Saturday 25 June 2011.

JOURNEY TO SUNDOWN ULTRA MARATHON 2011

10 hours to Sundown

I wake up this morning and had prayer. Firstly thanks to God for giving me another day to live on and bless all my family and friends. Amin.

Later at 8am I will be heading to Macdonald for breakfast and need to be home by 9am for short break till noon. At 2pm I will be meeting with Endon and Ee Lin at Khatib MRT Station where we will all be going together.

As usual I need to be early approx 2 hours before the race start so I can fix everything especially the blade need to check.

1 hour to Sundown

All ready and set to go at 6pm. I had a short interview before the race starts. I know it's goanna be tough and I will try my best.

  My journal and post mortem report for Sundown Ultra Marathon 2011.

Picture by courtesy of Chin C K

I feel uneasy during the first 2km from the starting point to the park connector. The inner prosthetic socket cover keeps turning back and I have to stop and adjust it. Reaching near the cross over bridge at Mountbatten Road I feel the same pressure and have no choice to run and walk all the way to the 10km point and check what cause the problem:-


Mistake
1) I should done a test run 1 hour before the race start.
2) Wrong inner prosthetic socket cover.
3) Never bring extra sock.

After check have been done and I have no choice but to keep moving, I know it’s goanna be tough as later I will be facing some experience of stump pain. Oh God! What have I done and can’t return back and change it. Please give me the strength to keep moving and less in pain.

Reaching at 20km point I have to remove the prosthetic leg and place ICE to cool down the pain. The volunteers are very kind and they help me to fill up the water bottles and even they offer me some food but I have no mood to eat and just took GU “Roctane Gels” it help me on my energy to keep moving and try my best to be at the 50km pit station by 1am.

Now is the time to test your mindsets as it will be a long way at Changi and I called it “The Killer” because it will affect your brain and ear especially the plane keep landing and moving up. The engine is so loud even I can’t hear music lol! Thanks God it’s over at 26km route.

Along the way nice to meet up with some friends and they offer me drinks, sweets and many more. Really appreciated and thanks but I just want to look for an extra sock for the prosthetic leg. I did some stretching on my body and apply “Jump Start” cream that helps me moving as I need to balance it between a good and prosthetic leg as 75% I will be using the pressure on the good muscle leg. 

At 30km point as usual I have to remove the prosthetic leg for cooling down. I meet up with some runners there and we had a short chat. Anyway it’s too late to find extra socks at Changi Village as the shop are closed. My 30km timing is very bad as I been too many walking now has to keep moving fast. The design for the Flex Run prosthetic leg is for running not walking as later I may feel the experience of back pain but have no choice.

Hey! Meet up with our Sundown Champion runner near the Commando camp and he is so fast! Now where is the female Champion runner? I believe Sumiko will be the one, well let’s see and that already make me feel great and move fast. At Al-Istiqamah Mosque meet up with some friends too and thanks for giving me some fruits so that I will have more energy.

At 40km point It’s already tough for me as the pain at the stump is getting worse and I have 1 hrs 37 mins to the cut off time at Bedok but how could I complete it as I can’t run. Oh God! I will try my best and this is the time where I meet up with Alex Hong who is accompanying me to the 50km point. Thanks bro and I really appreciate it. You are the only person knows how I felt the 10km journey. Oh God! What had happen to the rest of the runners? I could only see some of them heading back to Pasir Ris and I salute you guys! You are my inspiration my hero! The only things I can do for them are to cheers and keep saying all the best and keep going. I wish to have two good legs like yours.

Reaching at 50km point and it’s already cut off time. I feel so sad, disappointed and angry on myself. If not because of the careless mistake I will perform well but thanks God I have no cramp, no injuries and no blisters at the good leg just the skin turns to blue at the stump area. After much training and guardian from Coach I know myself well. I know I can finish the 100km and I know I can do it well but we can’t predict what will be happen.

Thanks to Eliyah Osman and hers support team for being there and I really appreciate it. A big hug to you guys. As this is my final ultra to give way for Everest training but I always have my own rule, if I did not complete a run and I will return back again but here I really need to consider it. There is always another ultra at another time.

Here I will like to take this opportunity to congrats every ultra runner. My salute to you guys for completing this tough journey. Have a rest and recovery well!

To those who have not complete this run, A big RESPECT to you for taking up this challenge, remember every 1 km you cross already a winner. Try your best next year and learn from this mistake. "Every failure there will be success in future"

Special thanks to all the friends for being there to give support and cheering. You have a good heart and may God bless you always. I won’t forget till I close my eyes and once again thank you.

Thanks to the organizer of Sundown for having a great events and thanks to your wonderful volunteers for doing a good job!

Best Regards,

Singapore Blade Runner

Friday 24 May 2011.

To all the runners who will be participating Sundown Ultra and Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon, all the best and have a safe run.

Every one kilometers you cross, already a winner and VICTORY is waiting for you at the finishing line.

Thursday 23 June 2011.

Always make new mistakes, never repeat old mistakes. Learn from the past and change failure into success.

2 more days to the big day and sleep can wait!

SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER with love ones..

Spend time with love ones at Golden Village Yishun.



Monday 20 June 2011.

I had a great weekend with love ones, outing with close friends, massage and carbo load party. Now all back to normal. I am getting ready for Sundown and slow jogging in the estate just to warm up the body.

Goanna relax my mind and focus what I am supposed to do.

Saturday 18 June 2011.

This morning I had slow and easy during The North Face Run Series in Pulau Ubin. Meet up with other runners and we had fun there. Thanks to all the run leaders for doing a good job. See you guys in the next run series.

Home Sweet Home

Friday 17 June 2011.

This morning I pray to God, ask for blessing all my dreams and here I will like to take this opportunity to wish and bless everyone does not matter what race or religion with shower of love, peace to the World and happiness, good health and more prosperity ahead.

No matter how tough life it is always has a smile faces. Have a great Friday everyone.

Thursday 16 May 2011.

What do you learn from this picture? Nothing is impossible either you want or don’t want, all in your mind.

There’s a lot to learn before the dead line in Jan 2015, that why I take it slow and easy. Able and disable are different. They have two beautiful legs, I have one and half leg and the cost for my dream to Everest is most expensive.

Everest is no joke and I am 100% prepare for my mental. Either I can go up to the peak or not we can’t predict all in the hand of God. We can only pray to ask for blessing.

Running for marathon is strength training, not for timing and climbing a mountain is an achievement and I hope everything will goes well but to be honest financial is the issue. I have to raise $100,000 for this mission and that includes buying spare prosthetic leg, attend Technical Mountaineering Course and learn to climb few mountain especially on ice. This coming November right after SAC and my birthday I will be heading to New Zealand but where to find $5000.00 for this trip? The only thing I keep giving inspiration talk and earn money from that. Hope I can raise and the dream to Everest is a reality. Oh Allah please help me. Amin.

Wednesday 15 June 2011.

What a beautiful night and I fall in love with my running. Final Long Slow Distance (LSD) and love song by class 95FM. Dedicated the songs to all runners and all the best for the upcoming Sundown Ultra Marathon.

Just register for the upcoming National Track and Field Championship 2011 that will be held on Saturday 09 July 2011 at Serangoon Stadium. I am going for 1500meters and hope to get the best timing.

Tuesday 14 May 2011.

Life is short, eat the right food and do more exercise. Always keep fit and healthy. Have a great Tuesday and keep smiling and be happy always.

To all my friends who is celebrating his or her birthday in the month of June. I am very sorry at times I miss wishing as I won’t be in FB but I always remembered my friend’s birthday.

This day is a wonderful day, here is wishing you a great happiness, joys that never ends and wish all dreams and wishes will come true and may god bless you with good health, shower of love, peace and happiness, prosperity and smile always. Happy birthday and have a great day ahead.

Best Regards,

Singapore Blade Runner (SBR)

Monday 13 June 2011.

Dear Friends,

This coming 25 June 2011 at 6pm time to have another sleep can wait. This is our first virgin Sundown Ultra 100km race and that goes to me an amputee long distance runner from Singapore who just starts to be a runner since early 2009. I will be running and raising fund for the Charity during this run.

Since last year 84km for Sundown I left another 16km to cross the finisher line but was injured on the way. At that moment I told myself never give up in running and I will come back strong again. Running is my passion and to inspire everyone. As a full time athlete I have my own Coach and know my discipline rules and regulations very well.

Every runs does not matter in marathons or off road I am always focus and believe in myself. The first thing is to thanks to God for giving the strength. There are people’s who give good wishes and there are also who like to critics. To me as a Pro Runner with The North Face Singapore I always tell myself whatever the comments is I will take it and choose the good ones. There are people’s who like to give rumors and wanted to drop me (I think you know who you are) Congrats and keep going but remember wrong move or falsely information given I won’t lost anything but they will. God will punish them in any kind of way. I heard there are people’s who goanna gamble using my name for this run either I can finish or not and even to give problem during the run. As a safety a Police report had been made to protect myself. Well as I said all in the hand of GOD.

Meanwhile to all runners who will be participating in Sundown Ultra Marathon take it slow and easy. Its goanna be tough and lets motivated each other during the run. With God will I believe we can complete the run and achieve it.

To SBR Support Team lead by bro Ja Yao see you soonJ

To others do drop by along the course and give support. Your attendance will be much appreciated by all the runners. Once again thank you and may God bless you. Have a great and nice day everyone.

Best Regards,

Singapore Blade Runner (SBR)

Wednesday 08 March 2011.

I will be heading to all countries in Asia to promote sports such as running for able and disable bodies. My first stop will be in Malaysia this Friday in INTAN (PJ) and later date to Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, India and many more. Here wishing everyone to keep strong and keep healthy.

Later in the evening I will be heading to Damansara in PJ Malaysia for this Friday Inspiration talk.

Tuesday 07 May 2011.

Every step to set, achieve your goals to the top and never give up – Have a great Tuesday.

Setiap langkah untuk menetapkan, mencapai tujuan anda ke atas dan tidak pernah menyerah

Monday 06 June 2011.

Its Monday a brand new week new blessings and don’t let last week failures ruin the beauty of this week. Keep smiling and have a great day ahead.