Belly of the Beast

My 3 days stay at KL, was a short but memorable one. A good race, with great company! :-)
Many who went there achieved their PBs, despite the many steep climbs in the race.

"Don't try anything new on race day that you haven't tried in training before." I defied that saying on race day.  As I had just lost by Bikilas the week before, Ezan lent me his Nike Air Shoes before the race. It was quite flexible too, I just feared that I will not experience cramping again, like what happened when I wore my Asics during the 15km Progressive Series Run. His shoe was quite flexible and had minimal cushioning too.
The full marathon was flagged off at 4.30am, my 21km started at 6.00am sharp. I figured that if I stuck to a 5.30 pace, I will be able to get a timing of 1:50 or lower.

At the start line, I met a couple of familiar faces like Qi Hui and Ivan, along with many other F1 Runners. Even at the start line, my tummy was already making lots of noise which only I could here despite the loud head-banging dub-step music being played. The stomach pains, was most probably due to the 100PLUS I drank earlier, they both don't exactly get along well.

At the start line in Dataran Merdeka

I ran the first 5km of the race in about 23:40, way too fast, guess the pre-race excitement got the better of me once again, I slowed down to avoid a poor finish, and to go back on pace. Reached the 10k mark at about 51 minutes. The pace seemed relatively comfortable, and a sub 1:50 finish looked achievable. That was when the belly of the beast awakened.

For the next 10km, I slowed down my pace a lot, but I did not stop. I didn't consume any gels or bananas as I was afraid it will worsen my stomachache. I even thought of sitting on the portable thrones, but I told myself that I could hold it off till the end.I didn't drink any isotonic drinks along the route either. Where are non-carbonated drinks when you needed them? It was a truly tough mental battle, but nothing was going to stop me. 


Arafat was tracking me using a mobile app, and according to the app, I passed the 15.5km mark at 1:20:18 with a pace of 05:11min/km. 


I did experience some signs of cramping, so at around the 16km, I alllowed the volunteers to spray some Salonpas at my legs. I didn't experience any cramps for the run, and my post-race recovery was much quicker compared to the Sundown Marathon. 




So, after a hard fought battle with the belly of the beast, I manage to cross the finishing line with a PB of 01:52:25, knowing that my next target would be a sub 1:50. Despite the hills and the boring views, it was a good run and a great learning experience for me. Many fellow Singaporeans were present at the race too, most of them nailing their PBs due to the good weather conditions.There were many familiar faces from IMD and of course the Freaks too. 

My Dad ran the 10.6km run in 01:14, despite a injury. 

At the end of the race, while we were waiting for Shariff to finish, one of the runners slipped near the finish line and suffered a injury above his right eye, it swelled up immediately and most of us runners rushed to his aid. He was an elderly Japanese Man, thankfully there was a lady who could speak Japanese nearby. We elevated his legs, and formed a human wall to shade him. Once again, we see the unity that sports brings about. Although there was an ambulance nearby, it took more than 10 minutes for it to arrive. The Policeman there was very unprofessional and asked runners to carry the man to the side of the road, when clearly the man was shaking violently, carrying him would only further aggravate his possible injuries. We took instructions from a lady who had some medical knowledge. She advised us to elevate his legs and another man was constantly keeping track of his pulse. While the Japanese Lady constantly encouraged him and was speaking to him. A couple of runners started to fan him too. The ambulance arrived soon after, I hope he had a speedy recovery. 

Shariff arrived at about 06:08, his fastest in 2012 thus far. We all finished together.

















Well, my next overseas run will be the PBIM in November where I will be running the 10km Junior Category. This time, all of Team Maverickz will be participating, so we will surely have great fun. 

Clouds

I'm blogging from Changi Airport Terminal 1 right now using the Blogger App. I can't exactly say that I am ready for this run, I'm quite exhausted after returning from the 5 days @ OBS just yesterday.

The 5 days at OBS wasn't exactly fun, but I had a very satisfying time helping my team mates through mental and physical challenges and putting a smile on their faces.

I learnt that 'It's the small actions in life that matter,' and also I learnt what is truly necessary for us. Bathing in Quarries and playing classic card games like Old Maid, or simply watching the stars in the night in sticky sweaty tents, it was all an eye-opening experience on how we were losing our connection with nature.

Even simple things like listening to Payphone in the middle of a 11 Hour Sea Expedition was a luxury. It was simple, priceless fun with the peeps, despite the rain, mud, and their allies. At the end of the 5 days, new bonds were made, and unforgettable memories have been created. It has made me a better outdoor leader too, with new skills of prioritising and providing feedback. I can apply these skills in my everyday life too. I would love to return to OBS in the future.

This is my watch, Tenzing from Camp 2 Alpha. We are a bunch of vibrant colours, and when we come together, our strength is amplified and our weaknesses are minimised.

Tenzing is like any cloud in the sky, with 4 stages.
1. Forming Stage
- Where we as single clouds start to merge to form a larger cloud, we are all very polite and formal.
2. Norming Stage
- We get used to one another, getting to know personalities, strengths and weaknesses, the cloud is large and heavy now.
3. Storming Stage
- We let it loose, we are out of our comfort zone, we are all tensed, sticky and sweaty, pushed both physically and mentally, it brings out both the best and the worst among us. Rain pours out from the cloud. Flashes of brilliance, lightning, also appear.
4. Rainbow
- The different colors come together to form a spectacular sight for all to see. We are united and share a common vision, the end is in sight, we truly understand one another and have seen the products of our unity.

This was shared to us by our instructor, Kerrie. I admire the high level of professionalism and discipline displayed by all the instructors at OBS.

                      The stars wouldn't shine if it wasn't for the dark, guess what, all they needed was a spark.

Tenzing, our paths in life may not lead to crossroads, but we will always have the spirit of Tenzing in us.

Showing the people around me that if they wanted to do it, they could do it was very satisfying. Out shared hunger and desire for success made us unstoppable.








Right now, I'm going to board the plane. Haven't been in one for almost two years now, I will give my absolute best and enjoy myself in KL. Soon after, I have to focus more on my studies, to bring up my grades.







For all those racing, have a superb run.

Lost Bikilas

Today after a fun-filled Banana Relay, I was heading back home with Lenney, and when I got home, an unpleasant surprise awaited me. Usually I will velcro my Bikilas to the strings on my haversack, but today when I reached home, I noticed that my Bikilas were not there anymore.

I boarded bus service 856 from Admiralty Road (BEF R.M.N. Barracks) at abt 1130am to Yishun Bus Interchange. Then we took 853 for just one stop as we took the wrong bus, headed back to Yishun MRT and took the train to Toa Payoh MRT.

I think the shoes would most probably dropped inside bus 856. This is a picture of my shoes.

Please contact me at 90908905 if you have seen it, thanks.

Back 2 Life

What's Up!

Yes, we did get a face lift! Thanks to Lenney Leong for adding in the soothing music by Yiruma to our blog. Also our banner is shot by Adi Sufian, the awesome photographer/teacher we met at the Metta Charity Run. Oh, and did I mention he is a marathon runner and used to be a PTI, together with super agent Moon too before?
Yes, the complete package.

This is my personal favourite photo.

Team SBR (Crazy Poses)

I just received the certificate for the Metta Charity Run this afternoon as I was on my way back home.

After an awesome 4 day retreat in KL with my mates, I came back today. Had lots of fun, and my waistline might have gained a couple of inches too I guess. But its ok, there's nothing a good dose of pavement pounding can't solve.

The hotel we stayed in had a state-of-the-art gymnasium, on the first day I ran for about 15 minutes at a 12km/h pace and 5 minutes at a 13km/h pace. The second morning, I ran for 10 minutes at a 13.5km/h pace, followed by some static core strengthening exercises, and finished off with 5 minutes at 14km/h. It was a killer pace, the music played over the stereos kept me going, and the stunning views too. You could look at the same landscape for a 100 times and still be amused. We spent a lot of time in the pool, doing what we like to call 'play water.'(I don't know how to swim) Unless, you accept an unsynchronised series of motions, with the occasional dramatic gasp for air which I like to call the doggy-style. ;-) 

The best children's movie I ever watched, great morals!

I had a great time during the trip and I can't wait to visit KL again on the 23rd for the SCKLM Half Marathon, but before that Lenney and I will be Going Bananas this Sunday, we will be volunteering for Ben's ultra fun filled no frills relay run. And then next week we'll have a 5 Day Outward Bound Singapore Course in Pulau Ubin too.

So after a fun-filled trip, it's now back to reality!

I couldn't find a song more apt for this.. Also, check out the background story to this song, pretty inspiring stuff from Sean! 

The weekend is just one day away, hang in there world!

Macritchie Trail Run 10km

Finally back to the blog, have not been posting lately.. Yesterday went for a 10km trail run and had enjoyed running.

I was actually planning to run with SBR at the following morning but was not feeling well. I then felt guilty for not running as I planned to do so the day before. Thus, I decided to go for a run in the evening around 4pm.

Most runners always have a problem - Laziness

And I'm one of them. At 3pm, I was thinking whether I should head for a short run instead because it was getting late and was afraid Macritchie will be dark. I always have this problem and I need to overcome it.

I then told myself, no matter how dark is it as long as I have that determination and endurance, I believe God will always be around helping me.

Thus, I went to take bus 157 and head towards Macritchie trails.

I started running the moment I reached there, and begin really slow. (Pace: 8min/km)

I did not speed up and maintained a really slow pace as I know that my pace will get slower and slower later. So I began slow and steady.

Although the journey was painful (leg cramps/pain) and tiring, I did not give up and made it to the ending point. I also met few people such as Yao Ming and several other runners from Raffles Secondary (fast runners) and trekkers.

I will be running another 10km today, as I aim to run at least 50-60km in a week.

Punggol Active Passion Run

The Punggol Active Passion Run, or Punggol Waterway as it is more commonly known, was held successfully this morning. With a affordable registration fee of $25 for the 10km competitive run and $20 for the 5km run, runners turned up in big numbers to pound the pavement while enjoying the breeze of Punggol Waterway.

There was a late change to the route for the 10km run, with the organizers heeding advice from the Land Transport Authority and Traffic Police. Some members of the forum on sgrunners.com welcomed this new change as they found the new map easier to understand in comparison to the older one.

Personally it didn't matter much to me as I have not ran at punggol before, so I was looking forward to running in a new location.













For this run, there were about 8 freaks attending it, a small but strong force of demons!

The early birds

The run flagged off at 7.30am sharp, near the start line, I saw many familiar faces like Ganesh from Sundown and Vasant from IMD, just to name a few. Halim advised me to start off slightly faster than targeted pace as the running route would get quite narrow after the first 1km or so. And so we both started off at a fast pace, then once we were in Punggol Waterway, we settled in at our target pace. My goal was to get a Sub 50, my first Sub 50, and I wanted to do this run for Nur. 

Halim and Me at the start of the race

The first 3km or so, I was maintaining a steady 5.00 pace, only off by a few seconds. Around the 3km mark, I got a shock. They were giving out bottled unchilled NeWater at the Hydration Points. I didn't take it as I knew it would be time consuming to actually open up the bottles and stop running to drink from it. Halim running fast and soon he was out of my sight, I was sure he could get a Sub 50 if he maintained that pace. 

At the U Turn Point, Hamrit overtook me. Although he was still nursing his injuries, he was flying. He picked up his pace at about the 4.8km mark for a strong finish. He even overtook Halim with 2km to go! Way to go bro Hamrit! 

As for myself it was a mental struggle, as each distance marker passed by, my pace was decreasing. I didn't stop running for the first 8km, but I could feel some muscle fatigue in my legs, I didn't bring my legs up towards my butt to get a proper stride, was landing heavily too. Have to work on that, it always happens when I feel tired. But of course, all I needed was a look at my right wrist.. seeing the three letter word there kept me going.

The last hydration served HTWO. HTWO in bottles which were not chilled. What was the point of serving HTWO at almost the end of the race? You won't be able to replenish the sodium and carbohydrates in time, at there was less than 2km to go. I ended up only drinking 1/3 of the bottle. I remember I threw away the bottle just in time when I saw the lens of this photographer, Mr. Low Khia Khing. 

The familiar expression

At the 8km mark, checking against my watch, I lost hopes of doing a Sub 50. I passed the 8km marker at around 42 minutes, I just picked up the pace for a strong finish. When we exited from Punggol Waterway, a short but winding uphill stretch awaited us. After emerging, I saw the finish line up ahead. It seemed too near. I checked against my watch and it showed 49 minutes, I thought to myself that there was still a chance, so I sprinted towards the end, clocking an unofficial time of about 49:46. I looked up to the sky and smiled.

Halim's Garmin showed that the distance was about 9.8km, not a full 10km, didn't exactly feel like one either but it's alright. I know where I must work on to improve for the next run! Hamrit and Halim both got Sub 50 timings. All the freaks who attended the event broke their Personal Best timings. My Dad also got a personal best of 1:09:36! Kudos to all!

We just PB-ed!

The event in general was decent, they handled the narrow running route and late change of route well. They could have improved on the hydration points, which I hope they will change next year. Well done Punggol Runners for organizing the first ever Punggol Waterway Run! 

Tomorrow, I will be leaving to Kuala Lumpur for a retreat with my mates, will try to hit the gym and at least go for a short run when I'm there. 

My next run will be the Half Marathon at Standard Chartered KL Marathon on 24th June. 

Kick ASSphalt!

God Loved Her More..

Towards the end of my previous post, I said that I had a very great piece of news to share with you. Man.. This is so self-contradictory.

Well, this was the good news I was referring too,

Joint statement by Ms Rima McDonald and Ms Mariani Ismail on Little Nur’s Heart Fund: We did not know Little Nur’s family previously, but we were moved by this little girl’s plight to start a private online donation drive. When we started the drive on 25th May 2012, our goal was to raise US$200,000 (about S$240,000) for her heart transplant operation. Within a week, many Singaporeans came forward to help. The collection exceeded S$300,000 by 2nd June 2012 (5pm). We thank everyone, including the media and all the volunteers, for their support. Little Nur’s plight has now caught the attention of some charitable organisations which would like to assist Little Nur’s family. We are confident they can do a better job to help Little Nur. All private donations have been and are still with Little Nur’s parents, Norleen Osman and Mohd Ghazali. They are looking after the fund. Please feel free to address all concerns and issues to them directly at 91825754 or via their email at littlenurheartfund@gmail.com or kyla_08@live.com.sg. Norleen can also be reached through her facebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/wynn.kyla Our private fundraising campaign’s objective has been met and therefore has ended today, 3rd June 2012. It is time for us to focus back on our families and our work.

And a comment by her on the same post..

She has all the help she needs now because we've all spread news about her plight all over the web and her need for funding... AND NO ONE is claiming victory! it is an announcement to end the donation drive that we all have been working on... More importantly, WE, STRANGERS, did all we could for her in the best way we know how... my question now to you is... have you? if you did, good for you, welcome to the club! - Rima McDonald
Alhamdullilah.. it's all in god's hands now :-)

Indeed it is in God's Hands, and this morning at 3:50am we found out God had a different plan in mind for Little Nur. Nur passed away this morning, the sister/daughter we all never had returned to god. I am not sure about the cause of her passing, will update on that if more information will be released soon. God loved the little fighter more.

I just didn't get it, the 'WHYs?!' were popping up all over my mind. It was unfair, just plain unfair. But everything had a reason, right? I tried to find a reason for this, it was so close to being one of humanity's greatest victories, uniting for  a new heart, and then there was this abrupt ending. 

I couldn't make sense of it, after a couple of hours, trying to digest what happened, I thought maybe it was just an example by that God wanted to show us. He wanted to remind us of the power of humanity, and that all of us had so much in common. Nur wasn't related to us in anyway, but still we all came together to help her. And word of Nur, spread around quickly, and made its way to many ears, all due to the effort everyone put it. 

You see, God has his reasoning for everything, some reasons will be too complex for us to even understand, we may not have the capacity to look at the bigger picture. But now, I hope to make some sense of this, and interpret this in my point of view..

God wanted to show us, that behind our branded clothing, and beneath our elephant-thick skin, we all had the same crimson red blood flowing inside. And we should help one another when in need, despite any differences that might seem to exist.

Why create a wall when there isn't one? 

Before money existed, our economy was based on the exchange of good deeds. An example would be the Tarahumaras, they don't have any form of currency, and they are the happiest beings on this planet. All these things are getting us nowhere. 

We have no excuse not to help one another. 

“Save yourself from the (Hell) Fire even with half a date (to be given in charity). And if you do not find, then with a good pleasant word.” – Collected by Al-Bukhari

Maybe, Nur was the single greatest example of our time. There is still hope for Humanity. Do not feel sad for Nur, her suffering has ended, and she is in a much happier place now. I do hope that everyone realizes this, I know it's easier said than done. Instead of mourning her death, we must celebrate her life.

When she suffered, even though we think we aren't related in any way, we still felt her pain. This effort for Nur, made us not see the 'insignificant' things, like skin colour, socio-economic background, we came together despite the many factors that might serve as a barrier. Nur taught us many things if we just think about it, we all made use of the networks we had, the specific skillset that god has granted us, to help Nur. There are a million things we can take away from this. Thank you God for sending Nur to this earth for a short period of 4 years, but even after 400 years, she will never be forgotten. 

Look around you, when you see the people in Africa, or even the homeless at the bus stops near your house, remember what you did for Nur. You can do something, to help him or her. And you will. 

I was reading through the comments on Nur's page. And I am disgusted to see a few souls asking about what will happen to the money. You gave the money to charity and out of sincerity, don't expect it back. You will get something in return, what is it, will be based on God's plans for you. Maybe, we can all unite to raise money for heart transplant research in Singapore, so no one will go through what Little Nur did. Please, come to your senses guys. And see what is really important. It's not worth it to get angry over this.

We have to stop being so materialistic. The world is in a mess right now, we can try to deny that by living in our own small 'happy' lives, but it's time to wake up, unite, and harness the true power of humanity. What a small group of people did for Nur, is just 5 seconds of the trailer. The main movie is yet to happen. 6 billion people, is a big number. We all have to believe that it is possible, and start working on it.

Greece, Global Warming, Inflation, the list goes on and on. We need to wake up, and focus on the significant things. Life is short, we must live it long. Maximize your impact on others; put their happiness and satisfaction before yours. 

Thank you, Nur. Your taught us a very valuable lesson, a harsh lesson. But it was needed.



Sorry for my limited vocabulary, but I do hope you understand what I am trying to say.. If I had offended anyone in this post, my sincere apologies.

RAN for Nur's New Heart

Yes, on the morning of 3rd June, we ran for Nur's New Heart in the most densely populated area of pavement pounders in Singapore. At about 8am, a small group of us, equipped with 'Golden Tickets' began our run from Carpark E2 at East Coast Park.

The small group with a big heart

Just before we started our run, Steven and Ramlan Ishak joined us. Steven is a very speedy runner I have met from IMD, usually kill myself trying to pace him. But he slowed down his pace by a lot to run and walk with us on that day, all for Nur. Thanks Steven! 

We started off at a slow and easy pace towards Bedok Jetty, along the way took many stops to talk to families and other people to share about what we were running for. Many people recognized Nur, probably due to the increased media exposure she got recently, and they were very interested in helping her. We gave away the golden tickets along the run too, we ran into Bedok Jetty also, as there were many people there. Along the way, we met a familiar friend, Ultrawomen Charlotte Teoh who was doing her LSDs there too. Charlotte has a very fun no frills running event coming up soon, it's called the Bunny Run. SBR, Ford Lim and many other running celebrities will be joining in the fun too. You can find out more about it here. 

The Golden Ticket

Then, we turned back towards Area C, we only covered the areas of East Coast Park where the most people were as to maximize the outreach. As I was running, someone took a sharp U-Turn and ran along side me. Looking to my right, I saw See Too! Was very happy to be running alongside him once again, he did  every good job and had fun at Sundown recently. He is a very good friend to run with. He thought we were starting at Carpark B2, but when he found out we were starting at E2, he started running towards the Food Center, in the hopes that we were running towards Fort Road, and we were. :-)

So we went ahead, and spoke to families, walkers, and people who were curious about the golden tickets.

After reaching Area C, we went into reverse gear and made our way back to the hut in front of Carpark E2 as we were running out of the slips too.

While we were running, the fantastic four of Ezan, Arafat, Min Paing and Valerie were also giving out flyers near the Food Center, alongside with the banner, informing the public that as they were speaking, a group of runners were running for her. Thanks for your great help volunteers! 

We ended of the run with smiles all around, and a great satisfaction in our hearts that we helped Nur and had great fun in the process too. 

Lenney with the banner. We have to constantly remind Lenney that his teeth won't fall out if he smiles!

After the run, the adults were having great laughs and banter, See Too was introduced to new friends too. See Too also shared with Arafat about his Atkin's Diet. The four students including myself, plunged into the sea straight away. 

We ended off a good run, with a good meal, at SBR's lobang makan house: Changi Airport Terminal 1 Canteen. All of us ate to our heart's content.

On that day, there were many other ongoing projects for Nur too, including a full concert in Bishan Park! Things seemed to be going in the right direction in the fundraising effort for Nur, and piece of very special news awaited us the following day which concerned Nur. I will share this great piece of News for you in my next post!

Run For A Reason 

MR25 Progressive Series 15km Results

MR25 just probably set the record for the longest time taken for race results to be posted online, almost one month. Just saying.

But personally, I'm fine with it, although I was a little impatient, but most of us knew our timings already, and the official results won't turn out much different. Maybe for those who want to check on their ranking, it had been a long wait, but nontheless, relying on it's kampung human 'timing chip' system which I have to admit is highly reliable, here are the results!

Allow me to list out the freaks in our Hall of Fame!

Saifu                          - Bib Number: 12, Timing: 2:02:49, Rank: 71
Ariffin Iskandar Sha   - Bib Number: 22, Timing: 1:27:26, Rank: 49
Lenney Leong            - Bib Number: 72, Timing: 2:21:13, Rank: 77
Tan Yew Meng          - Bib Number: 111, Timing: 1:06:33, Rank: 7
Asry Bin Kasim          - Bib Number: 112, Timing: 1:11:44, Rank: 20
Izhar Bin Mohamed    - Bib Number: 113, Timing: 1:37:19, Rank: 60
Rukhaizat Bin Rapsan - Bib Number: 114, Timing: 1:03:57, Rank: 4
Norhalim Bin Nordin  - Bib Number: 115, Timing: 1:40:55, Rank: 65
Abdul Halim               - Bib Number: 116, Timing: 1:46:44, Rank: 67
Chiang Meng Chai      - Bib Number: 208, Timing: 1:09:43. Rank: 14

That's all for results, give yourselves a big pat on the back! Many Freaks were not present that day, but they will make their comeback soon at the remaining two races.

The Freaks are giving all other runners a very good run for their money, both in the individual and team category.

The official pictures will be released on either the MR25 Website or Facebook Group soon. For now, we'll use a picture by Mr Ultraboy 315!

Lari Sama Demons

RUN for Nur's New Heart

Warmest greetings to all my friends,

This is a very urgent and important post, please pay close attention. It will only take a few minutes of your valuable time. 

Yestrday morning, at 10.30am, Shariff Abdullah (Singapore Blade Runner) accompanied by his team, visited a very special girl by the name of Adlea Ry'Kyla Muhammad Ghazali at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Nur, as she is affectionately known as, is a four year old girl who has myocarditis - a rare heart condition. As a result, her kidneys have deteriorated and she has a bloated abdomen, which presses against other organs, causing breathlessness, severe pain and fever. News about Nur has been spreading through the internet like wildfire, but the donations don't seem to reflect the number of likes or shares. When Shariff Abduallah first came to know about this, he felt a deep connection to Nur's condition as his daughter suffers from a similar condition. He wants to do something more, as he understands the amount of pain that Nur and her mother, Norleen, are going through. He contacted his team, in hope to translate all of the support for Nur into action.

Shariff and his team approached Norleen, Nur's mother, to seek permission to hold a fund and awareness rasing run for Nur. We were only allowed to look at the beautiful young girl from behind a glass window as visitors might cause her to panic. As her mother walked towards the door to speak to us, she started screaming and reaching out her hand, crying out for her mother as she sensed that she was leaving her side. The mother, spoke to us, altough she managed to still muster up a smile on her face, the pain she was going through was clearly evdient.

Arafat Aziz, Shariff's Manager, explained to Norleen the purpose of the run and the fact that within the running community in Singapore, they have a big heart for Norleen, so it would be a good idea to do something more for little Nur, as a stong and united Singapore Running Community. Norleen was very grateful, she wished us all the best and thanked us profusely. In fact, she's the real hero, as a mother to stay by Nur's side and going through the painful journey with her. So, the team thanked Norleen, the team walked out of KKH with a purpose.

Is there still light at the end of the tunnel, yes there is. But this light, it is in our hands. The only hope for Nur, is a new heart. But there is no heart transplant programme for children as young as Nur in Singapore. So she has to go overseas for a heart transplant, and that comes with a hefty pricetag. According to Mdm Norleen, the doctors at KKH said that there is almost "no-hope" for Little Nur to survive. They said she has less than a month to live. Time is running out fast, it's time to act right now. Her life, is in our hands.

What Team SBR Plans to do:

We want to unite runners from all over the little red dot, we may be different in pace, style, appareal, but one thing that unites all runners alike is their heart of gold. Let us all run for a cause.

This Sunday (03/06/2012) at Angsana Green, East Coast Park, we will run for a reason, we will run for a new heart. We will be covering a distance of 10km, as a group. We want to show Norleen and Nur, that they are not alone, they will never be alone. Everyone of us are with them, through this journey. We just have to believe, and take action, and god willing Nur will get back up again.

At East Coast Park as the group is running, we need a team of youths, to give out flyers to spread the word about Nur. Please do step forward and contribute a few hours of your time, you might be the reason that Nur lives to see another day. Interested Volunteers please contact Ariffin Sha at 90908905

This is the link to the Facebook Event Page of the run: http://www.facebook.com/events/127731540697208/

TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION:

If you would like to use online payment system (debit/credit cards -- visa/mastercard/amex/discover) please go here >http://littlenurheartfund.chipin.com/

If you prefer to use bank to bank transfer (ibanking) or cash deposits, please deposit your donation to >

POSB SAVINGS: 247-587-853(This is a joint account of Nur's parents for the purpose of collecting public's monies for Little Nur's Heart Fund. The same account is being used to collect monies from other charity bodies/organizations/individual donors).

For cheque can be mailed to :NORLEEN BINTE OSMAN. Blk 406, Ang Mo kio Ave 10. #10-727 Spore (560406).

For donation by hand : KKH WOMENS AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL. WARD 65 BED 2.

Here is the latest update on the status of the online donation drive..

Allow me to explain some of the reasons behind this run.

1) Why this Sunday? Isn't it too much of a rush? Time is not on our side, it is running out very fast. It's now or never. Altough the run is this Sunday, the online donations will be open till 8 June. The other methods of donations will still be open after that date. The $200,000 stated in the online donation website is just a small fraction of the total amount needed for the Heart Transplant.

2) Why 10km? Originally we planned to do a special 4-hour endurance challenge, but then we decided not to. The reason was simple, this is not about one man's struggle, altough we might not be able to ever understand what Nur was going through, we have got to let Nur and Norleen know that they are not alone, they will never be alone in this fight. It's about all of us coming together to let Nur have a new heart. 

Let me paint a picture for you, the more people run (donate), the shorter the distance become. One lonely person's stuggle will be changed into millions doing a small part to help this beautiful young lady.

Come on guys, we both know clicking the like button and then ignoring this post isn't going to change anything. Please, let's put our negligance aside and act now. What if it happens to one of our own family members? We might never know. Whether Nur survives or not, we will do our absolute best, the rest is in God's hands. I do not know if we will succeed or not, but we will do our best. It's the least we can do as a runner and a fellow member of the muslim community.

Share this to every single soul you know, tag everyone, spread the word fast, the clock is ticking.

You can donate, or run with us this Sunday too, if you are a non-runner help out in giving out the flyers. 

Thank you so much for reading this, miracles are just a translation of hardwork. Let's all make a miracle happen.

Isn't she beautiful?