First of all, Happy December all!!!!which means is time for christmas celebration and New Year Eve. we used to say time fly because it passed very fast.but i dont think "fly" is the suitable word to describe time passes anymore.is should be "speed boosted!"
Now lets get to the point. kk century ride. this is the 3rd time they organise this event where all cyclist participate in this race.there are two major categories which is (road men open elite(100KM) and MTB men open(72KM)) and there are some other categories too. when i first heard of 100km bike ride, i think "why not?" and then here comes the challenging part. MUST COMPLETE WITHIN 4HRS TO GET FINISHER MEDAL.
4 hours?!?! normally i ride alone during weekend 38-40km took me around 90 minutes +-.. since this will me my first 100km race, i registered with the thought of "lets go have fun and experience what is like to be in a big race". i started training since end of October which i start to push myself hard to hit the time mark for every km i ride. November is where the real deal start. we train almost every Tuesday and Thursday with 50-60km ride each time and weekend i ride alone with 35-40km each ride.
A week before race one of our member which have more experience told us we should experience how 100km ride feels like. but that time we only hit around 90km+ with 20 minutes drink stop. is not super tired but when i finally sit down at home, i cant feel my legs anymore. it took me nearly 2 hours to cold down and then only i can eat.
28.11.2015
early morning wake up 3am and drive to meet up with another friend and parked my car at his house.went to fetch one more friend and head to mcdonals for breakfast.our ferry scheduled at 7.30am. by the time we arrived at kota kinabalu is nearly noon.
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| items to bring? CHECKED! |
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| this is 6 smth in the morning |
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| Top right of photo |
ps: i queued for nearly 30 minutes just to get one race kit for my friend MTB category.zzzz
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| Legendary pork noodle soup? |
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| All the value of bikes add up probably cost more than a honda civic |
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| This is after check in.much more better right? |
After successfully check in,set up our bikes, double check for everything functioning. and rest the day off. some of us went to MTB downhill experience at Bukit Padang.GUESS WHAT? one of my friend end up injury.not sure how he fall but it aint minor! he can barely walk properly. we were worrying how can he participate the race tomorrow. bath and head out for dinner.
Bakuteh(herbal pork soup) it is! I not sure why but when people come to kota kinabalu, bakuteh and the pork noodle soup is a must eat! this particular shop we went has Taiwan star came before.
After dinner we accompany the friend which fall down to see doctor and buy some cream for the wound to dry faster.then we head to watch a local basketball match.
Ready everything and have a good night sleep.tomorrow is a big day!
29.11.2015(RACE DAY!!)
I set my alarm for 5.20 because we have to meet up other riders from labuan at 6am.flag off 7am. but guess what.i was awaken by my friend walking into my room and switching off the aircond at 4.30am!! is was an hour earlier!!! had buns for breakfast and some "special ingredient" which is our team secret weapon.hahahahaha.packed our stuff and double check bikes and head to Likas Stadium which is around 5-10 ride from our hotel.
When we arrived at the starting point,people are already flooding in. there is a drone DJI phantom 3 flying above us taking pictures and video.awesome right?somehow i doesnt feel nervous during race day.but the week before race. maybe when the moment comes,our brain just told us, LETS DO THIS!
After 3 hours and 15 minutes +-
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| TADA! |
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| TEAM LABUAN |
All of us completed our course within cut off time. but most importantly, Thank God for the super wonderful weather. is super cloudy with a few drops of rains which cools off our body.and also non of us involved in accident and tyre puncture. Thank GOD!!!
Done taking pictures.rest enough and head back to hotel,rest-bath-packing and ready for lunch.
our ferry schedule at 8pm. so we went for foot massage and also afternoon tea break before we hit the road.this is also the first i ever drive long distance during night.because the friend that knows route is injured.so i replace him and drive while he point out the route.
Arrived labuan nearly 11pm.first thing when i arrived home, bath and sleep!!! super tired!!!
Love this trip because there is a lot of my first time thing i do here.plus, i get to see tons of super cool bikes during the race. even saw a Dura-Ace Di2. wireless shifting! cool right?
well,thats pretty much all of this trip. i made a video too i will leave a link below you can check it out. make sure you put the setting to 720p or higher for best experience.
KK century Ride 2015
Thanks for reading and as always, stay Awesome!!
