A little flashback My first experience taking part in a hill-climb event was at the Shimano U.C.I. - King of Mountain Ipoh in 2011. 54km of endless climbing from Simpang Pulai (start at Bomba* Simpang Pulai). *(oh did you know that 'bomba' (Bahasa Melayu for fireman) actually originates from the Portugese language? Bombeiro ! The... Continue Reading →
Tanjung Bidara Challenge 2018 : Race report
Half a decade since my last triathlon I can't say how delightful I was to make it through the swim last Sunday morning. 5 years is a long time and for those who have shy-ed away from triathlons due to life/career commitment, I feel you. I have continued taking part in races even when I... Continue Reading →
Purpose Performance Wear – Long trisuit soft launch @ Cycle Studios, TTDI (10 Nov 2018)
A gratitude shout out to Geoff for extending the invite to me to attend the soft launch for a purpose built trisuit by Team Purpose- a Purpose Performance Wear. So there I was, just a couple of hours ago interested to find out what Team Purpose is bringing to the table, for female triathletes, especially... Continue Reading →
Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon Earns Industry Accolades
STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON EARNS INDUSTRY ACCOLADES Malaysia’s Premier Running Event Bags Two Gold SPIA Asia Awards Bangkok, November 2017: The Standard Chartered KL Marathon (SCKLM) cemented its pre-eminent position as the premier running event in the country by clinching Gold in two categories at the annual SPIA Asia event (Asia’s Sports Industry Awards... Continue Reading →
Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2017 (belated report)
2017: My reality It has always been a mission to keep fit and healthy especially more after giving birth to my kids. Prior to marriage I had the time of my life doing what I wanted to do and like in the sports realm. Adrenaline was the game and satisfaction was the reward. My yearly... Continue Reading →
Almost 36,000 runners at 9th Standard Chartered KL Marathon – Kenyan Cosmas romps home in personal best
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2017: Close to 36,000 runners converged on Dataran Merdeka to take part in the 9th edition of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon today. Cosmas Matolo Muteti,from Kenya won the Full Marathon Men’s Open category in a time of 2:18:43 to take home USD17,500 while the Full Marathon Women’s Open category was... Continue Reading →
Coming back to claim your fitness goal? Here are 5 tips.
Step 1 Whether its a 'return' , challenge or simply ,to be fit and healthy again, give yourself a pat on the back. This is the first step to claiming a fitness goal, THE WANTING ! Ready? Read on ! Step 1 For this first step of getting back your fitness, you should have at least... Continue Reading →
The Soul of a Butterfly : Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Legends are not born everyday, but this one will certainly live forever. Live to inspire -missjewelz- Muhammad Ali Funeral to Be  Held in Hometown Louisville Reflection on Life's Journey : An autobiography of Ali
Penang International Duathlon and Triathlon 2016
Triathlon history in Pulau Mutiara, Pulau Pinang If there is one event I have definitely been missing out, it will be this one. For a fourth time this year ! Please leave a shout out in the comment box if you did participate in the multisports event held in Pulau Pinang Pulau Mutiara (Pear of... Continue Reading →
Ramadhan Spirit + Olympics
Questions...questions.. Salam and greetings. Four days to Eid u Fitr ! 🙂 Man, Ramadhan this year went by rather quickly innit ? Pejam celik, we're already in the last week of this holy month. Hopefully it has been a good Ramadhan spiritually and physically for all of us. This is the bonus month for all... Continue Reading →
Halu ….!
Salam Jumaat kepada semua para pembaca yang sama ada kebetulan membaca entri ini.. and to those who have subscribed to missjewelz.wordpress.com 🙂 Been waiting for this breather to actually write ANYTHING.. boy it does feel a lil strange not being able to update this dearest blog of mine lately. Anyways, I hope its not too... Continue Reading →
Making do the lunch break
Went for a 20mins run during lunch yesterday. With the new job, environment and increasing work load, it is even trickier for me to achieve the a healthy-life balance, well, compared to my old work place. I am trapped 0830-1730 hrs daily , 9 hours a day and 45 hours a week. I felt so out-of-shape the first... Continue Reading →