ASICS Relay Malaysia 2019

The 2019 ASICS Relay Malaysia is the third leg in the popular Asics Relay race series across Asia and this year it was held for the first time in Sepang International Circuit, Selangor on 7 September.

As was in previous editions of the Asics Relay race, a team is comprised of four members - each running a quarter of the distance of either the Half Marathon (5.25km per runner) or the Full Marathon (10.5km per runner) in one of the three categories: Male, Female and Mixed (FFFM, MMFF, or MMMF).

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Mixed Team in Half Marathon Relay

Runner 1: Cheng Yes, Runner 2: Danny, Runner 3: JJ, Runner 4: CK

So I signed up for the mixed team in the Half Marathon category and named our team DKJY.
I ran in the inaugural Asics Relay Kuala Lumpur in 2016 

Cheng Yee was the first runner in our team. She rushed to get to the race village in time for the flag-off at 6:30 pm. For some unknown reason, traffic on the ELITE expressway last Saturday evening was at a snarl coming into Sepang. The flag off was delayed much to the relief of many late comers... and then the first runners were flagged off around 6:55 pm.

Electrifying atmosphere in the race village just before flag-off

Crew members pretty in pink

Team DKJY finished strong with a ranking of 50 out of 353 teams in the mixed open category, with a finishing time of 1:58:38. This finishing time is better than the Half Marathon PB of all of the team members', which says a lot about the power of teamwork!

Despite the humid weather on Saturday, it was an evening of activities, excitement and sweat, and fun. 

What I enjoyed most was witnessing the camaraderie of runners participating in a team relay race. Each and every runner who raced on that evening did not run mile after lonely mile by themselves, but did it as part of a team effort... and it is fun to be part of a team. 

After we collected our medals, Team DKJY posed for photos in celebration of our collective victory..  

Order following Team Leg

A wifie with precision and careful positioning

Happy faces after learning that we achieved a sub-2 hour finishing

Official results: