12/08/2025
100825; ✅ Kenanga Man of Steel 2025
This race was the most important time trial before IM Langkawi. It was a physical test to see if I have been doing enough trainings.
Swim 🏊🏼♀️:
Felt consistent with my strokes and I'm happy that I shave off 4mins from my targeted finishing time. Get kicked alot on my thigh though 🫠
Bike 🚴🏼♀️:
My last 40km was a nightmare. Started with gear failing to shift, follow by front tyre pancit, and lastly the never ending drop chain/gear shifting issues. I forgot how to change my tyre (coz I've never been in this kind of scenario before lol). Thankfully, saw me at the opposite lane and purposely stopped to help me 🥹 I only had a mini hand pump (which was completely useless btw). So really, I could have DNF.
Luckily one of our Infinity members had some extra CO2 and after pumping it up, I was ready to go.
While Khor did a last check on my bike, he said, "Ah girl, you're very lucky, your bike is ok. Now everything is on you to finish the race."
I look over to the technical officer, and he said, "you're the last cyclist." (but I clearly know I have enough time and I manage to caught up with some cyclists that had better bikes than me pls 😤).
I wasted alot of time on the bike, but I prayed so hard to just wanna reach back. And luckily, I did.
Run 🏃🏻♀️:
At this point, my legs were almost in a state of cramping. Ugly cried at km20 coz wtf-why-was-I-even-doing-this-to-torture-myself, but after that I was all smiley and ok lol
Dear organizer/medics, I want to know the brand cramp cream you use coz it's dam power sial. After use d I can keep running non stop 😂🤣
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Overall, very grateful for such an organized event. Thank you to the support of the Infinity cheerleader squad and the volunteers/medics/rela/police/TO/sponsors of this event.
But most of all, my mentor/superhero:
Because I nearly could have given up myself, but he didn't allow to give up on me and insisted to stay till my bike was fixed 😂.
And now, the real countdown begins...
T-2.5months to IM Langkawi
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The 4th place AG podium was really just a bonus point. If it wasn't my bike issue, I might have gotten 3rd place.
