Race # 1 in 2007...

It was a cold yet beautiful weather in the morning. Arrived Lake Garden at 5.10am and the 30km race started sharp at 6.00am, started with slow & steady pace, reached the "Double Hill" route & just ran slowly ignoring the fact that it was an uphill task… The street was so dark, at certain area there wasn’t even a single streetlight, no wonder there's many robbery cases at this Bkt Tunku area… the 1st water station really rescued my thirst... finally, felt relieved at the end of the double hill route reached Tugu Negara by 7.07am & started all over again for the next 20km from Bank Negara… Around 7.15am, the Kenyan 21km Men category leading trio was already on their way back to the finishing… followed by Caroline, also the Kenyan 21km Women Category leading… and again the duo Tuwei & Ken of 30km Men Open category… they're damn fast… they deserved it because they trained real hard everyday…


Later, slowed down to walk & stopped at the 2nd water station to grab the endurance drink & had my only sachet of PowerGel… done with it, continued my run at an easy stride… Then, saw more runners on the opposite way, some were the 21km runners, and more of the 30km runners which gave me a little pressure & woke me up… I add a little 'turbo' gradually to make sure I reach the 20km checkpoint for the pink wristband…

Finally, reached Sri Hartamas by 8.30am & grabbed the PowerGel provided & gulped few cups of endurance drink… upon return of the last 10km, bumped into a sweet girl from Penang, Julita, observerd her & thru my previous experience, I knew she was having her leg muscle pain… said "Hi" to her & started a light conversation with her while running… I said I'm not rushing for anything & I'll pace with her till the end of the race.. so, we ran & walked & talked & ran & walked & talked… right after the last water station, Julita got some muscle-cramp on her legs & we stopped at the Red Crescent guys for rescue… I waited till Julie could run slowly & we continued running till the end…

I felt so glad that I could finished the 30.1km run & as expected, I did it sub-4hrs… I checked my timing with the FTAAA time-keeper & it showed 3:50:24… I think so.. I dunno how I'll looked like in the certificate with picture which the organizer will email later, but I'm sure I was captured with a very happy face at the finishing… wah lau…. so lega!!!!

At the finishing line, I was given a card numbered "81", collected my medal & t-shirt & headed to Tapak A searching for the drinking station & head on to the booth & grabbed almost 5 cups of PowerBar recovery drink & cups of Milo…

That's all about the great race, all ended well. It's my 1st GE-30km race… I did it sub-4hrs (it's within my capability due to low mileage counts & not enough of long-runs).. Besides, my running attires were sponsored by Adidas Malaysia… thank you Adidas!! Made new running friend, Julita, like I did in Penang Bridge Marathon, Reita. And of course, got the beautiful 30k medal… not forgetting, thank you to PM22 for the "real in action" pictures!!

The earliest finishers & of course the winners...


Caroline... 1st, Women Open - 20km...


1st, 2nd, 3rd - Men Open - 20km...


Podium finish winners...

The prize giving was a simple ceremony & everybody started to leave by 11.00am. I reached home by 12.00pm, had a cold shower, had my lunch & had a good long nap from 2.00 till 6.00pm.. zzzzzzzzzzzzz…….

Till the next race... coming soon... :)