Yessss… I did it again! I’m 2 times Ironman!!!
I’m having Post Ironman Depression Syndrome (PIDS) right now. I have no mood to write a report. If you wish to read a race report I suggest you to visit OP Stupe’s blog. He wrote his Ironman experience this year very detail until you can visualize yourself in the race. Anyway, enjoy some IM photos below.
Pre race swimming session.
Unpacked my steed
Race briefing
Daniel helped check my bike
Bike check-in
With Multiple Ironman IM Yusran
After body marking
With IM Barath the Chicken Man
Bike bags in T1
Smiles before being tortured
Start & finish line
The cannon blew-off and off we go swim 3.8km
Out of the water in less than 2 hours
Hush hush!
Thank god I’m back to safe ground
Loyal supporters Hazura, Bandit, Alisa & Zabrina
Begin my 180km biking leg
Thumb up
Climbing Bukit Malut
Water & aid station
Half way break, looking good :)
Approaching T2
Start run 42.2km marathon
Run Forest Run
The climate was bloody hot!
Catching up with Stupe
Feel like fainting
Forced myself to smile for this shot
It was damn painful… so torturous
Announcer: “Number 539 Kam Kasturie frommmm Japannnnn!!!! You are an Ironmannnnnnn!
Me: Huh??? I’m from Japan?
I stood there for 5 seconds to savour the moment… hahaha
I wish my kids were there to witness this, someday they will race with me side by side
Alhamdullilah… I got my 2nd Ironman medal. Now I have two medals each for my Ian & Dmi.
Well done IM Stupe!
One of the greatest achievement in 2010
Finisher medal, t-shirt & certificate
THANK YOU TO
Stupe – for everything especially arranging the logistic for me. You are such an extraordinaire person to me.
Barath – for being there during the last miles into running leg. I hope you will try again next year.
Bandit – For being the most loyal supporter, supplying me with drinks during bike and powergel during run. Thanks for running with me too.
Zabrina – for accompanying me for about 10-15km and being a knight in shining armor (female version) providing me support when I need it the most
And thanks to my other friends who were there as participants or supporters… Yusran, Ishal, Adeline, Mac, Senn, Arif, Ahmad Fathi, Aileen, Kok Aik, OP Chan, Mejar Kalam, OP Sofiyan, OP Shazly, OP AJ, OP Jim, Jason, Elaine Karyan, Zabil, Azah, Elicia, Abu, Dush, Raymond, Ezer, Dino, Julie, Kay, Halim, Chie-san, Nik, Tey, OP Mantat, OP Jabir, OP Ramzul, OP Farouk all together with their wives and many others (sorry if I missed your name)
Thanks to those who support from far like my family, Amy Walling, Nina, Ruzy, Azmar, Laif, TSB, OP Ala, Aghil, Kash, OP CK, Jaja, OP Harry, Luvis, Bahri, Haza, Ian Yusof, all Le Tuang members, my fellow facebook friends, my fellow OPs, my fellow colleagues in Celcom like Maria, Niza, Santhana, Zaila, Sherizal, OP Azzam and others too.
Will I do it again next year??? Hmmm… 90% maybe not!
Comments
i wonder why so many OPs join IM..
may be tak puas kena ragging.. haha
Sometimes a picture paints a thousand words. Your experience was well conveyed there. (Plus your hp number, hehehe!).
And yeslah, how come RMC churns out many IMs, eh? TKC only one.
I started all these pun becoz of my OP friends. Like OP Bandit, OP Ala, OP Budin dan ramai lagi. OPs mmg suka kena torture.... hahaha
Haza... My phone number is for ladies to call me up ;)
Btw, who's that TKCian completed an IM?
I always think IMs are outta this world!
But to be in RMC's 100 inspiring personalities we got to do something beyond IM like being in a war.
(I'm watching "The Hurt Locker" now)
Hopefully the remaining 10% will grow to 80% or something, when the registration for IM 2011 opens :)
I promised myself to take a break from IM next year but I dont mind breaking the promise :D
Tgk la macam mana nanti.
I must say the race is nothing, the friends that's around for us were something!