Hey guys,
Would just like to make a few announcements:
1) Jimmy is finally back from Indonesia! He will be sharing his thoughts with everyone one of you as soon as he pens down his articles. I shall not reveal too much of it's contents, but knowing Jimmy, anything he writes is something to look forward to!
And as the days tick down to June 28th 2009, we will start sharing with you more of our personal thoughts - on why we run, on our motivation when it comes to running and on how our other passions in life have influenced our lives. I expect Jimmy's entries to be thought provoking and well written, so please stay tuned to Why Do You Run. :)
2) Finally, after weeks and weeks of delay, Roderick, Jimmy and myself finally sat down to discuss our training regime. We came to an agreement to volumise our extended runs gradually as we have approached the 7 Week mark before Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009. Here's a rough sketch of what we've sorted out so far:
a) 16th May 2009 - 20KM
b) 17th May 2009 - New Balance Pacesetters 15KM (Lake Gardens)
c) 24th May 2009 - 25KM
d) 31st May 2009 - To Be Confirmed
e) 7th June 2009 - Klang Pacers Setia Alam Half Marathon (21KM) + 11KM Recovery Run
f) 14th June 2009 - 35KM
All extended runs will be conducted at the Bukit Aman - Sri Hartamas route, at about 0600 - 0630 hours. Anyone who's interested in joining us, please do not hesitate to contact us :). Besides, we'll be doing our own individual runs every day/other day throughout the weeks before finally tapering off 2 weeks before the marathon starts. This break would give us the opportunity to visit the other 3 homes of SHELTER - Home for Children, as promised. Things are still sketchy at the moment, but we will be updating everyone as soon as possible.
3) The "Help Jimmy and Ray Mun Run For A Cause" Facebook Group has been launched! It took some time for the contents of the group to be finalised but it is all go as we speak. To be very honest, it was quite difficult for me to set up the Facebook Group. It was a matter of ethics as I didn't feel good at all to use it as a means of raising funds for Run For A Cause, considering that we are dealing with the collection of money.
However, looking at it in a different perspective, Jimmy and I decided to go ahead with it anyway. I hope that everyone can see the Facebook Group and Run For A Cause as a means of raising awareness to the public, that anyone out there can make a difference, so long they are committed to the cause. We've been receiving plenty of supportive messages from close friends and colleagues, which has been highly encouraging. Monetary donation is one means of supporting the Run For A Cause and SHELTER - Home For Children, but so does every single message of encouragement that you send to us. Your words of encouragement will further strengthen our resolve and motivation to raise the funds and to finish the race well. So please, keep them coming :)
4) Speaking of which, the money collected from the students of the International Medical University has been counted. The official amount will be revealed shortly, together with an explanation on into who's account (Jimmy or myself) the money will be credited into. Patience, guys!
That's all for the moment, thank you once again for your support! :)
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To Ray Mun & Jimmy,
ReplyDeleteHi. I'm a student from IMU. Heard bout this run recently & seriously, I was very impressed by what you guys are doing. Combining your passion for marathon with charity is somewhat a win-win situation for both you people & the children from the Shelter. It's not easy to raise fund esp from IMU students (well, look at the IMU ball committee people... but unfortunately they did not motivate me to donate... to me such money should be channeled for a better & more meaningful use instead for sheer enjoyment & fun... well, that's what I thought & you may not agree :))
Nevertheless, from what I know, the Infinity Milers is also organizing a Climbing-Mount-Kotakinabalu trip in this coming July. Is the trip still on?
If I'm not mistaken, the original fee for the mount climbing is RM 1000+. & after subsidized by SAD(or whichever sponsers you guys get, which I didn't know), each participant still needs to pay at least RM 500-600. This does not include the fees for the food, equipments, & various accessories required for the Mount Climbing.
I'm confused.
If those of you who are joining the KK trip (if it's still on) are able & willing to pay the sum for it, I don't see why it's so hard for you people to raise a sheer RM 500.
RM 1000+ is not a small sum to certain people, & so is RM 500 you guys are trying to raise.
But it's not the sum that matters.
Hope it's just me thinking too much & you guys can help clear my doubt.