5-K Run [05.05.08]

Date: 5 May 2008 (Monday)

Distance: 5.00 KM

Meet-up Time: 5.15 PM

Meeting Point: Indoor Stadium Carpark (in between Indoor Stadium and ICC)

Warm-up & Stretching: 15mins

Starting Time: 5.30 PM

Level: Medium

Pace: Under 7mins/km

Estimated Time: Under 35 minutes
Route: Starting from Indoor Stadium, followed by D’Anggrek, MinDef, Edinburgh, New BFA HQ and back to Indoor Stadium (see map below).

Estimated Ending Time: 6.05 PM
fribie: Z.M and A.A
Notes: Generally flat route with gentle slope at Edinburgh. So join us, it'll be fun! =)

Route Map (click on map to enlarge):

SMARTER 7-Hill Charity Challenge 2008

Date: April 27th 2008
Official Starting Time: 7am
Venues: Starting from Taman Peranginan Tasek Lama, followed by hills at Taman Rekreasi Markuching, Taman Rekreasi Hutan Bukit Subok, Bukit Pancaran Subok, Bukit Kg Mentiri, Taman Rekreasi Hutan Simpan Berakas and finally ending at Taman Rekreasi Hutan Shahbandar
Estimated Ending Time: 4pm
Challenge: Complete all seven hills and climbing routes in continuous succession in one day
About The 7-Hill Charity Challenge: Represents the seven days of the week that we have to face the world with our child with autism
Registration: Free (participants will be given certificates)
Other Info: Roughly 500 7-Hill Charity Challenge t-shirts priced at $12 a piece are still available for purchase
For more information, contact: Malai Hj Abdullah at 8743777, Hj Roslan at 8773310 or Major Talip at 8865646.

Flora London Marathon 2008

The Flora London Marathon 2008, part of the World Marathon Majors was held on 13 April 2008 at Greenwich Park, London. The following are the respective report for the Men and Women Elite category:

Martin Lel (L) 2:05:15 and Irina Mikitenko (R) 2:24:14 winning the London Marathon 2008

Masai Warriors Run London Marathon

Masai Warriors turned Marathoners

It's all for a great cause: 6 Masai warriors have left their remote village in Tanzania and have come to London to run the Marathon. They are doing it to raise money for clean water in their village, in association with Greenforce. The plan is to raise enough money to pay for specialist engineers to drill bore holes to access possible subterranean water reservoirs. They will run wearing shoes made from car tires, carrying their sticks and shields, and chant Masai songs as they go around the 26-mile course on April 13.

Masai Warriors in native Tanzania

Needless to say, the press are having a field day with the headlines ("Lions they take in their stride, but now Masai face perils of London Marathon"), and tips for their survival in the urban jungle that is London. The warriors have been given a 4-page guide that is surprisingly accurate. “Even though some may look like they have a frown on their face, they are very friendly people - many of them just work in offices, jobs they don’t enjoy, and so they do not smile as much as they should.” And: "You will see many people who are wearing only small clothes and you will wonder why they are cold and may think they are being disrespectful. This is normal for England, especially when it is sunny or in the evening. However, it is illegal to show certain parts of the body and for this reason it is important that you wear underpants if you are wearing your blankets."

Masai Warriors in Kent, England

Staying in Kent, in the English countryside, they have done a tour of the area and its animals and are unimpressed by the cows which they find small. They have taken a real liking to the English cuppa (tea) although they use 10 spoons of sugar. However one says that "milk is good but blood is better, it gives me great energy. I drink as much as five litres at a time and it will keep me going for ages without food."