First the bad news; camera kaput so no pics from Desaru.
On friday afternoon the family packed up and we left for Desaru IN STYLE. Yeah, our new car a Naza Ria arrived two days earlier. No more complaints from the 'kids' about being cramped in the back, unfortunately they were still just as noisy. (Next car needs to have a divider between front and backseats like in limo's).
By the time we arrived in Desaru it was nearly 8pm, we stopped by Golden Beach Hotel but registration was closed till next morning. Had a chat with Samantha, she told me about her father's plans for kids triathlon, -I didn't pay attention to the little ears standing nearby-.
Next morning got up early (usual "what are we idiots doing, why not sleep in like civilised people on a day off" feeling).
Met with Fong (Neeza's friend) and in convo proceded to racesite. Things were allready buzzing, a kick to meet up with so many friends.
Danial and myself only needed our swimsuits. The 3 younger family members dissapeared, had to track them back from the beach, remind them to stay close! (having adventurous kids has serious disadvantages -haha my mother will laugh very hard reading this).
Kalam got bike and kit ready for the big day, previous year we relayed together.
At the beach the waves looked a not nearly as big as the surfer waves from the year before. I was hoping on a below 1 hour time (last year 1.03hr).
The flag-off caught many by surprise, all busy chitchatting like a market place full of women. No public tribute to Zubir but I dedicated this race to him.
The swim was a lot tougher than I expected, waves not too bad, lots of sealice (since Kapas-Marang I know I'm not allergic to them, so just ignore the stings). Swimming back in was hard, current was strong, kept pushing you back. Swam parallel with Bacin and Karoline in the first round, lost them on the beach as they ran ahead. Second round I saw a familiar figure taking a brief rest at the 1st buoy, swam just behind and caught up with my hubby at he 2nd buoy. Arrived at the beach together much to the delight of Mr. Chan "You two always together' he laughed.
Danial finished the swim ahead of us as expected, two swimmers from the other UPNM-relayteams were still in sea (not bad for an old lady can still beat this young guys). Bacin and Karoline suddenly showed up behind us, much to my surprise. At least the swim was a good challenge, quite a few swimmers complained having difficulty seeing the buoys, but it was no problem for me(experience does play an important role). My time was 14min slower than last year, yikes!!!
* lotta aspiring IM's finished the race (Stupe, Shazly, Bacin, Saiful. Nik etc etc)
* Karoline ran the 21km with her father as a celebration for their birthdays on that day. CONGRATS TO BOTH
* Joyo was struggling on the run but of course still finished strong
* Dr. Fiona DNF due to tire puncture, Doc Hisham finished together with Kalam
* li'le Chan finished in the fastest time for the UPNM-team in 5.45 hr (Khairul holds the IM-record for UPNM but maybe not for much longer)
* The other UPNM-athletes finished together in a 5man group in 7.01hrs, looked kinda cosy (guess Salman gave up to aim for a good time after the 2nd puncture)
* May Senn, May Ang and Vicky looked great at the finishline, BRAVO ladies!!!!
* Fong drove back to KL shortly after finishing the race, phew I was happy to get a sms from her later that night, knowing she arrived home safely. (she's a good tri-athlete, jealous aku)
* Zar's group from JB would have easily won first place for raudiest cheerleading at the roadside (no such price yet, keep on trying though)
* First prices of course by all the pro's, at least some of them stayed to cheer the other athletes on -that's the spirit!
* Several newbies in the UPNM relay-teams, don't know all their names yet. Total of 20 UPNM kadets took part (no ladies, whoi kenapa perempuan UPNM lembut, orang tua gemuk pun boleh buat)
* Stupe crossed the finish line with his babyson, Shazly with his daughter, Eugene with his mum
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Afterwards took Kalam for carbo-afterloading.
That evening overheard Kalam on the phone to a friend; 'Belum habis, esok ada lagi, untuk kanak-kanak aje' (not yet finished, tomorrow got another event for kids only)
GRR///##$**[[A]R!}}!????GStt<<>
On friday afternoon the family packed up and we left for Desaru IN STYLE. Yeah, our new car a Naza Ria arrived two days earlier. No more complaints from the 'kids' about being cramped in the back, unfortunately they were still just as noisy. (Next car needs to have a divider between front and backseats like in limo's).
By the time we arrived in Desaru it was nearly 8pm, we stopped by Golden Beach Hotel but registration was closed till next morning. Had a chat with Samantha, she told me about her father's plans for kids triathlon, -I didn't pay attention to the little ears standing nearby-.
Next morning got up early (usual "what are we idiots doing, why not sleep in like civilised people on a day off" feeling).
Met with Fong (Neeza's friend) and in convo proceded to racesite. Things were allready buzzing, a kick to meet up with so many friends.
Danial and myself only needed our swimsuits. The 3 younger family members dissapeared, had to track them back from the beach, remind them to stay close! (having adventurous kids has serious disadvantages -haha my mother will laugh very hard reading this).
Kalam got bike and kit ready for the big day, previous year we relayed together.
At the beach the waves looked a not nearly as big as the surfer waves from the year before. I was hoping on a below 1 hour time (last year 1.03hr).
The flag-off caught many by surprise, all busy chitchatting like a market place full of women. No public tribute to Zubir but I dedicated this race to him.
The swim was a lot tougher than I expected, waves not too bad, lots of sealice (since Kapas-Marang I know I'm not allergic to them, so just ignore the stings). Swimming back in was hard, current was strong, kept pushing you back. Swam parallel with Bacin and Karoline in the first round, lost them on the beach as they ran ahead. Second round I saw a familiar figure taking a brief rest at the 1st buoy, swam just behind and caught up with my hubby at he 2nd buoy. Arrived at the beach together much to the delight of Mr. Chan "You two always together' he laughed.
Danial finished the swim ahead of us as expected, two swimmers from the other UPNM-relayteams were still in sea (not bad for an old lady can still beat this young guys). Bacin and Karoline suddenly showed up behind us, much to my surprise. At least the swim was a good challenge, quite a few swimmers complained having difficulty seeing the buoys, but it was no problem for me(experience does play an important role). My time was 14min slower than last year, yikes!!!
Salman was changing the tire from his bike for the 2nd time.
Kalam took off on the bike and the family collected at the back of the Naza to watch the race. Desaru is nice to watch as you see all the athletes going back and forth, lots of people to cheer for. After a heavy rainshower it kept drizzling for hours, making conditions easier for the athletes. Kalam did well on the bike and proceded to the run smoothly. (I have no idea how he does it with as little training as he does -just pure 'degil' I think). Kalam finished in 7.06 hrs, more determined than ever to do IM 2008.
* lotta aspiring IM's finished the race (Stupe, Shazly, Bacin, Saiful. Nik etc etc)
* Karoline ran the 21km with her father as a celebration for their birthdays on that day. CONGRATS TO BOTH
* Joyo was struggling on the run but of course still finished strong
* Dr. Fiona DNF due to tire puncture, Doc Hisham finished together with Kalam
* li'le Chan finished in the fastest time for the UPNM-team in 5.45 hr (Khairul holds the IM-record for UPNM but maybe not for much longer)
* The other UPNM-athletes finished together in a 5man group in 7.01hrs, looked kinda cosy (guess Salman gave up to aim for a good time after the 2nd puncture)
* May Senn, May Ang and Vicky looked great at the finishline, BRAVO ladies!!!!
* Fong drove back to KL shortly after finishing the race, phew I was happy to get a sms from her later that night, knowing she arrived home safely. (she's a good tri-athlete, jealous aku)
* Zar's group from JB would have easily won first place for raudiest cheerleading at the roadside (no such price yet, keep on trying though)
* First prices of course by all the pro's, at least some of them stayed to cheer the other athletes on -that's the spirit!
* Several newbies in the UPNM relay-teams, don't know all their names yet. Total of 20 UPNM kadets took part (no ladies, whoi kenapa perempuan UPNM lembut, orang tua gemuk pun boleh buat)
* Stupe crossed the finish line with his babyson, Shazly with his daughter, Eugene with his mum
------------------
Afterwards took Kalam for carbo-afterloading.
That evening overheard Kalam on the phone to a friend; 'Belum habis, esok ada lagi, untuk kanak-kanak aje' (not yet finished, tomorrow got another event for kids only)
GRR///##$**[[A]R!}}!????GStt<<>
Anyway we ignored the pro's words and next morning Danial and me got ready for the sprint distance. Kalam in charge of the kids...
Razani pulled out last minute after testing the water, didn't like another dose of sea-lice bites.
Juli arrived with Dino, Dino cheerleading only, Juli taking part. Met up with 'Crab' (Tye Yin Pheow) another triathlon-mum.
Some people just can't get enuf, Team 'Neverending Energy' Steve and Karoline lined up at the starting line.
Zabil racing alongside Aiman (this girl has arms like matchsticks but she's a real toughie) and several other 'orang putih' raced with their kids.
Richard racing his first triathlon, upgraded from relay runner.
Swim -less waves but more jellyfish and sealice. Cycling was smooth, few hills but nothing too impressive. Unfortunately one of my legs stated cramping during the cycling. When starting the run I just couldn't get my rhythm, so walk-run-walk-run 3km. Quite a few people overtook me on this part. Finished in 1.17hrs, Danial ahead of me in 1.11hr. Anyway it was a fun event, I really enjoyed myself.
A big surprise during the lunch, we got mentioned as the 'triathlon-family' (if anyone would've told me two years ago this I wouldn't have believed it). Even got a hamper, wow like real stars.
End of the triathlon-season for this year;
plans for next year;
* aim to improve my times
* Kalam wants to become IronMan in february 08
* Danial likes taking part and looks forward to improve further
* Dayan arm is okay now and can start exercising again
* Darimi's little ears overheard Samantha talking about plans for a kids-triathlon and he's all fired up, can't wait to take part. Even went for a run with Salman today....
UNBELIEVABLE; gained nearly 2kg this weekend!!!
6 comments:
i lesspek la wif your family. definately worthy of the 'tri-family' award..
you guys are great! it's so cool how you've got the whole family involved. if only i can get my boys to be interested...
wow! tri family! ur family deserved it.
major kalam so supportive, u also never give up, and the kids start loving it while still young.. jeles i OK :)
salam sir, saw your nazaria fully loaded with m-16+m-203
sessi pegambaran apa tu?
Kids like following Mum n Dad while still small.
When teenage different. Which is why we team Danial with UPNM-kadets. He swimming times are good, and for him it's cool to join them.
(relay sama Emak tak syok)
Nurina,
Nice blog. What an enthursiatic Tri family you have there.
So nice to get to meet you in person at Desaru :-)
So, will see you in next year again or what ?
crab
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