PJ Half Marathon 30th Edition

With the tag line "Run Because You Can", the 30th edition of PJ Half Marathon last Sunday was a success. In conjunction with the anniversary, this year a special category of 30km was offered in addition to the usual 21km and 10km. Furthermore, there was a 3km non-competitive category to make the PJ Half Marathon a family-friendly running event.

A total of 11,000 participants thronged Padang Timur, some arriving as early as 4a.m. for the 30km distance with starting time at 4:45a.m.


I ran in the 10k to assess my current fitness level as I have been training for my next marathon in September (I shall reveal which marathon it is later).

I felt good throughout the race despite the pain from plantar fasciitis in the right foot. The inclines did not pose a big problem to me this time as I successfully maintained my level (by lowering my pace).

I'm glad with the speed of my run. It's time to bring the speed and pace down, and seriously commit to aerobic training. There shall be no excuse to skip the long, slow runs at the next weekend.

Enthusiastic runner on the LRT train to Taman Jaya station

Selfie before warm-up

Just before flag off

Courtesy of Action Pix

Finisher medal 

With YB Dr. Ong Kian Ming

Pacemakers Anniversary Run 2016

I took part in another relay run last Sunday in the Pacemakers Anniversary Run 2016. This was the 12th edition of the race and as in previous years, it was held at the Lake Gardens - a highly sought after venue for race events as it offers a beautiful landscape and jogging tracks around the lake right in the heart of the city.

Our team is called Marudu Bega and it's made up of four guys and a girl. According to the rules of the race, each team must have at least one female member as their first runner. Each runner is required to run a 3.15 km loop with a total distance of 15.75 km for each team. The transition point as at the start/finish line where each participant is required to pass the baton with a timer chip to the next runner. Baton distribution was done just before flag-off and the process was without any glitch.

Weather was beautiful that day and there were countless stunning photos captured by professional and non-professional photographers alike.

Post-race refreshments include nasi lemak, tou fu fah, soya bean, buns, Revive, mineral water, Hemaviton Energy drink and watermelon for the non-Muslim participants.

Results:
Finish time: 1:27:01
Overall: 52/199

Pace: 5:31 min/km

Participants raring to go

Baton distribution on race day

And off the runners went

Fendi on fire

And it's my turn to run

Keeping at it

Run baby run

Fighting off other runners to reach the crossover/finish line

Over to Aliff

Four guys and a girl - all runners: Asyikin, Fendi, me, Aliff and Ikmal