Langkawi, Malaysia
Date:
24 February 2007
Distance:
3.8 km - swim ; 180km - bike ; 42km - run
Lotto Ironman Malaysia took place on Langkawi, a popular island resort destination in Malaysia. It's tough not because of the course, which consists of a very warm swim, a rolling bike and a relatively flat run course. It's tough because it can get really hot, especially during the run in the temperatures that reached 43 degrees Celsius.
The day began with a two-loop swim in Kuah Bay which started and finished alongside a giant eagle statue that dominates the Jetty Point port area.
Once they're out of the water, the athletes ran up a short jetty to T1, grabbed their bikes, and get started on the three-loop bike course. The "loops" were actually out and back stretches that take the athletes from Kuah to the other side of the island before they turned around and come back. The turnaround at the end of each bike loop was right outside the Seaview Hotel, which served as the race headquarters.
It was the run that made the race in Langkawi so tough. The terrain wasn't that challenging - it's the heat that the athletes faced as they went through the marathon that made things difficult. After the fourth loop was completed, they ran one kilometer back to the jetty, and end the day at the beautiful finish line which was just meters short of the spectacular eagle statue, a welcome beacon at the end of what will no-doubt be a tough day of racing.
That's part of stories I received. Looking at the overall imnpressive results, they're all truly IRONMAN!! No doubt about it.
The Top 3 finest of Malaysia's Ironman (Men & Women) were...
Place Bib Name Swim - Bike - Run - Total
69 212 Jasmi Sarael 01:22:29 - 05:41:32 - 03:46:35 - 10:54:29
89 240 Ah Thiam Wong 01:12:26 - 05:40:51 - 06:55:10 - 04:22:26 - 11:20:00
101 289 Ahmad Joyo Hj Shaari 01:07:31 - 05:31:02 - 06:41:00 - 04:43:09 - 11:29:00
149 662 Fiona Lim 01:15:25 - 06:16:29 - 07:33:35 - 04:45:48 - 12:23:18
They're AWESOME!!! Jasmi Sarael's running time was really amazing... he touched down at 3:46:35 hrs after the swim & bike... perggghhh!!! Salute u bro!!
More results here... LOTTO IRONMAN LANGKAWI 2007...
The winners... Xavier Le Floch & Nicole Leder... they came, they saw & they conquered the LOTTO IRONMAN LANGKAWI 2007..
:)
2 comments:
Wow! Fiona Lim, after swimming and cycling that long, can still run a marathon in under 5 hours! Amazing feat. Nezz, u ever consider masuk triathlon/ironman?
And congrats on circuit3. I read u got 3rd place. Wish I could run like that!
Hi Haza,
I did KL Int. Triathlon once, all-ladies team... I still gotta train more especially my swimming.. maybe doing full triathlon again this year.. Ironman, let nature take its course.. hehehe..
The circuit 3 was fun, I don't know how I got 3rd place bcoz I ran at an easy pace & have planned to run only 10 laps & no more.. wish you were there on that day.. :)
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