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| Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:31 AM PST BRIDGE-WIDENING WORK The emergency and motorcycle lanes at both bounds along Shah Alam Expressway between Hicom Interchange and Seafield Interchange will be closed from today until July 26, to facilitate bridge-widening work. All expressway users are advised to be careful and adhere to traffic signages along the construction area. For enquries, call Kesas hotline 03-5633 7188 or visit www.kesas.com.my. TRAFFIC ROUTE CHANGES As of Dec 31 at 10.30am, DBKL will implement traffic route changes along Jalan Rahim Kajai 13 and Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, from two ways to one way. The traffic along Jalan Rahim Kajai 13 will be changed to one-way and traffic along Lorong Rahim Kajai 14 will be re-routed towards Jalan Rahim Kajai. The same re-routing from two-way to one-way was applied yesterday at 10.30am involving part of Jalan Bintang 2, Taman Sri Bintang, KL. STRONG WIND ALERT The Northeasterly winds over 60kmph with waves more than 5.5m off Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, East Johor, Sarawak, FT Labuan, Sabah (interior, west coast and Kudat), Samui, Tioman, Bunguran, Condore, Reef North, Reef South, Layang-Layang and Palawan are expected to continue until Thursday. This condition of strong winds and rough seas is dangerous to all coastal and shipping activities including workers on oil platforms. MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT There will be a self-realisation programme with music for mind, body and spirit organised by PPVND and Astro Vannavil on Jan 7 from 9am to 12.30pm at the MPPJ Library hall in Jalan Selangor, Seksyen 3, Petaling Jaya. Admission is free. For details, call Ching Hooi at 012-2100481. TALK ON THE UNIVERSE There will be a free talk by Prof Datuk Dr Mazlan Othman on "The Unknown Universe" on Jan 4 at the Theatrette, Planetarium Negara in Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. Admission is free. Closing date for registration is Jan 2. To register, contact Hermayanti/Seetha at 03-2694 9898 or email herma@akademisains.gov.my / seetha@akademisains.gov.my. BOOK SALE The Crescent's biggest book sale is back again with more varieties until Jan 1 at MBPJ Multipurpose Hall, Jalan BU 3/1 Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya. Discounts of 80% and prices as low as RM1 are available. ART EXHIBITION Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM) is holding two art exhibitions at Wisma Kebudayaan SGM, from now until Jan 1 from 11am to 6pm. Admission is free. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Rookie marathoners get valuable tips during clinic Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:31 AM PST THE beginners overcame the challenging start, especially the steady uphill climb stretch, on the 6km trial run recently in preparation for next season's Multi-Purpose Insurans Run starting from the Padang Merbok carpark in Kuala Lumpur. It was a new experience for the rookies, to gauge their progress in the familiarisation outing going around the actual course for the upcoming proper run scheduled at the same venue on Jan 8, 2012. Newcomer Jasmine Sek said she was delighted to chalk up tremendous improvement over the past two months as a build-up to tackling the longer 12km distance at the upcoming event. "It was fun joining the My First Run Clinic training sessions with my mother Jessica Khor and aunt Angie Ng. Besides getting in shape, we have also learned a lot and gained valuable knowledge related to running from the workshops hosted after the runs on every Saturday. It was also interesting to mingle with others exploring the joy of running. After going past the half-way mark today, I am ready to compete in the 12km run," the 25-year-old manager added. The www.runnersmalaysia.com.my website co-founders Wan Yew Leong and Jamie Pang have been guiding their eager learners through the paces in the three-month initiative leading up to the main run. They have adopted certain training methods from the New York Road Runners' programme for beginners tackling the 4.2km course around the Lake Gardens. Initially, they have divided the 4.2km route into five segments of approximately 800m for each section and encouraged the trainees to combine jog and brisk walk in completing the distance. "The turnout has been encouraging with a group of 30 regular faces showing up to join the training sessions. Several of them have been running on their own but found it more lively to be part of the group in adding variety to their usual training regime. For the beginners, we are pleased with their gradual progress because they found the right momentum running the full distance of 4.2km all the way without stopping. The 6km trial run served as a boost to their confidence in convincing them that they are on the right track," said the former Pacesetters Athletic Club Malaysia (PACM) president Yew Leong. The hosts have also invited several key speakers including a chiropractor, a cardiologist and fitness trainer to enlighten the participants on issues related to running after their training on selected weeks. Among other topics covered were running injuries and prevention, selecting the right fit running shoes and balance diet for sports. For the 6km route, the two sections are women's and men's above 16 years. The six categories for the 12km course are women's and men's above 16 years; women's veteran 35 to 45 years; men's veteran 40 to 50 years; women's senior veteran above 45 years; and men's senior veteran above 50 years. "As we will be using timing chips for the 12km sections, we can only accommodate a maximum field of 2,255 runners and there are only limited places available. However, we can still cater for the last minute entries in both the shorter 6km events," said Yew Leong. Alliance Bank and New Balance are the two main partners for the run. For details, visit www.mpibrun.com.my Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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