Putrajaya Night Ride, Mar 25, 2009

RB: Col Azudin, Muhaimy, Dr Taufik, Marina, Won, Won’s colleague and another regular rider in Putrajya that I missed his name
MTB: Alif and me

The group was slightly bigger than the day before and I had Alif for company on MTB. The rest of the group arrived with the intention of doing the ride in record time :). I was a bit late than the usual but on time. As usual we started out from the Putra Square and proceeded towards Cyberjaya using the route we took on Monday. I did not know the exact route yet but basically it would be Cyberjaya back to Putrajya via the PICC. Well that was not exactly specific as with this group and in this area it could be anything. What I like about cycling here is that we could do a lot of different variations to our ride. This time around as soon as we entered Cyberjaya at the TM Innovation Centre we turned right and proceeded to do a loop around MMU and then back down the main road back through Cyberview Lodge and came out at Seri Puteri bridge towards Dengkil to turn left back towards PICC. All the way was a hit, run and spin ride for me as I would like to gain my stamina quickly before I could mend my endurance. I was limited to constant speed as I had Aliff with me. I could not leave her behind and speed on like the day before. (Alif if you were reading this do not take this the wrong way I enjoyed riding alongside you and would not leave you unescorted). I was still having problem with climbing, something that I need to work out quickly. Probably I need to go back to UKM to run the hills there.

We took a break at the usual place before we continued back. Col said we were to take the Equestrian exit and I thought the same route we took last week. I did not hear he said to finally exit at Alamanda. Both Alif and I resumed the ride first and soon the roadies overtook us. I stayed back not far in front of Alif just to make sure. As we approached the Equestrian exit I saw Dr Taufik by the roadside waiting for us and as I passed him he stayed behind to wait and accompanied Alif. Later looking back seeing Dr Taufik was with Alif I cranked up and sped into the cold night. Of course thinking it was the same route as last week I turned left to enter the boulevard just a block before the Palace of Justice. I did not know that the group in front was actually speeding ahead towards Alamanda. I entered and used the path in the middle of the boulevard and sped like mad. I did not see anybody ahead of me and I thought they must have sped away to the finishing line. But when I got to the Dataran Putra I did no see anybody. It hit me immediately that they must have taken another route. So I just spin around to cool off and waited for them. Unknowing to me the group actually waited and was trying to call me but none of them had my number. Worrying that I might fall again they took a shortcut through Section 16 back to the Dataran. I managed to spoil their ride which they could have done 35-40km that night. So sorry guys :((