My 2005 Mt Kinabalu Climbathon

Regular mt k climbathon kaki..........!!


Date:2.10.05

Time:7.00am

Place start:About 1km before Timpohan gate

Finishing point: 4.5km after Timpohan gate

Timpohan gate to summit :8.75km.

My mount Kinabalu climbathon this year didn't plan well,too early register altough I didn't know my leave will approve or not,just intend to give myself 3rd chance,but I suffer from over taking part in various race,can't get enough time to recover from these crazy race activity.

After genting 12hrs walk,I sick for one week,then climbathon is very near.I didn't hope to get even pass sayat-sayat, target is Laban Rata,if reach sayat-sayat,that will surprise myself.

Altough my condition is not..lucky still got extra one day for me to get in prepare,use trek up 3km to snap women and men veteran photos...both of my leg is tire and sour,I can imagine my race on sunday will be jia lat.However,I just heading for it.

The saturday race for women and men veteran was heavy raining after 12noon.I just pray hard no rain for our race.

I didn't have much time for sleep on eve day,relax walking to park about 5am..then take 5.30am shuttle but went to the starting point.

After chat with Gavin Bong and other friends...I didn't do warm up too early..for me ,the weather of the early morning still cold for me...hahaha !!

I just start did some running to warm up at 6.30am,didn't do like Gavin...may be he intend to keep his body in warm ,get ready for climbathon for 3rd time.

To be continue........ sorry for delay...

As I did some warm up and snap foto....I am relax mood cause no aim for high,after flag off ,I just follow behind ,it is tough ,cause just try to slow run and

I was very serious to walk fast and ran slow at the first 2km..after that...my leg is tire..I try to use snap foto forgot the tire...but leg still manage to go up and up,but due to my not shape condition,I only reached 5km,chat and snap a lot of photos.

I use about 2h30m to reached to 5km mark..but I believe if I didn't snap photos,I have chance to reach Laban Rata within 2 hrs,the problem is how can I finish the entire 2.5km toughest route within less one hour ?? If I really fight for the finishing cert,I need to reach LR within 1h30m,then I will hv 1 h to keep continute on..if not..sure mission will failed again..may be I better keep my view of the cert after age of 40.

The return way of downhill is not easy also...but I walk relax pace,only after 10.30am start rain,I use run slow pace toward finishing point...! Lucky I bring the RM 3 rain coat,if not,worry will sick after the finish race.

As 3rd attempt failure as exepected,I didn't too sad..but if u all in future intend to complete within the qualify time 4h30m(men open)and 6h30m(women open and men veteran,40yrs abouve),must really train kau-kau and pia kau-kau...the true spirit of climbathon...if not..just go for casual and enjoy snap photos lah..!!

If u have any question about climbathon,please let me know...I will kindly help u all and sharing my experience...!!

Sorry for delay report...cause sick after climbathon and after Phuket also sick....!!

1.11.05