Ironman

or

Which comes to your mind when you hear Ironman?

The endurance multi sport or the comic hero?

It all boils down to what you're exposed to...really...as some don't have a clue on both Ironman.
Well, we can't blame them. After all, we can't possible know every single thing this world has, right?

But...but...yes, there's always a but to everything...

There are some people who want to be labeled as Ironman, although they have not done it before and the worst is that they know exactly what this Ironman means...endurance multisport of 3.8km swim, 180km bike ride and 42km run, all to be completed in 17hours.
Why? Did they call themselves MEN or WOMEN when they're below 18yrs old? Do they also want to be known as a Phd holder even with only a basic degree?

Sigh...

And there are some runners who claimed they have done marathons even though the furthest they've done is 10km.

For those who do not know what MARATHON means, then it's about time somebody educate them.
Why the ignorance?

Don't the young people these days watch Olympics or any track and field events anymore? School sports?
What more to say take part running due to own interests?

What is happening to sports in our dear beloved country?

I had the privilege to visit MAAU the other day with Khoo.

MAAU = Malaysia Amateur Athletic Union

or in Bahasa Malaysia,

KOAM = Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia
which is more well know as Kesatuan Olahraga Amat Malang!!

Indeed it is! The Deputy President who gave us a brief talk on the MAAU history indicated the sports culture in the country is...sad...very sad...

Schools are not putting emphasis in sports anymore. If it is, it's still insufficient. Just look at the records...

National Record Men

Records as of July 2008

Event	Record	Athlete	State	Venue	Date
100 Meter	10.30s	Watson Nyambek	Sarawak	B. Jalil, K.L	15/07/1998
200 Meter	20.92s	Dr. M. Jegathesan	Selangor	Mexico City (Olympic)	15/10/1968
400 Meter	46.41s	Mohd Zaiful Z. Abidin	K. Lumpur	Brunei DS	20/07/2001
800 Meter	1:47.37s	B. Rajakumar	Selangor	Jakarta, IND	26/09/1985
1500 Meter	3:45.70s	M Vadivellan	Perak	Korat, THA	11/12/2007
5000 Meter	14:06.84s	M. Ramachandran	Johor	Troisdorf, GER	5/8/1994
10,000 Meters	29:30.19s	M. Ramachandran	Johor	Victoria, CAN	27/08/1994
Marathon	2:29:27s	K. Baskaran	Penang	Singapura	2/12/2001
110m L/P	13.73s	Nur Herman Majid	Singapura	Hiroshima, JPN	15/10/1994
400m L/P	51.83s	M. Ravinthiran	Kedah	Kangar, PERLIS	20/08/1996
3000m L/B	8:59.10s	N. Shanmuganathan	Selangor	B. Jalil, KL	17/09/1998
L. Tinggi	2.27m	Lee Hup Wei *	Selangor	Beijing,Chi	25/05/2008
L. Bergalah	5.00m	Teh Weng Chang	Perak	K. Lumpur	24/03/2002
Lompat Jauh	7.88m	Josbert Tinus	Sabah	Thailand	5/10/2007
Lompat Kijang	16.29m	Mohd Zaki Sadri	Perak	K. Lumpur	21/08/1989
L/Peluru	16.67m	Mohd Nazar Abd Rahim	Perak	P. Pinang	19/08/1995
L/Cakera	47.33m	Ngu Kit Min	Sarawak	P.Pinang	19/09/2006
L/Tukul Besi	58.52m	Wong Tee Kui	Sarawak	Singapura	5/9/1993
M. Lembing	73.34m	Mohd Yazid Imran	Johor	Singapura	2/9/1995
10km J/K (R)	42:36.00s	Teoh Boon Lim	P.Pinang	Einsenhittenstadt, GER,	11/5/1996
20km J/K (R)	1:24.50s	Narinder Singh	Selangor	Prague, CZE	19/04/1997
50km J/K (R)	4:10.05s	G. Saravanan	P.Pinang	K. Lumpur	21/09/1998
10000m J/K (T)	43:03.2s	R. Mogan	N.Sem	Seremban, NS	10/5/1997
20000m J/K (T)	1:30.43s	B. Thirukumaran	K.Lumpur	Kangar, PERLIS	2/3/1997

4×100m	39.83s	Malaysia		K. Lumpur	15/09/2001
Watson Nyambek, Azmi IbrahIm, Nazmizan Muhamad, R. Ganeshwaran
4×400m	3:06.69s	Malaysia		K. Lumpur	23/10/1991
Azhar Hashim, Mohd Yazid Parlan, V. Samson, Nordin Jadi
Decathlon	6989 points	Mohd Malik Tobias	Melaka	Brunei	9/8/1999
100m: 11.53s 400m : 54.18s 1500m : 5:52.78s 110m L/Pagar: 15.24s L/Jauh : 7.21m
L/Tinggi : 2.05m L/Bergalah : 4.60m L/Peluru : 13.57m L/Cakera : 39.53m M/Lembing : 53.10m
Pentathlon	2657 points	Pok Chee Sing	N. Sembilan	K. Lumpur	1/8/1998

National Record Women

Records as of January 2008

Too many records have been sitting there waiting to be broken. But sad to say, not many are coming.
However, I do hope what I just said is wrong in this coming Commenwealth Games. Hopefully, records will come down Usain Bolt style...1 by 1

Quote by En. Karim Ibrahim (MAAU Deputy President) :Baru habis saya cakap Pi for Pisang....dia sudah habis 100m