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y before call it a night re check the gears and nutrition in the black street bag bike special need and run special need bag yes lots of bag for one race and is time to catch some sleep after a long day what do you know i can t sleep the nervousness starts kicking in like you would when you met the girl of your dream and butterflies are everywhere oh boy this is not good and for the remaining of the night i would only catch maybe 3 to 4 hours of disturbed sleep raceday drama unfolds giddyup rise and shine not this is it all or nothing catching the 1st bus out to the start line at 5am with 3 big bags and a bike pump not a glamour sight for a triathlete but that s what it is reaching the race site after 30 mins of bus ride athletes are waiting for the t1 to open at 5 45am everyone rushed to their bike once the ti opens i whipped out my bike pump and start putting back the air pressure into the pair of rubber then the power drinks bottle snugly into the bottle holder and lastly salts gels and bars i would then placed the remaining of the 3 bags into the respective transport for the bags to be transported to the designated pick up point for refueling during the race t1 closed receiving a few well wishes from my wife and i found myself walking to the beach waiting for the race start 3 8km swim seas are calm but the tension was high by now nervous is an understatement convincing myself that panic during the swim would be absolutely normal elites were flagged off on time and next the age grouper it starts to drizzle and a look up the sky emotionally shed a tear remembering why i m here racing and i asked kew to race with me thanks fan for the many tips we were flagged of in wave of 4 and i don t give a damn really if i m at the front or at the back today the aim was to finish and finishing time is irrelevant really i hate swimming in cold fortunately the water temperature was just nice and warm had a good start to the swim and soon i found myself gliding smoothly with good strong strokes after strokes for the first time ever i did not feel any fear or panic heartbeat was absolutely fantastic and well under control yippy saying that swim start has always been tricky with many swimmers swimming close and kicking each other i tried my best to stay out of trouble and didn t want my goggles to be kicked off i soon found a clear line to swim through far away from the crowd doing my own thing sighting was easy compared to other races helped by the flags put along the bouy line that can be easily spotted when you breath on your right 1st loop swim done 400m later we make a right turn for a long 700m stretch breathing continue to be easy and sighing was good without going off course incident free and a smooth swim brought me to the next turn bouy for the home 800m stretch and soon completing the first loop of 1 9km swim athlete would then need to come out off the water a short 50m run on the sandy beach and start my second swim loop the run break after the first swim loop was a good thing breaking the 3 8km swim into a more manageable 1 9km which helps mentally thinking that is not such a long swim second loop started slightly easier as i have all warmed up and swimmers are not swimming close to each other fighting for space continue to do my own thing and soon i found myself counting my stroke to have a gauge on how far i have swam on the second loop and how for before home second loop final straight to home was slightly tricky as the sun has rise with right breathing having the vision directly to the sun blinding me with my clear screen googles and i had to close my eyes for every right breathing i took nevertheless i have never found myself happier seeing the swim gantry appearing bigger and bigger on every stroke 3 8km swim done and i shout out wohoo running passed the emcee as i knew i just had a big swim definitely the best swim among all my races running to the shower area i saw my wife right at the barricade snapping away with the gopro took my time at the shower area and was hoping they provide shampoos too haha running into t1 i remembered where my bike blue bag was and had no problem looking for it in the changing area i took a few deep breath before discarding the swim cap and goggles into the bag and change into my bike gears few gulp of waters later i was running out from the changing area with my helmet secured and sunnies on this time i have no problem finding my bike run out with the bike and off to a flying mount in style 180km bike suns are up and things are pretty warm the plan was to go easy for the first 40km getting into the rhythm was key and don t push no matter how good i felt since i have racee the route and cycle 10km into the race route i have a mental picture of exactly what to come the hill climb starts as early as 6km into the bike route not attacking early and peddling steadily up the rolling hills some are steeper than others and that would also mean big downhill after the top of the hill on the down a slight paddle powered the bike over 50km hr cycling for the first time not knowing of any uneven bumps or potholes at that speed especially on sweeping downhill corners proves dangerous i held on to the bar tightly telling myself to stay alert and stay on the bike going through the uphill tunnel steadily brought me to the first u turn point and back to the tunnel but this time a sweeping down hill i was gaining speed fast before going into the tunnel and gained even more going though the tunnel with a left hand sweep out the near crash photo by jack ah beh drama 2 a rider slowed down to almost a stand still right in the middle of the fast sweeping corner trying to grab something from his own support team i assumed what an idiot putting himself and other fellow riders in danger i had to pull the rear brake lever in the middle of the corner and nearly crashed into him sliding out a little and adrenaline went to the max i shouted my lungs out at him he then realized he had put riders in danger and quickly moved to the side and that was a really close which could put both of us out of the race the rolling continues back the same way and soon i m back to main road at around 25km mark there on the route was smooth and flat ish and my average speed was brought up closeing to 30km hr the scenery was beautiful along this part of the race although i don t have much time to look around to enjoy it but it was good enough to take some pain away from the race with fellow participants around all i did was to trust them and go with the speed that everyone is doing around me after some gels and a bar soon we reached kuah town at 50 55km into the race the 3 big climbs are just around the corner problem with the 1st climb was there is a l bend rigth corner breaking up your momentum from the straight going into the climb i don t know about the pros coming out from the right harder i m going less than 18km hr into the steep left sweeping climb that looks like a wall cycling being my weakest among the 3 disciplines it was absolutely a nightmare but fortunately i m racing with a road bike which is a lighter package making the climb a little easier sacrificing aero gain the second climb however was easier with the downhill momentum again is a fast sweeping left down hill come to think of it there s a lot of left sweeping corner in langkawi hitting 60km h and for the brave you could go up to 70km h travelling at least 2 3 of the second climb and just need to paddle a little more to go over the top the third climb difficulty level was between the 1st and the 2nd carrying speed into the climb is the way to quickly finish up the 3 brothers in short the first being the hardest as you don t have speed going into the climb and also the longest the second would be the easiest among the 3 but still require abit of effort for the last 25 of the climb and the third was steep require effort for about 60 of the climb single leg cycle managing cramp i m glad the climb was over for the first loop and had a pretty good idea of what to come for the second loop drama 3 not long after the climb at around 65km i realized something was wrong with the way i peddle the legs wasn t extending properly and feels weird take a quick peep on the bike to check on things omg to my horror my seat post was dropping from my lousy 10 mins bike setup earlier to make things worse i did not bring my tool kit for the race i was contemplating whether to bring along before the race but since i have never need it before during training i decided to take the risk it didn t pay off look for tools that s what was all written in my mind at that point of time but who would stop for me i kept going as best i could to stay in the race but i know i will be forced to dnf if i don t fix it after some distance because of the not extending the legs while power down the crank cramp from the inner tight starts to be an apparent problem and at times i would need to un cleet one legs and peddle only with the other is horrible to think of it then from a far a saw a participant by the road side changing his flat front and immediately i stopped and asked if i could borrow his tools to fix my seat post thank you rider my seat height maker was no way to been seen as the paint was scrapped off from the slow drop and i could only do a rough measurement a adjust it up around my waist line after a few clicking sound from tighten the bolt i stopped and feared cracking the carbon and quickly say thanks and moved on phew that wasn t so bad but saying that damage was already taken to my leg muscles 80 into the race not again it dropped again i look up at the sky and asked apa lagi lu mau what do you want more from me lol the legs damage from awkward cycling position has caused quite abit of damage to my leg muscles and cramp starts creeping up from time to time fearing of not able to control the bike with both leg cramp up i was forced to stop for the second time tough luck bike mechanic came around and i quickly asked for tools bang i takde tools la brother i don t have tools what kind of bike mech doesn t have tools arghhh but i only have myself to blame for doing a shabby setup job and not bring tools to race i asked if the other bike mech carry tools and begged for him to call for one while i continued with my painful ride cut the drama short a second bike mech caught up with me with the tools and this time i made doubly sure it is tighten and the seat post is secure properly nevertheless cramp was the byproduct of the incidences and i had to stop another time to manage it and give it a stretch 100km special need stop i felt relieved that i could finally take a proper stop at the special need station to refuel and give the legs a needed recovery break took maybe only a third of the food from my lunch box change the drinking bottle and repacked some of my fueling and quickly move on as i know i have lost too much time from the earlier incidences and stops cramp did not subside but cleverly me asked for 2 ziplock bags fill with ice from the medic at one of the aid station and stuff it in my suite freezing the tights up and move on with the cramp i was at one point worried if i could finish the ride and if i do would i be able to run a marathon days are long and the sun was blazing down with no mercy second loop of the 90km loop would prove to be a hard ride same rolling up and down 25km and a flat ish for another 30 clicks brought me back to the kuah town s 3 brothers this time i came down and push the bike up yes i walked and pushed with no shame haha while i m at it i even took some photos with friends and ask where s my beer when the going gets tough you have got to lighten up man you don t lose a nickle cheer up and race on by now my target of finishing the bike under 7 hrs slowly diminished and i told myself i would settle for 23km h average i wasn t tired there is no back pain or butt pain just the cramps has eaten into me too much and i could only cycle at a consistent damage limitation pace without any sudden power push and hill dancing but the spirit were still high and i m not complaining as it could have been worse if i was forced to dnf with the mechanical problem 160km into the race jeng jeng jeng drama 4 rain this time i did not ask what more do you want but instead i said thank you someone up there didn t have a sense of humor and though i was serious about the thank you and decided to being a rainstorm blardy hell soaking wet with no brakes was a horror to cycle above 30km h and to top it strong cross wind brought tree and coconut branches flying down in front of you i need to constantly second guess what will fly across me and will i have enough bite on the wheel to stop avoiding any disaster bike are going sideways from time to time from the blow but i wasn t dampen by the new challenge i charged on taking risks cycling cross certain part of the road with streams of flowing rain water perfecting the recipe for aqua planning dangerous to say the least but fortunately the challenge only lasted 20km for me as i finally see myself reaching t2 crossing rivers before dismounting from the bike with bike catcher waiting for you yes bike catcher i feel like a pro and said to the catcher damn happy to see you lunch at 100km finished the whole eggs and 1 3 of the rice run the the red run bag racks picked up my bag into the changing area and phew i was glad to survived the bike with so many incidences not the time i was hoping for but i ll take it with full pride unload all the bike gears put on my running shoes race bib and fueling belt off i go without wasting too much time this time round i just want to finish 42 2 run it was still pouring outside and my run would start under the rainstorm no doubt it helps to cool the body temperature down which is crucial for the run but on the flip side my shoes are soaking wet and risk blistering i have planned my race to the point of finishing the bike and once i m off the bike i knew with 4 years of running experience under my belt i am done i m home free and i would cross the finishing line probably because of the upbeat feeling i started my run very strong with the first 2km running at a 5 30min km pace and 5 50min km for the subsequent 2km legs were feeling great no body ache and i wasn t tired to begin with but i know this is a trap and i would struggle beyond words if i continue to go at that pace so i slowed down really slow and saw me finished my 10km with a 7 20 min km on an average with a run walk strategy 1st loop the marathon format was a 2 and a half loop of 17 5 km and would pass by the finishing area twice before the third time dashing cross the finishing chute and you would wonder when is your turn every time you run past the area first time when i run passed the area there were a lot of supporters which was a complete opposite from the bike leg and i was happy to hear a familiar sound calling me out by the barricade it was...