Venue: Tapak A, Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 8.00am
Distance: 4.3KM
Shoe: Nike Air Zoom Vomero+ 3
By Frank
I drove almost the distance of a full marathon to get myself to Taman Tasik Titiwangsa, the venue for the Tesco Walk For Life 2008 charity walk event as I got lost in the glorious city of Kuala Lumpur. Nevertheless, I made it with plenty of time to spare as I left home very early at 5.30am with the vent starting only at 8am. It was my first visit to this huge park and I was amazed by how well it was maintaned.
Tesco Walk For Life 2008...
The Tesco Walk For Life 2008 basically is a charity walk event organised by Tesco in aide of MAKNA's effort to prevent, cure, research and provide support for cancer patients and love ones and also the general public. As a cancer survivor, this event meant a lot to me. A couple of weeks ago, I started on my own donation drive to raise some cash for this event. Though the amount I collected isn't much, I sincerely hope that it will make a difference to those facing cancer out there. I TRULY thank those who have donated on behalf my campaign and certainly you guys made a difference.
I was very suprised and happy with the turnout as it was simply amazing. Seas of people in white t-shirt flooded the venue and most of them were from the normal public. It's always good to see people getting out of bed for a good Sunday morning workout. Sadly, regular runners can hardly be seen. This clearly shows the difference between living a normal healthy lifestyle and a competitive one.
Participants getting ready for the start...
I bumped into Suresh (was suprised to see him) and Chanthiran who is taking part in the walk. Kudos to them for the effort! The walk started at 8am after a warm up session by Fitness First and also a long speech. Although it's a walking event, it isn't stated that one can't run. Therefore, many took the opportunity to run. The sad thing about this is that there were some who acted like "hooligans" screaming their lungs out and also treating the route as if it was their. It was an eye sore to the society.
Participants walking along the lush greens...
And around the lake...
Passing through the Eye on Malaysia...
And finally to the finish line...
Anyway, the walk took the participants around the beautiful lake and into the housing area of some of the rich and quite famous, before re-entering into the lake area. After breathing some really fresh air, going through wonderful traffic control, taking some photos and most importanly a good 4.3KM walk, I completed the walk in a time of 00:50:17. As it was a charity event, I did not expect any goodies to be given out. But I was wrong. I was rewarded a certificate of participation and also a "mini-hamper" consisting of 4 can drinks, a bottle of mineral water, potato chips and also a chocolate malt drink all courtesy of Tesco. WOW! What can I say? Doing charity and in the same time being rewarded. Double thumbs up!
The certificate and contents of the "mini-hamper"...
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