BDRC

Event: PVAA 10K

2010-09-18T10:37:00.002+08:00

Date: 14/Nov/2010, 8am
Place: PISA

Entry Form: download here

Chung Ling Penang All Chinese Annual Run

2010-07-15T10:40:00.002+08:00

Date: 15 Aug 2010, Sunday
Starting Time: 7.30am
Venue: Chung Ling High School, Air Itam, Penang
Distance: 8km
Registration Fees: FREE
Contact: 04-829 4933

NTMTBA'10 1st August, 2010

2010-06-01T15:40:00.001+08:00

This mountainbiking event looks fun: http://ntmtba10.blogspot.com/

RHR 2010: Thrilling Duels, 3-Ways, 4-Ways...

2010-04-22T11:26:00.002+08:00

Round-The-Houses-Relay 2010: Stats and Charts

2010-04-20T12:01:00.009+08:00

http://jordanleeyb.multiply.com/photos/album/53

Round-The-Houses-Relay 2010 Results

2010-04-20T11:50:00.009+08:00

Results downloaded from PAAA official email circulation but re-formatted.

The ladies of BDRC

2010-04-04T14:55:00.005+08:00

The ladies will be competing in the upcoming Round House's Relay on April 18th, Padang Polo. Come, give them your cheers and support. Photographers too.

In the team: Janet, Lay Khim, Lay Hooi, Yoke Mei, Kamala, Yin Yoke, Laura, and another young recruit.

BDRC ladies, you're carrying our laurels again. Hooray!

Participating Teams:

MEN JUNIOR/SCHOOLS OPEN (BLACK)
1 SMJK Jit Sin, Bukit Mertajam
2 SMJK Chung Ling Pulau Pinang
3 SM Mutiara Impian
4 Run With Love
5 OXA
6 SMJK Phor Tay (P)
7 SM Datuk Onn, Butterworth
8 Majlis Sukan Negeri A
9 SMK Datuk Hj Mohd Nor Ahmad
10 Penang Free School
11 Majlis Sukan Negeri B
12 Kelab Rekreasi Greenlane Heights

MEN JUNIOR VETERAN OPEN
1 Run With Love
2 Old & Young (A)
3 BM Leopard
4 Penang Forward Sports Club A
5 Old & Young (B)
6 Taiping Road Runners
7 Penang Forward Sports Club B
8 O2 Hiking Club
9 Kelab Rekreasi Greenlane Heights

MEN SENIOR VETERAN OPEN
1 Old & Young (A)
2 Penang Veteran Athletic Association (A)
3 Run With Love
4 Old & Young (B)
5 Penang Veteran Athletic Association (B)
6 Penang Forward Sports Club

MEN OPEN (BLUE)
1 BM Leopard
2 KDU ACES
3 O2 Hiking Team
4 Penang Forward Sports Club A
5 ADK Runners
6 KDU Top Losers
7 Run With Love
8 Cari Runners
9 KDU One Adventure Team
10 Penang Forward Sports Club C
11 KDU A1
12 SM Phor Tay (P)
13 Penang Forward Sports Club B
14 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
15 KDU Bear Birds
16 Penang Forward Sports Club D

WOMEN (RED)
WOMEN JUNIOR/SCHOOLS OPEN
1 SM St Georges
2 Run With Love
3 BM Leopard
4 SMJK Chung Ling Butterworth

WOMEN OPEN
1 Bukit Dumber Runners Club
2 KDU Angels One
3 Penang Forward Sports Club A
4 BINGO
5 KDU Angels Two
6 Penang Forward Sports Club B
7 Run with Love

WOMEN VETERAN OPEN
1 Penang Veteran Athletic Association A
2 Penang Veteran Athletic Association B

Event Calendar

2010-03-06T17:53:00.002+08:00

International Calendar:

01/Mar - Los Angeles Marathon

11/Apr - Marathon International de Paris

11/Apr - Fortis Marathon Rotterdam

19/Apr - BAA Boston Marathon

25/Apr - Virgin London Marathon

25/Apr -Dalian International Marathon

Mar/Apr - Zhengzhou-Kaifeng International Marathon , Henan, China(F, H)

29/May - Adidas Sundown Marathon Singapore

30/May - Hatyai Marathon, Thailand

13/Jun -Laguna Phuket International Marathon, Thailand

04/Jul - Gold Coast Marathon, Brisbane, Australia

18/Jul - Pattaya Marathon (F,H), Thailand

26/Sep - real,-Berlin Marathon

10/Oct - Bank of America Chicago Marathon

10/Oct - Melbourne Marathon

17/Oct - Amsterdam Marathon

31/Oct - Athens Classic Marathon

07Nov - ING New York City Marathon

28/Nov - Shanghai Marathon

??/Nov - Hangzhou International Marathon

21/Nov - Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon

05/Dec - Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon

Local Calendar:

28/Feb - Penang Cross Country , Teluk Kumbar

27/Mar - Energizer Night Marathon, Putrajaya

18/Apr - Round the House Relay, Penang

25/Apr - Bidor Half Marathon

25/Apr - Larian 10km Subang Jaya

02/May - Borneo International Marathon, Kota Kinabalu

16/May - New Balance Pacesetters 15km, Tasik Perdana

30/May - Malakoff 26km Penang 2010

27/Jun - Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon

04/Jul - KWYP Penang Hill Climb

01/Aug - Tanjung 10km Run, Penang

08/Aug - Merdeka Run, Esplanade, Penang

17/Oct - KWYP City Run, Komtar, Penang

21/Nov - Penang Bridge International Marathon

19/Dec - Round The Island Relay, Penang

19/Dec - Malakoff 12km KL

Round Island Relay 2009 Results (20th, Dec 09)

2009-12-23T13:20:00.004+08:00

PBIM'09 Route Maps

2009-09-18T23:34:00.004+08:00

Full Marathon - 42.195km - (Men + Women) - 2:30am at Queensbay
Half Marathon - 21.0975km - 3:30am (Men) and 3:45 (Women) at Queensbay

Quarter Marathon - 10km - (Men + Women) - 6:15am near Eastin Hotel
Fun Run - 10km - (for boys and girls aged 13-15 yrs ONLY) - 7:15am near Eastin Hotel

Routes:
Full Marathon : Queensbay - Seagate - Penang Bridge - PBSB Office - Jelutong Expressway - Macallum Street - Villa Emas - Queensbay

Half Marathon : Queensbay - Villa Emas - Penang Bridge (turn at gate 2.8) - eGate - Villa Emas - Queensbay

Quarter Marathon : Queensbay - Eastin - Penang Bridge - U turn at Jelutong Express way - Villas Emas - Queensbay

Fun Run : Eastin - Penang Bridge - U turn at Jelutong Expressway - Villa Emas - Queensbay

Grand Prize: A Proton Saga 1.3 worth RM36,000 sponsored by Ewein Sdn Bhd
Second Prize: A Honda motobike worth RM3,000 sponsored by Extreme Design

What's H1N1 got to do with running?

2009-08-24T09:55:00.005+08:00

Yes exactly. Plenty, if you happen to be in crowded places. So take your precautions and here's one I got from the forwarded items which is one of the more sensible advise I got from tons of fly-by-night wisdom quotes, even if one needs to verify the facts prior.

Subject: FW: How to prevent H1N1

The most sensible advice about H1N1!

How to prevent H1N1

Friends,

Thanks to media hype about H1N1, several people who trust me have either approached or called me to advice. The hype in media about the utility of face masks and N95 respirators as a tool for general protection against H1N1 can't be deplored enough.

Yesterday, a friend who listened wanted me to write down briefly what I advised so that he could tell others in similar words. Hence this short email to friends whom I have advised recently (and others whom I haven't yet).

Please realize that this is not an official advice, especially the one about face masks or N95. Most N95 respirators are designed to filter 95% particulates of 0.3µ, while the size of H1N1 virus is about 0.1µ. Hence, dependence on N95 to protect against H1N1 is like protecting against rain with an umbrella made of mosquito net.

Tamiflu does not kill but prevents H1N1 from further proliferation till the virus limits itself in about 1-2 weeks (its natural cycle). H1N1, like other Influenza A viruses, only infects the upper respiratory tract and proliferates (only) there. The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/ throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible not coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions.

Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps - not fully highlighted in most official communications - can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat or bathe).

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.

5. Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. Drink as much of warm liquids as you can. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

7. All these are simple ways to prevent, within means of most households, and certainly much less painful than to wait in long queues outside public hospitals.

Happy breathing!

Best regards.
Dr. Ashutosh Mundkur

Malakoff'09 Photos and Results

2009-06-20T15:37:00.004+08:00

Results can be found here.
Photos courtesy of Jordan.

Made in China

2009-05-15T14:56:00.003+08:00

Managing Costs 101: QC is a visual process. When your production line moves at lightning speed, think virtual to max out capa. After all nobody heard if a tree fell in the forest. No?

Standard Chartered KL Marathon Route Video

2009-05-02T00:36:00.003+08:00

It's all here:

Fashioned after the NY marathon, I supposed.

Thanks, Jordan.

Upcoming Events

2009-04-04T17:21:00.004+08:00

1. Komtar Tower Run, Penang, 31-May-09

2.Malakoff 26K Penang, 7-Jun-09

3. Kuala Lumpur International Marathon (register at Queensbay, Penang, 11,12-Apr-09)

4. Laguna Phuket Triathlon, Thailand, Dec-09

You may contact Jordan at his site or email him: jordanleeyb at gmail

BDRC Ladies...

2009-03-21T00:42:00.008+08:00

Looks like this year our ladies are giving the RHR a miss, but there's still time or perhaps next year. Janet? LayHooi? Mei? Hui? The rest?

You could be wearing gold with specially engraved names if you will give it a go perhaps next year.

You are the defending champion!

PBIM is back!

2009-03-05T10:37:00.001+08:00

Online Early Bird registration for Penang Bridge International Marathon 2009 will open to public on the 6th of March 2009! http://www.penangmarathon.gov.my/portal/

1) Register and pay early to enjoy 10% discount on the entry fees.

2) Secure a limited quantities timing system, Championchip, that we are using for all competitive categories.

3) Your running number will be allocate to you once your payment has been made. Payment via credit card will get the running number almost instantly.

Bidor Half (courtesy of Jordan)

2009-02-17T12:07:00.003+08:00

Date: Sun, April 26th, 2009
Place: Dewan Muhibbah Bidor, Perak
Time: 7am

Goodbye 08 & Welcome 2009

2009-01-01T00:09:00.011+08:00

It's the finale for the year of turbulance but prevailing storms are further ahead according to my teacup readings.

As for this lil-can-do club, we can expect to see some changes although it's only the background scenes that are facing choppy waters. It was a good time for me to have had the opportunity to serve you all and I look forward to see new implementations, new people to fortify club fortunes. It's time to setup a committee of mature educated professionals who are adept at running mundane sundries, the acumen to manage simple business, and having the patience for dealings and weedings. The business of managing calls for a sensitivity of thoughts, respect for rule and the instinctives. This would go a long way in ensuring the group's wellbeing which are mostly made up of disparate pars.

Perhaps we will have new charters as well as new club logo to reflect change of fortune but we shall see then. Apply without reservations.

SCSM2008

2008-12-12T15:59:00.004+08:00

Courtesy of PMTey

PBR'08 - BDRCians in action

2008-11-24T21:16:00.003+08:00

PBIM'08 Dissapointments

2008-11-18T11:17:00.009+08:00

Perhaps today the world is about getting the numbers, the bottomline, balance your cheque book, economy of mass but I digress here.

You (YES! You the organizers), have gotten it upside down again. To get your numbers you forgot your target audience and treating them right. I am talking about logistics of runtime management. Many unfortunate runners who were not so fast (but this is not the excuse one should give it to them as even the last runner should be treated well) have again found out that refreshing stations ran out of drinking water - again and again, year in and year out!

How dissapointing! Last year I experienced it and this year I was a little fortunate because I was one of the early starters of half-marathoners so this did not serve a problem to me but my plight goes to the runners behind me (their complaints reached me). Their dehydration is a serious matter which the organizers have (blatantly?) overlooked again. It was fortunate that no fatal incidents occurred due to dehydration but don't stretch your luck too long.

Tell me, RACE DIRECTOR, why was it that difficult to supply adequate drinking water for every runner? This is a basic prerequisite that you must provide and you overlooked it again and again, and all you ever trumpeted about is getting the HUGE NUMBERS.

And then there were more, like there were only 4 toilets serving the needs of 16,000 participants, where in the race-guide brochure there were hints of adequate relief portals. I am very unhappy with this blatant disregard for human needs.

Of all races I've been to in major cities around Malaysia, Penang (the island part) has the least desired basic-amenities-for-race, during my entire experience of running. Especially when it comes to the one managed by the usual suspects (revelation from senior runners). If you are participants from abroad or out-of-town, you might want to weigh in the inconvenience factor of stepping into Penang Island for races - until the usual suspects retired from insidious activities

I would have given you the finger, but I believe this could be your first time organizing a PBIM race. I will call for a boycott of future PBIM runs, if you don't get your basics right.

Do Not Neglect Your Supporters, RACE DIRECTOR.

p/s. previous govt., this is not about you doing a good job the last time around

Penang Bridge International Marathon '08

2008-11-08T16:36:00.008+08:00

Guys, how ready are you to tackle this year's biggie? It's 25Km and more, it's daunting, it's challenging, and it's exciting. Full of pain for sure and that would put your determination to the sternest of tests. Starts you carbs heavy diet from now till next Sunday. It helps, from my last Malakoff experience - for the first 20Km at least.

Well, if you're just going there for some fun, why not surprise the organizers with our spoof on their original design. Just send it to any T-shirt printers and they can do it for you for less than ten bucks. Hey, we even got Team BDRC emblazoned! :D

Routes: Full, Half, Quarter

Common Running Injuries

2008-10-14T13:12:00.004+08:00

Most of us regular runners have one of these nagging injuries:
• Runner's knee
• Achilles tendonitis
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome
• Plantar fasciitis
• Shin splints

For me, I've been having runner's knee for an awful long time. I remember it happened like a premonition for me back in '05, the Friday that I was playing badminton and I was supposed to run a down-terrain leg in the Round-Island relay on Sunday. That Friday, my left knee went weak while I was moving backward. My instinct told me that I should give the run a miss, but I chose to ignore, and fatefully on that Sunday I had my first "runner's knee" while running down Teluk Bahang dam.

If I don't run for sometime, the healing process does take place, but the trouble is I am not stopping for that long, thus the recurrence. If I do not run for more than 30 min each day, the nags will disappear but if I do longer than an hour run, the nagging weakness comes back. Walking upstairs will feel a light acute pain and weakness but managable and that's why I'm still stubbornly running. I should stop!

Share your runner's nags with us.
You can self-diagnose here.

Independence Baby!

2008-09-03T09:57:00.004+08:00

Well, that is the exact date MingHan and HuiHui became proud parents of a baby boy. Congratulations and we welcome the new addition to BDRC. Hmm...how shall we address the new prince :)

Malakoff 26K Results

2008-08-19T21:55:00.002+08:00

Selected Results:

Full results here.

Malakoff 26K: To our winners, Congratulations!

2008-08-10T13:36:00.003+08:00

Podium Finishers:
• KokChuan (5th, men's open)
• KokCheng (4th, men senior veteran)
• LayKhim (2nd, ladies veteran).

Each category was limited to five podium finishes, therefore it was an awesome performance from our three winners.
The rest of us came back safely, and that's another cheers!

Times were not available at the moment.

888, Happy Birthday BDRC!

2008-08-08T15:36:00.009+08:00

Yes! Our all-can-do lil club is one year old today. Keep em coming - those support that you have arrayed behind us throughout the year. Are we going to have drinks this evening at our HQ? Ho, grape juice? CheeSeng, chilled beers in crate? Champagne, anyone? LayHooi, Chivas? Yes, these guys/gals have been generous with their support.

FYI: Next Friday (Aug/15), there could be another time-trial run at Taman BktDumbar. Distance 7-8K at 6.30pm.

Results of last trial (Jul/11/08):
Cumulative lap-time and individual lap-time

Malakoff, who's running?

2008-08-07T11:53:00.001+08:00

LayHooi*, LayKhim*, Janet*, Calvin*, YenKian(AhBoon)*, Eddie, Ho, Jordan(YewBeng), BanKeat, Maung, Hafiz*, ChyeHin*, ShawnNiam, BoonKok, CheeSeng, JooTeik(AhTeik)*, BengKheng(AhHuat), KokCheng*, KokChuan*, JC, Zahari, and also AhTan.
There you go, BDRC will be out in full force to conquer.

Asterisks* are those likely to have a shot at podium finish in their respective categories.
Prepare well, both physically (make your own diy-tonic) and mentally (beware of fatigue).

Good luck buddies!

Malakoff 26K

2008-07-31T22:43:00.000+08:00

For next week's Malakoff 26K run, make sure that you wear our club's running vest during prize giving ceremony. Photos taken of you wearing our vests which is essentially Brooks merchandise, will be used as proof of our affiliation with Brooks, thus claimable for additional tokens of appreciation. Well, we are confident that you can come up to the podium.

Appreciation

2008-07-26T09:57:00.000+08:00

Thank you to all of you for making our 1st anniversary a blow-out party - well literally towards the end, as things got tipsy, then topsy. Rowdiness aside, we would like to extend our appreciation for all of you who had helped to make this party possible. Some of your background work may not be visible but you are the glue that make things work.

Our appreciation:
• Club funding: ChooHooi (RM200), AhHeong (RM200), Jordan (RM100)
• Handy Gifts: ChingLiang (bottles of liquor)
• Lucky Draw Gifts: HoayFook, CheeSeng
• Anniversary Cake: Kerry Tai
• Drinks Contribution: LayHooi/LayKhim (wines, liquor, beers), KeanYew/AhSan (beers), Eddie (wines)
• Gifts vouchers, prizes and lucky draw gifts: ENGHOE co. and Brooks

Our special thanks to:
• Ho: hardworking prez who made this dinner possible and the karaoke session
• Shawn: terrific photographer and always generous with his time and equipments
• Eddie: making sure things are OK in the background
• Janet/Laura: being handy when called upon
• Our committee: being there to ensure events functioning as planned

Our apologies, if we fail to see your kind contributions but do notify me the next time you see me, so that I can extend our gratitude fully to you.

Many, Many THANKS BDRC!

Annual Dinner 2008

2008-07-23T21:15:00.000+08:00

Incursions, Excursions, Kissing Cousins...

2008-07-15T14:27:00.000+08:00

In case any of you had missed out any of our recent excursions, well to be exact it's the kind that doesn't venture beyond the confines of that bum-loving bitumen square where the dirt marks encrusted there were circumspect signatures of soiled bums from who knows where it drips from. Drippings aside, pray your nasal senses do not pick up scents other than lavenders, but this is the arena of happennings.

Well, this excursion is of the cullinary delights which our delightful members whip it up somewhere and brought it at every beginning and tailend of the week - since I dunno when. Did you taste Mei's darkchoc-mint cake yesterday? Unbelievable! And gosh! Eddie's souffle butter cake. Man! It was out of this world. LayHooi's brown-sugar jelly with coconut-milk toppings? Wahh...makes me wanna cry like baby for more. Then there's guaguang's clean-up acts from his fridge - if you do not notice the moss on the edges, his nihon tidbits are always a surprise to chew upon - I remember something smelling like late granny's sarong. And our gourmets did all this in excellent manners that could rival that of Victorian charm - minus the impossible rigidity and corsets - the servings come in as pristine condition as it ought to be - warm dark glutinous broth (layhooi, muaccks!) or cold beers that comes really chilled (guaguang - you da man).
Gadbejasus! All this had been sinfully edifying, I am holding my knuckles white waiting for heavenly delirium, mmm whom might it be...

One couldn't help imagining what these ladies and guys did in their kitchens, and err...erstwhile elsewhere! Our lil running club is evolving into a morph between gourmets and esoteric runners and a not too unusual battleground - the girth - the excursions that induce the incursions.

Of kissing cousins? Dude, turn a chapter for group behavioral chronicles.

We have sponsors

2008-07-10T10:25:00.000+08:00

Brooks has agreed to bring tokens of support for our forthcoming 1st anniversary dinner. So we are going to have lucky handouts after all. Thank you for your sponsorship. We hope you to have your continuous support for years to come.
For value-for-money products, one has to go with Brooks.

BDRC Banner and Dinner Updates

2008-07-01T17:33:00.000+08:00

We are trying to have the above banner printed (wh: 8x3 feet) for general-purpose usage, and we hope to have it slung somewhere during our coming dinner. At this point of post, we have bookings for up to five(5) tables for our dinner.

FYI: Our planned 8-course dinner, is likely to be changed to buffet style dinner (indoor compared to our earlier poolside). This is due to popular requests from members. Pls let me know asap if you have any other preference.

Anyway, the printer-people suggested to have the image saved in actual measurements and in TIFF format. Actual measurements? My imaging tools don't have that function. Photoshop perhaps, but where's the registration code (Hui, help pls?)

Suggestions for banner?

Club Annual Dinner

2008-06-18T22:47:00.000+08:00

Our annual dinner date has been brought forward to 18th July, 2008 (Fri). See Upcoming Events.
On the left is our choice of menu, which we will place an order once we confirm the attendance list.
Please book your seats through me asap, as we have exactly one month to finalize arrangement.
Thank you, thank you, for making all our parties a success.

Condolences to CheeKooi and Family

2008-06-13T23:05:00.002+08:00

Our fellow BDRC member Ah Kooi, his mother passed from this existence today.
BDRC members will attend to her wake this coming Sunday (15/Jun) at 9.00pm.
There will be collections to buy a small wreath and also bereavement funds (pek kim) from members.
BDRC send their condolences to Ah Kooi and family.

7.2KM Time Trial Results and Malakoff-26K

2008-06-07T11:10:00.000+08:00

Thanks guys and girls for coming to support club activities. You all have been great enthusiastic participants either running or logistics support.
Thanks to Ah-San for his ever generous courteous-host gesture.
Thanks to Janet, KokHin for picking up each lap-time for each runner, even though we only manage to capture detailed data from lap 5 onwards.
Thanks to enthusiastic parent, Muhd Feroz for coming to encourage his tutelage.
Thanks to all for making this a memorable evening, especially the first-timers.

Race results:

Lap-Performance Analysis:

Malakoff-26KM race route:

Malakoff Merdeka Penang 26KM, 2008

2008-05-20T12:38:00.000+08:00

Date:10 August
Start Time:5.30am
Venue:Taman Perbandaran Penang
Closing date:30 July or 1500 participants
Entry fee:RM 40(Public),RM 30(Pacesetter member )

Entry form: here

Source:
http://pmtey.multiply.com/journal/item/187/
2008_Malakoff_Merdeka_Penang_26km_

Raising Club Funds

2008-05-08T02:29:00.000+08:00

We have come up with some T designs (sample on the left) with the intention of raising our club coffers, however I am not so sure if we can succeed with this scheme.
What we are looking at are:
• Other than T-shirt printing/selling, what other methods we can employ
• If T-shirt is the simplest route, how to make it profitable
• Do you know of any philanthropic individuals who would be generous enough to advertise his deeds on our T

Would you like to give suggestions or volunteer to help our club raising its coffers?

Note to Eddie: Pls help to print out the graphics displayed here.

Run-up to Round-Island-Relay '08

2008-05-07T23:17:00.000+08:00

We will be conducting tune-up runs culminating towards the Round-Island Relay which is usually held in early December. The tune-up runs would be held on the first Friday of every even-numbers month, where possible.

For those of you who are new to this event, this is an annual do organized by the PAAA. It covers the entire circuit around Penang island; starting from the Esplanade and ends there. Circuit distance based on my guestimate is about 72km, but I need to confirm this with the officials. Each team (only men, in case you wonder why; well there are isolated spots where runners waiting their turns, would be deemed unsafe for women runners) comprises of 12 runners and each of them would cover an average of 6km or so. The blast-off time is 6am and the top teams would be completing the run by 11.30am or so. BDRC's men-senior (Forward Sports Club, in reality) which has always competed for the top 3 finishers, would have completed the circuit by an additional hour after the first arrival.

This year our target is to send two teams for the run - senior and open categories. We have never (really) competed in the open category even though a few years back we did send a mixture of such due to lack of runners, so this year we are gearing ourselves to mount a credible challenge to some of the better teams in the competition. Out of our league are the top 3 finishers, which they have recruited among themselves some of the fastest runners in the country. Nevertheless we would like to see how we measure up against some of the exciting teams in the competition, namely O2-Hikers, BM Leopard, Brooks Runners, Old & Young, and the likes. That explains why we are in early prep work right now due to lack of credible runners (capable of 25min or less over 6km), to start recruiting talents - island wide.

Come this June 6th, we will be conducting time trials based on the circuit mapped here. We will be doing 9 laps (each lap's distance is approximately 800m), and we invite everyone to give it a shot here - not just BDRC members but friends of us or anyone giving it a shot to be part of a fairly fast team, or just to size up. These trials will be conducted at every two months interval, and intensified towards the meet.

Note 1:
We hope some of our younger runners like MHNiam, Hafiz, Calvin pick up pace soon, as we need more good runners in the open category. We would like to see you coming for our trials.

Note 2 - running routes:
Some of the routes covered are strenuous, like the uphill terrain of No.7, and the latter routes which the merciless tropical sun will be beating down on you real hard (No.10 onwards). Some are real cool to run, like the No.5, with its flat and green-lungs terrain. And then, there is one super short distance (less than 4km) but fairly uphill - the No.3. No.8 and 9, have some very fast rolling terrain, for which you have to be very careful with your knees.
From No.10 onwards, you need to keep yourself hydrated and drenched - especially if it shines brightly. Coupled with the dry northwind blowing at this time of the year, one can get hallucinated in the midst, and hopefully you don't get yourself into an lsd-induced trance by then...lol (there have been mishaps of runners collapsing due to heat exhaustion).

As an added incentive one gets to see some parts of the island which in isolation during the early hours can be awe-inspiring - like seeing the lone eagle up there soaring amid the breathtaking background of rolling hills and big open sky (you don't have tall monoliths there - welcome to majestic nature, unmatched by any man-made structures, no matter how eloquent the artist/visualizer would want you to believe).

Interested? Come join us this June 6th for the trials, or you can contact me (JC) if you have further questions. If you do not belong to any running clubs but would like to have a feel of the event and you think you can fulfill our aspirations, and friendly to boot, do not hesitate to show up. If you are not our club members, please leave your contact-info here.

1st Tune-Up Run
Date: Fri, June 6th, 2008
Time: 6.30pm
Place: Jln Thomas, Tmn Bkt Dumbar Circuit (behind Bkt Dumbar)
Contact: teohjc at gmail dot com
*Ladies are invited too

p/s.
This coming Sunday, May 11th, a 4.5km PKR-sponsored run will be held at the Esplanade. We have registered most of the BDRC members. Do show up by 7.00am, if you wanna have some early morning fun.

Round the House Relay - Prize Giving Ceremony

2008-04-28T18:35:00.000+08:00

More photos from Round-the-House-Relay 2008

2008-04-23T12:38:00.000+08:00

Potluck Dinner and Old&Young Annual Dinner

2008-04-18T23:47:00.000+08:00

We are holding a potluck dinner gathering at the following:
Date: 26th April 2008, Sat
Time: 6.30pm - 9.00pm
Place: JordanLee's apartment poolside (behind Bkt Dumbar)
Theme: Bring your favorite/specialty food to share
Please register your attendance with JC Teoh asap.

Old&Young Annual Dinner will be held at the following:
Date: 1st May 2008, Thu
Time: 7.30pm - 10.00pm
Place: Wonderland Restaurant (Komtar 11th Floor)
Cost: RM30
Please book your seat with JC Teoh or Jordan Lee asap.

Potluck Dinner's Servings:
1. KeanEwe & AhSun: Chicken in specialty recipe, and KeanEwe's surprise
2. AhHin & KokHin: MeeGoreng, Fruits, SriMuka pudding
3. ChyeHin: Curry Chicken & Bai(Bengali) Bread
4. Serina: liquor/beer
5. Laura: kacangputih, muruku
6. CheeSeng: Fried BeeHoon, Chicken Legs in dark sauce, Beer, Tuak (coconut filamen/stamen juice)
7. UngKS: Popiah (mandarin rolls), disposable utensils
8. Chuah & YinYoke: Shandy, Mineral Water
9. Khor: Satay
10. LayHooi: Laksa, ThongSui (gingko, matakucing, seaweed in syrup)
11. Eddie: Butter Cake (possibly)
12. AhKooi: Agar2
13. AhHuat: Wine
14. AhChuan: Ice Cream Potong (assorted flavors)
15. Prez Ho: Satay
16. JC: Rojak, BloodyMary (possibly)
17. Kar: titbits
18. YokeMei: salad
19. Teik: sushi bites
20. Maung: cakes

p/s.
We had collected an amount of RM688.00 and it was forwarded to the construction-fund of the Hindu Temple in Bukit Dumbar. Most of the collections came from our members, together with a few non-members.

Round-the-House Relay 2008

2008-04-18T23:34:00.000+08:00

Hey, not bad, not bad at all coming in firsts (twice) among the 3 teams that we sent for the annual round-the-house relay this year (13/Apr). We captured glories in Women-Open and and Men-Senior-Veteran-Open. The Men-Open grind out a 7th placing out of 9 teams - well we avoided the pits alright. We all did our bests and team spirit was high, what with our bright yellow attires although the women were on different color. We need to inject young blood from now on to carry on the fine work that our seniors have carved out for themselves. Time for grooming and coaches are welcome to beef up our handful of youths. Some are already running for schools like Hafiz, Calvin, and Nasir but we can do with more talents. Some are a little bumpy here and there (Kok Chain, you take note ya) but nothing like a good daily grill that would ultimately shed those baby bumps.

Our two reservists for the women, Laura and YinYoke got the opportunity to run as well, as two teams, Old&Young (Laura) and PVAA (YinYoke) were both short on runners. Moira (PVAA) approached me for help and quickly I rope in YinYoke who is game enough to represent them. Hey Laura, whom in O&Y approached you? How can they lease our runners without informing me? There are loan-transfer fees involved, don't they know that?

AhTeik gave up his place for ChangWC due to stomach discomfort (according to him) and Chang did not dissapoint, clocking an excellent 10m1s.
However AhLeong who gave up his place for AhChong dented our Men's Open performance a bit as AhChong was not quite up to his usual fitness. Whatever happens to AhChong's performance during the past year is somewhat a puzzle. He used to be one of those road-hardy guys, and one of the fastest we had.

We would like to thank the following people again for making this a successful participation for
BDRC, which is a first for the club.
• Mr Ho for the men's, women's running vests, and F&B (RM800)
• LayHooi for the women's T-shirt, and F&B (RM168)
• Janet for the printing works (RM32)
• Eddie for entrant fees (RM120)
• Jordan Lee for lunch at 225 (RM500 guestimate??)
• Niam and Jordan for the pixman duty
• Hin-910 for coordinating with all the runners
• BDRC supporters who made it there even though it was a family-day for most of them

Participating Teams:
Men Open
1. Ampang Runners
2. BM Leopard
3. Old & Young (D)
4. Brooks Running Club
5. Bukit Dumbar Runners
6. Universiti Malaysia Perlis
7. ATM A
8. ATM B
9. O2 Hiking Club
Placing: 7th

Men Junior Veteran Open
1. BM Leopard
2. Old & Young (C)
3. PVAA
4. Brooks Running Club
Placing: did not participate

Men Senior Veteran Open
1. Old & Young (A)
2. Old & Young (B)
3. Bukit Dumbar Runners
4. PVAA
Placing: 1st

Women Open
1. Old & Young
2. PVAA
3. Bukit Dumbar Runners
4. Brooks Running Club
Placing: 1st

More photos from Round-the-House Relay 2008

2008-04-15T12:56:00.001+08:00

BDRC 'Piang' Photos - Round-the-House Relay 2008

2008-04-14T15:30:00.000+08:00

"Hair-Raising Experience"

"Trying my very best"

"Finally my turn, can't wait to sprint!"

"One last step!"

More to come...

PBM 2008 cancelled?

2008-04-10T09:57:00.000+08:00

9 April 2008

Acara larian Penang Bridge Marathon bagi tahun ini adalah dibatalkan. Pembatalan acara tersebut adalah disebabkan oleh beberapa masalah yang tidak dapat dielakkan.

http://www.llmnet.gov.my/serverpages/news/news_detail.aspx?newsid=39

source: PM Tey

Round-the-House Relay 2008

2008-04-06T18:17:00.001+08:00

Updates: Race Results on 13/Apr/2008

Today, we conducted our time trials for all 3 teams that BDRC entered for the competition this year.
It was a good run indeed for many of us, even if some of our times are below par.

Actual race route-map on the left is gleaned from Wikimapia. This is the live aerial view of the area coverage around Padang Polo, MacAlister Road, Residency Road.

Also posted here are our race results - for today.

Notes Update (9th, April):
This year the Round-the-House relay is not exactly a BDRC-representative participation as many of the good(fast) runners come from the remnants of Forward Running Club, so we could say that this is a BDRC-Forward combo team, but the banner will be BDRC. When we conducted the time trial last week we had call up the known good runners from last years and we would like to apologize to our own BDRC runners whom we had not notified even though they are avid runners. We were a bit short on time on this notification too, but to remind all our club members, if you think you can do these for the 2.5km distance:
• men: 10.5min or less
• women: 13min or less
we want you in the trials for the coming years. Please come and help the team - some of us may not post fast enough times, but a winning attitude conquers all. W!

This year's sponsorship came from the following:
• Entry Fees: Eddie
• Running Vests (men and women): Prez Ho
• T-shirt (women): LayHooi
• Printing Works: Janet
• F&B: Prez Ho, LayHooi
• Lunch (225 Restaurant, servings estimated for 40 persons): Jordan Lee
• Camera works: MH Niam

We would also like to extend our appreciation for all members who had come and coming again on race day to help out with logistics.
Go BDRC, give your best and bring your WINNING CHARISMA along - and also our essential supporters. Come and Cheer for BDRC!

p/s.
• all runners and BDRC club members are invited for the lunch at 225 Restaurant (adjacent to Penang Sports Club) slated for 11.30am, Sunday (13th April)
• Upcoming dinner (Old & Young Running Club) on 1st of May (Wonderland Restaurant, likely venue). Please book your attendance with Jordan Lee or JC Teoh

Photos of BDRC in KLIM 2008

2008-04-05T11:40:00.000+08:00

Here's a photo of Ken Ewe that I found. You can try to comb the following links for more:
http://penguin-r2.blogspot.com/
http://pmtey.multiply.com/photos/

Kuala Lumpur International Marathon 2008

2008-04-03T00:46:00.000+08:00

The recently concluded AMBank Kuala Lumpur International Marathon ended with mixed fortunes for our Club runners - not that winning times rule all, but some of our runners (due to insufficient training mileage or conditioning work) posted times below par and the less fortunate came back with injuries, and getting drenched! However not to be discouraged, we advise those who need time to recuperate, to take timeout during the next few weeks and don't commit yourself to our upcoming assignment - Round-the-House Relay which is on Apr/13, and the time-trial this weekend (Apr/6).

Some notable occurrences during our trip to KL:
We booked our bus tickets (PG/KL) from the KKKL agency. Even though the stated time of departure is 9.30am, the bus did not actually arrived at the Sg.Nibong depot until 10.00am. When we boarded the bus, to our pleasant surprise it was indeed a very nice and comfy coach - some said it was like traveling 1st class on air. Hmm..I've never been on 1st class before therefore I can't vouch, except that it was indeed comfortable. The ride was smooth and zippy all the way and we had only one relief-stop which was somewhere around Sg.Bakap (gas station). Definitely a recommended coach to travel in if you want to charter your next trip out of Penang, but don't take my word just yet, as I have yet to check out its entire fleet.

We arrived at Pudu bus depot at around 2.30pm (departed 10.20am). Weather in KL was indeed warmer, indeed that is to be expected of a big city. We walked straight to our destination - the Wesley Church dorm which is located within the vicinity (10 min walk) of Pudu bus depot. We met our gracious host (Jordan Lee) who was already in his room waiting for us with all the necessary logistics ready to be distributed. One smooth arrangement indeed (thanks for the great work, Jordan). Some of us had quick showers before we left the dorm for lunch nearby. Lunch was nondescript local fare at Pudu itself. Price wise, hmm...I wouldn't want to say much, that is KL for you. However I have never had lunch over here before, and searching for food among the stalls was a bit disconcerting - the hawkers/servers would try to pull you to their stalls that some of them were so adamant that you should select their stalls to eat from. Some would not hesitate to pull or touch you, to prevent you from moving away. It can be intimidating if you aren't in the right mood to handle such situations. At any other time I would find this testy - no touching please.

After lunch, we proceeded to buy our return tickets, and my first intention was to obtain them from the same agency that we came from, but others suggested the agency (Konsortium), which according to hearsay, offers one of the best rides (refreshment inclusive). So we got our tickets (9 altogether, minus KokChuan who wanted to stay back with friends after the event) from Konsortium. Prior to purchasing the tickets, I had a harrowing time with ticket tontos haggling outside the counters, swarms of them that once I was within the ticketing area, some of them would (again) pull me to their counters. When I saw what they were doing, I headed towards other counters, and to my surprise they followed me wherever I go - saying they represented any of the agencies I choose to opt for. I must have looked confused and lost, when one sympathetic pakcik who introduced himself to me as PakAli (later wrote on the ticket), asked the menacing tontos to leave me alone - nice guy indeed. I got my 9 return KL/PG tickets for 2.30pm the next day. Walked out a relief man :)

Thereafter we decided to walk around 'Chi Cheong Kai', ie. Petaling St., if you have not heard before. It was a typical pasar malam atmosphere, except you have it all day long till midnight - I think. Shortly thereafter, in typical KL weather, it showered - afternoon shower, rather heavy, but a welcome relief in the hot and humid weather. We huddled into a nearby coffee shop among the slum dwellings - not for the hygiene conscious mind you. Well, this is the melting pot of KL I guess. Prior to this, we had somewhat mindlessly split into 3 groups wandering about in KL. One group (the hip among us) went bargain hunting among the posher places in the inner city. Got to admire their tenacity to roam about on foot for hours (one on heels). In this bustling corner of KL, I guess one could not actually feel bored wandering thereabout.

Meanwhile our entourage had a dour stop sheltering in the slums, watching the bustling activities going about. The hired guns went about their chores in a very efficient manner that one would conclude time is indeed money here. People moving about swiftly, goods sold, money changing hands, commerce for study.

Shortly after we arrived back at our dorm, Jordan called and invited us to dinner. I gathered all the guys, as many as I can text, and we went down to a nearby very old shack kopitiam. The people looked old too, like coming from the 70s era but the food is good - served from experienced hands, one can only be thankful. The group that went bargain hunting did not actually make it to dinner until we had finished ours. Later they ordered various type of noodles for dinner. All this come under the expense of Jordan (thank you, sir).

By the time we went back to our dorm it was close to 10pm, and having had chinese tea, one can expect the caffeine effect kick-in and it will not let you retire to bed easily. I was having difficulty slumbering myself when KokChuan and WenChien came to invite us for a walkabout, where else but 'Chi Cheong Kai'. The thing that please my eyes was to see the angmohs sipping beer on chillers, on eye-pleasing laid-out tables along the sidewalk - good times, angmoh style. A good walkabout was the perfect tonic to get me to sleep as I found myself dozing off the moment I lay down in my room.

Next morning, we woke up at4am (the marathoners earlier) and starting having light breakfast with tea (favorite pick-me-up beverage for runs). A bit of stretching (to enhance bowel movement) and a cold shower later, we were off to Dataran Merdeka. It was nice to jog in inner city in the early hours - especially with group of friends. Some of us, those entering 10K and 7K events have to follow us (half-marathoners) to the square at this early hours as well because they were new to this.

We met our fellow Penang runners (Club PVAA) on the way there. Precisely at 6am we were flagged off. This time there's a bit of modification to the route - we had a repeat passage of the start/end point during the first kilometer. It was nice to have people cheering for you at this point. Besides this, I am sure somewhere along, there were route modifications too. Refreshment checkpoints can be found at every 5km juncture with mixtures of drinks - plain, 100Plus and some other isotonic drink. This year the traffic were somewhat heavy at certain junctures - some say that was due to QingMing festival. I couldn't tell, but that was no problem for me. What troubles me after 15km or so was the toughness of the road, with constant up/down terrain and the tiny pebbles that were found along the road starts getting to my sore feet. After 18km, with 3km to go, I found my legs tightening a little and my energy sapped. I know that I did not cover enough mileage during my training and also lack of carbs - gotta load on pasta next time. For the last 3km, I had to walk mostly, except when the terrain rolls forward for me - you just have to seize whatever advantages that come. With my energy quickly sapping away, I grabbed myself a bottle of mineral water and ran/walk with it all the way to the finishing. Finally triumphed in 2' 8" - far short of my target 1' 50". Never mind, I know what was missing in this race, next time perhaps.

After a walkabout in the field checking out the multitude of sponsors/promoting stalls displaying their wares-on-offer and a few photo sessions, we decided to head back to our dorm at 9.30am (sorry Zahari, because I promised to stay back with you to take more pictures but I wanted to get back so I could massage my sore leg). Our great marathoner. Jordan Lee, has yet to cross the finishing line but we just want to go back and rest. Again, Jordan, our apology for having left you to walk back alone by yourself.

At 12 noon, again, Jordan brought us to lunch, the same said place we had for dinner. After that we checkout and arrived briskly at Pudu bus station. In order to maximize the passenger load, the agency could not let the passengers know which bus they would be boarding. So we had to huddle in the humid commute lot while waiting for each arrival and straining our ears to hear if the conductor is calling out for specific departure hours. There was a slight confusion as we were not sure if we had missed our bus (which was due for 2pm) when the hour had passed, but still no calls for our due. Amid this, WenChien did a quick headcount and he found that we had 10 passengers boarding on 9 tickets. How could this be, I was trying to figure out who was the extra guest. A quick run-thru, I found that one of our guests, Muniandy, was not on our(mine) list of arrival (at least not under my account). So I had to apologize to him, refund him, and ask him to rush to the ticket counter to get another ticket on his own. My apology, Mr Muniandy. I hope you had arrived back safely.

The Konsortium bus, as it turned out was not what we thought it would be. It was old and creaky - worse, it leaks. And no refreshments - it must be a joke when someone said it does. Somewhere along Tapah, it rained heavily and almost the entire bus had a leak point somewhere. The worse hit was the seat where Serina was seated. It was drenched and she had to sit on the floor for the rest of the journey. Again, our apology to you Lady, for this untoward incident. Adding to that, the driver was also breaking the speed limit in the rain (I think) and at one juncture the bus was swerving nervously in heavy rain. Again someone (Serina) had to give him another dress down. Thanks for the work, Lady. At a quick relief stop somewhere after Taiping, the driver looked somewhat sheepish when some passengers gave him a few polite pointers. Well, at least he behaved when faced with torrential questions.

We arrived back in Penang at around 7.00pm. A memorable trip, albeit with a bit of untoward incidents, but nothing to complain about - except for the drenched seat. She is seeking a refund from the agency, which I hope she gets it. I shall see, how I can help her get her refund.

Notes:
• BengEng who had prior foot injury, aggravated the injury during the run, and he had to limp all the way back. We wish him well during the recovery period.
• See graphic for the results among our Club members. Notable performers are KeanEwe and KokChuan.
• We did not get to meet our fellow Club member (Niam) who had gone there on his own accord.
• Our huge gratitude to our good friend, Jordan Lee, who took the extra distance to make our stay a comfortable one and then more, having treated us to sumptuous meals. God Bless, Brother.
• More photos can be found at our Flickr photo-store

Extracted results of BDRC members and our contingent guests, captured from the official site.

BDRC Annual Dinner

2008-03-28T22:54:00.000+08:00

Our firsts among many to come - the inaugural Annual Dinner was held on Sun, 17th Feb 2008 (11th day of 1st Moon) at the Stallion Apartment (behind Bukit Dumbar).
You may view photos captured during the event on this link, through the courtesy of MingHan. Thanks for the great job Niam.

This Sunday (Mar/30/2008) more than ten of our club members are heading down south for the AMBank KL International Marathon. Most of us will be making a quick overnight trip just for the fun of running there. Hmm...perhaps we should extend this excursion the next time around. I figure it's a little too rush to enjoy anything in particular - even the run.

Have a great run guys and girls. Arrive back safely ya, and get ready for the Round-the-House relay which will be held on Apr/13/2008. Selection time trial will be held the Sunday after KLIM. The task to coordinate the time trial selection has been seconded to Peter Loo (aka 910). Go figure :)

2007 Kwong Wah City Run Photos

2007-11-22T16:16:00.000+08:00

Lots of race pictures can be found at Ming Han's photoblog. For the record, among the BDRC runners who came in winners are Ah Teik, Ah Hin, Ah Chan, Chye Hin, Ah Chuan, Janet, and Serina. We will definitely see more BDRC IMPACT in forthcoming races. Congrats people and remember to maintain this kind of performance in future races and do stay healthy at all times.

BDRC Logo

2007-09-19T14:30:00.001+08:00

BDRC_banner-logo-themeblue
Originally uploaded by teohjc

This is our club's official logo. The logo is established based on the group's setup and environment. The running figures represent the trim and fit persona most of us enthused (we try) to. The silhoutte pine tree (connifer) is a signature feature that are found in Bukit Dumbar. The color theme (blue for all our official representation) represents the scenic view we get to enjoy at Bukit Dumbar - it is a place where we have the hills and sea all within vicinity and the constant blue skies that all part of the feature of Penang island.

BDRC Establishment

2007-09-18T14:33:00.000+08:00

BDRC was established in the year of 2007, August 8th.
BDRC is an acronym for Bukit Dumbar Runners Club.
Officially we are not registered (yet) but our gathering place is at Taman Bukit Dumbar, Penang, West Malaysia. This shall act as our official conference point for the time being. However if there is a need to make official paper-route correspondence with us, you may email us and we will give you the provisional address.

You may contact us through this email account (bdrcpg at gmail dot com).

Right now we are in the midst of preparing our members running attires which will be given to each member upon signing up. Join us now for all the fun in running whether competitive or mere leisure.

More updates (with photos) will be posted soon, so ensure that you make frequent visits to our site and send us your suggestions where you see them as noteworthy, or just send in your greetings - during your first visits. Regular patronage make us feel that we are doing something worthwhile for the community. Announce your presence, so that we know who has been here.

You may download our membership-recruitment form here http://us.f13.yahoofs.com/bc/4434e150mee8495bb/bc/BDRC/BDRC+membership+recruitment.ppt?bfiG47GBrBhTSctC

Email back to us your completed form or submit in person to me at our gathering place - inclusive of joining fees.

For BDRC,
Theo (club secretary)

email: bdrcpg at gmail dot com