PBIM 2014

Well it is that time of the year again, the Penang Bridge International Marathon. My 6th marathon barefoot, the only way i know how to run for long hour.
Wasn't doing so well on this one, attacked by sharp knee pain as early as 6km. It was a long 36km of pain and pain and pain :D
Have to queue up for the pain killer spray at the 31km, by then 3 hour 20 minutes or 30 minutes have past. Even the spray lost its magic. By 36km, the left knee join the rebel and turn me into "Joney Walker". The mind want to run but the legs wouldn't comply. Walk plus run until 40km, finish the last 2km all out.
Finished with 4 hour 47 minutes net time, 4 hour 50 minutes gun time. Next year, i will be back stronger and break the 4 hour barrier. We will meet again Penang Brigde II. It is not over! :D

2013 Kick Off

Ended 100 hours fasting since 27th December of last year.Fail 4 attempt on likeliness sculpt.
Created new sculpting tools.
Visited Kuching as promised.
KL112.

First run 3km with ITBS from last year.
2nd run 5km with ITBS from previous day.

2011 recall

-10 months no salary

-Personal best Penang Hill record.
-Personal best Marathon record.

-Personal best 10km record.

-Personal best 21km record.
-4 x 1/2 marathon in 5 days.
-709 Bersih 2.0

-Shopping cart programming

-Complete working CMS

-Realize the truth

-Engage meditation

-Climb Penang Hill in ritual.

-3D animation

-2D animation

-Zero sculpting record

-Get to know more friends

-Clear a lot of junks

-Complete Penang National Park Muka Head route

-Shut down of company office

-3 races in a month

-66 laps on track 8 of outdoor track

发愿

三跪 . 九叩 . 升旗山

color test

reform

plastic dream 1.0

NTCRC Across-3-States 1/2 Marathon

The 2nd official 1/2 marathon, this one is fun because the route crossed Penang, Perak and Kedah.

05:45 arrive Nibong Tebal

05:50 saw 2 other barefoot runners.

06:00 race begin.

06:24 came across runner who also run the marathon in PBIM 2 weeks ago, she asked me if there is any 7-11 along the route... yeah i am hungry too :-D, but i only have 20 cents with me.

06:35 first water station

06: 59 enter Parit Buntar of Perak

07:20 enter Kedah.

07:25 met a few runners who also run the PBIM 2011 2 weeks ago.

07:30 came across an very old runner. The road workers were cheering for him.

07:52 saw Azimah, don't know why she is slower than her pace today.

07:59 cross finishing line.

Total time 1 hour 59 minutes.

photo courtesy of Alex Ong (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001844304755)

2011 Penang Bridge International Marathon - 2nd barefoot marathon

19-Nov 2011
19:00 , nervous, nervous, nervous.
20:00 , loading spaghetti.
21:00 , loading a lot of water and chia seed.
23:00 , still loading water.

20-Nov 2011

00:40 , 1/2 cup of thick black coffee
00:50 , left the house.
01:00 , arrive at Queens Bay Starting point - Thanks Andreas Mak.
01:10 , wandering around.
01:20 , toilet round 1.

01:23 , start warm up.
01:35, meditate.

01:45, bag deposit, saw another barefoot runner.

01:50, toilet last visit.

01:55, warm up and chat with strangers.
01:57, adrenaline maximum level.
02:00, Chief Minister LGE fire the gun!
02:00:22, not moving even one step yet.
02:01, finally the marathon begin!

The 42.195km

02:29 , arrive 4km, Seagate U-turn

02:47 , heading the bridge.
03:00, Welcome to Penang Bridge, this is the best part :-D.
04:00 , finished one side of bridge, 19km
04:15 , 21km point, half journey completed. Bun time. Super crowded.
05:32, 33km, power gel and banana!
06:00, 38km. Lots of Johny Walkers. Decided not to join them.
06:20, 39km. I am Stronger Than This.
06:30, 41.5km, I can go Faster Than This.
06:32, 42.195km - Unexpected crowd cheering for me being barefoot. Touch down finishing line.

After Math

06:34 , took medal and finisher-T
06:35 , realized i forgot to stop the watch timer.
06:37 , both legs gave up, laying on the grass right in the round about. watching moon.
06:55 , walk like crab to breakfast tent. Tea , toast and eggs

07:30 , sit on chair. notice the big toe have a cut and bleeding.
08:50 , 10:00 - Medal Award Ceremony, lucky draw.
10:05 , Walk home.
11:45 , heading Butterworth for 7-long kuew-teow Soup! Again, thanks Andreas!

15:00, reach home, shower, and sleep. End of PBIM 2011.

Official Result:

21KM Check Point : 2:15:12.18

33KM Check Point : 3:32:06.58

ChipTime : 4:31:45.15

GunTime : 4:32:56.80

Ranking : 124 / 1190

Post Marathon Syndrome :

1. Craving for Bakuteh / KFC / 7long Kuew Teow Soup.
2. Both legs and feet feel like they were hit by train.

3. The high stay for 12 hours.

12 days.

last long run. 22km.

Count down 18 days.

easy, light, and smooth~ + Relax

1st blog in 2011

- penang hill 46 minutes. from office to penang hill starting point, 18 minutes.
- after 365 days, finally i created something in Zbrush :-)
- do some sculpting please....

2010 review

1. Run with better barefoot running technique. - done and still learning
2. Read more books. Think wisely. - Read but not wise
3. Sculpt more, at least, practice more. R&D
4. Learn more programming tricks. Done.
5. Train harder on basketball skill. Focus too much on running...
6. Try to find the right soul companion. Tried and keep trying
7. Save up some money. Saved up and spend much too... crap...
8. Learn to swim free style. NULL
9. At least finish one marathon gracefully, or easily :-) Done one, but not so easy.
10. Clean up the house more often. - Done
11. Pay the debt on time! - Done
12. Work faster. - Done... on occasion
13. Forgive and forget. - learning to do so.
14. Laugh harder. Get angry less. Probably laughed too hard too much.
15. Eat more natural food, less medicine. -Done
16. Rest well. -Done.. maybe, too much...
17. Eat moderate. -Done.

December - Not very good start but i will swim through.

1. fail twice to get the RapidPG monthly pass, third attemp on Tuesday.
2. fixed the leak resoivor tank stopper.
3. Emergency Rescue Fund still leak!
4. 4 days has almost gone and i only manage to run 5km.
5. Where is my "Pop Sculpture: How to Sculpt Action Figures and Statues" ?

November, NOT FUN!

1. Computer went nut after clean up
2. friend's dad operation postponed
3. friend's dad passaway *not the same friend of #2.
4. 3 days before the marathon, back of knee pain. Heavy rain during first Marathon.
5. Sub 4 hour marathon goal not met. - UNFINISHED BUSINESS!
6. 2 times KFC in 4 days! Ayam goreng on the 5th day!
7. Car window spoiled, emergency rescue fund activated.
8. House resevoir water tank leak.
9. went back home town to notice mum is still a negative person!
10. Ordered 2 books from US, never arrive after 4 weeks. Still waiting!

Still, something good happen.

1. Bought ShiflettBrothers sculpting DVD, digital version.
2. Pre-order 3A's toys for my pal.
3. Bought washing machine for mum. Finally she ask for it! hehehee
4. Finally understand the logic and math behind the Flash "turning page" effect.
5. Relearn Trigonometry, Tan, and Atan, *not my coleauge Mr. Tan.
6. Ran (survived) my first marathon, barefoot.
7. Learn that body can be reset as long as mind can hold up to that level.
8 "7-Long kuew teoh soup" after marathon!!!
9. Discovered 3 unit of made in Italy, manual mixing jar, in my dad old shop. He only choose to sell the best quality item. It is like he forsee one day i am going to use the jars in my molding process. 2 thought, 30 years apart, collided.
10. Found 2 brass extruders in same location, similar to my clay extruder, but hell lot bigger!

First Official (barefoot) Marathon - Penang Bridge International Marathon

21 November 2010 marked the longest run of my life, a solid, wet, cold, 42.195km.

After 11 months of training, i stepped on the starting line of Penang Bridge International Marathon. There were about 1000 other runners of all ages, in the full marathon.

The time was 1.55am, at this hour, the weather was just perfect. I took off my sandal, keep it at the road side, joined the crowd, a bit of last minutes warm up. The DJ gave last minutes briefing, she reminded "some part of the road might have glass, if you run without shoes, please be careful" . There must be other barefoot runner. At 2.00am sharp, "boom", here we go, this is the real thing!

I started the first 4km quite slow, since i have not been doing any real run for the pass 6 days. The road condition were not bad, some part were rough. A man ran near me and greet me, how glad, another barefoot runner, he was from Kuala Lumpur, we chat a while, there was another runner in five fingers ahead of us. This must be the lucky day! In opposite direction, another barefoot runner ran toward us, from the turning point, he was a fast one!

At km 8, i lost track of the barefoot runner, he must have speed up. I increase my step length a little bit, ran pass the 4.5 hour pacer. I was aiming at sub 4, or 4 hour. At this point all my body had warm up to the optimum condition, so i just let them flow. Breathing was smooth, nasal breathing all the way, cadence was high, heart just pumping at normal rate. Everything just clicked. By the end of the bridge, i checked my watch, almost 20km, but the distance marker shocked me, 16km.. i was, huh? i am 20 minutes behind my pace? But after like 4 minutes, there was another marker that read 20km. so i was on the right track.

At km 22, i was in very good form, until the heavy rain struck. the sudden change of temperature stiffed up my muscle, i was all wet, cold, and the muscle start to feel pain. This is something i never train for, and something i never expect. My sole start to feel the road become sharper, i slow down to walk because the rain was too heavy. After 20 minutes or so, the heavy rain stop. i took off my vest, clip the bib number on my running shorts, and hit the road, but my form was out, my moral were low.. i didn't plan to walk, not at km 24.... Carrying the wet heavy vest wasn't good idea, so i throw it away. The pain kept attack the top of my knee, and the top of my foot, near the ankle. Ok, this is not fun anymore..

3:45 minutes, i am at km 32, the last turning point where the organizer served the power gel and banana, i took a pack of power gel in strawberry flavour, and consume it. not the tastiest thing on earth, but i NEED it badly. At this point, the pain have attack my upper leg badly, my ankles felt like they were made from ice, it felt like if i move any harder they might just snap. the sole are taking the punishment from the wet rough road. I came to realised i really need to do something about it, or the last 10km is going to be my nightmare. I chat and jokes with the scout a while, to relax myself and cheer up the scout who look more tired than me :-)

I walk to the middle of the road, took a deep breath and use the Scott Jurek trick... i told myself, "look, you have just wake up, you have not done any run today. Ahead of you is a road spanning 10km. what is 10 km? 10km is a piece of cake, you did that all the time, almost everyday. come on jones, you are stronger than this!" In a few deep breath and i hit the road again. i ran with everything i left, keep telling myself, "i am stronger than this, there is no pain, just relax, stay calm, relax...".

The pain seems to goes away, i am back in business!

By 40km, i faced a massive army of 10km runner, they have just been "launched". Those fresh, strong, young and fast runners were occupying every lane. I have hard time running in opposite direction. I almost knocked down by a runner. there was an older runner behind me that cursed the kids! We pace each other through some 4,000 "10km runner", and head for the finishing line. So that was it... crossing the finishing line, my first marathon!

My watch showed 4:45:01. i didn't look back at the digital board, i know the time is not far from my watch time. 45 minutes more than what i plan, still, i am happy that i conquered the last 10km.

My sole were quite pain, but no blister. they were perfectly intact :-)

The official result came out today, i was ranked #176 in my category (Men Open)., #311 in mix category, and #344 in overall category.

Found this picture, someone was kind enough to take my photo, and share it :


(image courtesy of http://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74)

October had been nice!

Tasted Burger King 2 days in a row.

Solved the old problem that haunted me on and off for 17 years! Hell break lose!

Bought my first laser printer.

Ran the longest distance on my life.

Had a short gathering with old pal from hometown, then travel 500km plus to attend close pal wedding dinner.

Was left alone at Train Station for 3 hours! entering Zen Master level! hehehehe...

5 hours after the wedding dinner, Hiked Borga Hill with another group of old pals. Tasted one of the best soup in the world.

Received Tim Bruckner's great book, Pop Sculpture : How to Create Acion Figures and Collectible Statues

Received the comic 巴力入 from 1000tentacles!

Received "The Art of Matrix" from 1000tentacles, at half price! woohoooo~!!!

Settle my 11 years old phone bill debt.

Suffered mega-headahce and food poisoning! Reminded me shit things can happen when we least expect it. After all, i am just a mortal :D

Refreshing the rusty Database Management System knowledge, entering php programming.

On 10.10.2010, 10:10:10pm

Recorded the longest run of my life, my Casio watch recorded 38.6km, my manual count suggest 36km minimum.

88 Cadence.

Time, 3:39:39

Lap 10, fighting lattice period.
Lap 20, warm up finish.
Lap 30, into the form.
Lap 40, this is easy.
Lap 50, 1/2 marathon at 1:56 hour.
Lap 60, feel like the lungs and trachea shutting down, alveolus wither badly.
Lap 70, this is the longest run so far, get over it! but i kept hearing voice ask me to stop.. F**k you buddy, i don't come this far to quit!
Lap 80, new record. By this time, 1.3 litre of 100plus has been agitated at 11.5km per hour for 3 hours plus. Whose idea was it in the first place, to include carbonate in this so called sport drinks. Really morronic! You might as well market the Sarsi as 100plus, atleast it taste hell lot better!

When i hit the stop button on the watch, it was, 10:49:10!!! ok, my watch is 39 minutes faster than the actual time! :-), so it was, 10:10:10pm.

No moon, no stars, only me and my shadow :-)

The part that hurt the most, nipples, no kidding.

unofficial 1/2 marathon 4

1 hour 57 minutes. That is not very "kuat".
side stitch, when will you leave me?