...::: Short Ride, Long Write :::...

Date:

18th Feb 2012

Hilly Route :

Pengkalan Hulu, Perak - Betong Hot Spring - Piyamit Tunnel - 7km 'loop' to Kebun Bunga - Mueng Betong - Pengkalan Hulu, Perak

Ref : 'Short Ride, Ezi Climb'

Distance :
Approx. 69km

Riders :

Koko Odd, Apit, Zizan, Abg Mat Awang, ramly SP, Ferhoud, Yus, Khalib Ironman.

Note:

3 on MTB and 4 on RB

Aim :

Conquer 'Piyamit & Kebun Bunga' and feel the most enjoyable pain.

Dah lama Ana rancang dgn Koko Odd & rakan2 utk climb Piyamit Tunnel dan 7km climb laluan ke 'Kebun Bunga' Betong, Thailand. Kali terakhir visit tempat ini pada tahun 2009. Masa tuu climb dgn MTB ..... boleh lepas laluan ini walaupun tercungap-cungap tekan MTB utk 'conquer' kecuraman 18 - 20 -21 %.

Tapi kali ini Ana 'excited' utk cuba dgn RB pula, Dah boleh bayangkan 'habuan' yang bakal dilalui antara Piyamit Tunnel dan 7km 'kawww' climbing. Bagi kaki kayuh yg kuat aka power, bukit ini biasa sahaja bagi mereka.......tapi 'oldman' macam aku, ia adalah 'killer climb' yg sukar aku 'conquer' dalam 'se-nafas'. Ramai yg gagal di laluan terakhir ini ..... tapi makin ramai yg ingin mencuba.

Minat dan ketagihan mendaki menyerap dalam tubuh aka 'passion in cycling' mengatasi segalanya. Bukan niat Ana utk 'shout to the world' dlm posting ini. Ia hanya xtbt biasa ..... sekadar berkongsi minat hujung minggu dgn rakan2 .....'do what you love' :-)

Bergerak awal dari Pengkalan Hulu, Perak menuju ke Betong, Thailand. Dingin dgn Kabus pagi sepanjang perjalanan ke Betong. Laluan pintas @ highway baru Betong ke Yala telah siap dibina. Laluan 'hilly' by pass pekan Betong ini amat menarik utk kaki basikal ..... !

Jarak dan laluan yg sesuai utk 'warm up' sebelum mendaki. Jalan raya pun cantik ..... well maintain !

before d climb ...... already 'kena' 20km+ rolling !

B4 7km mother climb . . . 'fueling' kelapa pandan muda !

ODD pun pekena juga kelapa pandan 'jaga badan' ......

Gambar ini dirakam berhampiran dgn Pintu Gerbang sebelum menuju ke Piyamit Tunnel. Waktu ini rasa berdebar-debar.....dalam hati: "boleh ka aku climb dgn RB niii". Tuan Fadzil dah bagi warning: "Ly, aku kat sini sahaja....hang naik laa. Aku dah try tapi tak boleh. Lama tak training". You all carry on.....i nak patah balik".

Rakan2 yg lain dah mula mendaki i.e. 1st Khalib, Farhoud dan Yus Betong, Disusuli Mait Apit dan Zizan. Diikuti Koko Odd & Mat Awang. Ana last ~ nak tenteram degup jantung yg kencang he he he :-)

Ana mengikuti Abang Mat dari belakang ...... permulaan mendaki agak baik walau terpaksa 'zig-zag'. Sukar mengerah tenaga dgn gradient yg melampau. Peluh 'lencun'..... sempat tarik zip jersi utk beri ruang udara yg lebih selesa semasa mendaki. Ujian pertama mendaki dari pintu gerbang ke Piyamit Tunnel 'sukses'. Tapi nafas kencang ...... entah brpa MHR pun tak tau ?

Dari bawah Piyamit Tunnel dah boleh nampak route 7km menjalar di atas bukit.....'mak oiiiiii' ~ Sepanjang mendaki, tiada kenderaan melalui route ini .....

Gradient pacak ..... menggerunkan !

...::: Scott Speedster S6 Down :::...
Berhenti utk ambill nafas & recovery. Tak mampu utk buat se-nafas.
Degupan jantung kencang,

~ Mother climb.........welcome all Kaki Kayuh ~

...::: Punctured :::...
The best time to take rest @ recovery......he he he !

~ Rest & Recovery ~
...::: My mind tells me to give up.....but my heart Won't let me :::...
.....get up and ride.....

Memang Ana rasa sukar utk 'conquer' 7km long climb ini dalam 'se-nafas'. Ana terpaksa henti, ambil nafas, baring, relax & enjoy the pain. Kaki tidak cukup kuat utk maintain cadence mendaki.....:-(

Puas ~ apabila dapat complete satu loop yg amat 'menyiksakan' ini.....puas kerana tak 'cramp' dan tak injured. Cuma, ada ketika terpaksa tolak basikal tuu dan terharu dgn gradient yg sukar ditawan. Insya'Allah ~ Ana akan cuba lagi !

Note: Piyamit ~ i will come again :

• need more push up ....
• more squat exercise .....
• don't care if i fail again .....
  
• Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. ~ Samuel Backett
  

...::: Quick, Easy, Effective :::...

• Start by doing one body-weight squat and 10 pushups
• Rest for 30 seconds, and then do 2 squats and 9 pushups
• Gradually work your way up to 10 squats and down to 1 pushup

Common mistakes:

• Warm up your muscles and get your heart rate up before performing push ups by jogging, or jump rope etc.
• The first mistake is raising or lowering the hips too much, you should be in a straight line head to toe!
• Breathing – Exhale when you go up, inhale while going down
• Try not to lock your elbows as doing so this stresses your joints unnecessarily
• Stretch! Before and after performing push ups.
• Position your hands and feet accordingly to the type of push up you perform. This this is critical in some forms of push-ups to avoid injury.

Reference .... click: "Push" Yourself

...::: Squats :::...

Click Squat Calisthenic Exercise

Note:
"I use both techniques 'push up & squat' .... NO COST....and enjoy doing it"

~ Last but not least ..... my special thanks to ~

Razif @ BalingBiker

~ my frenz ~
Left: Farhoud, ramly SP, Yus Betong, Khalib Ironman, Mait Apit, Tn Fadzil, Koko Odd,
Abg Mat Awang and Zizan

"Memang best ... tak kering gusi dgn gelagat dan gurau senda kawan2"

~ Kita jumpa lagiiiiiii ~