Run, Breathe & Live

Breathe in! Breathe out! WORLD ASTHMA DAY JOGATHON returned in 2005 with a new theme, “Breath & Live Asthma Free”. The venue was changed from last year’s Padang Merbok to Tapak A, Tasik Perdana, Kuala Lumpur. Date : Sunday 15th May 2005. Started at 8:00am It was my third consecutive participation in the World Asthma Jogathon. Saw some changes this year. The colour scheme had changed from purple to bright orange. I like the colour. Very lively and eye-catching. I remember the purple balloons last year but I don’t remember that we had clown last year. This year we get three clowns. The purple dinosaur (not Barney) was also missing. He was our mascot. The only thing that remained unchanged was the uncle who did the warm-up aerobic session. Off we went throwing our hands up and shaking like “monyet kena belacan” (don’t know how to translate to English). For the fun of it, I tried to copy the uncle’s movements to the tune of techno, which was blasting from the speaker. It was a fun Sunday leisurely 5 km run around the Lake Garden (Tasik Perdana). Upon reaching the finished line, we were given a pink slip to exchange for our breakfast – a McChicken, a bottle of mineral water, a cup of yogurt and a packet of Ribena. Nice. (Insert Happy Face here). Click here for last's year account of Larian Asthma