Ipoh International Run 2012 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during Ipoh International Run 2012 at Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh, Perak.

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

There are total 3 albums snap from 8:49am to 9:55am, 21km runners who completed the race with 1:53 onwards should able to find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 : 8:49am - 9:03am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/IpohInternationalRun2012Part13

Album 2 : 9:04am - 9:23am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/IpohInternationalRun2012Part23

Album 3 : 9:24am - 9:55am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/IpohInternationalRun2012Part33

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

FOR 21km RUNNERS ONLY !

Race Report: Standard Chatered KL Marathon 2012

Location: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur
Date/Time: 24th June 2012 @ 6:00am
Category: Men 21 km
Bib: E-05170
Distance: 21.48 km (by Garmin FR405CX)
Timing: 1'49:35 (Gun Time) /1'49:06 (Chip Time)
Average Pace: 5:06 per km
Rank: 88th

My first 21 km race in Malaysia for this year, just aim to do sub 1:50 as lack of training recently.

Run with comfortable pace until 18km, I thought I should able to run with 1:48 for this race, but my body feel tired at last 2 km, anyhow try to maintain and crossed finishing line with sub 1:50.

SCKLM 2012, well organized event, I have nothing to complaint about it.

Again, switch from runner to photographer and snap 900+ photos.

With LLC gang and other running friends.

Congrats to all my LLC gang who completed the race as well:

42 km Men's Open:

4'17:52 - Dan Low

21 km Men's Open:

1'49:06 - Kho Kwang Leng

1'50:14 - Tan Ewe Cheong

1'55:12 - Steven Heng

21 km Women's Open:

2'11:45 - Lim Miow Chin

2'52:34 - Tan Kuan Ling

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 at Dataran Merdeka.

Camera: Olympus E3 (borrow from Sam Meijean)

There are total 5 albums snap from 8:04am to 10:32am, runners who completed the race within this time period try your luck to find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 (8:04am - 8:37am)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.452752618077307.110610.100000277184642&type=3

Album 2 (8:38am - 9:14am)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453270478025521.110674.100000277184642&type=3

Album 3 (9:15am - 9:52am)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453285998023969.110676.100000277184642&type=3

Album 4 (9:53am - 10:21am)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453834994635736.110754.100000277184642&type=3

Album 5 (10:22am - 10:32am)
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.453868301299072.110760.100000277184642&type=3See

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

Race Report: Sundown Marathon 2012

Location: Open field, beside Nicoll Highway MRT Station, Singapore
Date/Time: 27th May 2012 @ 12:30am
Category: Men 21 km
Bib: C 4760
Distance: 20.75 km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 1'49:14 (Gun Time) /1'48:44 (Chip Time)
Average Pace: 5:16 per km
Rank: 122nd

My first 21 km race in 2012, and also can consider the earliest flag off race I ever join. Ran the whole race in sleepy feel.

Both 42km and 21km are flag off at the same time and same place, run together with full marathon runners antil 14km++. "Turn" is the feature of the route, Left Turn, Right Turn and U-Turn, I really can't remember how many U-turn in the whole 21km route. Other than run on tar road, also on cement especially along Marina area, and also some grass as well.

I try my very best and aim to do sub 5:00 pace for first 12km, but mission failed, only 11.85km with 60 minutes. I was too tired after 15km onwards, slow down after that, run with what I train, not what I aim, but still very suffer, perhaps it was sleep time.

Hydration station are sufficient enough at every 2 to 3km, serve water and some both water and isotonic. Distance marker are clear, but I start to found it was under distance when I saw the marker was 400m different with my GPS.

When reached Nicoll Highway at the last one km, I try to push myself to the limit, just hope I won't break 1:50. Crossing finishing line with 1:49:14, with slightly under distance, 20.75km as per my GPS.

My split time:

0 -  5 km    :  24:07  -->  0'24:07
5- 10 km    :  25:59  -->  0'50:06
10-17 km   : 38:35  -->   1'28:41
17-20 km   :  16:49  -->  1'45:30
20-20.75km :  3:44  -->  1'49:14

A nice finisher medal as awards for my hard work.

Heavy rain started about 3:10 am, 2 hr 40 min after flag off, I am lucky that already back to finishing, but pity all those who still in the run.

PAAA Annual Round The House Relay 2012 Photos

Finishing photos taken during PAAA Annual Round The Houses Relay 2012, at Jalan Sepoy Lines, Padang Polo, Penang on 15th April 2012.

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

There are total 3 albums snap from 7:30 am to 8:54 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 : 7:30 am - 7:55 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/PAAAAnnualRoundTheHousesRelay2012Part13

Album 2 : 7:56 am - 8:20 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/PAAAAnnualRoundTheHousesRelay2012Part23

Album 3 : 8:21 am - 8:54 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/PAAAAnnualRoundTheHousesRelay2012Part33

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

Race Report: New Year Newton Challenge 2012

Location: Bandar Kinrara, Puchong
Date/Time: 1st Jan 2012 @ 5:30am
Category: Men Open 25km
Bib: 1226
Distance: 24.49 km (by Garmin FR405)
Timing: 2'11:47 (Gun Time) /2'11:32 (Chip Time)
Average Pace: 5:23 per km
Rank: 55th

Not well prepared and knee pain, aim to do 2:20 initially, with slightly over distance like 2010, but end up with under distance this year.

Glad this year flag off at 5:30am, an hour earlier compare with previous year.

Started the multiple rolling hills after 4km until 20km, really suffer especially during down hill, knee pain after 14km onwards, sometimes have to run with one and half legs, not both legs.

Drink stations every 3.5km, mostly served water, only few isotonics drink after 13km, better than nothing.

Felt happy that I can crossed finishing line with sub 2:15, better than my expectation, but slightly under distance.

Switch myself from runner to photographer, but end up with forget to have group photo with my LLC gang...

New Year Newton Challenge 2012 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos during New Year Newton Challenge 2012

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

There are total 5 albums snap from 7:49am to 9:16am, 25km runners who completed the race with 2:20 onwards should able to find your photos from the following albums:

Album 1 : 7:49am - 8:01am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/NewYearNewtonChallenge2012Part15

Album 2 : 8:01am - 8:13am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/NewYearNewtonChallenge2012Part25

Album 3 : 8:13am - 8:30am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/NewYearNewtonChallenge2012Part35

Album 4 : 8:30am - 8:58am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/NewYearNewtonChallenge2012Part45

Album 5 : 8:59am - 9:16am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/NewYearNewtonChallenge2012Part55

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

Wrap up: 2011 Running

Completed 11 races, 10 half marathon and one 16.8km adidas King of The Road. 11 races were too less for me if compare to 21 races in 2010.

Bareno 21km at Bukit Jalil, first race in 2011, after stop 3 months from road race since KRI Scenic run on December 2010. Less training plus hilly route, suffering and finished about 1:50.

Managed to join Malakoff 26km Penang for the 2nd time since 2009. Not that good but still completed with sub 2:15, better compare with previously, perhaps most of the route was my training ground.

Energizer Night Race at F1 Circuit Sepang, the most lousy and messy race event I ever join, messy event organizer. A lot of runners break their own record or even malaysia record in half marathon, I did my first sub 1:15 in half marathon too, just because of wrongly step on timing mat and clock my result at 14.5km, due to no direction signage and marshall when I ran in to F1 Circuit.

Bidor Half Marathon, my favourite event. First sub-5 min pace half marathon of the year, but still failed to achieve sub 1:45 with 9 sec slow than my best timing clocked at Bidor on 2009.

SCKLM 2011, I was stop training for 4 week due to oversea business trip, start to train up 2 week before the race, just hope the Digital Timer won't show "2" when I reached Dataran Merdeka. Lucky managed to crossing finishing line with sub 1:50 chip time.

  LLC Runners at SCKLM 2011, this is the only time that we can sit on Jalan Tun Perak

Seremban Half Marathon, a must go event for me, completed another under distance sub 1:45 half marathon.

Tourism Taiping Heritage Run 2011, first half marathon at Taiping. Ran under drizzling for almost the whole race, but still failed to do sub-5 min pace.

adidas King Of The Road, the first non half marathon event for me this year, didn't expected that I manage to do average 4:50 per km pace for the 16.74km route. Must thanks to somebody who chasing me closely from starting till fishing.

My hometown run, Muar Charity Run 21km, give up KRI Run on the same day. Heavy downpour before race and drizzling during the race help me to maintain 5:00 per km pace for the whole race.

Putrajaya Night Marathon 2011, just sign up to top up my half marathon quota, as I know night run usually are tough for me. Another 1:50++ timing for night run.

SCMS 2011, I was stop training for 3 week again due to oversea business trip, just back to Malaysia one week before the race, thanks to my running buddies who spent 2 days training with me at Batu Kawan and gain back my confidence. Better than my expectation and crossing with 1'48:47 chip time, the worst SCMS half marathon timing I ever did, but I can consider break my own record that NOT do sub 1:45 in SCMS

Apart been the runners, I also switch myself from runner to Photographer at few event:

1. Tourism Taiping Heritage Run
2. adidas King Of The Road
3. Muar Charity Run

And full time photographer at:

1. Tanjung 10km Run
2. Valdor Run

All photos can view at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74

DNS events for this year:

1. Sundown Marathon (21km)
2. Powerman Malaysia (Sprint)
3. Penang Bridge International Marathon (21km)

DNS PBIM 2011 was the most "amkan" for me, PBIM is the only AIMS Certified Half Marathon that I yet to do 1:45, compare to SCKLM and SCMS. I was train very hard with my LLC group at Batu Kawan, hope to do sub 1:45 this year, unfortunately last minute "kena buang negara" for 3 weeks and all my hard work before that was gone. Anyhow most of my running buddies did well in PBIM, either full or half marathon.

Well done LLCs

Conclusion:

1. Target to achieve my 50th half marathon in 2011 failed, hope to achieve it by first half of 2012.
2. No sub 1:45 achieved, must train hard especially speed workout.

P/S: Photos courtesy from Eric Lim, Yoko Fujimura, SCH, Steven Heng, Miow Chin, Terence Neo, James Fong and Malaysia Runners Network.

Valdor Run 2011 Finishing Photos

Finishing photos taken during Valdor Run at SJK (C) Valdor, Kampung Valdor on 18th December 2011.

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

There are total 3 albums snap from 7:36 am to 8:29 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 : 7:36 am - 7:58 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/ValdorRun2011Part13

Album 2 : 7:59 am - 8:10 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/ValdorRun2011Part23

Album 3 : 8:11 am - 8:29 am
https://picasaweb.google.com/khokl74/ValdorRun2011Part33

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

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