Flawless Spin

At this very moment, running was the last thing that I wish to resort. Having said to survive week 10 in a not so perfect training, now I wish that the Battery Run will be over soon. I did manage to survive the weekdays' run but thinking about another LSD in the weekend was scary. However, life is full of wonders and options. The World is Just Awesome isn't it? If we can't pound them, we roll them. Perhaps it was a wise decision of me to ditch an LSD and substituted it with a group ride. And it went well. Flawless. Complete. Perfetto.

A group of six sahabats - mostly staying around Cheras except for Alwin and Hancik tabled the ride menu for a 90km wearing off legs for 3:30 hours. Route was my home - Batu 14 to meet the group - Peres - Tekala - Bukit Antu - Batu 14 - my place. Weather was on our side, especially those cool breeze, floating mist across the Peres range and the traffic-less road. Refuelling time and recovery were also cut short making the ride more time efficient. I never paused any ride at Peres peak at less than a minute except this one. Surprisingly everyone complied without a smirk of disgruntled.

We topped up our hydration and calories at Tekala for 10 minutes before hitting the road again just in time to feel the pinching pain from the new sun. Adding up to the log, the following chapter was a contrast from the earlier beautiful cast. We have sun, 64km worn out legs and the dreaded 3km Bukit Antu climb. The name defines the moment. Suddenly everyone were in muhasabah diri mode - single filed and 30 metres apart, constantly cranking up the grannies at a mere 20 revolutions per minute. Head bowing, not even dare to test the sight ahead. We stayed faithful throughout the climb towards the peak and hurriedly descent back towards Batu 14 to close the chapter.

Arriving back home half an hour earlier than estimated was satisfying. Having to survive the rest of the day without fatigue legs and a single thought for a nap was even better.