Location: Stadium Perak, Ipoh
Date/Time: 5th July 2009 @ 7.23 am (Started late)
Category: Half Marathon (Men)
Bib: A041
Distance: 19.97km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 1:39:55
Average Pace: 5:00 min per km
Position: 86th
Wake up at 4.30am, after shower and breakfast, suddenly heavy rain fall at 5am. When reached Stadium Perak, rain still non-stop and we have to run from car park to the reporting area at Jabatan Belia & Sukan. All runner (21km and 10km) were squeeze under the shade area but some still doing slow run under the rain, I just run few round to keep my body warm.
All runners been release from reporting area to the starting line about 7:00am, but the State AAA officer not allow to start the race due to heavy rain, and all runner were stand under heavy rain for about 30min, really frustrated, my body was cold and wet, a lot of runners keep on shouting and TNS, KNN, PNB sounds were non-stop. Flag off by politician on 7.23am and we start run like the Beach run, run in wet.
Half marathon and 10km run started at the same time, don't know what type of race, make the first 1 km crowded like hell, have to run on the road divider or even run to the opposite side of road in order to pia......
Reached the seperate junction for 21km and 10km route at Jalan Hospital, just 1.8km from starting line. 21km runner run into Jalan Greentown, beside Greentown Mall, I found the road become very empty, I know that the crowded before reached this junction was caused by 10km runner, really don't understand why 21km and 10km start together. This also caused few fast10km runner run into 21km route. I meet three 10km runner along 21km route, 1st one was run reverse back at about 5km distance at Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, after Casurina Hotel, run extra 3 km and u-turn back, end up with run extra 6km if he run back to the 10km route, The most amkan should be another two 10km runner who I meet at about 10km distance, I don't know how's their feeling, only realise they are in the wrong route after run for 10km, still cannot find the finishing point.
4 water station at 5km, 10km, 15km and 19km, all serve water, without isotonic drink. And 3 sponge station for this race.
The rain was slow after I run for 6km and fully stop at my 10km distance, follow by sunshine, really run from cold and raining to hot.
The route are slightly different compare with 2008 route, after run from Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and turn to Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi at Gunung Rapat area, compare with run along whole Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi untill Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah like last year, this year route was change and we need to run toDesa Perwira, Taman Ampang, Kampung Ampang Baru and then go to Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi again. A slightly hilly road at this area, but not a big deal for me.
From starting untill 10km, I try my best to maintain my average pace with sub-5 min per km, and I manage to finished first 10km with 48 min 31.27 sec, I aim to complete my first 12km with sub-60 min and I did it again with 58 min 38.31 sec, almost 2 min faster than my speed during SCKLM last week. Follow by 15km, 17km and 18km, I maintain with average sub-5 min per km pace.
Distance marker along the road are not that accurate compare with my GPS, found about 400m shorter than my GPS at about 8km, follow by about 1km shorter at 17km, which I reached that distance at about 1:19:00, impossible for me !
Another new route compare with last year is instead if turn into Jalan Kg Simee from Jalan Tasek, we are run futher and turn into Persiaran Pearl and run to roundabout at Jalan Kg Simee. When reached roundabout in front of Stadium, turn into Jalan Lau Pak Khuan for 100m and u-turn back, run to Jalan Kompleks Sukan and turn in to Stadium, run about 400m from the entrance to the finishing line, my timing 1:39:55, actual distance clock by my Garmin Forerunner 405 is 19.97km. Position 86.
Date/Time: 5th July 2009 @ 7.23 am (Started late)
Category: Half Marathon (Men)
Bib: A041
Distance: 19.97km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 1:39:55
Average Pace: 5:00 min per km
Position: 86th
Wake up at 4.30am, after shower and breakfast, suddenly heavy rain fall at 5am. When reached Stadium Perak, rain still non-stop and we have to run from car park to the reporting area at Jabatan Belia & Sukan. All runner (21km and 10km) were squeeze under the shade area but some still doing slow run under the rain, I just run few round to keep my body warm.
All runners been release from reporting area to the starting line about 7:00am, but the State AAA officer not allow to start the race due to heavy rain, and all runner were stand under heavy rain for about 30min, really frustrated, my body was cold and wet, a lot of runners keep on shouting and TNS, KNN, PNB sounds were non-stop. Flag off by politician on 7.23am and we start run like the Beach run, run in wet.
Half marathon and 10km run started at the same time, don't know what type of race, make the first 1 km crowded like hell, have to run on the road divider or even run to the opposite side of road in order to pia......
Reached the seperate junction for 21km and 10km route at Jalan Hospital, just 1.8km from starting line. 21km runner run into Jalan Greentown, beside Greentown Mall, I found the road become very empty, I know that the crowded before reached this junction was caused by 10km runner, really don't understand why 21km and 10km start together. This also caused few fast10km runner run into 21km route. I meet three 10km runner along 21km route, 1st one was run reverse back at about 5km distance at Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, after Casurina Hotel, run extra 3 km and u-turn back, end up with run extra 6km if he run back to the 10km route, The most amkan should be another two 10km runner who I meet at about 10km distance, I don't know how's their feeling, only realise they are in the wrong route after run for 10km, still cannot find the finishing point.
4 water station at 5km, 10km, 15km and 19km, all serve water, without isotonic drink. And 3 sponge station for this race.
The rain was slow after I run for 6km and fully stop at my 10km distance, follow by sunshine, really run from cold and raining to hot.
The route are slightly different compare with 2008 route, after run from Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and turn to Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi at Gunung Rapat area, compare with run along whole Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi untill Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah like last year, this year route was change and we need to run toDesa Perwira, Taman Ampang, Kampung Ampang Baru and then go to Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi again. A slightly hilly road at this area, but not a big deal for me.
From starting untill 10km, I try my best to maintain my average pace with sub-5 min per km, and I manage to finished first 10km with 48 min 31.27 sec, I aim to complete my first 12km with sub-60 min and I did it again with 58 min 38.31 sec, almost 2 min faster than my speed during SCKLM last week. Follow by 15km, 17km and 18km, I maintain with average sub-5 min per km pace.
Distance marker along the road are not that accurate compare with my GPS, found about 400m shorter than my GPS at about 8km, follow by about 1km shorter at 17km, which I reached that distance at about 1:19:00, impossible for me !
Another new route compare with last year is instead if turn into Jalan Kg Simee from Jalan Tasek, we are run futher and turn into Persiaran Pearl and run to roundabout at Jalan Kg Simee. When reached roundabout in front of Stadium, turn into Jalan Lau Pak Khuan for 100m and u-turn back, run to Jalan Kompleks Sukan and turn in to Stadium, run about 400m from the entrance to the finishing line, my timing 1:39:55, actual distance clock by my Garmin Forerunner 405 is 19.97km. Position 86.
The half marathon route for Ipoh International Run 2009
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