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Red Bull 400 Titisee-Neudstat 2021 Race Summary

Heat 2 - 1.12pm. There were a total of 13 Heats (Male), 2 Heats (Female) with each heat up to 50 participants and with a gap of 12 min. The winner of each heat auto Q to Final and next 37 fastest will be q into Final as well.

I was pretty confident on getting into the final, and during the heat, my main objective was to understand the course better, find out the best lane to go up and win the heat to secure the Final Run. The course were wet due to the rain two days ago, the grass at some part are long and deep in. Best is to stay on the part where the grass were short and you can see the mud as it provide more grip.

Took a sachet of Mitoceps an hour prior to my run. I was trying not to go fast but there were one guy ran pretty fast from the start. So I decided to keep a close contact with him and waiting for him to slow down 😅

Indeed after the first 200m mark, I got him and ran past him then got into a steady pace. He stayed right behind me and I continue the same pace and crossed the finishing line first with a time of 4:53 min.

Throughout the run, I was so happy to hear the cheer from the spectators, saying "Go Malaysia". The emcee mentioned few times about my name and from Malaysia as a towerrunner.

After the heat, I went down to the resting zone and did a cold down jog and quickly change and had light lunch provided by the organizer.

Met new friends and we have great chat. There were one female runner came and asked me for some tips and I shared with her some tips. We were have a conversation about the race course and how we can improve it in the final.

After that, I took a 30 min nap with Edifier W820NB on and listen to instrumental music, and with TK sleep mask. To be honest, before this event, I felt mentally exhausted after all the traveling here and there and competitions. It was really tough to go through this stage, where the mind is no longer ready to race. Didn't have enough rest plus traveling with a 3 wheels luggage 😂

Part 2 in the comment section...

Race Summary of GNR 2021

It was definitely the most wonderful half marathon that I ever did so far. It was cloudy, cooling, little bit of wind at some stretch, great atmosphere with lots of spectators along the way, cheering and supporting us with performances like drums, dance, loud cheers, holding cardboards with motivational quotes and list goes on!

I am so grateful of being able to be the elite category and toe the starting line with Olympians, World Champions, National Record Holders and list goes on!

To be honest, Half Marathon is not my thing at the moment, but I always wanted to run a fast time for this course as my last attempt of this distance was on 5 years ago in Nike We Run KL 21K, whereby I DID NOT FINISH as I collapsed at about 800m before reaching the finishing line. It was due to dehydration and hypoglycemia.

I then went back to 5-10k, sharpen the speed first before attempting another HM and I got into Towerrunning sport in year 2017.

Here we go, after 5 years, while there are not many Towerrunning races, why not give the HM another try. I got confirmation for the slot 6 weeks prior to it and start the training rightaway.

I then got Coach Albert to prescribe me a 6 weeks training program rightaway and did a 5k, 1k and 200m time trial to find out where my current fitness level is.

Juggling between the Towerrunning training, HM program and traveling here and that are not that easy especially during the pandemic time. I clocked a total of about 72km + 1200 floors + 2 weight training sessions weekly for not just the HM but Germany Towerrunning Championship on 29/8.

I started off the race with quite a fast pace and slowly got back into the rhythm. Initially, I was aiming for a Sub 72 min HM (5k - 15:48 | 10k - 33:26). My previous best time was 1:23:59 in Kuching HM 2015 (5k - 17:36 | 10k - 36:42).

After 5k mark, I felt the tiredness, but I tried to still hold the pace. At 10k, until right after we make the U-turn, it was all great still, although I felt the tiredness on my legs already and it was like, half way there!

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Elon Musk的演講藝術

Presentality的Andrew大大來幫大家分析了!

Elon Musk 違反賈伯斯時代的演講準則，反而加深自己的魅力!

Elon Musk 可說是全世界影響力最高的商業領袖之一，而且在媒體及社群媒體的聲望奇高無比（IG 有200萬追隨者，Twitter 有6000萬），甚至一句話就可以影響市場的走向。

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他肯定是溝通大師對不對？而且舞台魅力一定很強大？

Well... 從溝通成效的角度來看，他是很厲害沒錯，但如果你看任何一場他的演講，你肯定會覺得很困惑。你會覺得：這個人怎麼這麼尷尬，這麼不會講話？

隨便在 Youtube 上面搜尋他演講的影片，看個幾分鐘，你就會知道我們在說什麼了。看個幾分鐘就可以跳出至少以下的問題：

• 說話吱吱唔唔，贅字一堆
• 停頓在很尷尬的地方，感覺不知道自己在哪裡
• 投影片視覺，跟口述的內容常常對不起來
• 容易忘記自己要說什麼，明顯要去偷瞄一下投影片，不然無法繼續說等等...

啊... 那他到底厲害在哪裡？為什麼一個講話這麼尷尬不流暢的人，能夠迷惑全球這麼多人，發揮如此大的影響力？

我們看完一些他演講影片的結論，是他的魅力來源，跟「前一波」的商業領袖，如 Steve Jobs，截然不同。你甚至可以說，**他們的風格是完全相反的。**

我們今天就從 Musk 的一些演講中，來看他的反向操作！

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📌 反操作1：Jobs Overstates, Musk Understates

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首先，Steve Jobs 開始用的一個「技巧」，說好聽是「讚嘆」，說難聽就是「誇大」，不論發表的產品是否真的是突破性創新，反正就是用 "incredible"、"revolutionary" 等字眼來形容。英文的一個形容，就是 "overstatement" - 把什麼東西都講的「超過」一點。

結果一大堆商業演講的人，做產品無法像 Jobs，但用誇張的形容詞卻學的很像。

Musk 就不一樣。

他自己知道他做的事情很難（讓永續能源普及、把人類變成多個星球的物種），所以他反而用很「沒什麼大不了」的字眼跟語氣來傳達，反而讓這種「謙虛」變成一種效果。這個就不是 "overstatement"，而是 “understatement" - 什麼東西都講的收斂一點。

舉個例子：他2016年介紹太陽能屋頂的時候，有描述一個很大，很難實現的未來，是這樣說的：

> What is the future that we want? It's consisted of really appealing solar roof... then combine that with storage, and with electric cars.

It's an obvious 3-part solution... Yeah... 3 part solution... uh...

It's really not that complicated.

沒錯，他講完之後停頓了一下，然後說嗯，對，就是三個部分，真的沒那麼複雜 lol。

好比在跟聽眾說：「啊就很簡單啊，你們還要我說什麼？」連聽眾都笑出來：

影片: https://youtu.be/4sfwDyiPTdU?t=187

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如果是賈伯斯派的門徒來說，可能會說：

➜We are building a grand future - a future of endless renewable energy and clean mobility, but with the sort of convenience you couldn't even imagine.

To build this, we've had to overcome a trinity of challenges that have bedeviled generations prior:
1. Houses that generate energy during the day all by themselves
2. Efficient and integrated storage
3. And the best electric cars the world has ever seen

Ok，我寫的有點誇張，但 you get the point。

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他最近在發表 Tesla Bot 的演講中，也描述了一個很大的未來，你看看他的說法：

➜ What is the economy? It is uh... at the foundation, it's labor. So what happens when there's... uh... no shortage of labor?

So I think in the long-term, there will need to be universal basic income (applause)... Not right now, because the robot doesn't work (laugh)... we just need a minute.

Essentially, in the future, physical work will be a choice... if you want to do it, you can, but you wouldn't need to do it. Obviously it has profound implications for the economy, because... the economy, at its foundational level, is labor, and capital is just distilled labor, then... is there an actual limit to the economy? Maybe not...

你很難想像有人可以把一些這麼遠大的願景 - 人力工作變成一個選擇、每人都享有基本收入等等 - 用更平鋪直述的方式，沒什麼好大驚小怪的語氣說出來。

連開發萬用機器人的難度，他都只是說 "We just need a minute" lol。

Again 歡迎你們自己看影片，體驗一下：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUP6Z5voiS8

Btw... Musk 還隨口說了一句 "capital is just distilled labor"。別叫我翻譯，因為我根本不知道這是什麼意思，尤其是 "distilled" 在這裡的用意。如果你去 google "distilled labor"，也找不到什麼東西，只有不到兩千個 search result。

有人會覺得 Musk 太聰明了，所以才會常常說出正常人不懂的話，但我個人覺得他是故意的：就是要「埋」一些每人聽得懂的話，才能加深他「天才」的形象。

Musk 把複雜困難的事情說成很簡單，還有另一個好處：就是大家可能會覺得「這些很難的事情，好像難不倒他耶，嗯他看來真的是個天才！」

大家可能有時候會聽人家說，在西方，就是要懂得如何吹捧自己。但其實有時候不一定要這樣。

💡你做的事情是真功夫時，謙虛反而會放大。

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📌 反操作2：尷尬反而是魅力

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其實，在賈伯斯用流暢的舞台表演稱霸市場之後，很多企業家都下苦工，練就一身演說武功。如 Bill Gates 或是 Mark Zuckerberg，都很明顯的從內向而且不會演講的人，變成老練的演說家。

Musk 很明顯沒有。Honestly, he's not even trying。

上面的影片，一個是2016年，一個是2021年，你覺得哪個舞台上的 Elon Musk，比較尷尬？這個當然有點主觀，但我兩個都看完之後，會覺得今年的他，講的更卡，更不好。

但是 Elon Musk 很明顯的根本沒有在 care 這一塊 lol。如果他有心要成為非常流暢的講者，你覺得這種小事能夠難倒他嗎？

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After beating up on some of
the NBA's lightweights, the Philadelphia 76ers wilted down the
stretch against one of its heavyweights.

Bobby Jackson scored half of his 18 points in the fourth quarter
and Chris Webber came alive in the second half as the
Sacramento Kings posted a 107-99 victory over the 76ers, who had
a nine-game winning streak stopped.

It was the first loss since the All-Star break for Philadelphia,
which did much of its damage during its run against teams
looking at the NBA Lottery.

During their streak, the Sixers had a pair of wins over Chicago
and Cleveland, one against Memphis and another at Denver. Those
teams are a combined 116 games under the .500 mark.

On Monday, the Sixers hung tough against the league's third-best
team and held a 95-94 lead with 2:51 remaining following a
basket by Keith Van Horn.

But the Kings took over, outscoring the Sixers 13-4 the rest of
the way. Peja Stojakovic gave the Kings the lead for good at
the 2:36 mark with a jumper and, after a timeout, Doug Christie
had a steal and layup.

After Van Horn's basket, the Sixers had four empty trips in a
row. Eric Snow made an errant pass that Christie turned into
his layup, Snow missed two free throws and Van Horn had
turnovers on the next two possessions.

"I know myself, I had a big turnover and missed a couple of free
throws and that hurt us," Snow said. "They made baskets and
made the stops at the end. I thought we fought so long and had
a great opportunity at the end but that's what happens when you
play a great team like that."

"I think we made some mental mistakes, a couple of turnovers
that allowed them to get easy baskets, and they really got
momentum because of it," said Van Horn, who scored 17 points.

Stojakovic drilled another jumper with 1:19 remaining and Mike
Bibby made two free throws with 49 seconds to go, making it
102-95.

Webber scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half as the
Kings won for the sixth time in their last seven games. He also
added 10 rebounds.

"I really thought we did a nice job of staying with this game,"
Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "They are playing so well, and
Iverson was making shots, but we kept saying, `Don't give them
easy baskets.'" We gave them enough to hang around. In the end
we made some nice plays to open it up."

Vlade Divac also provided problems for the Sixers. The
Yugoslavian center finished with 17 points, 13 rebounds and
seven assists.

Allen Iverson scored 35 points and Snow added 15 and 13 assists
for Philadelphia, which fell 3 1/2 games behind first-place New
Jersey in the Atlantic Division.

"I don't feel good about our loss at all," said Iverson, who
went 13-of-23 from the floor. "I don't care anything about
moral victories. I'm too far along in my career to even care
about moral victories, especially if we have a chance to win the
game."

With Bibby plagued by foul trouble, Jackson was quiet for the
first three quarters before coming alive over the final 12
minutes.

After Webber's jumper provided a 85-83 lead with 7:25 to go,
Jackson converted a spectacular reverse layup and drilled a
3-pointer, giving the Kings a 90-83 lead.

It was still a seven-point game with 4:24 to play following a
hook by Webber, who played aggressively in the second half. The
star forward went 10-of-15 from the floor over the final two
quarters after going just 2-of-6 prior to the break.

"I wanted to be aggressive," Webber said. "We heard the murmurs
and that is kind of why you like to play on the road, 'cause
your supposed to miss on the road, but I just wanted to come out
in the second half and take the same shots and have them go
down."

"They made an effort to get him the ball down low and they
weren't doing that (in the first half)," Van Horn said. "He's
a tough guy to guard down there."

But the Sixers, who were playing for the third time in four
nights, would not go quietly. Iverson scored six straight
points, and Van Horn's basket gave the Sixers their last lead at
95-94.

Iverson and Snow clearly got the better of the backcourt matchup
with Bibby and Christie. The Sixers' duo held a 50-18
advantage in points and had a combined seven steals, including
five by Iverson.

Iverson's 19-footer with 8:46 left in the third quarter helped
the Sixers match their biggest lead at 64-57.

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For the second time in a week, a shot in the closing seconds kept the Philadelphia 76ers from getting back in the win column.


Aaron Brooks made a jumper with 8.8 seconds remaining, and the Houston Rockets handed the 76ers their 12th straight loss, 96-91 on Friday night.

"Coach said to spread the floor and see if you can get a shot," Brooks said of his game-sealing jumper. "That's what happened."

Brooks had 16 of his 19 points in the second half, including two 3-pointers as the Rockets went on a 13-0 run in the third quarter and never looked back.

The Rockets have won five of their last six, with four of those victories coming on the road.

"A terrific win for us," Houston coach Rick Adelman said. "We were flat in the first quarter. The bench did a great job getting us in the game."

Carl Landry came off the Rockets bench and led the team with 20 points, going 12 for 14 from the free throw line. Chase Budinger added 15 points and Kyle Lowry, who went to Villanova, had 11 points.

Houston's reserves outscored the Philadelphia bench 46-6.

Allen Iverson, in his third game back after his short retirement, shot 7 of 18 from the field and had 12 of his 20 points in the fourth as Philadelphia charged back. His pull-up jumper with 1:06 remaining pulled the Sixers within three points.

Elton Brand, who scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds, then missed a 16-foot jumper before Luis Scola got the rebound. On the ensuing play, Brooks penetrated before connecting with the 18-footer that basically put it away.

"We let them back into the game and they got confidence," Iverson said. "Everything went uphill for them and downhill for us."

Philadelphia coach Eddie Jordan knows that although the 76ers (5-18) last won on Nov. 18 against Charlotte, the players in the locker room haven't been lost just yet.

"We know that we are not going to play a perfect game, but we did play hard, we did play smart for the most part," he said. "We are all going to make mistakes. The locker room is solid. They are professionals. They come to work every day and they are still playing together."

It's Philadelphia's longest skid since also dropping 12 in a row from Nov. 25-Dec. 20, 2006. The 76ers traded Iverson near the end of that losing streak.

Reserve guard Willie Green tried to remain positive despite another tough loss, following Wednesday's defeat against Detroit on Rodney Stuckey's late jumper.

"Right now is the time to try to stay positive because it's easy to tuck your tails between your legs and go hide," Green said. "But you have to continue to fight and stay together and hopefully things change for us."

Philadelphia got off to a quick start and led by as many as 17 points in the first quarter and all seemed well, leading 29-10. Andre Iguodala scored 12 of his 24 points in the first for the 76ers, who fell to 0-8 against Western Conference teams.

"I don't think we're mad enough," Iguodala said. "We got to go out there and be angry. I'm trying to remain positive but it comes to a point where we'vee just got to get to the nitty gritty and start winning."

The Rockets (13-9) then bounced back in the second quarter as Trevor Ariza, who scored 13 points and had 12 rebounds, followed his missed free throw by stealing a pass from Thaddeus Young and hitting a jumper as time expired to make it 51-48.

Scola, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds, made a basket early in the third quarter to give the Rockets their first lead at 52-51. Brand's basket gave Philadelphia a brief 54-53 lead, but the Rockets then went on to grab a 68-55 lead on the 13-0 run, keyed by two 3-pointers by Brooks and six points by Ariza.

Game notes
A crowd of 13,991 attended the game after over 20,000 attended Iverson's first game back. ... The 76ers have scored below 100 points in each of their last three games after topping the century mark in their three prior games. ... Samuel Dalembert grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds.