Race Report: Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2011

Start Point: Sentosa
Finish Point: St. Andrews Road, The Padang
Date/Time: 4th Dec 2011 @ 6.30 am
Category: Half Marathon (Men Open)
Bib: 57277

Distance: 21.14 km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 1'48:56 (gun time) & 1'48:47 (chip time)
Average Pace: 5:09 per km
Rank:
157th (Overall Half Marathon) ;
127th (Overall Men Category);

I was stop training for 3 weeks and DNS PBIM due to oversea business trip, I know that
I will break my record at SCMS, that is NOT do sub 1:45 at this event.

No pacer for half marathon, just pace my own, I felt I was too fast at starting, start fell suffer after 10km, which took 50 min to completed it. I know I was slow now. 

Meet a lot of 10km runners after 18km along Raffles Ave, traffic become crowded. Pass by Esplanade and turn left into Esplanade Drive, my watch show 1:44++, mission for sub 1:45 failed already.

Turn in to Fullerton Road, Hugh Street and St. Andrews Road, run into Ekiden/Full/Half Marathon lane, saw digital timer was 1:48++, run as fast as I can and hope to do with sub 1:49....

Crossing finishing line with 1'48:55, the worse SCMS half marathon timing I even did...

SCMS 2011 half marathon route

Tanjung 10km Run 2011 Photos

Photos taken during Tanjung 10km Run 2011 at Jalan Ross (about 2km mark) and Jalan Sepoy Lines (finishing), Penang on 30th October 2011.

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

There are total 3 albums snap from 7:20 am to 8:30 am. I've try my best to snap most of the runners from starting until the end, please find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 : 7:20 am - 7:32 am (Jalan Ross, about 2km)
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/Tanjung10Km2011Part13

Album 2 : 7:45 am - 8:01 am (finishing line)
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/Tanjung10Km2011Part23

Album 3 : 8:02 am - 8:30 am (finishing line)
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/Tanjung10Km2011Part33

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

Race Report: Putrajaya Night Marathon 2011

Location: Dataran Putrajaya, Precinct 3
Date/Time: 15th Oct 2011 @ 8:20 pm
Category: F - Men Open 21km
Bib: F 3167
Distance: 21.21km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'50:26 (Gun Time) ; 1'50:10 (Net Time)
Average Pace: 5:12 per km
Rank: 36th

I was stop running after Muar 21km on 9th October, and night run usually are tough for me, not putting any hope for this race, just take it as my LSD training.

Flag off at 8:20pm for half marathon category, just run with my own pace, I can feel the heat along the way, only can feel windy after 12km onwords.

Drinks station every 3km, sufficient enough and serve isotonic drink as well. Distance marker are clear enough, direction marker for full and half marathon seperate junction was not that clear, a big sign board with small wording printed on A4 paper.

Run the first 5km with 24:31, I know that I am going to complete the race above 1:50. Kevin Ooi catch up with me at 8.5km, pace with him until 10km and I was give up, run with my own pace again. After the timing chip station at 16.5km, meet Kevin Ooi again, this time I try to pace with him again, but he was getting faster after the last water station at 19km. I am failed to catch him and his was about 200 meter plus infron of me when reached finishing line.

Crossing finishing as my estimation, 1'50:26. Received a medal with a red colour 21km finisher Tee. Lucky that I pace with Kevin for from 16.5km onwards, if not I will run with my PB, Personal Bad again after Sundown 2010.

The 21km route

Race Report: Muar Charity Run 2011

Location: Dataran Tanjung Emas, Muar, Johor
Date/Time: 9th Oct 2011 @ 6:37 am
Category: A - Men Open
Bib: m 1054
Distance: 21.17km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'45:57
Average Pace: 5:00 per km
Rank: 18th

My 2nd time home ground base half marathon, give up KRI 12km on the same day, simply because want to balik kampung, and also top up my half marathon quota for this year.

Same as last year, heavy rain about 30 minute before flag off, run about 5 km under drizzle, but the whole route was wet due to heavy rain before flag off.

Different route with last year, started at Dataran Tanjung Emas, run along Jalan Abdul Rahman towards batu Pahat direction, turn in to famous San Chai Temple at Parit Unas, and run along the kampung road back to Jalan Junid and Tanjung Emas area. Muar known as flat land, not hilly route at all, I can said this is the most flat route I ever ran before.

Water station, been informed by the MC before flag off, there are 7 water station, but I felt I was been cheated, only 5 water station at 5km, 10km, 13km, 17km and 20km. And all are purely water station, I was regret that I forget to hide my own isotonic drink along the road side on Saturday. Suffering after 13km onwards due to no isotonic drink.

Distance marker and direction signage are enough, at least nobody missing in the race, I hope so...

Generally satisfied with the event, the only two things to improve are:
1. Supply isotonic drink for 21km runner
2. Quality of medal

The 21km route

Muar Charity Run 2011 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during 1 Malaysia Muar Charity Run 2011 at Dataran Tanjung Emas, Muar on 9th October 2011.

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

There are total 3 albums snap from 8:30 am to 9:46 am, 21km runners who completed the race with 1 hr 55 min onwards should able to find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 : 8:30 am - 8:49 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/MuarCharityRun2011Part13

Album 2 : 8:50 am - 9:07 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/MuarCharityRun2011Part23

Album 3 : 9:08 am - 9:46 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/MuarCharityRun2011Part33

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

Race Report: adidas King Of The Road 2011

Location: New Pantai Expressway, Sunway Pyramid, Petaling Jaya
Date/Time: 2nd Oct 2011 @ 6:45 am
Category: A - Men Open
Bib: A 0956
Distance: 16.74km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'20:57
Average Pace: 4:50 per km

Flag off at 6:45am, run from Sunway Pyramid towards west direction and u-turn before Persiaran Jengka, run towards east direction along NPE, u-turn at Jalan Templer junction and back to Sunway Pyramid.

I try to squeeze myself to the front of starting line, just to avoid jam during flag off, run much more faster than my expectation, perhaps chasing and pushing by too many fast runners around me. The path are quite clear for me until I reached the 10km u-turn juction.

Saw finishing arc after ran out from the tunnel, speed up and push myself for last few hundred meter, saw brother Tey Eng Tiong was there and he managed to snap my pia face photo.

Crossing finishing with 1'20:57, out of my expectation.

My split time and pace:

Split    Time          Distance        Avg Pace
          ( h:m:s )           km                 min/km

1          18:29            4.00               4:37
2          19:27            4.01               4:51
3          19:38            3.99               4:55
4          23:22            4.74               4:56

           1:20:57        16.74             4:50

adidas King Of The Road, generally a well organize event, drink station every 3 km, serve water and isotonic drink, distance marker almost every km. Nice route to run, not so hilly, just need to run on the flyover above Kewajipan roundabout.

The 16.8km route

adidas King Of The Road 2011 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during adidas King Of The Road 2011

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

There are total 7 albums snap from 8:17 am to 9:36 am, runners who completed the race with 1:35 (16.8 km) and 1:07 (10km) onwards should able to find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 : 8:17 am - 8:27 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part17

Album 2 : 8:28 am - 8:37 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part27

Album 3 : 8:38 am - 8:45 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part37

Album 4 : 8:46 am - 8:54 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part47

Album 5 : 8:55 am - 9:04 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part57

Album 6 : 9:05 am - 9:18 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part67

Album 7 : 9:19 am - 9:36 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/AdidasKingOfTheRoad2011Part77

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

Race Report: Tourism Taiping Heritage Run 2011

Location: Padang Esplanade, Taiping, Perak
Date/Time: 11th Sept 2011 @ 6:15 am
Category: A - Men Open
Bib: A 038
Distance: 21.05km (by Garmin FR 405)
Timing: 1'47:29
Average Pace: 5:06 per km
Rank: 32 nd

Another raining-thon. Started rain before flag off until noon.

Flag off at 6:15am sharp, run around Taiping Lake Garden area and then towards Jalan Kamunting Lama, with some hilly route at 5km.The remaining route are flat from 5.5km till the end.

I run with quite comfortable pace from starting until first u-turn at 12km, completed with 59:12, I believe I should able to do 1:46 for this race, with the good weather. But unfortunately I was slow for the remaining 9km, run with about 5:20 pace compare with 4:56 pace for first 12km. I believe that I lack of LSD recently, the longest training run I did this two month is just 16km, compare with 20km at early of the year. I know that I'll completed the race with 1:48 when reach last water station, stared to pia after Taiping town area and crossing finishing line with 1'47:29, better than my expectation.

After crossed finishing line, rush to food tent, ate some watermelon for refill glucose in my body, drink a cup of hot coffee and swallow a plate of Mee-hoo goreng (too hungry) and rush back to back car, which park about 250 meter before finishing, and switch my identity from runner to photographer, but too bad I missed out those sub-2 runners in my photo.

5 water stations at 4km, 8km, 12km, 16km and 19km, but too bad no isotonic drink. Road marshall and volunteer at drink station are enough, traffic control very good, although I almost knocked by a car at about 20km, but that was the driver's fault.

Tourism Taiping Heritage Run 2011, a well organized event, I'll mark it as my annual event. Well done to the organizer, Mr Kevin Ooi and the committee !

The route

 

LLC runners after the race.

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