Saya sudah mendaftar event ini dari awal tahun. Memanfaatkan early bird pass, dan mileage points Garuda, saya beli tiket pesawat jauh-jauh hari. Lalu mengajak teman-teman gowes untuk ikut serta. Sayangnya hampir semua tidak mau ikut. Alasannya kebanyakan karena keder dengan jarak dan tanjakan yang harus ditempuh untuk event ini. Saya sendiri juga sudah lama tidak…
Category: Cycling
Muscle Memory
Preparing for GFNY event next week, I went to Km 0 Sentul last weekend for climbing training. The last time I went here was in August 2021. Two years ago. In fact, I have not ridden my bike for three months. Initially I thought I would be strong enough to conquer these climbs, having trained…
Surga Road Bikers di TMII Loop
Berangkat dari informasi di Road Bike Indonesia Group di Facebook, saya mencoba nge-loop di Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) hari ini. Sebelumnya saya sudah beberapa kali bersepeda di TMII. Saat belum di renovasi. Bahkan menjadi salah satu tempat favorit saya dan Elok bersepeda. Karena tempatnya tidak ramai kendaraan bermotor. Penuh dengan pohon rindang nan sejuk….
Cyclists Turn to Runners
I’ve been witnessing my fellow road cyclists in Jakarta decided to park their road bike, and turned into runners these days. There are several reasons. First, the road condition in Jakarta is getting less ideal for road cycling. Especially if you ride in pelotons. Weekdays’ traffic is back to normal. Or perhaps even worse than…
My 2022 Annual Sports Review
Here it comes again. The time for my Annual Sports Review. If I look at my Sports resolution for 2022, I failed in many aspects. Let me recap those, taken from this post: I thought I would be do running or cycling more frequently during weekdays. I didn’t. Aside from work commitments (I know, excuses)…