We Ran the Terry Fox Run 2010!

The Terry Fox Run 2010 was an excellent success, although I have to admit Titiwangsa Lake's scenic route was a tad bit easier than the usual Lake Garden's route. The funny thing was people were literally stopping to snap photos, have breakfast at the stalls, look at the horses than actually running. With the amount of DSLRs snapping away, you'd think we were at a red carpet event!

None the less, we had an awesome time. Now, all we have to do is to work out and train for next year's run! :P

Run, Walk, Wheel, Ride @ Terry Fox Run 2010

Yes, it's time to take your running shoes out of the box (or from under the bed!) and dust them off for this year's Terry Fox Run which will be held at Titiwangsa Lake KL on Sunday, 7th November. This year is marks the 30th anniversary of the 5km charity run and the fun part about this is, that you don't have to run. You can walk, cycle, roller-blade, wheel prams or heck, even salsa your way through the course!

The run itself is free. There are no registration fees. However, proceeds from the t-shirt sales go to the Cancer Research Iniatives Foundation (CARIF). So if you'd like (but you're not obliged to), you could buy a t-shirt (RM25 each) and/or make additional donations to the cause. Of if you have a Terry Fox Run t-shirt from previous years, you could wear that too :)

Check out this year's design!



Image: http://runwitme.blogspot.com

A brief insight:

The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held in numerous regions around the world in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox, and his Marathon of Hope, and to raise money for cancer research and awareness.

So to recap...

Date: 7th November 2010 (Sunday)
Venue: Lake Titiwangsa, KL
Time: 9am (participants are required to be there by 8.45am)
T-Shirts: RM25 each (can be obtained on the day of the race)
Route Distance: 5km

No Registration Fee!

I participated in the 2008 run but could not make it for last year's run due to unforceen circumstances. So I'm very determined to make it this year especially since it's for a good cause. Every year the response seems to get better and better though. Malaysian celebrity, Yasmin Yusoff would probably be the MC (as she has been for the last few years). And according to some websites I read, there would be entertainment and light refreshments served (Milo truck!).

So block 7th November on your HTC, iPhone (or paper calendar!) and make your way down to Titiwangsa Lake, KL to help raise awareness for cancer research!

For further information, you can contact:

Katrina Low/ Herda Abdullah/ Yoon Sook Yee
CARIF,
2nd floor OPC, Sime Darby Medical Centre,
Tel: 03-56391874
or email to: organizer@terryfoxrunkl.org
or RSVP on Facebook.

Girls & Guitar Fundraiser @ Laila's Cafe & Lounge

If you've got nothing to do on a Saturday night and you've got an ear for fantastic folk, rock and acoustic music, head down to Laila's Cafe & Lounge for the 3rd session of Girls & Guitar. As displayed above, the door charges are only RM20. Most importantly, proceeds from the door charges go to the PRIDE Foundation (Pink Ribbon Deeds) - a breast cancer awareness charity that aims to increase awareness efforts and improve accessibility to treatment and care of breast cancer.

So if you're nearby Kelana Jaya, stop by and check this out!

Join the Terry Fox Run KL 2009!

Yep, the Terry Fox Run is on again this Nov 1st at Tmn Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens). I attended last year's run (can't believe a year has gone by!) with my colleague and it was overwhelming to see the amount of support people gave for a cause I feel strongly about - cancer awareness.

I hope the support would be even more at this year's event. No registration or donations are necessary. However, if you would like to donate, you could purchase the official T-Shirt for 25 bucks each. The t-shirts will be sold at the event itself so if you couldn't get one ahead of time, don't worry. Check out this year's design below.

For a recap, here are the details:

Where: Tmn Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens)

When: Nov 1 (Sunday)

Time: Flag-off @ 9am (You should be there by 8.45am)

For more information on the Terry Fox Run 2009, head here.

On another note, parking will be a problem. You may not be able to find parking inside Lake Gardens (even if you do, you would get stuck in a jam heading out). So I recommended you to park outside the area and walk in. It's a long walk so come early! :D

02.11.08 - Terry Fox Run, Lake Gardens

For those who are not familiar with the Terry Fox Run, it's a marathon conducted to raise money for cancer research in different countries (in this case, Malaysia).

The story starts with Terry Fox, who was an active teenager in sports, discovered that he had bone cancer at the age of 18. The disease forced him to have his right leg amputated. He then obtained a mechanical leg and decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research and awareness of the disease itself.

After 143 days of running, Terry was forced to stop because cancer had appeared in his lungs. After some time, he passed away. He was only 22.

To date, more than 400 million USD have been raised worldwide for cancer research in Terry's name through the annual Terry Fox Run, held across Canada and other parts of the world. This year marks the 19th time the event has been organised in Malaysia.

To participate in the run, I just had to buy the T-Shirt (RM25) which were on sale even during the day of the run. What suprised me most about the run was the amount of people that turned up. To be honest, I did not expect that much of a crowd. There were companies that joined as a whole including, Shell, Petronas, Accenture and Green Packet.

Yasmin Yusoff kicked off the event with her loud-early-morning voice.

The route is supposedly 5km long. And me being as unfit as I am, managed to do the whole 5km without taking a break (hehe). I'm really glad I did it though since it's for a good cause.

Plus, Ida Nerina (from the Amazing Race Asia Season 3) was also there for the run. We managed to snap a pic with her. :-)