Burp! (Pardon me)
Nasi lemak with ayam percik and Milo, together with a 64km of awesomeness. I don't get to do this on runs. The best meal at Seri Hartamas Petronas was a jelly pudding credits from Ian. Of course the mee hun soup at Bukit Aman carpark is still the best but that would be after the workout. Yep, one thing cool about cycling is that we have pitstops and sometimes you drowned yourself into the pit and struggles to climb back up again.
Eversince my last biggie, my runs were sporadical. Managed to squeeze in a few miles now and then. That particular Saturday morning, I revisited our McDonald loop and still lovin' it :) There was no orang kampung around for chats. Det attended a charity gathering while Nizam was in the land of the lost - my only evidence of his existence would be his pic besides Shuk's car during one of our GKL's LSD. It was a solo run then, and the pictures from the side lanes on Saturday morning made me wonder about a lot of stuff.
To treasure a few, we have Saturday morning life:
- My schoolmate who was queueing for nasi lemak with seven other starving corporate figures. He's one of the top guys in TM and he sure tops it up with those nasi lemaks.
- A dozen of Indonesian construction workers who suddenly appeared from bushes of pre-developed area and jumped into a 3 tonne lorry and a pickup for their meal of the day. That lorry will definitely be an attraction for our good-on-the job police officers.
- An old pakcik who can hardly walk in a good posture but can still smile and greet me with a thumbs up.
The rest of the morning was back on the fast lane, driving my kids to tuition and Kumon and some other strength workouts i.e. scrubbing the carporch drain (lower back and arm strengthening) and shifting kilos of potty plants (another risky attempt for lower back strengthening). Wifey took charge of potong rumput. Hehe. I stopped at the seventh pot and call it a day. Phew! No wonder I was napping soundly in the afternoon la - I thought it was the run.
Kaklong and Amir attended Coach Azwar's running class. Those tuitions and Kumons and Play Station games throughout the afternoon require some release and the Kampung Pandan running track was the best place. The class was delayed an hour from the thunderstorm but kids were enjoying every bit of the splish and splash.
Going back to cycling took me awhile. After those months of marathon trainings, I could hardly squeeze in a ride or two. So my bike was the best place for hanging praying mats and clothes spray. How cruel of me. It was payback time and I have beautiful kampung road to spin and majestic climbs to tackle. I started off with purchasing a chain cleaner and a pair of new Sky Team water bottle - talking about starting a motivation eh? Splendido! My gorgeous beauty was sparkling and ready for Sunday come back ride - another reason to skip Shape Run on top of missing the closing date. Haha!
From the Saturday thunderstorm and continuing rain all over KL that evening, we have overcast and mists all over Ulu Langat on Sunday morning. Yes, we were chasing clouds climbing up Genting Peres. Nicely gathered cycling friends whom most of them I've missed. We have Bacin, Saiful, Alwin, Fadil, Jaja and Det. I was chilled from the riding menu for the day since we'll be tackling the 9km Genting Peres followed by 3km Bukit Hantu (named after every attempt from most cyclists...Hantu betul!)
The speed was nice before Jaja vanished from the peloton only to be learned later she had some tailoring to do. Fadil had a flat tyre just before the climb up Peres, only to be known that he purposedly skipped it due to Shape Run post workout dilemma. While the rest of us continued with the pedal pushing-pulling pursuit. Lucky me the stamina from running was still dangling around to make the climb less torturous. And the view over the clouds was awesome. We don't even dare to stay long at the peak with only our cycling attire to keep the chilling wind at bay. And the ride down was not exceptional either - I was shivering.
We rendevouzed with Fadil and Jaja at Sungai Tekala rest area for refuelling and spent the minutes laughing at nonsense among us. Fadil started to realise the jawcramping ride will definitely require a rerun - just like LSD kan?
However, Bukit Hantu was the main course. All laughs and IQs were swallowed away as we confronted the gruelling thing. As the sun was so happy to streak her rays after struggling to penetrate the thick morning overcast, we bowed in loyal to the power of nature at it's best. It was only 10.30 a.m. and my quads and glutes were freaking out. The back of my neck and arms started to feel the burning sensation from the streaking rays. It was a pleasureable pain and cycling serves it best.
kena repair my bike ha ha but dont think i have the strength to ride with you guys lah , will stick to my route here ha ha.. glad you are both riding and running again!
ReplyDeleteerrr... nak komen apa tah :) have a good week? hehehehe
ReplyDeleteKak June, you didn't go to PCM eh? I got tight up with family matters that night la. If you can't cycle, do other cross trainings like swimming. It keeps the enthusiams high. Have a nice Monday to you :)
ReplyDeleteSyah, the best comment would be "Kat mana nak cari basikal yang best eh?".
korang boleh la ada beskal, mahal pulak tu...
ReplyDeletekalau le aku ada beskal, mcm gambar dlm blog yim tu, warna putih tu, fuh...gempak gila...
aku dah update blog tau tapi blog kau tk dpt updte, tak tau kenapa...
someday, aku ingat nak join korang la, naik beskal, mmg best...
Ijam, sama je mahal dia macam kau ke Gold Coast. Kalau dalam gambar Yim tu takde la mahal sangat. Yep, update blog kau belum masuk kat sini. Ziff & Shuk dah beli bike. Apa lagi?
ReplyDeletei boleh bukak kedai jahit kat langat dah, hahaha
ReplyDeletepeha i macam kayu balak skrg ni, mengcengkam kalbu penangan bukit hantu. good to see u again!
Ja, kalau ada rider nak jahir tiub bocor boleh hantar kat ur kedai :D
ReplyDeletesame here. still have sore thighs but need more endorphines. hopefully i can carry on during ramadhan for manjung preps. thanks ja.
Sayang aku tak leh nak join korang sebab aku selalu layan area hulu selangor je.
ReplyDeleteIjam: beli beskal murah2 dah.
zul, rider hulu selangor sekali sekala kena hirup angin segar genting peres. mai jemput buat kayuhan lawatan social dengan geng langat :)
ReplyDeleteDid you ride with Jaja yesterday? I decided to run instead because I was feeling too well. not sure if I can climb peres without hingus meleleh and air liur meliur. hehe. hello Jaja!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it was a great ride. Need to fix the cleats back to my bike. I miss my specialized.
have a great week!
apahal tiba2 comment aku ilang ni?
ReplyDeletehuhu..ada org racun beli beskal...mungkin satu hari nanti...buat masa skrg ni, korang naik basikal aku naik motor la
Zul : 2nd hand pun 1 riban jugak, mampus...
org rumah aku : beli basikal beribu, benda lain taknak beli...(pedas, pedas..)...
Yes, Jaja was there and I didn't know until we met that morning. Climbing up Peres that morning was so cold, terus my air hidung meleleh :D
ReplyDeleteI shall change my runs to weekdays and cycle on weekends. Come Kash, naik bukit kasi pelan-pelan tarik...
Ijam, komen kau ada tu kat atas. Mana ada hilang?
helooo kash! i ada email u the invitation la, alamak i should call u terus(tepuk dahi)
ReplyDeleteyes mem, i'm back! and my blog dah tak bersawang anymore, hehehe
errr...you ladies should get reunited in future rides.
ReplyDeletekash, bila projek broga ride? lepas raya?
King, let me get used of the "butt ache" before I could even think of doing Langat :)
ReplyDeleteziff, don't think you'll get butt sore by cycling around shah alam :)
ReplyDeletecome to langat and we'll acclimatized whatever you need to :D
King, nanti lu organize geli2 ride for beginners. Think ada sorang dua tgh recce recce beskal hehehe
ReplyDeleteBila sorang dua tu nak beli? Only a weekend left before Ramadhan. Geli2 after raya can. That would also be kayuhan geli2 lomang!
ReplyDeleteBtw, there will be ride on Friday nights during ramadhan. normally will start after tarawih. feel free to join :)
hehe.. nanti2 nak join gak.. =) enjoy ur ride =)
ReplyDeletediket, i didnt make it PCM jugak, bike tak sempat siap hantar repair from the flying incident LOL, lepas2 tu tak ride so didnt realise it was quite bad .. i nak join u guys for geli2 ride dulu, all this peres, bukit etc dont think boleh .. need an opinion on my bike pun, i think mine is super heavy LOL
ReplyDeleteeh diket, deket ke jauh tu blog sapa pulak tu? kau jugak ke?...ada jugak la gambar kat ctu...
ReplyDeleteI think RBU will evolve into CBU (Cycling Bloggers United) soon. And I think fellow CBU will always welcome an otai cyclist like you Fong :)
ReplyDeleteKak June, when was the flying event took place? Ini dah free-riding nama dia :)
Feel free to drop emails about your bike. If you have picture of it better still.
Yep Ijam, tu blog aku gak. Family punya citer. Tapi followers dia mostly dari Hong Kong, Taiwan & China. Satu patah komen pun aku tak paham :D
wah, 2 blog skali? run, cycle, swim, blog...banyak weh....
ReplyDeletediket, organise one ride for people like yim and me (shuk dah upgrade category dah ... ) :)
ReplyDeleteIan, must include Ziff as well. And perhaps Kak June! Haha. Shuk boleh escort. When is that bro? Friday night Ramadhan at Putrajaya? Cool?
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