Tourism Taiping Heritage Run 2011 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during Tourism Taiping Heritage Run 2011

Camera: Nikon D200 + AF 80 - 200 mm F/2.8D

There are total 2 albums snap from 8:13 am to 9:51 am are available as following:

Album 1 : 8:13 am - 8:41am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/TourismTaipingHeritageRun2011Part12

Album 2 : 8:42am - 9:51 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/TourismTaipingHeritageRun2011Part22

Enjoy the photos, sorry for those I missed out.........

Race Report: Seremban Half Marathon 2011

Location: N.S Padang, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Date/Time: 24th June 2011 @ 6:45 am
Category: B - Men Senior
Bib: B 128
Distance: 20.44km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'44:47
Average Pace: 5:07 per km
Rank: 37 th

Seremban half marathon, one of my favourite event. A well organized event, 3 drink stations at 5km, 10km and 16.5km, sponging station at 7km and 14km.

My old knee pain reoccur before the race, dare not push myself too hard, but still manage to complete 12km within 60 min, consider better than SCKLM.

Felt knee pain become serious after 15km, just run with my comfortable pace for the remaining 6km.

When reached Seremban Lake Garden, my watch show 1:42, I think sub 1:45 should be make to make it this time, try to push hard and crossing finishing line with 1'44:47. Another under distance half marathon with sub 1:45.

The route

Race Report: Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2011

Location: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Date/Time: 26th June 2011 @ 6:15 am
Category: E - Men Open (Half Marathon)
Bib: E-06394
Distance: 21.35km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'50:02 (Gun Time), 1'49:52 (Chip Time)
Average Pace: 5:09 per km
Rank: 80 th

I was stop stop training for one months from mid of May to mid of June, just start to train 2 weeks before the race. I am worried that I my break my personal record to clock with 2 hr in 21km race.

Meet Jessica at starting line, pace with her for less than 1 km then run with my own pace.

Manage to run with sub 5 min pace for first 5 km, completed 11.79km with 60 min, I know that sub 2 shouldn't be any problem for me, increase my target to sub 1:55 after 15km mark. Slow down after KLCC and turn in from Jalan P Ramlee to Jalan Ampang at about 18km mark. When reach 20km mark, I realise that I am slow, meet up with 10km runners at last 1 km, started to speed up my speed and run towards Dataran Merdeka, saw 1:49++ when I saw the finishing arc, hope can do 1'49:49 gun time, pia with maximum speed and heart rate (183 bpm) to finishing, but still amkam, 1'50:02 clocked on my watch.

My split time and pace:

Split    Time     Distance    Avg Pace


        (h : m : s)      km            min/km

1     00:24:29      5.00            4:53
2     00:26:12      5.00            5:14
3     00:26:24      5.00            5:16
4     00:15:56      3.00            5:18
5     00:10:50      2.00            5:25
6     00:06:09      1.35            4:33
       01:50:02    21.35           5:09

The route

 
SCKLM 2011, a well organized event. Drink stations are sufficient enough, water every 2km, isotonic drink every 4km, few sponge station along the route for full and half marathon, distance marker are clear and accurate for full and half marathon distance. Full and half marathon route not clash with 10km and fun run route, avoid congestion for all serious runners. Well done the organizer !!!

Race Report: Bidor Half Marathon 2011

Location: Dewan Muhibbah, Bidor, Perak
Date/Time: 24th April 2011 @ 7:00 am
Category: A - Men Open
Bib: A 152
Distance: 21.32km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'45:22
Average Pace: 4:56 per km
Rank: 19th

Flag off at 7:00am, consider late for a half marathon race.

Pace with Ronnie (PM1) for first 4km, give up and run with my own pace. Count the category A runners at first 5km u-turn, I still in top 20, try to maintain my pace until 10km, as usual Bidor route is quite hilly, especially from 12km to 14km. Almost exhausted after 19km, plus the strong sun shine and run uphill.

Saw Tey snap photo at 20km mark. Try to speed up my pace for the last 1km, hope can completed the race with 1:45, but mission failed, 9 sec slow than my best timing clocked at Bidor on 2009.

My split time and pace:

Split     Time         Distance     Avg Pace

        (h : m : s)       km           min/km
1      00:22:59        5.10          04:30
2      00:26:52        5.40          04:58
3      00:25:48        5.00          05:09
4      00:29:41        5.81          05:06
        01:45:22     21.32          04:56

The route

Race Report: Energizer Night Race 2011

Location: F1 Circuit, Sepang
Date/Time: 16th April 2011 @ 8:00pm
Category: G - Men Open 21km
Bib: G 1145
Distance: 20.09km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'41:44
Average Pace: 5:03 per km

The most lousy and messy race event I ever join. All story can get from FB, still complaining, arguing, I am lazy to talk too much here....

The most frustrated issue for me are:

1. No direction signage
2. Marshall on duty do not know where the running direction, when I came to the track after ran the outside loop, turned left towards the START/FINISH entrance, before turn in to the track, I ask the marshall: Turn here ? he answer: I don't know, but everyone is turning here.
3. Timing chip only for 42km and 21km runners, why all 11km and 5.5km runner were crossing the timing mat ?

I am wonder wheter I ran the correct direction into the track ? I've step on the timing mat for 5 times:

1. At starting
2. At the outside loop, about 7.5km
3. Before start to run my 1st lap in the track
4. Completed the 1st lap
5. Completed the 2nd lap

If the timing chip only record 4 time, then I can said I completed the race with sub 1:15....

The route at Garmin connect.

Race Report: Malakoff 26km Penang 2011

Location: Taman Perbandaran (Youth Park), Penang
Date/Time: 27th march 2011 @ 5:30am
Category: A-Men Open 
Bib: A0027
Distance:25.77km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 2'14:32 (Gun time) / 2'14:17.8 (Chip time)
Average Pace: 5:13 per km
Rank: 21 (Men Open)

The route.

Race Report: Bareno Run 2011

Location: National Stadiun Bukit Jalil

Date/Time: 13th March 2011 @ 5:30am

Category: A-Men Open

Bib: A0574

Distance: 20.85 km (by Garmin FR405)

Timing: 1'53:20 (Gun time) / 1'49:33 (Chip time)

Average Pace: 5:26 per km

Rank: 95th

First race in 2011, stop 3 months from road race since KRI Scenic run on December 2010.

21 km route

Bidor Half Marathon 2011

Bidor Half Marathon 2011

Date: 24th April 2011

Time: 7:00 am

Location: Dewan Muhibbah, Bidor, Perak

Distance: 21km / 10km / 3km

Registration closing date: 8th April 2011

E-mail: bidorrunnersclub@gmail.com

Please click here for entry form.

Wrap up: Running in 2010

Completed 21 runs in 2010, same as last year. Among this 21 races, 13 are half marathon.

Celebrated 2010 New Year with Saucony Pacemakers Network Run at Lake Garden. First time join the race organized by der Pacemakers Network. A well organized event, I enjoy the race.

Running up the staircase is the most torturing during this race

New Balance Pacesetters 30km, decided not to run 30km and go for 20km just because of injured after SCSM 2009, and also Penny's concert at Genting on the night before. Although with lack of sleep, and the rolling hills route, still manage to completed with 4:59 per km pace, but very amkan that my timing chip not working, no official time and no certificate.


Putrajaya Night Marathon, first night half marathon, not easy to run at night, even though all my weekday training run were at evening. take is as an experience and prepare for Sundown 21km.

Bareno Run at Bulit Jalil area, nice route with some hilly route, the most difficult part is after 10 km, up and down for about 3 km inside Taman Rekreasi Bukit Jalil.


Energizer Night Race at Cyberjaya, 2nd night half marathon. Bad experience with stomach ache for last 7km, endure till the end and direct run to toilet after crossing finishing line.


Bidor half marathon, my 3rd run in Bibor since 2008. Can't perform well compare with last year, weather started hot after 17km downhill route, torturing for the last 4km.

Nice finishing medal from Bidor.

New Balance Pacesetters 15km, another rolling hills route at Double hills area, meet up many friends during this race.

adidas Sundown marathon, my first oversea night race, first time join adidas Sundown Marathon after the 21km half marathon event have been introduced this year. Finished with PB (Bad) in half marathon. Conclucled that night run is really tough.

nice and unique finishing medal.....

Setia Eco Half Marathon, heavy rain half way but manage to run faster, 4:56 pace during this race gain back confidence for my next half marathon, SCKLM.

SCKLM 2010, an important race for me, after get my first sub 1:45 in AIMS certified half marathon during SCSM 2009, SCKLM become my next target. Pushing by some other runners, raining before the race and good weather, my target achieved with 1'44:14 (net time)


Seremban Half Marathon, another my must go event. Drove 140km, run 21km, drove 140km again, within 8 hours. Completed with sub 1:45 but slightly under distance.

Taiping Herritage Run, first race in Taiping, thanks to the organizer Kevin Otk from Taiping Road Runner for giving me my favourite bib number.

LLC Runners jumping at Taiping heritage area

1 Malaysia National Charity Run, my first ever race in the town/state (Muar, Johor) where I born and grown...

Photo after the race, with clock tower at Dataran Tanjung Emas as background.

Hatyai Nature Run, first race in Thailand. As the name "Nature Run", we really run in the nature enviroment from 6 km to 15 km, surrounding by rubber estate and the killing hilly road.

Newton 25km Challenge Kuala Lumpur, survived from 25.84km rolling hills route at Bukit Kinrara and received a nice finishing Tee...

LLC runners during Newton 25km

Tanjung 10km Run, first race in Penang this year, take it as a training for coming race.

Mizuno Wave Run at UPM, Suprising that I can run better compare with 2009, with lack of training, 4:46 per km pace.

Powerman 2010, Team 2 Plus 2 came back for 3rd season in Powerman Malaysia 2010, Men’s Relay category.

Aim for podium finishing failed again and also out of top 5, no cash prize at all.

PBIM 2010, heavy rain since 14km till the end, crossing finishing line with 1'47:00, mission for my 3rd sub 1:45 in AIMS certified Half Marathon failed.

Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010. Ahead 1:45 pacer from starting till the end, crossing finishing line with 18 sec faster than last year, chip time 1'42:48 become my new PB timing. Glad to completed my 36th half marathon when I am 36 years old, with my Personal Best timing.

Spritzer - KRI Scenic Run 2010, sign up last day before the closing date, simply because I haven't do any race in Ipoh this year. Rolling hills route, 12km is tougher than SCMS 21km for me, run until going to vomit out my heart.

Anyhow finisher T is given to top 600 finisher.

Achievement for this year:

1. Completed monthly half marathon race, with one more as bonus.

2. Completed two (2) sub 1:45 in AIMS certified half marathon.

Race Report: Spritzer - KRI Scenic Run 2010

Location: Bukit Kinding Resort, Tg. Rambutan, Ipoh, Perak
Date/Time: 12th December 2010 @ 7:30am
Category: B-Men Open (18-39)
Bib: B171
Distance: 11.85 km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 1'04:56
Average Pace: 5:28 per km
Rank: -

Rolling hills route, 12km is tougher than SCMS 21km for me. Nice scenery and cold weather along the route.

The route.

Multiple hills

Finisher T is given to top 600 finisher only....