MMU Amateur Athletic Club

Report Jerai 2008

2008-12-23T23:09:00.000-08:00

JERAI Eco X Country Challenge 2008

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of joining 44.7km cross country running for the Jerai Eco X Challenge 2008 in Yan district, Kedah Darul Aman.A team of four with my great great friends:Panjang,Hanis and Nana S***U really did a good teamwork ever during the race.It was an epic adventure of staggering climbs,windy peak and long long way across the paddy field which is very close to 40 degrees Celsius.All in all,a great way to end the season 2008

First of all,I would like to thanks a lot to my dearest friend,Ezreen for giving us extra hand by drove us direct from Cyberjaya to Pantai Murni and brought us back safely..The Cooolness is you,bibeh!! We arrived late at the registration counter at 23:40 on Friday night and luckily the organiser still waited for our team registration.Big thanks to Siti and her committee.Right after the registration,we crashed the surau at kaki Gng.Jerai and overnight inside ther.Huahauha..a no budget hotel since MMU doesn't want to sponsor us!!! Awal-awal da cakap "ni tak boleh claim,ok.sebab ada orang luar..." Setahu gwa la kan,hanya student saja orang dalam yg boleh mintak claim STF (student trust fund) tapi kalo STAFF yang pegi dan JOIN..JOIN JOIN the race,partner with student,okay!!! bukan pegi as a manager,dier pon orang LUAR jugak!!!!!pastu bawak satu kaum keluarga bersertakan orang yang tak sepatutnya pergi,hanya pergi makan angin,itu boleh claim ker ?!?!?! ZZzasssssssssssssssss satu kali...

On Race Day..
Runners jumping in place and filling the cold air with sharp exhales of steamy breath.I was looking for Abg Nas to introduce my other teammate just to let him know AAC MMU team in case of anything happened to us,then we got company to be with us.I recognized many faces in the crowd as I shed my layers and got ready to race.Tok Wan and other VAT69 team (bnyk kot VAT69 antar team) were also here,really buat kitaorg psycho before race start.What so ever,we still think positive and support each other to cross the finish line within 10 hours.At 8:00am,we were off!

The race start on the beach side and we soon a giant snake of runners winding acroos the coastal trails.The pace was fast and furious up front,with VAT69 team and other professional runners.Many of us ran a more comfortable pace,absorbing the sunlight and enjoying the views.The climb up "Tangga Kenari 1000 Tahun" quickly separated the trained from the untrained, leaving many to walk the steep stairs and some of them "pecah mental" already..The reward was easy hiking trails until the second check point at the peak.We had a refreshment at water station and took Protein Plus since everybody dah merungut kelaparan.The next challenge was easy but when it took so long way down using road,it slowly burnt our feet and mental.Demmm 13km all the way down...That was sux,man!

Next challenge was not because of the course,which consist of running on a paved road to the third check point and across about 5km paddy field.It's tough because of the weather really hot until reached 40 degrees Celsius.Nana nearly mental breakdown during these course because of the heat but my other team members gave her fully mental support while I was "towing" her like nomad.HukHik...after an hour...Alhamdulillah,we completed these course safely.I was damn worried if she or one of us collapsed because of the weather.

We had a refreshment with a short break for Protein Plus again and we got company.There was one men team companied with us to complete the race.We reached the last checked point together,less than 10k to the finished line.Nana just passed by the water station,da mental la tuh.I and Hanis took a quick break at the station for water and caught up to our teammates.The volunteers let us know that there were only 5km to the finished line.Everybody was excited to finish the race but sadly right after passed by the main road,there was a 8km distance sign.Nana da mental balik,aku pon da nak pecah mental gak dok tarik cewek ni sorang2.Nasib la ada si Arif,boleh diajak bual-bual sambil2 ngorat awek kampung.Hilang sket penat.I and Nana took a walk break to get our tunes rolling while Panjang and Hanis easy jog up front.Within a few minutes I and Nana was left alone, Arif and his teammate were far behind us while Panjang and Hanis far ahead.She started buat perangai lagi,these time she doesn't want to take Power Gel.Aku dah garu kepala,I was more worried if she will be attacked by leg cramps.

We meandered back to Pekan Yan Besar (kilometer 39), where volunteers guided us to follow the race marking.The last 3km was terrible!!!The terrain isn't that challenging-it was the heat that we faced as we went through the Paddy field again.I and Hanis had to slow down the pace at the last kilometer waiting for Panjang and Nana.We had to stick together on the last kilometer until we glided down into the finish in 9:34:26 hours,good enough to complete the race within cut off time.Congrats to you guys!! "It's not as easy as you think" Personally,I really impressed with Nana.First time to join endurance racing,this was a big achievement to her by completed the race.A Big thanks to Ezreen:for being our driver :P Panjang:for letting his car jadi kuda kami Hanis:for your effort to turun padang from Melaka and Nana:DARE to take the challenge by accept the offer to replace one of our teammate.We highly appreciate it and you did captured the splendor!!! To AAC:Thanks for light up our spirits and the last but not least,MMU:Thanks for the branding,we proud of it!!

White Water Rafting Adventure & Caving Exploration

2008-05-04T14:16:00.001-07:00

Get up close and personal with nature,experience an exotic and mystifying rain forest where the fastest butterflies swarm by the riverbank while you enjoy swimming in the river or jump from trees or just glide down the river on a raft.

The clear water of Kampar River (Class I-III) is suitable for anyone who is physically fit and those who crave for mild technical adventure whilst safely enjoy a rafting trip.

Test out your river skills and go on an adrenaline rush as you ride through 14 rapids down the cooling waters of Kampar River in Perak, just 2 hours from Pangkor Island, Lumut.

In the river, you'll have the thrills of tackling exciting rapids and floating down the clear water river amidst a lush rainforest. You will ride the continuous rapids graded from class I-III, and continue down river, passing by some old tin mining plains. Have fun during the rafting like doing some body-rafting or even take a spin in the raft with your head in the water....or just get to the traditional fun of water fight with your fellow rafters! Get wet and get in touch with nature once more!

For safety purposes, safety briefing will be done before going down the river which covers the paddling commands, paddling skills, capsize drills, actions when overboard or river rescue. After 10-15 minutes of briefing by our professional river guide, you are now ready for a river rafting adventure.

Definitely a must not miss activity!!!
Date : 24 & 25 May 2008
Venue : Gopeng,Perak Darul Ridzuan
ONLY RM165 per head ( No subsidize from club budget )

Proposed Itineraries Programme

Day 1 (Friday)

10.00pm – 11.00pm - Registration
11.00pm – 11.30pm – Programme briefing
12.00am - Departure from MMU Cyberjaya

Day 2 (Saturday)

06.00am - Arrive at Gopeng town
06.00am – 07.00am - Subuh prayer at town mosque
07.00am – 08.00am - Breakfast
08.00am – 10.00am - Gua Tour Briefing
10.00am – 01.00pm – Gua Tempurung Tour (Dry and wet cave)
01.00pm – 02.00pm – Zuhur prayer
02.00pm – 03.30pm – Lunch (self expenses)
03.30pm - Departure from Gopeng town to Sg.Salu Waterfall
04.30pm – 05.00pm - Arrive at campsite and short briefing
05.00pm – 07.30pm – Setup campsite and free activities
07.30pm – 08.30pm – Dinner (Maghrib prayer for Muslim is highly recommended)
08.30pm – 10.00pm – Ice breaking session and briefing

Day 3 (Sunday)

08.30am – 09.00am – Breakfast
09.00am - Depart to My Gopeng Resort
09.30am – 10.00am – White water briefing and theory
10.00am – 01.00pm – White water rafting adventure!!!
01.00pm – 02.00pm – Lunch and Free avtivities (Zohor prayer)
02.00pm – 04.00pm – Closing ceremony and Certificate giving ceremony
04.00pm - Departure to MMU Cyberjaya

p/s : Please bring towel light clothes sandals sunscreen hat/cap camera

Book you place right now !!!

Contacts
Eddy Rasta +6012 2631545 devils_dell@yahoo.com
Wan Panjang +6012 9157341 realwan_24@yahoo.com
Razis Rahim +6012 5516670 / +6016 3676056

Langkawi Wilderness Challenge 2008

2008-05-04T09:17:00.001-07:00

Langkawi Wilderness Challenge 2008
May 3,2008

Our target was simple - Beat our own time and enjoy the race!!!

Heres a run down of the whole thing :

2nd May 2008 (Friday)
-Registration
-Kayak and Roping Skill Test
-Race briefing at night,Bella Vista Ballroom

3rd May 2008 (Saturday)
-Race Day!!! The race starts at 8am
-Kenduri with orang kampung just after the race
-Dinner and Price Giving at Bella Vista Hotel,Kuah
-Press Conference

Race Report

On The Race Day,3rd May 2008-All members woke up at 4 o'clock in the morning.We made last preparation,checked everything for the race and had a breakfast at 5am together.We departed from Bella Vista Hotel,down to Kuah Jetty at 6am.Then we moved to Tuba Island at 7am by Ferry.The Race starts at 8am sharp in the morning.Media coverage was awesome!!!The cameraman shoot us from the helicopter at the starting line shows the event was great and well organized.Big applause to the organizer. There were two categories in the race which is "Slow and Steady" and "Fast and Furious".The AAC sent 3 team for the beginner and 1 team for the expert category.This year,the organizer made some changes for these category.They introduced us new route for slow and steady category.They separated us into two groups with different route.

Route 1 - Corporate,Media and Woman Team
-On road run-Kayaking-On boat game-Kayaking-Mysteries Test-Trail running-Finish

Route 2 - Men and Mix Team
(Reverse)
-Here is the map
Here are the team list sponsored by AAC and Watersports Club,MMU

"Fast and Furious"
Kak siti and Yasmin - (2nd place,Woman Category)

"Slow and Steady" (Overall 125 teams)
Mohd Aizat and Waranya (Siam) - (3rd place,Mix Category)
Izzat and Faiz - (7th place,Men Category)
Mohd Razis and Mohd Iqbal - (8th place,Men Category)

Congrats for all the winners!!!
And thanks for represent the club in an international event!
I will upload the pictures soon..

p/s: For those who interested to join us,do send an email to aac.mmu@gmail.com or directly contact Ajis(012-5516670 / 0163676056)

A World Without Gravity

2007-11-14T00:46:00.000-08:00

Welcome to MMU Amateur Athletic Club, also known as AAC in short. Here, we disagree that running is a sports but instead we call it a Passion. The passion is to keep running, to keep pushing and not to stop till we reach our destination. And always remember that the only element that can stop us from doing that, is ourselves. Our aiming is to promote running. And in order to do so, we have our values to guide us through achieving our goals.

MOTTO
"If you want to run, run a mile. If you wanted a different life, run a marathon.."

MISSION
"Through a network of friends, we AAC wanted to create a good and healthy lifestyles among the students while producing athletes not just in track but also in a field with duathletes & triathletes. And also by build up disciplines and self confidence among us."