KL Marathon 2009 : I got Nailed by 4 guys
I did it!!
And I’m so shiok by the fact that I did it that I’m gona say it again…
I did it!! 
I ran 10km in 1 hour 29 mins for the KL Marathon 2009!
That is a major performance for someone who used to pancit after only 2km of jogging at 6km/hr, complete with dizziness, breathlessness, and occasional spewing of foam from side of the mouth.
Yes, that’s me lor. I used to HATE running. So purpose-less.
But ever since I started running for a cause, the running experience changed for me. I joined the Terry Fox Run twice when I learnt that it was part of the fund-raising efforts for cancer research.
And this time, Standard Chartered has chosen the following charity programmes to fund!
- Standard Chartered Trust Fund
- Shelter Home for Children
- DHRRA Malaysia – Development of Human Resources in Rural Area
- NASOM – National Autism Society of Malaysia
- Malaysian Nature Society – Protection of Malaysia’s Natural Heritage
Now that’s running for a purpose!
You know la. How philanthropic I am. 
Psychkin and I started our day at the ungodly hour of 5am. While the body muscles were still reeling from paintball yesterday, I constantly asked ‘What am I doing to myself?’ @.@
As we reached Dataran Merdeka at 6.30, it was quite obvious that parking was gonna be a stupid affair. The main turn-offs to Dataran were all closed, and the nearest carparks were already full of cars that came at 4-5am. Crazy Kiasu people! Crazy people who joined 42km marathon who came early and occupy all the parking! Grrr.
So, after parking about 1 million km away, we got ourselves (last-minute) registered….then…Flag Off!!
I’m gonna first apologize about the pics you’ll see from this point. They suck terribly. I have no idea why PDA-phones can’t have better cameras than this. Oh well, better than carrying a big-ass camera all the way. Hehe.
Just before we entered the sea of people, I heard a familiar voice ‘EVO EVO EVO!!’
It’s Smashpop! And lots of hantu around him LOLs.
I can quite honestly say that in all my years living here, this is the first time I’m literally setting foot on Jln Dato Maharajalela.
Good thing that it was on the highway…no slopes, only occasional incline! My knees were so happy xD
Psychkin also camho-ed with many Hantus around her.
The 10km run is basically for those who find 5km bearable, and would like to try push it a little further. My personal experience during training says that I can go about 4 km at 9km/hr without stopping. I have never tried going a full 10km.
I decided that I wanted to found out if I could tahan 10km on the day itself haha. Shiok sendiri leh.
To bring things up to scale, there are the following choices runners can make : Full Marathon (42km), Half (21km), 10km (it’s not called Quarter Marathon cos it sounds puny), 5km Fun Run, Kids Dash (3km and 0.95 km).
So 10km is indicated as the light blue trail . Not bad eh. Not too long, not too short, but long enough to make my heart work overtime.
Toilet break!
As with all runs, you’ll see a crazy mess of used cups and sponges on the ground (which thankfully will be cleared by Alam Flora after the event). Sometimes I wonder if the wastage is worth it.
Again I apologize for the hantu right smack in the middle, who seems to be giving her butt a good time lol.
At the 6km mark, I started feeling slight pain in the ball of both my feet. That wasn’t good news. I was happy that I had no stitches so far, but feet pain? Too early wei! Good thing after 5-10 mins of slowing down, the pain wore off.
I felt that thankful for my shoes, which could have been the cause of relief. And suddenly I saw an Uncle running barefoot.
Wah. Isn’t doing this bad for his joints? Some more so old ady wor -__-
One of the wonderful things about joining a marathon is discovering much of the surroundings in KL. I took 2-3 minutes to look up in the sky while running, and realized that so much are missed when one drives across the same stretch in 10 seconds. On your feet, you would absorb the fresh sights, singing birds and fresh air i.e. the green part of KL.
I know it’s hard to think of all this while your legs are burning, but try Lah. Good for your mental health.
At 8km, I started to fall back. Psychkin had already gained some km’s ahead of me, and fatigue was kicking in already. Hey, my max was 7.5km during Terry Fox ok. This was unknown territory man.
Worse is when you’re faced with a U-Turn (after point 39), when you can actually see the other side that’s close to the finish line, except that there’s another 1+ km more to run. I was so tempted to turn into Jalan Semarang instead of going down to Jalan Sultan Ismail lol.
The presence of some hot female supporters was good in giving that much-needed extra boost.
There was less than 10 minutes left…Psychkin just reached the finish line. And my pants were falling down already.
Just when it seemed like I would miss the qualifying time,I came to the last bend before the finish line. The last 500 meters. The last 5 minutes. I ran as fast as my short legs would take me…Pants fall down also never mind.
And I made it past the finish line at 1:29:20. 40 seconds to spare haha….!! And I still had no stitches. I impressed myself.
(This was after I pulled up my falling pants)
As I took a breather while lying on the ground, that was when disaster struck. I was nailed by 4 guys who initially seemed to be walking innocently down the field.
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I was completely taken by surprise. How could anyone attack a defenseless guy lying down and enjoying his moment of relaxation?
Point to note : Psychkin is really fast with a camera when it comes to shots that look very…wrong. Like the one above. >.<
Btw, why must clowns always be guys? I would have loved the idea of being nailed by 4 female clowns….oh well. Maybe next time I’ll get lucky. As for now I’ll have to be satisfied with the Gay Clown Scandal.
After that point of climax, we met up with Zahim & Smashpop. Photos thanks to Niki Cheong @ BangsarBoy!
We also caught up with the Siao Gang aka Adrian, Eunice, Jen. (Junn, Hikaru are off-cam)
And of cos I went and cari my uni gang also. Me, Patrick Toon, Wei Luen. 3 Macho engineers from Monash.
The Real Monash Material.
I never had this much fun in any run before. With the right company, all things always seem awesome 
This was before we went to Lot 10 to shower and our 10km celebration : Saisaki Jap Buffet ^o^ I think I had 1 too many oysters. The one that Psychkin stuffed down my throat I ate really gave me the lausai last night.
I’m really looking forward to the next marathon, my next goal! All I have to do is be more careful of clowns that appear randomly. Hehe.
Cheers!
-EVo-
i have never see so many banana peels…
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Neither have I man. that looked like a scene in tarzan haha.
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LikeDislikelolssss. the clowns omg!
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Yes…until now i can’t really believe that something like that happened lol..
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LikeDislikeNExt time i wanna go also~!
Too bad everytime i don’t hav kaki le..>.<
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
No need kaki laaa…come only!then meet new kaki
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LikeDislikeI saw tat clown photos… its ur nature tat always attract a bunch of bozos….. LOL…
sissy… 10km oni ah… n self claim monash material… monash material can do way better than tat like pat, adrian n me….
not kiasu full marathon occupy da parking space… is kiasu 10km runner dun dare go full marathon.. not even half marathon…
… Read More… Read More
u supposingly to b running not cam-whoring???
come lets join da adidas king of the road… tat one 22km… pat n jem ady sign up for tat… me will sign up soon…
y i post this on ur comment earier on but not shown 1??
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Monash material always take calculated risk bro! haha. if i go for 21km and wipe out lagi worse right?
adidas one i can’t make it…got paintball tourney that weekend in melaka.
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Wei Luen Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 11:49 am
haha… lembik lah u… me fatter oso can… n i walk 80% of the course still manage to finish on time…
oh got paintball tournament… dunno bout tat…. all da best for tat….
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LikeDislikeGay Clown Scandal !! hahaha
Btw, Adidas, King of the Road Marathon in August. Joining ?
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
Oh i heard about it also dude. I would join if not for my paintball tourney in melaka. make sure u tag me as a banana or something LOL
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LikeDislikehey u know what..?
I can finish 12 KM in 44mins. MUAHAHAHAHAH
Maybe coz im lighter…and also skinny enuf to overtake..
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
that means 16km/hr wei! sprinting ady u know…..dun believe
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LikeDislikeeh, nice post. ur good la. i think im losing my spark in blogging. fark. @_@
all ur pics photoshopped ah? LOL
ps. NOW i know why your title says what it says.. LOL
Dam clowns!! hahaha
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
HAHA bro that’s becoz you’re not corny enuf! think corny n it comes out automatically
Kidding la. losing spark meh? i think not wor…y do u say that?
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LikeDislikedude that sounded damn wrong man. lol. “i got nailed by 4 guys?”
haha. anyway, just to burst the bubble, have you visited the famous Dang Wangi Nasi Lemak store? Its on the same row as the police station. You should pop by one day if you haven’t. For a small makeshift shop, they serve food with an outstanding quality that left me wanting to go back for more. Anyway, its a pity i was snoring at home. My aunt was present at the event, guiding the blind.
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Oh yeah i noticed a few participants with guides.ah ur aunt is so nice. why weren’t u there?
Great man i haven’t had good un-commerciallized nasi lemak for a long time. thanks for the heads up!
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LikeDislikeomg you actually ran a marathon.
didn’t know xD
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
HAHA….believe it or not! and i made it
how come u weren’t there? 
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michelle Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
causeeeeeee you’d see me pengsan half way i tell you. lol. i’m not that good just yet. you’re pro :p
i wanna go watch transformers another round!
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
You could always go for the kids dash. 3km and 0.95 km
Whoa u another hardcore tranny fan!
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LikeDislikeGeng wo.. for your personal record.. to be able to run 4km, 9km/h none stop. If would slim like smashpOp if I can run that long. My max only 2km 7km/h only I think. The fastest speed I ran last time was during Primary 3 I think?
…. I was chased by two Doberman.
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
LMAO!! next thing i wana know is did those dogs really chase u all the way 2km? dogs can’t run 2km so far one leh! next time u come back we’ll make u join HAHA
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LikeDislikeapa la lu..last time you gave me an impression you could actually run (when you told me you started working out)..now..such disappointment..you could only run 7.5km and 10km is uncharted territory..?and still lost to your darling ar!!??wah seh..don’t say monash material la..wa pai seh lor like that..!!lost to HELP material..:P next year go for broke..
and next time after the marathon, you should just lie down on the floor with your ass up, see what the clowns would do to ya..!:P
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
oi! still something ok! give some credit can! haha. but seriously la need more training lor..not only to marathon, but to run away from aggressive clowns hahaaaa…
Ya man, but now 10km WAs uncharted territory…next year i’ll go for the new uncharted one that’s 21km aha.
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LikeDislikeeh..was that a picture of somone inspired by wei luen’s flintstone bare foot feat in terry fox run!!??HAHAHAHAAH..
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LikeDislikeran a 21 yesterday, pengsan 16 hours straight, too tired to blog, will blog later..hehe…adidas run tarak join?? haiya, penang international brigde marathon mau??
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euveng Reply:
June 29th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Damn geng lor y’all 21km runners. i respek. when’s the penang run? r u joining penang + adidas? i can’t make it for adidas cos I have paintball tourney on 1-2 Aug..that one Kritikal
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LikeDislikeEVO! EVO! EVO!
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euveng Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
haahaha dah lah i late to flag off summore kena tangkap gambar for u
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LikeDislikeadidas yes. penang bridge so far no plans yet cos no kaki (eh pun) ..haha..wanna do a blogger run??
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euveng Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
OOhhhh. that an idea. got prize ah? u sponsor sony lcd?
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axiao Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
haha..we go run also bayar from pocket sendiri..sponsor konon..sponsor foot massage mau? by stepping on ur foot after ur run..hahaha
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LikeDislikenailed by 4 clowns? awesome weh! i bet you had loads of fun!
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euveng Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
well the run was fun and very inspiring, especially when u see flag-off at 5am. this people damn smangat lor. any plans on joining next one?
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LikeDislikehahaa.. that pic of the clown so funny lah ish!!!
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euveng Reply:
June 30th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
credits for that one goes entirely to Sel for entertaining the world on my behalf…or rather..at my expense..
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LikeDislikeThe clown orgy picture was really “entertaining”. Haha!
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euveng Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 10:16 am
Should i consider myself lucky that I could possible be the only one who kena that treatment? ahahaaaaa
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LikeDislikeCongrats wei! 10km sounds loooonnggg, although I heard its normal for frequent runners. Hei btw, noticed your quotes in the newspaper yesterday alongside JasonMumbles. HAahhah 100+ tickets!!
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euveng Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 10:18 am
Whoa! u saw that section! hehe thankiu thankiu!
yeah 10km is quite normal for regular runners..but not for me wei. tak biasa. if it’s 11km i KO liao..
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LikeDislikecongrats bro….u did well ler! i ran 21km…cramp at 18km…finish at 2hrs 46mins
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euveng Reply:
July 2nd, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Daiko Via! u gila smangat wei. finish within limit summore…hebat!
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LikeDislikenot bad.. it means that u r still young and still can run… hahaha..
next time ur site can become events updater for me.. LOL.
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LikeDislikegreat post as usual!
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