- 3 September 2016
- Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur
- Flagged off at:-
7.15a.m.
for 12km
7.30a.m.
for 6km
- Price – RM48.39 (inclusive of transaction fee of RM3.39)
- Race Pack – None. Just Pink t-shirt and registration bib
- Goodies – Medal and a bun
For the first time, I
missed out on the collection of the running pack, so the organiser decided to
have another one (unofficial) at Padang Merbok, the day before the run. So the
collection was supposed to be from 2.00p.m -7.00p.m. I arrived at 1.50p.m. and to
my surprise there was no one there. I saw a group of ladies chatting and
I approached them. They also said they are waiting for the person–in-charge to
arrive.
At 2.10p.m., we were asked to collect our T shirts first
as the person-in-charge of the bibs had yet to arrive. People were complaining
as we needed to go back to the office to work. I even wrote a comment on Facebook and
Rinnie called someone from the organiser and they said that person on the way.
That person-in-charge
arrived at 2.25p.m. and sorted out the bibs, not even apologising to those of
us who came early and waited for her. How sad………
After giving her my
particulars, as I was not given a bib number earlier (seems like priority was given
to 12km runners), I had to approach the earlier lady again to get my bib
number. After I raised my voice a bit, they decided to find my bib, I took it
and left. How frustrating……………..
The day of the run
Rinnie and myself
arrived early at 6.40am and were surprised that there were not many people who
signed up for this run. It was also
drizzling but stopped just before the run.
The organiser flagged
the 12 km runners early at 7.08am and the 6 km runners were flagged off at
7.30am sharp.
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| Photos before the run |
It was a cooling run
after the slight drizzle. Padang Merbok is known for its hilly runs and it was nice to
see the big bungalow houses along our run. If you need the toilet, too
bad, as portable toilets were not prepared by the organisers. There was only 1
water station, serving 100+ isotonic drink and mineral water in the middle of
the 6 km route.
Upon arrival, we were asked
to collect our medals and were given a bun. The 1st 100 runners that
arrived for the 12km run got an extra t-shirt. There were cash prizes and
gifts to be won for the fastest runners of 12km category.
I rushed to the Milo
truck to get my cold Milo drink. It was super refreshing! The best thing of
all, I had 5 cups and there was no queue. There were also 100+ isotonic drinks
available but I was not too keen on that.
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| See, no queue |
After most of the
runners arrived, they started the zumba session. It was not hard core zumba,
only simple steps.
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| The start of zumba |
Check out the pictures below:-
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