When my athletes in UTM faces the difficulties when universities’ sports authority couldn't find adequate accommodation for race day, I started I get 'panas', my heart rate increased dramatically, and my brain starting to find a solution..Normally OUT OF BOX solution..(in Malaysian culture).
Many racers found a process to get an accommodation for the race day was a hard process. Furthermore, when the race is organize at small town, in remote area etc. Lack of planning skill is the main factor that does contribute to this issue. Most of race in Malaysia organize at tourist spot such as Port Dickson, Manjung, Desaru, Kenyir Lake, Kuantan etc. Main constrain is the racer or competitor with low budget. They can't afford a cost for accommodation that race organizer recognize as main hotel sponsor with discount prize for race competitor. It's still RM200++ per night.
As a racers who will competing the next day after long way travel from their home (another factor racers travel the day before race day is BUDGET!), need adequate place to rest, sleep and maybe have a good time with their friends..
For student competitors, in various high cost races in Malaysia such as triathlon, duathlon, mountaineering, road races (marathon, etc) they don't have a lot of budget from their own pocket. Universities also don't have a budget for this kind of sport. Universities prefer to splash their yearly budget for the sake of football, netball, rugby and other team sports and a week’s training camp for those athletes who're competing in MASUM.
My idea is why didn't we as racers, bring along our camping equipment, and set a proper campsite area within the race site! It is interesting when we see many of racers will do that perhaps nearly in future. Then the racers (perhaps organizer starting to thinkabout it) themselves create an extraordinary, interesting, and happening atmosphere. Later the racers can start finding a new friends, new bf, new gf, sharing their stories, sharing the meals, or maybe sharing their space!
If possible jemput Nabil utk buat lawak pada malam sebelum race, bagi menghilangkan tekanan race day.
Could you imagine this will be happen?
Tepuk dada tanya selera. Jangan tanya Nabil, nanti dia jawab "Lu pikir la sendiri!"
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
MUDS 2009 Path: Reaching the Closer Part
Since now I will started to update my preparation towards MUDS 2009. Sharing the sports science knowledge, declaring what I did, and peeling some issues..
This year event actually doesn't widely highlighted in main stream mass media (hopefully until now). Unpredictably, the guys a.k.a Mahasiswa and Mahasiswi studying at the races venue mostly didn't knew, know or will knowing what will happen at their universities on 19th, 25th July and 1st August.
Secondly, most of the newbie on 19th July the first series in UPM didn't got the ideas how the race will be going on race day.
Thirdly, most of the IPTA or IPTS sports unit/department/centre didn't knew about this event actually offering University categories both for men and women. Additionally they simply said "..this event is not in our yearly calendar", "..this event is not a high performance sports" event worst "..the organizer creates this event for their benefits and business".
Lastly, this event wants our money, but no prize money after got first place(s)..
Hello Malaysian Students in all Higher Learning Institute in Malaysia!
Please come out from your 'kepompong', sniff a breezy summer out of your 'tempurung kelapa', see the light and sunshine above your head during this season (semester for 'mahasiswa'). Lets try something new, the event that universities can't simply organize, the race that you can compete shoulder to shoulder perhaps head to head with the elite guys, with the strong veteren duathlete, maybe just run with your 'pakwe' or 'makwe' together-gether..
No other organizer provide a FREE CLINICs for their participants in Malaysia..no speakers will tell what is duathlon, how to training, what to do before and during race, what to eat prior, during and post races, etc.. Furthermore most of the speakers will compete with 'mahasiswa' on the next day..
Every minutes seems like taken too long, every strides like floating on air, every pedal stroke like maneuver a F16 fighter jet. MUDS this year will be a very fast race, high intensity, your heart will pumping more amount of blood than your hostel pump the water in one hour, consume much more calories, and finally only FIVE participants will receive their medal.
For more details for what will be happen,
Find out at www.duathlonseries.com.my
maybe you can email me if you want ask a question that the speakers doesn't told or miss during the clinic at, miha5123@gmail.com
This year event actually doesn't widely highlighted in main stream mass media (hopefully until now). Unpredictably, the guys a.k.a Mahasiswa and Mahasiswi studying at the races venue mostly didn't knew, know or will knowing what will happen at their universities on 19th, 25th July and 1st August.
Secondly, most of the newbie on 19th July the first series in UPM didn't got the ideas how the race will be going on race day.
Thirdly, most of the IPTA or IPTS sports unit/department/centre didn't knew about this event actually offering University categories both for men and women. Additionally they simply said "..this event is not in our yearly calendar", "..this event is not a high performance sports" event worst "..the organizer creates this event for their benefits and business".
Lastly, this event wants our money, but no prize money after got first place(s)..
Hello Malaysian Students in all Higher Learning Institute in Malaysia!
Please come out from your 'kepompong', sniff a breezy summer out of your 'tempurung kelapa', see the light and sunshine above your head during this season (semester for 'mahasiswa'). Lets try something new, the event that universities can't simply organize, the race that you can compete shoulder to shoulder perhaps head to head with the elite guys, with the strong veteren duathlete, maybe just run with your 'pakwe' or 'makwe' together-gether..
No other organizer provide a FREE CLINICs for their participants in Malaysia..no speakers will tell what is duathlon, how to training, what to do before and during race, what to eat prior, during and post races, etc.. Furthermore most of the speakers will compete with 'mahasiswa' on the next day..
Every minutes seems like taken too long, every strides like floating on air, every pedal stroke like maneuver a F16 fighter jet. MUDS this year will be a very fast race, high intensity, your heart will pumping more amount of blood than your hostel pump the water in one hour, consume much more calories, and finally only FIVE participants will receive their medal.
For more details for what will be happen,
Find out at www.duathlonseries.com.my
maybe you can email me if you want ask a question that the speakers doesn't told or miss during the clinic at, miha5123@gmail.com
Taper
On my last post for Base Training part 1 and 2, I have mentioned that the base fitness is the core to get another step in training principle toward the race day. Now, the topic Taper will tell you about what actually goes when you entering last week or maybe 2-3 last week of your training period.
By race day you should be so bored with sitting around that you are bursting at the seams to get out there and be with 500 other people racing!
The final touches to any training program come during the taper. This is the period of your season leading up to a key race when you allow your body to absorb all of the hard work you did during your base building and your speed phases. Doing the right kind of taper is an art unto itself.
A taper is tricky because of what is happening internally when our bodies try to recover. When athletes start to give themselves rest, the system in the body that responds to stress (which is the system that allows you to get up for big workouts) starts to shut down. It is like working on the engine of your car. You cannot have the engine running at the same time that you are giving it an overhaul. You have to shut the engine off.
The same is true for our bodies. You have to shut the "engine" off for it to recover and charge up in the way that it needs to be ready for the big race. And when you do this, you will probably feel like you are out of energy, sluggish, and getting out of shape. THIS IS NORMAL.
Give yourself the luxury of this less-than-stellar feeling. It is just a signal that your body is repairing itself and getting ready for a big effort in a few weeks. We do this naturally each night when we sleep. We get a mini-taper. You sleep and you recover. You are not working out when you are sleeping.
But during the taper, a lot of the recovery is going to happen in the day when you are used to working out. This will require a readjustment of mindset. Allow yourself to feel lousy, out of energy, and sluggish. This is what a taper is for. Resist the temptation to go out and test your fitness just to make sure you are not losing it. As best as you can stick to the planned reduction in volume and overall intensity. This is the toughest part of a taper - the rest.
What to Expect During a Taper
In week one of the taper you will start to feel good. The energy system that raises your energy up for peak workouts will still be working but you will be building up some reserves because of the reduced volume of training. The result is that you will start to feel supercharged.
Then during the second week, all systems start to shut down that are normally active during high training. This is what happens when you start to go into hyper-recovery mode. You will begin to feel absolutely terrible. Your legs will feel heavy, you won't feel motivated, and you will feel like you are losing all of your fitness. This is the worst you will feel. But have faith!
In week three of the taper, your energy will start to come back up and you will start to feel the spark come back. Remember that this is still not the time to test yourself. That will come in the race just over a week away.
In week four, all of the rest pays off. If you thought week three felt good, this will blow your socks off. You will hardly be able to contain yourself. This is exactly what you want. You are now ready for your best race.
All the best in MUDS!
By race day you should be so bored with sitting around that you are bursting at the seams to get out there and be with 500 other people racing!
The final touches to any training program come during the taper. This is the period of your season leading up to a key race when you allow your body to absorb all of the hard work you did during your base building and your speed phases. Doing the right kind of taper is an art unto itself.
A taper is tricky because of what is happening internally when our bodies try to recover. When athletes start to give themselves rest, the system in the body that responds to stress (which is the system that allows you to get up for big workouts) starts to shut down. It is like working on the engine of your car. You cannot have the engine running at the same time that you are giving it an overhaul. You have to shut the engine off.
The same is true for our bodies. You have to shut the "engine" off for it to recover and charge up in the way that it needs to be ready for the big race. And when you do this, you will probably feel like you are out of energy, sluggish, and getting out of shape. THIS IS NORMAL.
Give yourself the luxury of this less-than-stellar feeling. It is just a signal that your body is repairing itself and getting ready for a big effort in a few weeks. We do this naturally each night when we sleep. We get a mini-taper. You sleep and you recover. You are not working out when you are sleeping.
But during the taper, a lot of the recovery is going to happen in the day when you are used to working out. This will require a readjustment of mindset. Allow yourself to feel lousy, out of energy, and sluggish. This is what a taper is for. Resist the temptation to go out and test your fitness just to make sure you are not losing it. As best as you can stick to the planned reduction in volume and overall intensity. This is the toughest part of a taper - the rest.
What to Expect During a Taper
In week one of the taper you will start to feel good. The energy system that raises your energy up for peak workouts will still be working but you will be building up some reserves because of the reduced volume of training. The result is that you will start to feel supercharged.
Then during the second week, all systems start to shut down that are normally active during high training. This is what happens when you start to go into hyper-recovery mode. You will begin to feel absolutely terrible. Your legs will feel heavy, you won't feel motivated, and you will feel like you are losing all of your fitness. This is the worst you will feel. But have faith!
In week three of the taper, your energy will start to come back up and you will start to feel the spark come back. Remember that this is still not the time to test yourself. That will come in the race just over a week away.
In week four, all of the rest pays off. If you thought week three felt good, this will blow your socks off. You will hardly be able to contain yourself. This is exactly what you want. You are now ready for your best race.
All the best in MUDS!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Thursday, July 9, 2009
July is Coming!
Now we are entering a July..half of the year may passed..another half waiting us to fulfill..
As myself, Jan-Jun 2009, feel like a freight train..one semester completed, two months of semester holiday, two training camps attended, two major races (KL Towerthon and JB City Eco Challenge), two motorbike convoys (escorting a convoy on March and May)..
My first half of 2009 seems like nothing extraordinary when looking at sports aspect..in one week I only can did maximum 6 hours of quality training hours..can't dream to be in great shape through this season..
Malakoff University Duathlon Series is around the corner. On 19th July, first leg of MUDS will be held in my university, UPM, Serdang..I will use my advantage as UPM's student to compete in University Category for this year MUDS..so watch out buddies! Heh..I lost so many time to feel adrenaline burst from my hypothalamus: because for last 24 months I only race to be finisher, or pacer for my girlfriend who was a serious competitor in her category. This year MUDS will see my wake up call, such as saber-toothed tiger wake from its long long sleep..
Two weeks, pejam celik will come a D Day..struggle for maximize my quality training hours, stay healthy, free from injuries, and see what will happened on 19th July..
p/s: Kakithon will make their appearance more furious and more attracted from last year MUDS, because Ong as defending champion, Lim come as silent killer, Kecik as Kecil-kecil Cili Api, and their Tuan Penasihat as..
As myself, Jan-Jun 2009, feel like a freight train..one semester completed, two months of semester holiday, two training camps attended, two major races (KL Towerthon and JB City Eco Challenge), two motorbike convoys (escorting a convoy on March and May)..
My first half of 2009 seems like nothing extraordinary when looking at sports aspect..in one week I only can did maximum 6 hours of quality training hours..can't dream to be in great shape through this season..
Malakoff University Duathlon Series is around the corner. On 19th July, first leg of MUDS will be held in my university, UPM, Serdang..I will use my advantage as UPM's student to compete in University Category for this year MUDS..so watch out buddies! Heh..I lost so many time to feel adrenaline burst from my hypothalamus: because for last 24 months I only race to be finisher, or pacer for my girlfriend who was a serious competitor in her category. This year MUDS will see my wake up call, such as saber-toothed tiger wake from its long long sleep..
Two weeks, pejam celik will come a D Day..struggle for maximize my quality training hours, stay healthy, free from injuries, and see what will happened on 19th July..
p/s: Kakithon will make their appearance more furious and more attracted from last year MUDS, because Ong as defending champion, Lim come as silent killer, Kecik as Kecil-kecil Cili Api, and their Tuan Penasihat as..
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