Mandarin Oriental Charity Run

• 11 December 2016
• Taman Botani Kepong (FRIM)
• Flagged off at 7.45a.m. for 9 km (inclusive of 5 km trail)

• Price – RM65.00
• Race Pack – T-Shirt and registration bib
• Goodies – Medal, 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 mineral water, 1 juice, vouchers, chocolates, towel

This charity run was organised by Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. We were entertained by 2 radio DJs and did Body Combat exercises as a warm-up by one of the instructors from Celebrity Fitness. We were supposed to be flagged off at 7.30am but the organiser only flagged us off at 7.45am.

Our Body Combat exercises as warm-up

WWF mascot

The park was also open to other runners, i.e. for those who have their morning jog. We also saw senior citizens doing tai chi in the park.

After going through the park, we were asked to run into the jungle and to the start of the trail run. It was like OMG!!! Extremely steep hill and all the runners were basically walking. There was no way I could run up that hill, with lots of stones, uneven pathway and holes. Since I do not have trail shoes, I decided to walk and enjoyed the jungle trail.

It was hill after hill. We climbed 200 metres high. When we were up at the peak, we saw the lake at the park. It was so far. Then, it was downhill. No portable toilets and there were 2 water stations, serving mineral water.

Upon arrival, we were given our medal and goodies bag. All of us were so excited as there the organiser was so generous in giving us so many goodies. We even went over to the Red Bull car to have our imported energy drink from Belgium and got ourselves 100+ isotonic drinks.

Our goodies

For the first time, we decided to stay back and waited for the lucky draw as there were not many runners and perhaps, we could stand a chance to win something. We were close, unfortunately none of us won. The prices were so good, 3 days 2 nights stay at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Tokyo, Guangzhou, dinner vouchers, spas, a year subscription of the running magazines, hamper for baby products.

I had to go up on stage to collect 3 days 2 nights stay at the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo for my sister-in-law’s colleague. She was the lucky one who passed me the registration bib and won the prize.

Check out the pictures below:-