Rumah Roso in Yogyakarta

We were in Jogja for a really short duration (2 nights) coz our sole purpose was Borobodur. We arrived in Jogja pretty late too, about 5pm. We will only need the basic, such as:

1. Bed
2. Shower (unattached bathroom is ok)
3. Good location

Although we would be happy to settle for the basic, but Rumah Roso offers much more. It is a steal.

Properties:
Rumah Roso Homestay
Jalan Langenarjan Kidul No. 5B - Panembahan Kraton
Mantrijeron, 55131 Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62811293034
GPS coordinates: S 007° 48.821, E 110° 21.794

Indonesia Trip Summary

With MYR getting lower each day, I thought travelling to Indonesia would be the best idea 😅. At the time of writing, the exchange rate for MYR10 = Rp30,769.

Travel itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Adisucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta and check in Rumah Roso
Day 2 - Borobodur
Day 3 - Sultan Palace and Taman Sari. Take night train to Bandung.
Day 4 - Check in Elenor's Home
Day 5 - Hang out with friends
Day 6 - Tangkuban Parahu and Sari Ater Hot Spring
Day 7 - Take bus (CityTrans) to Jakarta. Check in Tomang Residence
Day 8 - Ancol
Day 9 - Depart from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - T2, Jakarta

Training for TMBT 2016 30K Race

I occasionally jungle trekking and hiking since I was kid. So I think I'm pretty good with forest and nature and I LOVE hanging bridge. I don't run a fast marathon but I know my body can take the beating for 6 hours and more =) Thus, I figured for the TMBT 30K with 10 hour cut off time should be doable. 

People keep telling us TMBT (The Most Beautiful Thing) is very extreme and hard. Harder than BUTM (Borneo Ultra Trail Marathon). But then I've got nothing to compare to am I 😁 ?

So, this is what I did. After finished SCKLM (7th August - Standard Chartered KL Marathon) in August, rested for 2 weeks, easy jog for another 2 weeks (completing 100 km/month challenge), then ran KKCIM half marathon (4th Sept - Kota Kinabalu City International Marathon). I don't think introducing a new routine to my training is a good idea when I still have few road running races line up. 

We used 1 month and a half for hiking and trail running. I wish I could have more training but my schedule not permitted. We tried out several hills for trail running but most hills are too steep like Bukit Perahu. Bukit Padang is a good choice too but not too fond of that area.

TMBT 2016 - 30K Race

Date: 29 Oct 2016

Horizontal: 30km

Vertical: Elevation gain 2000m; elevation loss 1185m

Goal: To finish within the 10 hour cut off time

Spoiler alert: TMBT was the brutal and extreme day I've had. Although I didn't finish within the cut off time but I'm so proud of myself I FINISHED! If there's anything brutal than this, then I think it would be the TMBT 50K and 100K race LOL ~

Some introduction

TMBT (The Most Beautiful Thing) referring to the experience on a race course that not only takes your breath away in the land below the wind, Sabah, but leaves you with an experience to remember a lifetime. That's certainly true. TMBT distances this year were 12, 30, 50 and 100 KM. Some would think trail races are more difficult than road races because you are not in a controlled environment. The terrain is uneven, you might run into trees, fall into river, chased by dogs/cows, stung by bees ... the list could go on. But I would beg to differ, I don't think I would ever able to run a road ultra marathon. That would be a mind numbing torture experience for me. Of coz everyone is different. Most trail runners will tell you TMBT is the hardest trail race ever in this region, some international trail runners even flew to Sabah coz it is the hardest. I wouldn't know coz I have nothing to compare to. So is it wise to register myself for the hardest trail race? I don't know, you never know how far you can push your limit. I thought if I can do a full road running marathon, then maybe I can just dial down the trail race to 30K?