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| Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:24 AM PDT AMBANK Group staff are gearing up in full force for the PJ Half Marathon 2011 this weekend. Some 20 staff gathered for a training session at KLCC Park, Kuala Lumpur, where they shared some tips among each other. Izham Jamaluddin, 27, is no stranger to the world of sports as he has been running in track events. The Malaysia Games athlete is participating in 10km run for long endurance. "The most important thing is warming up correctly before you run and try to maintain the time. "PJ Half Marathon is a fun thing for us to take part in," he said. Nur Raziela Razali, 25, will be running for the first time as a way to take part in the company'sactivities. "Usually we get too busy with work and can't take part in the activities, so this is just nice for me. "I have been training at the park here as well as at home. It's a great effort to bring everyone together and get to know other people as well through this event," she said. For Yeoh B.L, 34, this will be second time joining the marathon since 2007. He has been training at the gym doing cycling, treadmill, weights and stepping. "For me, this presents a great way for us to build our teamwork, so that we will have a healthier lifestyle and brings us closer together," he said. Team captain Ruslan Kasim said the staff have been meeting regularly for training apart from training at the gym. AmBank Group public affairs head Syed Anuar Syed Ali said at least 100 staff members have agreed to participate in the marathon. This is seen as the company's corporate social responsibility in line with the objective of reaching out to the community and create a better workplace. "This will help ensure a healthy lifestyle and increase productivity. Most young people are enthusiastic about meeting their friends. "It encourages camaraderie as they might move from half to longer distance," he said. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| MBSA start training for next season’s FAS League Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:19 AM PDT SHAH ALAM City Council (MBSA) have started early preparations for the Football Association of Selangor (FAS) League. MBSA team manager T. Anbarasan said they had set a high target for the team in the Premier Division of FAS League. "We are aiming for a quarter-final spot in the league. For that, we have to finish as one of the top two teams in the group,'' said Anbarasan. Last season, MBSA, coached Tarmizi Ismail, were third in the group and lost to UMW in the FA Cup. This year, MBSA took part in the Local Council football competition in Johor Baru. They qualified for the final but lost 0-1 to Johor Baru City Council. For finishing as runners-up, the management had rewarded the MBSA players and officials with a holiday to Langkawi. Early this month, MBSA were in action in Datuk Bandar Cup. There were two groups — Industries and Youth — and MBSA were champions in the Industry category, RRI Youth were champions in the Youth section. Both MBSA and RRI Youth in the final to determine who wins the Datuk Bandar Cup. The final is expected to be played after the Malaysia Cup competition. Ambarasan said they were looking forward to the final and had intensified their training programme. "We are currently training thrice a week. The players are showing a lot commitment in training and are determined to win the Datuk Bandar Cup. "All the players in the team are employees of MBSA. In the past we had outsiders to strengthen the team. "But now we have decided to rely only on our employees. We also don't give any training allowance to the players. The only incentive they get is travelling allowance that they get on match day. But the management will reward the players if they win honours in the league or any other competition,'' said Anbarasan. The MBSA will play a series of friendly matches to maintain the players' fitness throughout the season. "The new season will kick off in January. We have another two months. The friendly matches will keep the players in the competitive mood.'' Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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