Eeewww...dirty dirty!

The gym….a place where we all go sweat out our fats, pressure from work and for some of us, pleasure from the pain inflicted upon ourselves.

But, have you ever wondered about gym cleanliness? After all, you get 1001 blokes and chicks using every goddamn machines and apparatus, coupled with their very sweaty hands (depending on your luck, the guy may not even have washed his hands after pee pee) and bods.

I could, more or less, through observation point out areas in the gym where it could be listed as the few dirtiest, or should I say ‘germ-iest’!

Here goes:

1. Mats – have you ever seen number of bodies that lie on those mats?

2. Dumbells, barbells, weight machines – if the guy before you had washed his hands after pee pee, then is slightly better. Else, just imagine all those hands (god knows where they have all been!).Better yet, if the guy before you, out in a pair of really, really short tight underwear……suggest you bring a bottle of Dettol to disinfect that seat!

3. Bicycle seat – I don’t even wanna go near this one….the number of sweaty ass……hope you clean your bikes before jumping onto it!

4. Toilets and shower – do you really want me to elaborate on this? I am sure for those of us who hang out at the gym, we have seen what we don’t need to see.

So, the next time you are at the gym, think about the hygiene and maybe walking around with a packet of disinfectant wipes would be a great idea!

Not that Energized!

Did my first race after my operation last Saturday – The Energizer Night Run 2011. I ran ok, not too bad for someone who hasn’t run for good 2 months.

But what was even more disappointing was not my run, but more of the organizer. It was such a poorly organized marathon that I have encountered personally.

*The first water station encountered was at the 4^th km mark…hmmm…normally there would be one in sight at the 2km mark…you cannot assume that everyone in the race are experienced runners and that they can wait till 4km mark to hydrate.

*Surprisingly what was at the 2km mark was a St John’s station for runners to ease their cramps…seriously…at the 2km mark…plzzzz…we were just warming up!

*Water was not served in cups. Instead we had the options of either grabbing a 1.5litre bottle or can/s of Gatorade!!!! Goodness gracious…how do u expect us to finish the 1.5 litre bottle of water at one go???!!! You damn stupid organizer! Hence, can we all imagine the wastage and ALLLLLLL the plastic bottles thrown in the circuit!

*As we cross the finish line, there was not even a MILO van in sight nor water nor Gatorade! (And I found out much later that all of these were parked behind part of the building, where you will first need to fight the damn 2km queue for Goodie Bag, BEFORE you get to the drinks!). In most races, these are all available and IN SIGHT couple of meters away FROM the finishing line!

*I don’t even wanna talk about the Goodie bag collection…let’s not even start!

All I know is I paid RM 50 for entry fee, RM 10 for farking parking in some stupid palm oil estate which had no proper lighting, RM 15 for toll, RM 15 for petrol…..

To the Energizer Night Run organizers and the brand owners….do you seriously think you will be getting the same support from the runners in 2012? Think again….

Serious shit!

Is there truly such a thing as “mental strength”? What is the relation between mental strength and how much the physical body can take, not seeing a finishing line, just focused on taking the next step?

We have all seen how world class athletes do it…pushing that last mile, enduring all pain (and joy at the end). Let’s not even talk about the able-bodied athletes…how about the Paralympics? Thomas Edison and his 1000 light bulbs experiment…before he got that ONE bulb. Film producers who’s had multiple failures before that one film breaks it for them. Those who are less fortunate who’s had to fight their way all of their lives for things we take for granted.

Do most of us draw our own ‘finishing line’? Or is there any ‘finishing line’ at all for some of us? How far will your ‘mental strength’ take you? How will it determine where you draw your ‘finishing line’? Will you ever ever give up?

Think about it, if you have set your mind to it, the body will follow….perhaps…if only you will allow it to…

Are we back on track already?

No, the PB is not dead yet…*no...PB had not been lazing around either…wish I was!* have just been so busy last one week. Did my TRX training and have been very busy with trying to get a hang of it. To top it all up, was also busy trying to get my run back in tempo.

I was also supposed to have gone to Hanoi last week with Hammy 3, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, I had to give up the farking trip…AAARGGHHHHH!!!!!WTF!!!!

Anyway, I have to focus on my first run in 2 weeks time….wish me luck!