My 2nd marathon for 2009 ... started and finished at Dataran Merdeka ... as mentioned in newspaper around 12,500 runners took part this year i.e. Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, Fun Run and Kid Dash Run .. the race was held on 28 June 2009 and sponsored by Standard Chartered .. sponsored but all runners must pay to join the race ... distance for the full marathon is 42.195 K .. the rain that poured before the race did not stop all the runners to start the race ..
If we go for the full marathon then we needs to pass this route .. Dataran Merdeka (0K), Tabung Haji Building (14K), Istana Budaya (17K), Kampung Baru (21K), Bukit Bintang (28K), Istana Negara (33K) ... then headed to Menara DBKL and Sogo (39K) and lastly back to Dataran to complete the FM ... a complete tour around KL ^_^
my target was to finish the race under 6 hour ... however mission failed ... when reached Sogo my clock showed 5:59:59 ... so its impossible to run almost another 2 K in 0:00:01 rite ... I only can run non stop for the first 20K ... then when I was attacked by the blisters ... only managed to run+walking for the balance of the race ... when reached the finish line ... maybe can try my luck again next year ...
what I like about this race:
- can meet and make new friends
- the atmosphere
- the preparation before the race
- can see how the determination that other runners show to complete the race
- i saw one runner took a cab during half of the race ^_^ maybe tired or thirsty
- weather ... help a lot
dislikes:
- not enough water .. got enough water station but no water
- wrong positioning of the toilet ... in the other side of the road
- finisher shirt and medal ... need to improve
- where is the goodies ...
My official result:
04:59:27 - net start
06:32:24 - net time
06:33:40.06 - finish
1291 (position for FM) from 1930 that complete the race.
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