Last weekend was an interesting one. I participated in the 2nd Standard Chartered Marathon held in Kuala Lumpur.
This year, they have moved the running pack collected to Stadium Titiwangsa. I was complaining why did they put it up at a place that people hardly know about its existance. Upon arriving the collection place, I think its not a bad idea after all. At least the runners and volunteers doesn't need to suffer under the rain or shine at Merdeka Square just like last year.
The run pack collection booths27-June-2010
Woke up at 4.30am to get ready and leave the house at 5.15am. The rain was so heavy that we were worried how to run in the rain.
As we arrive at Padang Merbok around 5.45am, the heavy rain has stopped. And yes, the full marathon started at 5am. Hence, the runners might have ran in the rain for that case.
7.00am - the run for 10km category started. The heavy downpour prior to the run has helped to ease the run. The weather was cooling from the start till the end. However, my timing for 10km has deteriorate despite good weather condition. This was because I have cut down the number of marathons this year due to busy schedules (my last run was in Jan 2010, if I remember correctly) and no proper training prior to this run.
You can check your timing from the marathon website:
Here is mine:
Rank:1288
Gun Time: 01:35:19
Net Time: 01:29:39
The runners crowd at the starting line - there were 16.5k runners
All of us manage to complete our run safely, except for a tragic run to a runner of 10km. Known as Lim aged 25 this year. He passed away when he was on the way to the hospital. It was really a sad news to encounter.
Read the incident details from below link:
http://printf.wordpress.com/2010/06/27/a-tragic-incident-at-standard-chartered-kl-marathon-2010/
It was such a disappointment to the speed of the first aid on this incident. May Lim rest in peace and condolence to his family members of his sudden pass away.
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