Klang City International Marathon 2017

Date: 10th December 2017 (Sunday)
Time: 3:30am
Venue: Komplex Sukan Pandamaran, Klang, Selangor
Distance: 21km (21.23km)
Result: 01:50:21
Pace: 05:12/km
Rank: 8
Shoes: Asics Gel-DS Racer 10

My last race in year 2017, and there are few surprises in this race.

Before the race start, Alwin Tan & Teck Wai already said this race not much people joining, try your best, will have chance to podium. I didn’t put much hope on it mostly due to my weekly training mileages for the past few weeks had dropped from 48km per week to 40km per week. I didn’t have much confident I can go faster or even maintain the pace I ran in my last race (Putrajaya Night Half Marathon) which is 5:25/km.

But the surprise is, I complete the race with a 5:12/km pace & get a “Potential Winner” card. Even after I get the card, I still didn’t feel confident that I’m in top 10 position, I keep thinking I’m in those amkan position (11th or 12th position). Until I see the official result, only confirm that I’m in men open category 8th position. I miss to take my trophy, damn, need to find organiser already.

After the race, do hear a sad news saying that one of the pacer Evelyn Ang Loo get hit by car seriously. Let’s pray for her, really hope to see u again in runner world, please stay strong.

Putrajaya Night Marathon 2017

Date: 4th November 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 8:20pm
Venue: Dataran Putrajaya, Presint 3, Putrajaya
Distance: 21km (21.09km)
Result: 01:54:09
Pace: 05:25/km
Rank: 58
Shoes: Asics Gel-DS Racer 10

Compare to my last week 15km race with a 5:22/km pace, tonight I manage to hit a similar 5:25/km pace for a half marathon race, very satisfied.

Throughout the race, I feel very fresh, without any stamina issue. In fact, I feel I can go faster if my legs muscle is stronger.

I think is time for me to hit the track for some interval training soon.

Sunway The Good Run 2017

Date: 29th October 2017 (Sunday)
Time: 6:50am
Venue: Sunway Geo, Selangor
Distance: 15km (14.5km)
Result: 01:47:49
Pace: 05:22/km
Rank: 47
Shoes: Asics Gel-DS Racer 10

Recent few weeks my training mileages had went down, from 47km drop to 40km. Mainly due to muscle hardly take it from recovering from a run. So, I give myself a target for this race, to sub 1:30

I didn’t check the route before the race, half way running only know that need to run along the BRT Sunway Line. This is my first time running in BRT Sunway Line, a bus system that look like a LRT line, quite a special experience.

I start the race with a little bit too fast, waste a lot of energy during the first few km. After go up to BRT route, it is quite flat at first, but it is quite hilly in the other end of the route. I give up myself to walk on one of the up hill.

Luckily after come down from BRT route, it is only 2km left and is all flat. I manage to complete the race with 5:22/km pace, satisfied.

MAKNA Founder's Night Run 2017

Date: 30th September 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 8:10pm
Venue: Dataran Putrajaya, Presint 3, Putrajaya
Distance: 21km
Result: 01:58:14
Pace: 05:38/km
Rank: 16
Shoes: Mizuno Wave Hitogami 2 (Yellow)

It was my come back race after 8 months not joining any race, mostly due to some injury on my legs. I took almost 4 months of base mileage training before decide to join a race. My average pace for the pass few weeks 10km training is around 06:00/km, so I didn’t set much expectation on this 21km race.

The race start with a little bit delay, the distance marker is incorrectly put as well. I remember the first distance marker I saw is “15km to go” and my watch is showing 45min, it mean it took me 45min to ran 6km, that was way too slow. Then after 17min, my watch is showing 1hour 2min, I saw another “10km to go” distance marker, this time look like more accurate. Base on this distance marker, it give me some confident to push myself to complete this race with sub2 timing.

When I reach “5km to go” distance marker, it is a u-turn spot. I notice Jessica Tang is just 1km ahead of me, I try my best to close our gaps. But in the end, no luck, I unable to see her shadow at all. Anyway, I’m glad to complete this race with sub2 timing, is a bit unexpected result for a come back race.