- 28 August 2016
- Main Entrance @Avenue K, Kuala Lumpur
- Flagged off at:-
7.30a.m.
for 7km
7.40a.m.
for 5km
- Price – RM58.30 (inclusive of admin fee of RM3.30)
- Race Pack –Pink t-shirt, drawstring bag and registration bib
- Goodies – Medal, 4 balloons, vouchers
I decided to join this
run as the venue of this run is very near to my home and I will be running in
front of my home. How’s that!!! Best thing is you will be running with balloons
and toilets are easily accessible anywhere.
I walked to the venue at
6.40a.m and went straight to the redemption counter to collect the balloons.
Each runner was given 4 balloons. The rule was simple, run with the balloons
and you must complete the run with 4 balloons, otherwise there is a penalty. For example,
you finish your run in 1 hour and if you pop 1 balloon, 10 seconds penalty will
be added to your finishing time, i.e. 1 hour 10 seconds.
I tied the 4 balloons to
my waist and it was sticking out at my buttocks. After collection of balloons,
we were asked to go to the starting line, given a pink ribbon (which I put it
around my neck) and were asked to do simple exercises as a warm-up. There were
so-called celebrities as emcees and leading the warm-ups but have to say, I
don’t know them at all and they didn’t appeal to me.
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| Check out the balloons at my buttocks |
We were flagged off early at 7.25am. OMG, it was difficult to run with stupid balloons right at your back
as you need to be gentle not to pop any of them. Some runners decided to throw
the balloons on the road and into the dustbins nearby.
It was very nice
weather and the run was very pleasant, running in the city along Jalan Ampang,
Jalan Sultan Ismail, running to the clubbing area, i.e. Beach Club and out to
Pavillion Mall, passing by Pullman KLCC, high-end condominiums along Jalan Stonor
and Jalan Binjai, e.g. Troika and Corinthian, and back to
Jalan Ampang again.
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| Route map |
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| Reached my home |
There was only 1 water
station in front of Pavillion Mall. The organiser served mineral water. We were
given another pink ribbon (which I put around my neck with the 1st
ribbon) in front of 1A Stonor condominium. What are the 2 ribbons for? I don’t
know…….
Upon arrival, we were
given a bottle of mineral water and medal. I managed to finish the 6.5km run
(according to Rinnie’s app) in just less than 50 minutes. Guess what?
Our numbers were recorded by several marshals along the run and recorded again
when we finished. We were not informed of any penalties for not having 4
balloons and not informed of the reason for having the 2 pink ribbons. Hmmmmmm………….defeating
the purpose of running with balloons!
There were cash prizes
and vouchers to be won for each category. There were games sessions, e.g.
questions and answers to win vouchers and lucky draw, which we couldn’t be
bothered to participate in. Instead, we were playing with the “recording live” on
Facebook and snapping pictures with more balloons and the KLCC Twin towers. Upon
completion, most runners just dumped their balloons on the street of Jalan
Ampang and I saw some people popping them. The organisers will have had a tough
time clearing Jalan Ampang before the road opened again.
Check out the pictures below:-
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| Our balloons |
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| Showing off our medals |
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| Pink medals |
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| I didn't pop my balloons |
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| More balloons |
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| Our medal in front of KLCC |
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