Great Eastern Pacesetters 30km Run

What : Great Eastern Pacesetters 30km Run
When : 18th January 2009
Where : Tapak A, Lake Garden, Kuala Lumpur
Distance : 30km (29.79km / 29.80km using GPS!) & 20km (19.73km using GPS!)
Reward : Medals for all Finishers!

*1st half 10km - 53'10
*2nd half 10 km - 53'10

Men Open 30km :
2'03'10 - Richard Habeya, Pm26 (5th)
2'11'xx - Jasni Khairil
2'20'47 - Khoo Yit Kiat, Pm28
2'20'55 - Ronnie See, Pm1
2'24'25 - Ben Swee, Pm50
2'25'31 - Stanley Cheong, Pm53
2'26'xx - Meyyappa Manickam, Pm58
2'28'xx - Raymond Ng, Pm48
2'30'xx - Sam Chee Wang (Penang)
2'31'05 - Tang Wern Tian
2'31'20 - Kenny Tan, Pm27
2'33'25 - Mohammad Azali, Pm46
2'33'45 - John Tan, Pm30
2'38'37 - Ahmad Farid Elias
2'42'02 - Chin Teck Sin
2'42'37 - Mohd Hailmi Masro
2'44'18 - Wong Ram Bo
2'45'00 - Victor Loh
2'45'01 - Omar Khaliff
2'49'57 - Zulhassan
2'50'49 - Frank Chong, Sub Pm6
2'51'17 - Yip Kit Weng, Pm9
2'59'18 - Lai Fong Sang, Pm38
3'10'xx - Teoh Chun Ming, Pm17
3'13'43 - Muhammad Fadhli Fadzli (Afad), Pm56
3'20'01 - Kevin Chow, Pm32
3'34'38 - Steven Khoo
0'00'00 - Hamidon Mat Aris

Men Veteran 30km :
2'29'18 - Tay Poh Chye
2'29'42 - Alam Shah
2'45'11 - Lee Yee Sum
2'45'11 - Daniel Tan
2'51'02 - Choi Chik Choy, Pm42
2'51'30 - Mohd Yaziz, Pm7
3'14'23 - Kelvin Ng, Pm2

Men Open 20km :
1'24'xx - Syahidan bin Alias (8th)
1'31'35 - Naresh Kumar, Pm37
1'36'48 - Suresh, Pm47
1'37'15 - Nazib Ngainin, Pm14
1'37'55 - Thurai Sarasaidy
1'38'44 - Hashul Sham, Pm34
1'41'50 - Zulazlan Shah, Pm43
1'46'20 - Wong Kei Ming, Pm55
1'48'23 - Vijay
2'15'07 - Tan Kean Peng, Sub Pm5
0'00'00 - Chen Keat Hoong, Pm8
0'00'00 - Gunaselan Rajagopal, Pm39

Women Open 30km :
2'47'14 - Ameba Chan (4th)
2'52'15 - Lynn Guan
2'52'24 - Tan Chin Chin
0'00'00 - Idazumi Othman
0'00'00 - Haslinda

Women Veteran 30km :
4'29'52 - Julie Wong

Women Open 20km :
1'28'29 - Michele Tan (2nd)
2'25'57 - Chek Yin Huay

In der early morning, Mr Vijay adviced me that i shouldn't go so fast at der beginning, i juz ran slow followed what he had told me if not der 2nd half i would be struggling for sure. i was lining up in der middle pack and very difficult to pass by der slow runners, therefore i wasted more than 1 minutes juz to overtake ppl, somemore had to go up der deer park. after der traffic light i felt a bit release bcoz had bigger space for me to increase my pace.

at 10km marker, my timing was 53'10, my best ever timing for 10km distance, i had never expected that also without drinking water also. der hills were der most suffering part for me but today when going uphills i was like running high. after made u-turn, i was running even faster, don't know suddenly so spiritual. going back until tijani, i felt a bit of tired and need water but water station still far away i guessed. when i drank a cup of endurance drink and a cup of plain water, my stamina suddenly went down. 3km to go, uphill made me more struggled, and i juz maintain my pace.

der last 1km to go, i thought straight away go through der guard house, but der mashall directed right hand side which required us to run longer, jialat! der distance extended approx. 500m. no choice increased my speed again, dashing to der finishing line. cinya suffering! I was very satisfied with my performance today although der entire route has a lot of killing hills. my previous 20km timing was 2'26, today was 1'46, super PB!