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I've shared first part of my afterthoughts after attending Hammer Nutrition 2ndskin Inspire running clinic few days ago. I also shared about sub3-hour marathoner Darren Looi's nine running tips. You may click here by finding out more, especially the running tips by Darren.

For this write-up, it's going to be about my "rabbit chasing running experience" running 5 km as fast as I could, chasing sub3-hour marathoner Darren and the next sub3-hour marathoner Azrizal Hussin nicknamed Koci. 😱

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Go KL city bus right outside of Wisma Genting at Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, during peak hours.

In order to go from Renaissance Hotel at Jalan Ampang to Pavilion in Bukit Bintang, I could have driven my car, taken a taxi, grabbed an Uber or GrabCar service, or taken the monorail service. Of course, I could have walked too. 😊

But today I decided to take the free bus ride provided by GO KL City Bus Service.

Go KL is intended to provide a free, reliable, affordable, accessible, convenient, safe, comfortable and eco-friendly city bus service for private vehicle users, public transport users and tourists in CBD of Kuala Lumpur. It is also aimed to reduce congestion in Kuala Lumpur by encouraging users to park their cars and use Go KL city bus service to travel around.

Yes, you hear it correctly. It's absolutely free! How wonderful!

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I first heard of this inspirational song "So Many Hands" performed by talented artist Mia Palencia during the opening ceremony of 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games Kuala Lumpur 2017 held at KL Sports City's Bukit Jalil National Stadium on August 19, 2017.

It has been 10 days but the song still sticks to my mind in the midst of having all the talented Southeast Asian athletes competing in Kuala Lumpur.

This inspirational song is dedicated to all the people behind the scenes - the coaches, the teachers, the mothers, the fathers, the mentors, the enablers - anyone who contributed in any way big or small, to create a sport champion!

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KLCC view from Atmosphere 360 revolving restaurant at KL Tower, Kuala Lumpur

Atmosphere 360

If you want to experience a totally different dining experience in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, I must say Atmosphere 360, a revolving restaurant 282 metres up in the sky, is highly recommendable!

Located at Kuala Lumpur Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur), the tallest tower in Southeast Asia and seventh tallest tower in the world, Atmosphere 360 offers quite a wonderful spread of modern authentic Malaysian and international food.

The restaurant is furnished in a spaceship-like atmosphere with its magnificent view and starry fiber optic ceiling lights that offers a truly unforgettable and luxurious culinary experience.

It has a seating capacity of 250 persons.

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Recently, I signed up for "Hammer Nutrition Malaysia - May I Inspire" session initiated by 2ndSkin Asia on 27th August 2017 at Desa Park City.

For your information, I have not attended any running clinic since I started running in 2010. All my running knowledge I have learned so far is from running friends, Facebook postings, internet, running magazines and books. But as my running journey has hit a plateau recently with the marathon time on the decline, I refuse to attribute it to ageing factor. Hence, I'm more desperate than ever for a breakthrough in running.

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breathtaking KL skyline view from KL tower

Even though I'm a Malaysian, admittedly I have only been up to the KL Tower only twice. 😊 My most recent KL tower experience was just a couple days ago. I'm glad that I brought along GoPro HERO5 Black action camera to capture breathtaking views of Kuala Lumpur skyline 282 meters above the ground.

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Photo taken in Bali with Nikon D 5100

Recently I picked up an old DestinAsian magazine to read. It incidentally featured the winners of Readers' Choice Awards 2017, including the results of Top 10 Islands in Asia-Pacific Region voted by its readers.

Bali, Indonesia
Phuket, Thailand
Maldives
Koh Samui, Thailand
Boracay, Philippines
Palawan, Philippines
Langkawi, Malaysia
Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
Penang, Malaysia
Lombok, Indonesia

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Great thanks to Southeast Asian Games 2017 (KL SEA Games 2017)! Now we have a rejuvenated KL Sports City at Bukit Jalil!

Besides all the impressive major upgrades and redesigns of the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Putra Indoor Stadium, National Hockey Stadium and National Aquatic Centre making them even more world-class for all the international and regional sporting events, what impressed me most is how KL Sports City has been transformed into a livable sports city placing sport and recreation at the centre of family life, giving the community a sustainable sporting precinct year-round.

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Men's 400 metres hurdles (GoPro HERO5 Black)

There's a big difference in watching a sport event live in stadium vs watching live on TV.

I don't quite remember the last time I watched a major sport event or game live in a stadium. I believe it was Piala Malaysia's football match held in Alor Setar Stadium many many years ago when I was still in high school. 😛

I don't have Astro at home to watch Southeast Asian Games 2017 live. And KL Sports City is a twenty-five minute walk from home.

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Recently I picked up an old DestinAsian magazine to read. It incidentally featured the winners of Readers' Choice Awards 2017, including the results of Top 10 Cities in Asia-Pacific Region voted by its readers.

Bangkok, Thailand
Singapore
Hong Kong
Tokyo, Japan
Taipei, Taiwan
Seoul, South Korea
Kyoto, Japan
Hanoi, Vietnam
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Strange as it may sound - every time I run a full marathon, my mind goes through the same exact process with nine (9) phases.

Be it my first marathon, personal best marathon, or person worst marathon, it's exactly the same old same old process.

Start line

1. EXCITEMENT AND ANXIETY

I usually have mixed feeling standing at start line of a full marathon race before flag-off.

I feel excited that I am going to run another full marathon, with a possibility of achieving personal record / personal best time.

I am curious what the next four to five hours will be like as anything can happen in a forty-two-kilometer marathon journey.

At the same time, I feel anxious whether I can complete the race.

And even if I can, I am worried whether I will have leg cramps or injury.

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When I first started running 6.5 years ago, I never listened to music while running. Even when my running friends listened to music through their iPod and smartphone while running, I was never influenced.

Reasons?

Running outdoor allows me to be close with the nature, to listen to the sounds from the nature. I can listen to occasional wind blowing sound, bird chirping sound, frog croaking sound, chicken clucking sound and monkey ooh ahh sound as I run along the hilly roads of Bukit Tunku and Double Hill during Sunday long slow distance (LSD) run, or in one of those full marathons held in exotic islands (Bali, Langkawi marathons, etc) or outskirts of cities (Hulu Langat, Chiangmai, Hatyai, Perlis, Putrajaya marathons, etc). I can also hear the cheers from the local supporters along the 42 km routes.

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Life's a beach at Jomtien Beach, especially with Chang Thai beer.

Welcome to Jomtien Beach!

2 kilometers south of the vibrant lively Pattaya Beach lies a much quieter, peaceful 6-km straight stretch of sand: Jomtien Beach.

If lazing on the sandy beach, splashing the clean and uncluttered sea, enjoying cheap seafood snacks available from wandering vendors, having a good Thai meal served from fine restaurants right to your beach chair, feeling fresh from the windy sea breeze, reading a good book without being disturbed by other tourists, or even taking a nice nap on the beach chair, you have found the right place.

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Last Friday I received a pleasant surprise from my dear friend at Plantronics. She couriered a set of Plantronics BackBeat FIT wireless sport headphones to me saying it was with compliments from her company. I was so overjoyed because this would be my first ever wireless sport headphones.

Plantronics is famous for providing state-of-the-art headsets and telephony systems and solutions to call centers all around the world. I never knew Plantronics produces wireless sport headphones for sport enthusiasts as well. I've also never heard of any of my running friends using Plantronics BackBeat FIT wireless sport headphones for their running or workout needs. Hence, receiving Plantronics BackBeat FIT wireless sport headphones truly opens up a totally new world to me. But deep inside my heart, I know Plantronics will never fail all the sport enthusiasts with its strong background in providing high-technology headsets etc to the commercial call centers.

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I still remember my first running race experience in November 2010. As a newbie, I wore normal cotton white socks with Admiral non-running shoe to run. Wearing normal cotton white sock to run was awful! My feet sweated and moisture wouldn't get wicked away. Not having proper running shoe to run was equally disastrous! Nonetheless, it was a good first-time racing experience prompting me to start looking out for proper running sock and running shoe. However, I still wore normal cotton sock but changed Admiral to proper running shoe to run in 2011 until I got my first pair of running sock at the end of the year. From 2012 onward, there is no turning back. Running sock all the way in all races!

I have six (6) pairs of running socks. They are: two (2) pairs of Newton, one (1) pair of Skechers, and three (3) pairs of ASICS running socks. On average, each pair of running socks has lasted for nine (9) months to a year. Some have worn out and are not wearable anymore. Some are also about to wear out. I know I should have changed my running socks more often. It's just that I'm the type of runner who really takes care of my running socks. And if it's not totally worn out, I will not change to new one. But it looks like it's about time for me to shop for new pair of running sock!

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Hat Yai, a city in Thailand's far south near the Malaysian border, is a very popular weekend getaway destination for many Malaysians in the north (Kedah, Perlis, Penang and Perak). Those who stay in Kuala Lumpur can also easily visit Hatyai with the convenience of KTM's Electric Train Service (ETS) traveling at a speed of 140 km per hour taking a mere five hours thirty minutes to arrive at Malaysia-Thai border Padang Besar. Additionally, travelers can take direct flights (i.e. AirAsia) from Kuala Lumpur.

I haven't been to Hat Yai for more than twenty years. In my most recent travel to Hat Yai for Hat Yai International Marathon in May 2017, I was pleasantly surprised by how much Hat Yai has progressed and become a truly sprawling lively commercial hub and shopping destination.

Of course, there are many points of interest in Hat Yai and around Hat Yai for you to visit. For example, you can visit Khlong Hae Floating Market where vendors sell local foods and handicrafts from traditional boats docked in a canal. You may also visit the 35-meter long reclining Buddha at Wat Hat Yai Nai. You can also travel a bit out of city center to Hat Yai Hill green area with a standing Buddha statue and a cable car.

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The 2017 Southeast Asian Games, also commonly known as Kuala Lumpur 2017, is a Southeast Asian multi-sport event that will take place in Kuala Lumpur from August 19 to August 30, 2017.

Event : 29th Kuala Lumpur Southeast Asian (SEA) Games 2017
Dates : Aug 19 - 30, 2017
Events : 405
Sports : 39
Countries : 11 (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam)
Participating athletes : 4888
Website : click here

I am very excited about 2017 SEA Games!

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I own two (2) pairs of Saucony Kinvara 6 - white and orange. 2016 was the year of Saucony Kinvara 6 for me. I wore Saucony Kinvara 6 to complete five (5) full marathons, one (1) half Ironman triathlon, and a 30 km race.

As for this year, it is going to be the year of Saucony Kinvara for me too, with the addition of my first pair of red hot Saucony Kinvara 8, third pair of Saucony Kinvara family in my collection. In fact, I already wore Saucony Kinvara 8 to run the latest back-to-back full marathons: Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2017 and Hatyai International Marathon 2017.

Before I give my humble shoe review of Saucony Kinvara 8 based on my own running experience, here it to share the overview and specs provided by official Saucony website:

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Pattaya Beach in Thailand is world famous. It runs along Beach Road Pattaya from the dolphin roundabout near Dusit Thani Resort passing through Walking Street to Bali Hai Pier at Pattaya Bay. According to my GPS watch, the total distance is about 4 km. However, for sun, sea, and sand activities, I would consider about 3 km only - from Holiday Inn Hotel area at Beach Road to the entrance of Walking Street, with all the pubs and entertainment outlets becoming alive as the sun sets.

Yes, I know Pattaya is notorious for all the wrong reasons. But please don't let the dirty laundry of Pattaya stop you from appreciating this wonderful beach city with its sun, sea and sand.

For this article, I would like to focus on the nature beauty of Beach Road Pattaya, the busiest and most happening street in Pattaya city of approximately 150,000 people.

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I listen to music when I run.

I tried listening to music from my smartphone (Samsung Note2 and Samsung S7 Edge) before, but I found it too troublesome and heavy to carry a smartphone to run. After some scouting around, I decided to use an MP3 digital music player instead. My latest addition is Transcend MP330 as my latest MP3 digital music player to accompany me during my run.

Here is to share my experience with Transcend MP330 MP3 digital music player as a runner.

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Those of us who engage in regular running know how much better we feel and perform in our everyday lives. However, finding the proper motivation to run regularly can be extremely hard, especially the longer distance run.

Are you struggling with this particular issue? If you are, then you might want to consider finding someone or a small running group to be by your side during every running session. And even if you have the proper motivation and run regularly by yourself, you may still see some benefits from getting a running buddy or group as well.

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June 30, 2017 was a memorable day for me. I was presented with an unexpected special gift from my colleagues and friends: GoPro HERO5 Black sports action camera. I couldn't hold back my tears of joy and appreciation when I unwrapped the gift and saw the exact sports action camera that I'd wanted to buy for a while. A big thank you to all the wonderful friends and colleagues who made my little dream of owning a GoPro HERO 5 Black sports action camera come true!

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I have heard so much about Tabata training and Tabata workout. It seems to be one of the most popular 4-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) available today to achieve your fitness goal.

It is very popular in Hong Kong because I have a few Hong Kong friends who swear by its effectiveness. I was also invited to join one of the mass Tabata workouts with more than one hundred Tabata enthusiasts at Hong Kong's Happy Valley Racecourse. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to witness the mass Tabata workouts yet. I look forward to experiencing it one day!

Today I tried out Tabata workout after tempo run and strength straining. I felt awesome! Personally, I've found Tabata workout to be extremely beneficial for runners. I tend to get lazy to do core and leg exercises. Tabata prevents me from getting lazy. I will share a bit about Tabata training and examples of Tabata workout for runners below for your reference.

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A year ago...

If ever there is a full marathon that I MUST run in this lifetime at all cost, it has got to be the famous Tokyo Marathon.

Same day last year, I submitted my registration for Tokyo Marathon 2017 for the 4th time. I joined 321,458 others who anxiously, prayerfully hoped to be selected during the balloting process to be able to run at the world-famous Tokyo Marathon, one of the World Marathon Majors, and the only one in Asia.

Unfortunate, my prayer was not answered. I joined 285,959 crying runners who were not successful. Only 35,000 runners (11%) were selected during the lottery. How lucky were the 35,000 runners!!

I told myself Tokyo Marathon would be the only full marathon that I would continue trying every year until I'm selected or I couldn't run anymore one day. I'm serious! No joke!! That's how desperate I wanted to run at Tokyo Marathon!

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