DEC 30, 2017 – BRM400 – Malacca the Historical Town

BRM400 Malacca was my 2nd BRM after BRM600 in Sept 2017 and now I understand why some people said 400km is tougher than 600km. Thank you Sam and the team for organizing such a wonderful event. Congratulations to all the finishers and for those who failed due to whatever reasons, do try again next time.
Just a short reflection of my wonderful experience in this event. Drove down from KL with another friend in the wee hours on the event date. Weather forecast was unpleasant and we knew its gonna be a challenge to finish the event. We were riding slowly behind other riders because I do not want to push too hard as my friend is a 1st timer in Audax. First hiccup was slight confusion of cue sheet vs strava map before km 28.8 where we decided to turn back and wasted 10km effort. Then, I got to replace my friend’s rear tube in the pouring rain at km65. The rear tube then punctured again just before reaching Segamat and she decided to call it a day. I continue riding solo & fast and missed the 1 CP until someone prompted me when I stopped for a pee. I turned back and wasted another 8km effort. 400km is challenging because the allocated time deprived you from having adequate sleep. The most thrilling part of the entire ride was when riding solo deep into the night passing through palm oil estate’s winding road in pitch-dark and dead silent surrounding . My years of sleeping goose bumps suddenly aroused when I passed by Chinese cemetery at both sides of the road. The sudden injection of adrenaline were felt thru my veins. LOL. I managed to reach CP2 Kluang at 10.45pm. After CP2, I met Nigel and Daniel’s group and Nigel invited me to join in. Also met Johan. It was such a nice gesture because without them, I wouldn’t have the courage to ride solo in the pouring rain n thx for the pull. We managed to maintain good speed throughout and completed the event at 7.34am with 3.5 hours to spare. Thanks everyone for the wonderful ride and looking forward to the next event.