Newton Challenge 2013: Registration details

Event: Newton Challenge 2013

Venue: Bandar Kinrara, Puchong

Date: 29 December 2013

Time: 5.30am

Categories & Fees: 25KM (RM60) & 15KM (RM50)

Runners' entitlements: 

1. Exclusive event running tee

2. Race number bib

3. Disposable timing device

4. Original Newton Running socks

5. Finisher medal for all finishers

To register: [Click Here]

-TCED86-

Reebok One Challenge 2013: Event Day & Results

Reebok One Challenge was held yesterday 22 September 2013 at Putrajaya. It was 18.95km run with 9 obstacles in between. As per feedback from all the runners who did it, we felt that Reebok One Challenge is the most well organized running event in Malaysia that our runners have been to since 2011 (as EFR team started in 2011). 

This time EFR  7, 19 and 31 took part in the run. EFR 19 and EFR 31 managed to get sub 2 hours for their run. EFR 7 who started the race 30 ++ minutes late (due to overslept), still keep on going and continue the race eventhough she had to run the first 9km alone before she met bunch of other runners. For her its better late than never, and never ever give up, just continue to run as running is the passion that we all have in common here.

 About the superb organizer, they got plenty water station (some of the runners got “Gatorade Overdose” hahaha); proper medic care with fast service and alert to help injured runners; very friendly, helpful and cheerful volunteers; and the best way to end the run was having a breakfast buffet or we can say brunch meal as the organizer provide Nasi Beriyani, Lamb Chop, Ice Kacang and so on.

It was worth every penny for RM80 registration, as they provide a good service, and all the runners who made it to finish line get a very nice medal and awesome finisher tee. Overall, thumbs up to the organizer, and we will definitely join again next year and hoping for the same level and quality of the event or maybe even better.

The finisher medal

EFR 7 and EFR 31 with their bootcampers gang

 EFR 7 with her friend Aida, she is one of the strongest and inspirational cancer survivor

EFR 18

EFR 19 with his friends

 The brunch buffet

Some of the obstacles

Nett Time:

EFR 19 Keat : 1.51:34

EFR 31 Harun Pisang : 1.57:15
EFR 18 Min-Yi : 2:03:51

EFR 7 Shuhid : 2.37:14

For official timing, click HERE!

-BCgh0st-

Wrap-up about EFR' past running events...

Event: 

Men's Health and Shape Night Run 2013

Date: 

7 September 2013 (Saturday)

Time: 

8:00pm

Venue: 

Dataran Putrajaya, Precint 3, Putrajaya

EFRs:

12KM

FAD Suarez 'EFR 3'

Shuhid 'EFR 7'

Remy 'EFR 11'

Zafir 'EFR 12'

Pisang 'EFR 31'

Yin 'EFR 37'

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Event: 

Great Eastern Life Great Run 2013

Date: 

15 September 2013 (Sunday)

Time: 

7:00am

Venue: 

Menara MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur

EFRs:

12KM

Remy 'EFR 11'

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Event: 

Borneo International Marathon 2013

Date: 

25 August 2013 (Sunday)

Time: 

3:00am

Venue: 

Stadium Likas, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

EFRs:

21KM

Zafir 'EFR 12'

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Event: 

Salomon S-Lab Jamboree Trail Run 2013

Date: 

7 July 2013 (Sunday)

Time: 

7:15am

Venue: 

Kompleks Sukan & Belia, Kuala Selangor

EFRs:

7KM

Zafir 'EFR 12'

-dr.running-

The Edge Bursa Malaysia KL Rat Race 2013: EYKL Representatives

Ernst & Young Kuala Lumpur (EYKL) has successfully participated in the charity run organised by The Edge & Bursa Malaysia, KL Rat Race 2013. The event held in front of the Bursa building. The atmosphere is awesome and damn happening!!! We juz can't show to the people who are not there, even if we put all the pictures we have in this post. The happening moment here most probably is due to the participants come in "the corporate team", therefore there are lots of corporate supporters (perhaps they are all allowed to leave the office early for the event), lots of pom pom team, lots of marching bands performing, and lots & lots of crazy things happened there. The sound of unstoppable vuvuzela look-a-like hons also make some noise.

EYKL today sends 2 teams for CEO category and another one is for mixed category. 

CEO Race:

Leong May Lee

Robert Yoon

Mixed category:

Muhammad Firdaus 

Cheang Keat

Syed Jefrizil Syed Jamal

Shair Ein Lim

Sharreena Kaur

After all, well done to them! Here are some pictures of memories...

To check the official result, click here, KL Rat Race results.

-EFR301-

The Xtramile Run: EFR 19 dare enuff to rock it!

Event: The Xtramile Run

Date: 24-25 Aug 2013

EFR: EFR 19 (from Cyberjaya to Sunway Pyramid)

Keat (EFR 19) finished his long slow distance running with the Xtramilers from Cyberjaya to Sunway Pyramid.

-EFR301-

Commando Challenge Singapore 2013: The Ultimate Obstacle Event

Survived Viper Challenge? Love it? Now, you may try this for your next obstacles addiction!

Event: Commando Challenge Singapore 2013

Date: 15 December 2013

To go to the Official Website, Click Here
To follow on Facebook, Click Here

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New Balance Half Marathon 2013: Event Day and Result

Event: New Balance Half Marathon 2013

Date: 18 Aug 2013

Venue: Setia City Park, Setia Alam

EFRs: EFR 3 & EFR 11 (21KM)

Results

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Neon Run 2013

Neon Run 2013 was held last Sunday, 24 August 2013 at 6am in Subang Jaya. It was 8km fun run as no timing chip was given. EFR 7 and her bootcamp friends managed to register for the run 5 days before the event day itself as the organizer post it on their Facebook that they still have few slots available after the registration closed two weeks prior to the event.

It was a flat run around the Bandar Sunway area, a small event yet was organized very well. EFR 7 managed to get new PB for her 2^nd 8km run with sub 52 minutes, her unofficial clocked time using Endomondo even she suffered knee injury at the 4km of the run. She said, she will definitely join again Neon Run next year.

EF7 new running shoes and her medal

EFR 7 and her bootcamp friends

EFR 7 with Founder of MetconX, Coach Dann and Coach Ody (Co-Partner of the Neon Run 2013)

-BC Ghost-

Congratulations!

On behalf of all EFRs, we would like to congratulate EFR 5 (Ezani) and EFR 8 (Pyanto Marcello) for their blissful weddings held during the recent weekend (25/8 & 24/8). We wish you guys all the happiness and blissful marriage.

"Selamat Menempuh Alam Perkahwinan"

EFRs at Ezani's Wedding 

EFRs at Pyan's Wedding

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Viper Challenge 2013

Viper Challenge 2013 held last weekend on 17 and 18^th August 2013. It was a 20km run with 20 obstacles along the way. We got EFR representative took part on this Asia Biggest Challenge. EFR 7, EFR 31 and EFR 35 joined as a team under Team Stallenator with their Chief Original Bootcamp gang. It was called Stallenator as they sometimes stalled during bootcamp session and to make it interesting, they changed the tabata protocol to 20 seconds active 60 seconds rest (the real one is only 10 seconds rest). EFR 35 was the captain of the team and she never left her teammates behind, she was walking with one of the teammate who got injured badly and they still managed to complete the run within 4 hours together with EFR 31. As for EFR 7 who run with other teammates completed the run in 3 hours and 20 mins. On the same day, EFR 3 also take part and completed the run within 3 hours and 15 minutes.

All of them compete on the first day itself where the event was poorly organized. There was no water station (only big giant black tank of Syabas pipe water where all the runners need to drink it from the pipe), medical help also was very poor as they don’t have any deep heat cream or spray and medical supplies are not enough. Despite all that, the route and the obstacles was awesome and all the runners seems to enjoy the run.

the finisher medal and tee

EFR 7and EFR 35 (the captain of Team Stallenator)

EFR 7, EFR 31 and EFR 35 with their teammates

EFR 7, EFR 31 and EFR 35 with their bootcampers friends

On the very next day, EFR 25 took part and she said the organizer did lots of improvement after so called “guinea pigs” runners (on the first day) already complained about the event. They got plenty of proper water station, they provide mineral water, 100plus, bananas and ice cream where none was provided in the first day itself. EFR 25 also managed to complete within 4 hours with her teammates. We hope next year they will provided a better organize event and makes all the runners happy as we pay a lot for this event. Some maybe paid for RM99 for early bird, but some of us paid RM173, so we do expect better organizer for the run with that sum of money.

 

EFR 25 in action

EFR 25 at one of the obstacles

some of the obstacles

some of the obstacles

Some of the obstacles

25 with her teammates at finishing line

Other EFR in action:

EFR 3 & 16 and their team

Overall, all the EFRs completed the awesome run and definitely will join this event again next year.

-BC Ghost-

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013: Postponement

After there was a news spread regarding SCKLM'13 making way into The Malaysia Book Of Records as to be the largest participation in a marathon, we need to accept the fact that the event need to be postponed.

On 26 June 2013, Wednesday night, about 3 days before the event:

Around 10.30am of 27 June 2013 (Thursday), posted on their website:

"Organisers announce new date, 29 September 2013

The organisers of Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013 officially made the decision today to postpone the Marathon that was initially scheduled for 30 June 2013 in the interest of public health. The decision was made with the support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, co-organiser Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur and title sponsor, Standard Chartered Bank.

After discussions with the local authorities including Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), Department of Environment (DOE) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the organisers and partners of the event came to a difficult decision to postpone the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013 to 29 September 2013.

YB Khairy Jamaluddin, the Minister of Youth and Sports has concurred with the decision to postpone the event due to the current haze situation, given the potential detrimental health hazards posed to more than 33,000 participants of the Marathon.

Kuala Lumpur Mayor, YBhg Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad Phesal Talib reinforced the decision to set the Marathon to a more conducive time and date due to the unexpected circumstance. "The Standard Chartered KL Marathon is a key event for Kuala Lumpur, and I'm supportive of it being held in better weather condition. We want the participants to enjoy their run along the streets of Kuala Lumpur," he added.

Rainer Biemans, the Project Director of Standard Chartered KL Marathon further explained why such a tough decision was made, "The main factor of the postponement is due to the haze situation in the city. The Air Pollutant Index (API) which scaled to a hazardous level earlier in the week is yet to show strong improvement. We regret any inconveniences caused but we place our runners' health and safety above all else. The team worked very hard to get everything in place and we share the runners' disappointment. With a new date to look forward to, we hope that all runners will take this opportunity to continue training and be even more mentally prepared to run and finish a good race. We look forward to seeing all of you in September."

Title sponsor, Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Osman Morad supported the decision and said, "As much as we would like to proceed with the Marathon, we will not compromise on public health. We have rescheduled the Marathon based on the city's calendar and on the advice of the authorities. I look forward to it taking place in September with keen anticipation."

Race Entry Pack Collection will however proceed as scheduled on 27 to 29 June at PWTC for runners residing in W.P. Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. For runners that are not from W.P. Kuala Lumpur and Selangor may collect their race-entry packs on the week leading to 29 September where the organisers will set up a small scale Race Entry Pack Collection only for these outstation and overseas runners.

Organisers encourage participants to regularly visit the Standard Chartered KL Marathon official website at www.kl-marathon.com and facebook.com/scklmarathon for updates."

..and the Key Power Malaysia effectively changed their event's date to 3rd  of November. This event initially scheduled on 29 September 2013, and Key Power Malaysia planned to set up their roadshow on the Standard Chartered race kit collection day itself.

This scenario, however, received mixed responses from the registered runners. Some overseas runners has already booked their accommodation, travel ticket and so on. We believe that it is really hard for the organiser to come out with this decision, but they have considered the best for the sake of runners' health and safety. However, we also believe and hope that the organiser will carry out the best solutions for the problems faced by some runners due to this postponement. 

All the best, SCKLM'13!

Conquering 4 peaks, in 4 weekends of June

It looks like nowadays, most of people are tend to do trail thingy and hiking. For me I think it's fun and it's also good for our nature preservation, as now a lot of development projects may affect this natural areas. We should show them why they can't destroy these areas, by showing that we still lovin' it.

This time, Remy (EFR 11) had a 4 busy weekends of June hiking trails in Selangor and Pahang. Starting with Bukit Tabur, he went up to Bukit Kutu, Pine Tree Hill and Gunung Nuang in a month - June. 

He has a team of committed & enthusiast hikers, and still searching for more people to join if interested.
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Date: 2 June 2013

 Venue: Bukit Tabur, Melawati, Selangor

Elevation: Less than 1,000 metres

Description: "The world's longest crystal quartz-rich ridge (16KM)" - www.endemicguides.com

Date: 9 June 2013

Hill: Bukit Kutu, KKB, Selangor

Elevation: 1,100 metres

Description: Beautiful views of the Titiwangsa mountain range and KKB dam from its peak - www.fraserhill.info

Date: 16 June 2013

Hill: Pine Tree (Pahang/Selangor)

Elevation: 1,500 metres

Description: "The most challenging and toughest trekking path in Fraser Hill" - www.fraserhill.info

Date: 22 June 2013

Mount: Gunung Nuang (Pahang/Selangor)

Elevation: 1,493 metres

Description: "The highest point/peak in Selangor. Genting Highland is visible from its peak" - en.wikipedia.org

Remy (EFR 11) will have 1 weekend break (29 & 30 June) at the Swiss-Garden Kuantan beach holiday, and then will be back to rock Avillion Admiral Cove for the Port Dickson International Triathlon Challenge 2013. See you there!

-MY Gerrardo-