How to spot a running event photographer?

 Wayang Qoute

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more,  but in developing the capacity  to enjoy less."

I think I wrote this before in my Facebook few years ago. But never mind I try to write it again. Even though now I no more spot the photographers. But it still give me a memories that what I was good at in the past. Spotting a event photographer are not so hard. If you want to find it , they will appear. 

When the time I started running, event photographer at the moment was not many runners aware of. Than come Facebook pages and group. Photographer will post all the photos for free in their Facebook. The only problem is you need to know where your photo taken by who and where to find it. To me Running shots in the past have many volunteers photographers. Running shots are the first place I will find my photo if I when to a event. and they are looking for volunteer photographers, so if you think you are or wannabe or think you are born to be or want to showoff your skill or want to learn or just wanted to be a photographers. Click Here

 It not hard to find your photo if you wear differently at the race. 
to find others photographer Facebook you can click here

Photo by Tan Kim Lai

So how to spot a photographer?
When starting there sure will be one or two on the left or right. But if you are those want to podium and chiong. Than you need the photographer spot you better. But if you are average runner. When running do scout 100m ahead to see when runners slow down or stop. It mean there a photographer there. And also if the sky still dark. Do watch out for flash light. 

When running always look straight, dun look at the floor. The floor got no photographers. Also if you saw the photographer, please dun stand there sudden and ask him to take your photo when others are still running. It very danger. You are not a superstar and will not be one. So just let them take what ever shot they can. 

Spotting a photographer is really not that hard, it is the finding of your photos that make the challenge. If your photo is taken by someone. Do ask where to find it. Try to know the photographers. They are nice people. 

Now mostly running event photographers are self volunteer. They don't get payed. So don't be so fuzzy about your photo. If you are handsome, you are handsome. If you no confident about yourself. Dont go out. Use your smartphone and take your own fake face. I don't care. 

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Be Brave Be Wayang Be Confident Be Yourself

Obsession with running can or not?

Wayang Quote

"All Behavior is Belief Driven"

Running is really a good sport. If you regularly run a few km to maintain your weight or just for feeling healthy. Running is what you need. Running also can relieve stress. Just yourself doing a slow run, listening to your favorite mp3 songs. What a wonderful life.

All runners are obsess with running. Running is like a drugs now.
But really why suddenly running become a drug. There a reason why running make a good medicine and a bad drug?

When I started running, I was so obsess and keep signing up races. I even convince myself that it ok to keep signing races. Cause I don't spend on other stuff. But after few years. The T shirt pile up like mountain and the medals like a paper weight. This create problem for me. To me more is less. So I started to sell the T shirt. He medals I still keep. But now just throw inside the shoe bag every time I complete a race. See also don't see.

Some runners so obsess even they injure they still run. they don't know what is stop. why I say myself.

I still love running but now run with less cost.
People will obsess of running and sign up for training. Just so that to improve their running. But it not logical if you got 100 races a year and each race you also PB. Really where got so many PB. All race and route is different. I have PB till I need to invent new PB. I call is slow PB. 

Running with a Coach is great provided the coach just train you running but no other funny request.

Obsess with running also involve in obsess in buying. You will start to buy many many shoes, socks and attire. But each shoe will still look brand new cause each shoe only for showoff not for running. End up many runner is more care their outlook than their running. I call them the fashion runners. It like they are sponsor by the brand but actually not. But without fashion runners the running society also will not look good bah. If not you will see many runners still wearing the same old yellow yellow stain t shirt or singlet in every race like me.

Obsess with running got nothing wrong. It same like obsess with watch Korean drama, obsess with pokemon apps, obsess with zumba.
It just a way to occupied time.
In the end what left is not the stuff you get not how good you wear. It the memories that go down with you. Down i mean go down very down. RIP down. 

Obsess or not you decide yourself. you think I care. 
I only because I put this title already that why must write something. just to update my lousy blog.

So Be Brave Be Wayang and go insane on running. you run till you break your leg or go borrow money also not my problem.
this article I don't even got photo, too  lazy. maybe just put one.

This one, run 5km wear 100km t shirt

Camel Muar 22km Run

The custom q is fking long. I mean the Malaysia, I was in the sick mood. Going in Muar is not a race to me anymore. It a walkcation for video-graphing purpose just for YouTube views. My throat is dry like sandpaper. If I continue to eat the hacks, phlegm will form in my throat. I can't drink water now. Once I drink I need to go toilet. The journey begin after the Malaysia custom. Put on my mask it time to take a nap. It a 1 hour 50 minutes ride to Yong Peng for breakfast. For now I just try to sleep.
Finally reach Yong Peng, rush to eat cause I am so hungry.  The stop is only 20 minutes. Than we continue the ride to the bibs collection area.
I have little memory the last time I came to Muar race. That why now I write it down.  

We collect our bib and singlet at little three dissolve center convert to Chinese. At the little school, you will meetup with more others elites runners from Singapore. We stay at Muarrer Hotel, after check in we headed out for lunch. In Muar for food they will go tum chiak street. The food mostly is satay, otah, watan mee, oyster cake. To me all cannot eat. Dun forget I sick . But dun care still eat. Than walk a bit take some photo and go back take a nap.

After dinner with elites, back to our hotel room. We wash up and wanted to sleep early. But this hotel outside I think got singing KTV. You can heard it so loud. How to sleep? So seat and stare at the TV. The singing last till 12 am. The sleep is a challenge.

Wake up at 3.30 am. Dun sleep well. So wash up and go down to get ready. 

At the race site, you can see many local runners. Safra lah, running hours, coffee tea runner, Daniel HIIT runners  K5 and so on. The announcer motivate the runners also joke about the cow. Than come the warmup dancing. After it will be flagoff for 22km runners. It time 5.30am. the count down begin and here I go again.
To control my coughing I just maintain my breathing from nose to mouth. But after 1km my throat like cracking dry. I need water. Too bad the nearest water point at 4km so I tahan. And also I wanted to pee. Sick people many problem. 

My mind only think of just finish it and go back shit. I also keep farting. I think a lady runner behind me heard it. But who care, my ass can't control. Finally a waterpoint. I need 100plus. I intend to stop at every waterpoint. No choice. My throat need 100plus. I keep spitting cause many phlegm. So to make my running easy. I need to change my thinking that I m not sick. So I put a aim in my mind. First is to found the cows. So once you got a target you will forget you are nothing feeling well. And also relax myself not to stress. See whatever beautiful. Stop and that photo. That how I last till the finishing. Just change your thinking it will change your mood. I cramp also keep going in sundown marathon, what a dumb sore throat can stop me. Just run and have fun.

My finishing time is about 2.30 for 22km not bad for a sick runner.
Must thank because I sick that why I can see the cows. Last time I run too fast no time to say hi. 

The after event was great, not many running event finish come with food. Tons of tons of fruit was given to runners. Also got icecream soyabean drink durian cake cookies. There is finisher t shirt for 22km and 10km runners plus medal. Also for podium prize they got top 12 come with tall trophies. Open veteran male female all can get. Hello if Singapore knn cannot do it. No wonder so many Singaporean give up local race. Expensive not worth to participate.
But I will not be back again. Same races should not go again. Need to find new races.

Be brave be wayang run with a normal heart and everything will be fine.

Medals? Why we need so much?

Wow, after years of running. Really can accumulate many medals. That create a new problem. Where to put?
Medals, why we need them?
It just a useless piece of metal.
In the past, if no medal I will not run. Now medal I don't even take out from it plastic bag and take a closer look at it. I think when it become more,  it become a problem.

But medal to me got a magic spell. Don't know why runner like to have so many. Yes when you complete a run, the medal represent your achievement. If every medal is a accomplishment of success than I be very success in life I think. 

Until now I still thinking of what should I do with it. If you ask me donate it I will say no. Underwear I can donate but not my medal. Medal is just like books, we need many of it but we don't read it.

I still don't understand those race that you run yourself and post your running to them and they send you a medal. Those are the most silly race that I will never participate. Run myself I still need to pay? Just for that medal? Now other company are doing it too. Virtual run really can heeha many runners. Do nothing but still get payed. Dun be kan cheong spider lah, got new medal anyhow sign up. If I was you. I think it time to rethink is that medal worth it or not. Those who sign up let me know is it worth it?

I think if you really need motivation to run. No need medal. Go join a running group. At least got pretty girls or handsome guy like me to see as a reward. What you need is friend bah.  Put more times in running, aiming for a medal at virtual run is really not a way. I heard many cheat at virtual race cause they got no time to run. Some even use mobike. You play cheat lah!

Maybe I will find one day and use a glue gun and stick all my medal with magnet and just place it in my bomb shelter metal door. Or I create a Virtual Run and get payed and send the old medal out. Over time some medal Color will fade and some will rust. If you ask me to hang it up, I prefer not to. cause one day the hanger will collapse and you be bury with medals.

Be Brave Be Wayang, Run Free and your money can be in good use like donate for charity, You donate not me. I don't do that.

Dun Cheat lah!

Wayang Quote

"Cheating in a race is like cheating to your Girlfriend, Just admit you got Number 3."

Photo by Daniel Ong

After Sundown Marathon, one of my friend told me he saw runners cheat. Often in a running race. You sometime will see some runners will just for the sake of the finisher T shirt or medal. They will cheat by going short cut. The Sundown route so easy to cheat. the long stretch of east coast, you got so many opportunity. Just cross over to the dark side. This I understand if you are not really a runner. Cause you pay so much for a race sure want something back. 

In Singapore no one care you cheat or not. Cause those who are serious in running to complete, in their mind only think of never give up. If can't make it cause of cramp, sick or injure. Real runners will just simply DNF ( do not finish). It all about your own pride. 

The race in Singapore really no need to cheat cause the cut off time is long. Walk also will finish. If cannot finish, than you come back and work harder again. Cheating the medal will go rusty. even give you wear the finisher you also feel not right bah. If in the race you no mood, lose energy, wanted to give up. Just stop, take a seat for 5 min. rest a bit than rethink and continue. You will be full of joy once you complete a race without cheating. and take your selfie with the medal and showoff in Facebook.

I never say you cannot cheat, I also want to cheat but due to I'm too handsome and well known. Many will catch me red handed. What to do? You think I want to run the long long road at east coast meh. got short cut who dun want.

So if you are a cheater, Please own up now and give me all your finisher T shirt. If not spend me food, than I forgive you.

Be Brave, Be Wayang, Go Cheat your life. If you cheat once you will cheat another. it will become a habit and in the end you will end up in casino cheating.
 

Hello You Really Want to Go Ultra meh!

Wayang Quote

当你失败的时候，身边会有一群关心你的人，他们会问你发生什么事，听听你的失败经验，然后心满意足地离开。 

photo by Run Photo Run Gallery

Have you run a Ultra? Do you know once you complete a Ultra, you will level up to become Ultra-man. 

Running a Ultra if you never did it before seen like a difficult task. Please don't think like that. Ultra is not really that scary. Ultra mean 50km above, so is just a full marathon and more. If you did a full. A Ultra is nothing at all. And to me running a full marathon is more difficult than running a Ultra. Let me explain. A full marathon cut off time is shorter. In Singapore may be 8 hrs but in other country is 6 hrs. So you need to speed up. You can't stop, even drink water is waste of time. You only can eat gels if your energy low. But as for Ultra. The cut off time is long. Shortest I know is 12 hrs. Ultra you can run or even walk and many food is offer. Maggie mee lah bread lah watermelon and so. It really like a party run. Run run eat eat. If tired can just seat and gossip together with the Ultra elites. Or get some tips and trick from them. And plenty of photo cause many photographers will be there.

Once you complete a Ultra, you will reborn. Your level is up and you will get addicted. There only three type of Ultras. First the road Ultra where you own self support own self and run on hard pavement road mostly PCN race like Craze Ultra. 

Second the Hamster Loop Ultra, where you turn loop and loop in the same place until you vomit race like Bedok Ultra. Third is the Trail Ultra, where you will buy so many stuff just to join a 10km race in trail race. Mostly just want to see Sunrise in the summit.
This are the three I only know. If you know more, let me know.

Want to join faster join. Every years the Race event price going up. So the faster you decide, the faster you save. You can go every year if you can afford. No one stop you. But you will not have the fun where you can see familiar faces and see new elite born.

Ultra Singapore every year got new elite. Any every year the standard getting higher and higher. Last time you run 100km is something. 

Now no 100 miles don't seen like a real Ultra. So don't just restrict yourself because you scare injure or some coach say cannot run so far. Cause you never try you never know. I always encourage runners to go Ultra. Why I do that? Cause is their legs.I don't care. and every time you run those 5km 10km or half marathon race and PB so many time you not bore meh. I give you PB a million time but if you still never upgrade to Ultra mean you never really experience running. So if 5km or a full marathon no more shoik to you. It time. You become a Ultra-man or Ultra-woman. You need some negative to conquer in your life. If not you will not grow.

Be Brave, Be Wayang. Don't be boh ji. Ultra is for children. Kids also can do. If not you can ask Elite Kannan's son.

So if really want to go Ultra. Faster make up your mind. Don't worry. You will not die. Maybe injure a bit if you not enough mileage. ( to be frank, I no join Ultra very long already)

What I find walking a half marathon

 Wayang Quote

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."

 

That the only photo taken by Running Shots

After a 50 hrs 64.5km run on Saturday, Sunday I got a Income Eco Half marathon.
On the event day, meet all my kakis friend, we joke around waiting for the race to start. My intention is to go there and record video for my YouTube and also celebrate Siu and me first met.
When it flag off, I started to pick up my pace to run a bit, but I find that my IT band getting some pain there. So not to make it worst, I just walk.
I think walk should be easy but not the case. Walking a half marathon is endless. 

First you will see all the fast runners overtake you. When there is a U turn, some will wave or give a hi five. Some will stop ask why you not running? Many caring runners. Than you will discover you are last few runners struggling km by km.
I don't feel struggle but I am a impatient (correct by Eugene Teo) man. That why I like to faster finish faster go back shit. But this time I feel totally different. Walking km by km, enjoying every moment. I check my pace is around 10.55min per km. Check behind still many runners behind me so still ok. Walk take video and walk. 

Faster runners don't have this privilege. As a competitive runner, we cant stop take photo or watch scenery. Even taking a cup of water consider time wasted. But this time I slowly walk.I can see many runners run few hundred meter and give up, some walking slower and slower. Some seat at the side of the road. I think for first timer to run a half is really really far. This make me think which race did I go for my first half marathon? I cant remember at all. Everyone got their first time but I forget mine. Do you remember your first half marathon?

It is strange a runner like me walking a half. So I try my limit. Never target any pace but just try to walk fast. In the end of  last one km. Met a facebook friend so we walk together and chat. And I finish it at 3 hrs 46 min. I should have target a 4 hrs PB. Wasted. But nevermind it just a free race for me. More free races to come. 

So Be Brave Be Wayang Be like Johnny Walker!