong, Rothman Fong, ChongYF, Agnes Chew, Simpson
Back: Steven, Simpson's two friends, Sidney Saw, Dr. Shara

Do click here to view photos taken by yours truly (KC)

 After a few consecutive days of raining, the amount of water flowing down the waterfall is also increased.

 Looking very yow yeng - Dr Shara with his new 2XU compression pants together with Salomon trail running shoes and T-shirt.

 At Station 6 - It is a good idea to boil water and brew tea to relax and unwind here in the jungle

 Miss Chua is showing her skill at the hoola hoop

 Without doubt, this is Station 6

The mini kettle for boiling water and brewing tea ... the Cricket lighter is only 3 inches in length.

Posted by KC Leong

Golden Gate Marathon

Here is the report from CK Mak who went to San Francisco to run in this marathon on 2 April 2011.

A day before the run, I drove and checked out the venue and passed by the Golden Gate (which was not golden in color). Later, I learned that the the real "Golden Gate" is the strait that the bridge spans. It was first named "Chrysopylae," meaning "golden gate," by Captain John C. Fremont in 1846.

The most exciting encounter of the Golden gate marathon, beside completing the hill marathon which is only my 2nd marathon, is to make friend with Werner Berger.  At the age of 69 in 2007, he became the oldest North American to have climbed the Seven Summits, the highest mountain on each of the world’s seven continents.  He told me that he plans to be the oldest human reaches the highest summit on earth which is the Mt. Everest in 2013 at the age of 75.  I hope to join him to base camp, at least.....  

The venue of the Golden Gate marathon is at the Rodeo Beach in the Fort Cronkhite Golden Gate national Recreation Area.

Due to the fact that certain part of the trail is narrow and a lot of corners, no head phones is allowed as  there may be runners run from the opposite direction which may cause accident. 

The lucky number - SM stand for small size for T shirt ..... I lost 5 kg to win the biggest slimmer challenge in Jan this year and hence small size is just nice for me ......hehe

Registration counter with the marathon route (much worse than the double hill or wall at Bukit Tunku) behind it.

Starting point at the Rodeo beach which is good for......

.............. surfing ......if you dont want to run.....

fast car driver does not mind running slowly up the hill......another way to enjoy the spectacular view of Golden Gate from afar

After 20 minutes trail run from the starting point ....the houses and cars are very small from afar.....

Run is not an option for most of us in view of the slope ...... an uphill task.....

Another beautiful view from the hill ....  despite cooling weather and don't see the sun, I was tanned....  

It is a community run and no RELA there....hence the workaround.....

Near one of the water stations ....comtemplating if I should ask for a ride.....

...or rather ride on a yatch from top of the hill....

A view of the beautiful Golden Gate that could only be appreciated by trekkers ......

The last mile to the finishing line at the far end..... need to run about 500 meters on “golden” sand by the beach ....

not anything easier than the uphill run as every single step into the soft sand needs a pull out from the sand before the next step....

Finally, the 2^nd round reaching the finishing line after qualifying for the first loop.....first loop took me 2 hours 15 minutes but the 2^nd loop added another hour for a total time of about 5 hours and 30 minutes due to knee injury after the first loop. 

My “Golden” gate finisher medal and T shirt....I was wearing a pair of Transition glasses and it will turn darker according to the degree of UV.....can see it is as dark as a sun glasses.... very harmful to the body and eyes.....

Went to fisherman wharf in San Francisco and guess what ......lots of people running there from noon till we left in the evening .....maybe we should consider going for the golden gate run and stay around this place for practice and aslo enjoy the famous calm weather whenever we feel like .....of course lots of beverage to make you warm if needed ....

Love from Union Square, San Francisco.....stay tuned for the 2^nd part....

Posted by KC Leong