The Running Journal

I have embarked into running again on a serious note for the last few years. Since 2011, I ventured more into cycling and hiking. Running was merely an exercise to stay fit whenever required. It was a second sport. However, becoming 51 years old the thought changed when running is part of being physically, mentally and socially healthy. It's an escapism for the boring social world. It's a therapy for the soul . It's good for the heart, lungs and ever decreasing muscle mass and mobility. It's everything.

After the pandemic lockdown, races were nothing more virtual. I ran my first race again at a trail run for 12.5km and was satisfied as a result of good training. It was no hard training, just a good training with achievable and realistic goals.

The next race will be in mid September. Another 9 weeks to go and I've decided to put into a training schedule for a better half marathon time than the recent record.

The target is 2 hours 15 minutes. My KL Marathon 2021 virtual record was 2 hours 31 minutes. I can hardly break the 2:30 mark. Though I felt it's impossible but probably it's workable. And the training starts already!

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June Part 2

Dah masuk minggu kedua Jun. Rasa macam dah lama since last posting aku padahal awal Jun hari tu. Hahaha! Raya haji 17-Jun, lagi 3 hari. Aku bz print baju sukarelawan korban surau. 100 helai. Aku ambil masa 4 hari. Pagi aku print batch by batch. Petang aku lipat. Mujur cuma artwork kecik print kat dada kiri so pantas la jugak & tak perlu nak setting beriya sangat untuk make sure tegak dll. Kalau artwork besar memang leceh sikit & sensitif apatah lagi bila senget. Dah jadi kat beberapa job, mujur tak obvious sangat tapi knowing aku yang cerewet dengan kualiti kerja memang rasa sedikit tak puas hati. Polo Microfiber Untung job baju korban sebenarnya dah habis aku guna untuk bayar bil. TNB, Air Selangor, Unifi, Digi, Bil TNB & Air Selangor memang tinggi sikit 1-2 bulan lepas sebab rumah penuh. Tambah pulak ada paip bocor selepas meter. Hmmm...so basically angan-angan aku nak ada extra sikit dari untung job korban ke angin lalu je. Even, hasrat untuk sign-up ScoreRun 1OK pun dah

June Final Part ...kot

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Sigma - Alpha

Quite some time ago aku ada find out peoples' characters. Google sana sini. Basically more kepada nak determine myself. Siapa aku? Who am I? How do I fit in the social hierarchy? Unfortunately or shall I say, relieved , hierarchy dari Alpha sampai ke Omega ke bawah, Sigma is not anywhere in between. In fact Sigma sama level dengan Aplha dan tidak langsung berada dalam social hierarchy. He's outside the circle/pyramid, on his own doing whatever independantly. Aku ada most of the Sigma karakter. That's why kadang-kadang aku lebih prefer untuk avoid & leave whatever benda or situasi yang mengarut especially dari seorang alpha yang palatao. To me, he's totally fake & full of crap. His moral compass require calibration. Aku boleh bertahan up to certain level. When I'm done, I'll leave. The wisest thing to do. Itu yang pernah aku buat masa aku resign from my latest job a few years back. Bila CEO dah mula palatao & ada simptom nak scam aku, aku terus tender

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