Muar Camel Trails Run 2017
4 June
2017
Paid
about RM 110 (forget the exact price I paid) and I am too lazy to dig out the
payment slip!
Convert to Singapore dollar it will be $35 for 22.195KM!
I arrived
in Muar on 3 June with a running group called RTW Run Trek Walk!
Paid about $100
plus which include lunch for both days, dinner for the last day, 1 night hotel
stay and plus transportation! Thanks Gladys for the intro if not I will need to
plan
everything on my own!
After lunch, we head off to collect our race pack at
SJKC Chung Hwa Ketiga!
Most people here are all Singaporean
Q half way and RTW in-charge say that we don't need to
Q as the organizer already pack aside for us!
Yay! But if you were to ask me to
Q, I also don't mind as I want to see how their race bag collection is like!
At the end of the day, I still went in to take a look!
The race day schedule is stated on the board instead of wasting
money in printing on paper.
For me I will read as I want to know the schedule
and most importantly is the running route.
I always fail to find out where is
the finishing line, if I know I can push myself to run faster
and complete the
race with the desired timing!
My running singlet + running bid
Ask for Female L size will be safest because I don't like tight
fit or too short.
I prefer big and long as I will be wearing running tights.
Can
cover up so that it will not look unglam!
Female runners will understand what I
am talking about.
Happy girl after collecting the running bid!
In Singapore, usually they have a lot of boots set up to sell
stuff like running socks, running shoes etc
but this time round I only manage
to see Garmin Store that's all! Maybe this one is a small event
that is why
they don't have much booth.
After collection of race bag, head off to Hotel!
Golden Lake Hotel
No 2 Jalan Rivera 1, Maharani Rivera Tanjung Agas,
84000 Muar, Johor Malaysia
There is a Giant beside our Hotel which mean shopping time! Cannot
wait to upload my stuff
and head off to shop at Giant. I love shopping at
supermarket
My boyfriend went crazy over Magnum Ice Cream!
So cheap! RM 4.52 - $1.46
Saw this really huge Pepero!
Wanted to bring back to Singapore but I don't want to carry it
with me
as I will be heading up to Melaka with boyfriend and
his family!
Spotted 3 cow near Giant supermarket.
Enjoying their afternoon sun and eating grass
Simple life
Drama mama evening I have
Waited for taxi almost 1 hour and I am feeling so tired. I just
want to have my dinner early
and go back hotel to rest for tomorrow run! Didn't
much enjoy the dinner because wasn't feeling
very well! After dinner,
transportation back to hotel also mafan! Need to find taxi
but street can find none.
Went to few hotel to check and they told me no taxi available :(
At the
end, when we walk a bit far to other side I saw a taxi and ask him whether he
can send
us back to our hotel. He charge us RM 10, thinking back boyfriend and
myself is quite brave to
just board the taxi. The taxi is super run down and
anytime it can just burst into fire.
Thank God he drive us safety back to hotel!
Thanks boyfriend for sayang me to make me feel better :)
Only you can handle me! Thank God for you!
Morning I wake up at 4.30am as the bus will be here at 5am.
The flag off will be 5.30am. This timing is for 22.195
km! 10km flag off timing will be different!
To be honest, I don't have the feel to run because it
feels like I am in holiday!
Where got holiday need to wake up so early one!
Haha!
#Coffeetearunners is here as Pacer
First time seeing this kind of cute balloon instead of timing balloon!
#Coffeetearunners is going to lead us in the warming
up
Did you spot my boyfriend on the stage? He will be pacing and I
will be running! :)
I cannot pace yet as my timing for 21km is not very good
and I need to stop and walk.
I need a lot of training before I can reach that stage!
Starting line
Everyone is getting ready to kick start the run
The question is still running in my mind.
Should I run for my personal best timing or should I do a relax run ?
At the beginning I was following 2 hour 40 minutes
pacer and I realize around 7 or 8 km
I start to slow down and I decided to give
a pacer a miss. I run at my own pace and of cos taking
out my camera to snap
picture here and there. 2 hour 40 minutes was my best timing for 21km
and I
realize that I shouldn’t have follow the pacer and do it on my own pace. Keeping
a consistent
pace is not easy. Salute to all the pacers from
I was thinking of enjoying the run but when I reach a
point where the amount of runners around
me is getting lesser and lesser. When
there is a group of runners heading to my direction I was
thinking if they are
10KM runner, so I quickly follow one of the runner and check his bid. Heng ah
he is also running the same distance as me. That is when I start to tell myself
that I have to push
myself to complete the run below 3 hour and at the same time
enjoy the run too!
Kampong life is something that Singaporean can hardly see in our own country!
While running, can see cows and horses around.
Look closely at the picture, did you see any brown color leftover? It is actually their shit!
Other than just running, I will need to avoid stepping on them as everywhere on the running path has it.
During the run, I keep taking picture and send it to
my daddy to make him jealous!
Just staying in contract with my daddy despite being in
Overseas.
You can say that I am a Daddy girl!
After knowing that I am quite near to the finishing line, I have to force myself to
keep on running non stop all the way to the finishing line and there is the only place
where I can really rest !
Based on my Garmin 235 I completed 22.37KM in 2 hours
54 mins and 46 seconds.
Even though I did not hit my personal best, I am glad that I
manage to complete
the run and did it under 3 hours. I seriously need to train
for upcoming runs!
These are the list of my confirm runs!
Army Half Marathon
Great Eastern Half Marathon
Singapore Standard Chartered Full Marathon
Thanks boyfriend for always so supportive !
Hello Wei Shan
Hello Gladys
Well done in coming 13th position for your 10km !
Made some new friends through this run :)
Nice knowing all of you!
#Coffeetearunners pacers getting ready for photo taking
There is always a one person who will take picture of #Coffeetearunners
He is none other than Lincoln who is also the founder of #Coffeetearunners
David Pong & Boyfriend
Super cute medal !
After run, while waiting for the bus to come and fetch us back. We just seat down happily eating.
Surprisingly there is a lot of things to eat. Watermelon, Papaya, bread and many more.
But sadly, there is no Nasi Lemak ! I still hear from people that half way through the running route there is
a stop where people can stop and eat Nasi Lemak. I thought that was interesting that why I want to come and experience myself. It is not true :(. I only see they serve pepsi drinks which is not very common.
Lucky draw prizes are very attractive - Garmin Products
Why I never win :(
After the lucky draw, we waited a while before heading off to take bus back to Hotel!
Super tired! Can't wait to have a good bath and rest on the bed like a boss!
We are going to check out the hotel at 12.30 pm and since we have time we
just went ahead to massage nearby. Leg massage around RM 58 for 1 hour which mean $18.77.
The whole massage process was painful till I don't dare to even shout.
Only those area where I cannot stand pain, I will let the person know.
After the massage is done, my leg feels that it has not run yet. Feel so light and comfortable.
Before we head off for lunch, we went to get some local delights!
Thinking of just getting one box to try on the spot and guess what? I am in love with the taste!
It is so good that I bought two boxes of Durian and another box of mango!
I can slowly enjoy eating it at my comfortable home.
Otah
My all time favorite. I did not buy back. I just get the cooked one and eat on the spot instead!
After shopping, we went off to have lunch and boyfriend relative came to fetch us and off we go to meleka !
Do stay tune to my meleka post :)
