Hey guys, is your calendar booked on the 11th November 2017?
No?
So yeah, expect all these and lots more unspoken awesomeness at Warriors Challenge 2017 because as you can see from our faces last year, we totally had so much fun, we didn't suffer and yeah we are gonna do it again this 11th November!
For latest updates, further details and route map of the challenge, wait no more and check them out :
No?
Good, coz you're about to book the day for an unforgettable run that will test your endurance and sportsmanship in an Instagram-worthy way! A little birdie hopped on to my shoulder and told me that the one and only military concept obstacles run in Malaysia named the Warriors Challenge is making their second appearance in 2017 and you can't miss it this time.
The second instalment of 2017 will commence on 11.11.2017 at Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) from 8am to 2pm. Fret not, the race has no minimum cut-off time because they want you to take your time, enjoy and finish the race safely ;) Well, I was there during their first edition and lemme tell you, 6 hours time given is way more than enough for a anyone to finish the courses! Organised by Persatuan Veteran Angkatan Tentera Malaysia along with UPNM, this event is fully backed and supported by Angkatan Tentera Malaysia and the Ministry of Defense. Seeing the monstrous support they have, it's no surprise that the event will be officiated by no other than our Ministry of Defense, YB Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein.
If you've always wanted to try any of those military obstacles courses, now is the time because not every day an opportunity like this will come. The motive of Warriors Challenge 2017 being held is to let the public to experience first hand on how our army force trains, to test their mental and physical strengths to finish the run and well, to have fun in a healthy way ^_^ Warriors Challenge 2017 is also meant to trigger contestants to remember the sacrifices made by our armies in safeguarding national security all these years. For your information, a part of the registration fee will be contributed to Tabung Pahlawan, which has been set-up to help army veterans, widows of the service members who perished in action, and any of them who are in need. So remember, you're not only participating an obstacles run, you're also helping people in need, in a form of indirect sadaqah/charity :)
So, curious to know the challenges that will be faced by participants? Here's what you can expect :
- 100m dash across the jet float on a pool, where one might get an early bath if he falls!
- 2km run across a number of obstacles, military style ;)
- hurdles
- tri-level hurdles
- tri-level wall jump
- monkey rack
- pyramid cross-over
- hill peak jump
- tarzan swing
- 6-feet wall
- dark tunnel crawl
- swinging bridge crossing
- wood steps
- the balancing walk
- mud drain
- log bridge crossing
- commando crawl (this is my favourite)
- 3.5km endurance hike up Bukit Besi
- Rock climbing at the top of Bukit Besi before you descend downhill
- 2.4km cross country to the final test location
- Carry a 15kg wood log or bullet magazine to the finishing line
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| My team during Warriors Challenge 2016 last year |
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| coz we cant stop posing, it was too much fun! |
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| 15kg wood log? kacang je! |
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| with our medals and the right to brag, of course |
For your information, individual registration fee is RM90 per person. If you have a pack of 5, you can register under group participation at RM400 or if you're coming in a group of 7 people, you can register at RM550. Remember, the more the merrier! Come with your friends, squads, siblings, cousins, mom/dad and remember that participants must be of 18 to 60 years old only to be eligible for Warriors Challenge. Cant wait anymore? Register HERE.
So, I officially broke my half-marathon's virginity on Saturday night, 12th November 2016. I joined Putrajaya Night Marathon 2016 for the 21km (half-marathon) event and alhamdulillah, I managed to finish before the maximum cut-off time. As a person who haven't been seriously running for years due to studies and my focus towards archery and now work combined with laziness, I found that making my way back to the long distance running quite challenging. Lately it's because of work and my postgrad studies, I couldn't get to train at high discipline. How can I make my daily run when I'm forced to stay back at work until night? I also have a night class on Thursdays and when it rains after 5.30pm, again my chances to train will go down the drain.
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| Me trying to sleep covered with Zachary's cape. Obviously I couldn't because I need a real mattress XD |
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| THAT STUFF LOOKED FUN BUT IT'S FOR KIDS ONLY, WHY!! |
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| I'm wearing Puma Descendant V3 as my current running shoes |
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| chilling 2 hours before the flag-off |
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| Zachary said he was Putrajaya-Man, but people called him Batman, Keluangman, Green Lantern, Superman and "Robin! Or whoever you are" during the run, LOL. He loves costume and he always do costume running :) |
I started getting cramps at 16km onward and from there, I started having to walk and jog interchangeably because I couldn't stand the pain on both legs. It shot from the soles to both my knees and there was nothing I could do than man-up and swallow the pain. Pain is temporary anyways, it can't kill me yet.
To my boyfriend Zachary, thank you for not stopping me from joining this run. He was worried at first and he actually did not want me to join 21km because he knew I wasn't ready for such torture. He simply knew that I wasn't fit enough for 21km as I only have done 1x 12km (Ambank KL Day Run 2016), 1x 6km obstacle run during Mad Warrior and 1x 10km run during Puma Night Run 2016. He decided to run by my side for the entire 21km at Putrajaya Night Marathon with the reason "you will not be disciplined if I leave your side" but deep down I know he's worried about me getting injured that's why he did not sprint off, haha! He can easily finish 21km in 2 hours but with me as an under-trained first timer, we clocked 3 hours and 14 minutes for 21km. My first 7km was in 34 minutes and I realized that I reached my limit after the 10th km.
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| moments after I passed the FINISH line. first thing to do : bukak kasut! |
Whatever it is, I'm glad that I finished the run below 3.30 hours. I'm glad that I didn't DNF and I'm somehow grateful that I'm only getting the runner's knee after the run, not while running. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go tend to my blasted left knee XD thanks for reading and keep running!
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| With our 21km finisher medal. Thanks love for believing in me :) #togetherwerun |
Disclaimer : My entire sports attire and my participation fees to all running events so far are self-funded. This post is not sponsored by any parties. It's solely a personal account of mine. Thank you :)
Assalamualaikum and hello readers! This is gonna be a casual post, kind of a throwback from whatever remnant of memories I still hold on to after weeks has passed since the event's day :) On 15th May 2016, I took part in Mad Warrior Sprint which was held in Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. I learned about it through social media, maybe its ads appeared on my feed due to my habit of browsing for running events and trail runs. Since the event venue is just 10 minutes away from my house, I say why not? If you're following me on Instagram, you'll know that I'm very much into outdoorsy stuff and since I started dating my beau, I jumped back into running, a hobby that I left a few years ago when I started doing archery. Why I'm back into running? Because I want to keep fit, I need to improve my stamina, I don't want to get fat, and doing sport is my way of releasing stress. Oh ya, my boyfriend Zachary is also a marathoner, hence joining sports like this is our ideal kind of date as well ^_^ this was our first obstacle run together, and we were lucky when blogger Neyra asked me and Zachary to join her team with Shafiq and blogger Moka during the registration. The perks of team registration : we get cheaper registration fees per head!
For your information, Mad Warrior Sprint 2016 was a 6km run with 20 obstacles. Honestly, I did not train like a Spartan. I only did some basic workouts at home without any equipments, and I did some jogging once in a while. Words aside, let's see some of the obstacle pictures I scavenged from Mad Warrior facebook!
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| first obstacle : damn slippery and we needed teammates to support our butts hahaha |
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| This is what you call TEAMWORK. my entire team was beautifully captured in this, thanks photographer! |
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| this was one messy slope we had to descend, and my palm got bruised by the rope XD |
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| this is where you test your balancing ability while walking on a flat rope |
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| I really loved this obstacle, my arms went jelly after 3/4 way through |
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| The perks of being physically small : you can raise your butt and crawl, hence your shirt is less muddy. i did that XD |
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| looks simple but it's actually a tad scary when you're at the middle and you have to turn around |
Instead of a caption, I'm gonna write about this particular obstacle because I really really loved it to the max! The name was Rod of The Rings. Participants were required to hang on the two rings and cross the rod. First of all, this obstacle was damn high and a petite body like me (I am 157cm) was really challenged by the gravitational force pulling me to the ground. Secondly, your entire body's strength and the strength of both your arms will be the number one factor enabling you to move your body across the rod. If you're heavy but weak, you'll definitely not make it through and risk multiple injuries if you fall. One lady injured her leg when she fell and had to be taken away in an ambulance. When I finished this obstacle, I felt like my ribs just received a few blows of kicks and punch. Well, it might show that I did not have enough stretching prior to the run and obviously my muscles weren't strong enough muahaha! But seriously, this obstacle was WICKED and I absolutely loved it!
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| Zachary : "say your prayers, then we jump!" |
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| after Rod of The Rings : Liyana | Neyra | Shafiq | Me | Zach | Moka |
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| I failed this one. My arms were too jelly already I couldn't hang on to it anymore. Only Zachary managed to finish this. |
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| Last challenge : ice bath. I literally went numb inside it and had to be helped to lift my legs out of the tank hahahaha |
Here's the whole team after the run ^_^ we managed to finish the entire 6km without any major injuries but we definitely bagged home some cuts, bruises and lots of memories! Thank you Moka for being the unofficial group photographer and hey man, when can I get the video of me doing Rod of The Rings :p Thank you Liyana, Shafiq and Neyra for being the cheerleaders, weight supporters and UM tour guides, hehe! Running along you guys will always be the memory I treasure.
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To my man Zachariah Aidin, thank you for agreeing to join Mad Warrior Sprint with me :) It was purely my idea and me coaxing him into joining this thing because I'm the crazy girlfriend who will do everything she can to drag her beau into a muddy misery. Zach is only into marathons and runs that are just on the road, I on the other hand is the silly girl who loves obstacle runs and trail runs. He doesn't like heights and he is not into activities that need balancing, while I am not that muscular and I sometimes needs physical and mental support to avoid from falling down halfway through the course. So, to make life easier, we must run together, alright?
Before I end the post, here's a few tips I'd like to share if you're a first timer in obstacle run like me :
- it is good to join in as a team of 3-5 pax. Trust me, you'll need extra hands and legs.
- TEAMWORK is important. Don't run solo when you registered as a team.
- BE FIT. be damn fit. What's the point of joining if you have little strength to finish the obstacles?
- exercise regularly and build your muscles before the run. you'll need it to survive.
- wear a good layer of sunblock to avoid extreme sunburn, this is Malaysia and it's hot.
- wear gloves, good shoes and proper sports attire that won't limit your movement/flexibility.
- always hydrate yourself at the water stations, don't skip the plain water.
- have fun, go all out, go crazy. YOLO and you can't do this anymore when you're 87 years old.
The next event, Mad Warrior Revolution will be on October 16th, at Gold Coast Morib International and it's gonna be an 8km run with 25+ obstacles across the mangrove jungle, resort and beach. I really wanna join but it seems like a bleak future to me since I don't have my own transport and not many friends of mine are keen to do crazy shits like this. If you know me and you're joining, please inform me coz I really would love to do this again :) thanks for reading and take care of your health, be fit!
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