Kapas - Marang International Swimathon 2010

Date : 18th April 2010, Sunday
Time : 7:30am
Start : Pulau Kapas
Finish : Pantai Peranginan Kelulut
Distance : 6.5km open sea swim
Registration Fees: RM80
Medal: Finisher medal
Categories:
Junior Boys 12 - 19 years
Men 20 - 34 years
Men 35 - 49 years
Men 50 years & above
Men Close (for Terengganu residents ONLY)

Junior Girls 12 -19 years
Women 20 years & above
Women Close (for Terengganu residents ONLY)
Contact:
Samantha Chan (012-2253243)
Kevin Chan (012-3729012)

Details here

Sultan Ahmad Shah Int. Eco Challenge 2010

Date: 8 May 2010
Venue: Berjaya Tioman Resort, Pahang
Time: 9am
Category: Men open, Women open, Malaysian Men, Malaysian Women
Registration Fees: RM30
Medal: Finisher medal

Closing date: 30 Apr 2010
Rules and regulations here

Details here

Dana Casanave - 52 Marathons in 52 Weeks

Dana Casanave is attempting to run 52 Marathons in 52 weeks. She is running to support South African AIDS orphans, for the charity 25:40.

Welcome to my website
Running has become my passion since 2006. As a wife and mother of 3, finding the time to train has been especially challenging, between working part time and the day to day stuff. I'm very excited to be taking these 52 beginnings and even more excited to help these children!

My motivation to participate with Team 25:40 this year
I'm setting out to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks starting Jan 24, 2010! I'm running these marathons on behalf of 25:40, to help raise funds and awareness for the children they support. 52 beginnings is about giving a new beginning for these kids, who need so much. It's about giving them hope. I plan to run each race for a different child and make a different beginning for 52 children that have lost so much. I'm going to struggle to accomplish my goal, and yet these children struggle to just survive day to day. Please help me in this quest! Your donation makes a world of a difference to these children and their future. You can follow my journey through my blog.

5th Laguna Phuket Int. Marathon 2010

Date: 13 Jun 2010
Venue: Laguna Phuket Resort, Thailand
Distance: Marathon, Half Marathon, 10.5 Km Run, 5 Km Walk, 2 Km Kids Run
Time: 4.30am, 6am, 6.30am
Medal: Finisher medal
Closing date: 12 Jun 2010
Details here

Sole Touching

Running barefoot is a better way to avoid those painful repetitive stress injuries
IF RUNNING is your thing, you may want to throw away those pricey sports shoes and just do it barefoot, according to a study released recently.
Some three-quarters of ­runners who wear shoes land ­squarely on their heels – about 1,000 times for every mile run.
But even well-cushioned sports shoes that help ­distribute weight across the foot cannot fully absorb the shock of these blows: 30% to 75% of regular ­runners each year suffer repetitive stress injuries.
By contrast, the vast majority of ­unshod runners don’t hit the ground with their heels, landing instead on the sides or balls of their feet, the study found.
The practice is especially common in several East ­African countries where long-distance running is nearly a ­national past time.
In 1960, for example, a shoeless Abebe Bikila of ­Ethiopia won the 1960 ­Olympics marathon in record time.
By not ‘heel-striking’, ­barefoot runners avoid ­painful and potentially ­damaging impacts that concentrate the equivalent of two or three times one’s body weight onto a coin-sized surface.
“People who don’t wear shoes when they run have an ­astonishingly ­different strike,” said Daniel ­Lieberman, a professor at Harvard University and lead author of the study.“
By landing on the middle or front of the foot, barefoot runners have ­almost no impact ­collision,” he said in a press release.
The merits of ­shoelessness are hotly ­debated in ­speciality ­magazines and online ­forums, and major ­manufacturers have started to make thin-as-skin shoes in anticipation of new markets.
But up to now, there has been little scientific evidence supporting the claim that barefoot is better.
Lieberman and ­colleagues helped fill this void by ­studying the gaits of three groups of runners in the US and Kenya: ­barefoot, shod, and those who had ­converted to shoeless ­running.“
Most people today think that ­barefoot running is dangerous and hurts, but ­actually you can run ­barefoot on the world’s hardest ­surfaces without the ­slightest ­discomfort and pain,” the study found.
But making the switch to barefoot running is not simply a matter of ­kicking off one’s shoes, the authors caution.
Running unshod or in so-called “minimal shoes” requires the use of different muscle groups. “
If you’ve been a heel-striker all your life, you have to transition slowly to build strength in calf and foot ­muscles,” Lieberman said.
The study, published in the British science journal Nature, also bolsters evidence suggesting the ­human foot evolved for rapid ­upright ­motion, said William ­Lungers, a professor at Stony Brook University Medical Centre in New York.“
Bipedalism – walking on two feet – has been around for millions of years, and we have been unshod for more than 99% of that time,” he said.
A radical reshaping of the foot about two million years ago, including shorter toes and a fully-arched foot, ­probably occurred to enhance our ability to move quickly over sustained periods.“
Our endurance running ­abilities may have evolved to enable our ­ancestors to ­engage in ‘persistence ­hunting’, the ability, in other words, to run down one’s prey,” he said. – AFP Source

KL Cross Country 2010

Local runner gives Kenyans a run for their money in cross country meet
By NG WEI LOON Photos by YAP CHEE HONG
weiloon@thestar.com.my
KENYANS Samuel Tarus Too and Hilary Kipchumba Kimutai completed a one-two finish in the men’s open category at the 25th edition of the Federal Territory Amateur Athletics Association (FTAAA) cross country meet at the Taman Lembah Kiara in Taman Tun Dr Ismail on Sunday.
However, the foreign duo praised their closest local competitor Ahmad Luth Hamizan for putting up a courageous performance Samuel clocked 41:12 to emerge as the winner ahead of Hilary and Ahmad in second (41:21) and third (41:59) respectively over the 8km distance. Read more

In pain: The men’s open champion Samuel (right) getting a rub while runner-up Hilary takes a breather.
Around the park: The participants making their way to enter the natural trail.

TOP 3 RESULTS
8km

Men’s Open: 1. Samuel Tarus Too 41:12; 2. Hilary Kipchumba Kimutai 41:21; 3. Ahmad Luth Hamizan 41:59

6km

Women’s Open: 1. Amatha Aramagam 50:05; 2. Irine Jeptoo Kipchumba 55:56; 3. Wan Noor Mahirah 56:41

Men’s Junior Veteran: 1. M. Prabahkharan 36:50; 2. Casey Lim Khon Seng 40:10; 3. Ng Say Heong 41:44

Men’s Senior Veteran: 1. R. Nanchappan 40:33; 2. Ridzwan Sulaiman 41:32; 3. Vincent Wong Weng Seng 43:15

Women’s Veteran: 1. Kashimah Kasiri 1’01:50; 2. Chow Chooz Moy 1’02:30; 3. Chan Yin Yian 1’03:40

Boys’ Junior: 1. Mohd Firdaus Kamis 36:26; 2. Kumaresan 36:53; 3. Kesavaraja 36:55

Girls’ Junior: 1. Ng Sue Yee 55:50; 2. Choo Siew Yen 59:14; 3. R. Paidiamani 59:57

Jom Kayuh 1 Malaysia 2010

JOM KAYUH 1 MALAYSIA"SATU HATI CINTA NEGARA"
PROGRAM JOM KAYUH 1 MALAYSIA"SATU HATI CINTA NEGARA" KEARAH PERSEKITARAN HIJAU.
PROGRAM YANG JULUNG-JULUNG KALI DIANJURKAN OLEH :PERSATUAN WARGA CINTA NEGARA(PENCINTA)
PENCINTA, merupakan organisasi (NGO) yang bertujuan mewujudkan semangat cintakan negara dikalangan warganegara tanpa mengira warna kulit,agama dan keturunan bagi mewujudkan masyarakatglokal yang cemerlang kearah membina negara yang gemilang dan terbilang.PENCINTA adalah dibawah naungan Yang Amat Berbahagia Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Binti Mansor,dan di pimpin oleh Presiden Dato'Paduka Izudin Bin Ishak.

Berikut adalah jadual Program yang akan diadakan:

On the 27th - 28th March, another cycling event will take place.(recreational cycling)

Age 16 yrs and above.
All types of bicycle are welcome.

Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur - Felda Kg New Zealand - Pekan Pahang.

27th March (Saturday)
0630 hrs - registration0
730 hrs - Flag Off

LEG 1 - DATARAN MERDEKA - GOMBAK : OPEN TO ALL (FREE ADMISSION)

-Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur - Plaza Tol Gombak (23km)
* Cyclist ending at Plaza Tol Gombak have to make own arrangement for trip back
-Flag Off by YB Datuk Seri' Raja Nong Chik Bin Dato' Raja Zainal Abidin, Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dan Kesejahteraan Bandar

LEG 2 - GOMBAK - FELDA NEW ZEALAND - PEKAN (RM50)
Plaza Tol Gombak - Karak ( all cyclist will be transported by bus & lorry to Karak )
-Karak - Mentakab (39.5 km) pit stop 1.
-Mentakab - Pekan Awah (31km) pit stop 2
-Pekan Awah - Maran (34.5km) pit stop 3
-Maran - Felda Kg New Zealand (12.5km) destination 1/overnight.

Total cycling distance 140 km.
Estimated time arrival at Felda Kg New Zealand At 1530 hrs. ( refreshment will be provided)Activities at Felda Kg New Zealand.
-Muslim Cyclist will perform Solat Asar.and non muslim will continue to rest / free time.
-Cyclist will proceed to rest house as provided at 1800hrs.
-Muslim participants will perform Solat Maghrib,Tahlil and doa selamat with the local at 1930hrs
-Dinner Provided at 2000hrs..(buffet)
-Participants and locals will minggle.

28th March(Sunday)
Solat Subuh (0630 hrs)
Breakfast (0700hrs-0900 hrs)
Participants on Stand By (0900 hrs)
0930 hrs Flag Off from Felda Kg New Zealand

-Kg New Zealand - Gambang ( 37.9km) pit stop 1
-Gambang - Taman Tas ( 15.7km) pit stop 2
-Taman Tas - Kg Batu 12 ( 19.9km) pit syop 3
-Kg Batu 12 _ Pekan ( 19.7km) Final Destination.

Total cycling distance 93.2 km.

Any inquiries and registration please email to ismapru@gmail.com
Details here

2XU Compression Run Singapore 2010

Date: 11 Apr 2010
Time: 7.30am
Venue: Sentosa, Singapore
Distance: 12km
Details here

Walk for Life Charity Walkathon 2010

4km charity walk to raise funds for new dialysis centre

Date: 14 Mar 2010
Venue: Southern College's field, Skudai, Johor
Distance: 4km
Registration Fees: Donate any amount

For enquiries, call 07-333 5767, 332 3695 or 333 7610

JB Lions Club and 14 other Lions Club chapters are organising a charity walkathon to raise funds to build a new centre and purchase equipment for kidney patients.
The 4km Walk for Life charity walkathon will be held on March 14. It will start and end at the Southern College's field. Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman will be flagging off the runners.RM10,000 worth of prizes are up for grabs for categories which include oldest, youngest and most creative participant.
Organising committee chairman Ong Mui Keow said they hope to raise RM900,000 which will be channelled to the JB Lions Renal Care Foundation which needs a new building to cater to a growing number of patients.

The walkathon is open to all. Those who want to participate can donate any amount of money.

All donations are tax exempted. Cheques should be made out to the JB Lions Renal Care Foundation at No 32B, Jalan Pingai, Taman Pelangi, 80400 Johor Baru.

Details here

International Women's Day Celebration with 3R 2010

Date: 13 Mar 2010
Venue: Central Park, Bandar Utama
Time: 2pm - 8pm
Registration Fee: FREE

Perjuangkan hak anda, suarakan pendapat anda dan bertindak !Marilah bersama –sama kami Tini, Celina dan Rafidah dalam sambutan Hari Wanita Sedunia 2010.
Jom walkathon dan laungkan hak anda. Juga ada gerai-gerai dari badan kebajikan – AWAM, WAO, SIS, UNICEF dan banyak lagi !
Ada kelas Shuffle, demostrasi senaman dan persembahan artist-artist hebat One Nation Emcees, Lah Ahmaad , KL Drumline dan ramai lagi !

Jom berwalkaton bersama kami, SMS Nama, No. IC, No. Telefon dan email ke 012 519 1763 atau emailkan butiran anda ke events.3r@gmail.com
Penyertaan adalah percuma !

Aturcara Sambutan Hari Wanita Sedunia Bersama 3R
12.00pm -Threadszoo Bazaar dan gerai NGO dibuka.
4:00pm - Pendaftaran walkathon
5:00pm - Pembukaan Majlis oleh Hos-hos 3R,Persembahan dari Extreme Malaysian All Stars (Pasukan Sorak)
5:05pm - Ucapan oleh Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir
5:10pm - Sesi Senaman oleh Celebrity Fitness
5:30pm - Acara ‘Walkathon’ BERMULA
6:00pm - Kumpulan Walkathon kembali ke Central Park