Batman v. Superman Run 2016

• 18 September 2016
• Padang Merbok, Kuala Lumpur   
• Flagged off at:-

6.45a.m. for 10km

7.25a.m. for 5km

• Price – RM90.00 early bird for 10km
• Race Pack – Black drawstring bag, sleeveless  Batman t-shirt (I chose Batman team), timing chip for our shoes, wrist band, Appeton (chewable vitamin C, blackcurrant flavour), sample Acti-Tape and Follow Me 6 in 1 shampoo
• Goodies – Medal, a bottle of mineral water, green apple and lots of snacks  

Rinnie and myself arrived at 6.05am and lots of people were already there. We had to park on a hill, nearby a low density condominium.

The organiser flagged the 10 km runners off at 6.45am and the 6 km runners were flagged off slightly early at 7.25am as there were dark clouds.

It was a cooling run but worst of all, if you were to challenge yourself with the 10km, it was the hilly run. During this run, not only will you see bungalows, but also mansions and a few abandoned bungalows, either for sale or for rent.

Mineral water was provided at 2km, 6km and 8km. At the water stations, the organisers also provided portable toilets.

As we reached 8km, we noticed that those running 5km joined in with those running 10km. We were unable to run at this point as most of the 5km runners were walking and there were so many kids running and parents with strollers. The organiser should have designated a different route for the 5km fun run.   

Upon arrival, we were given a bottle of mineral water, a green apple and our medal. We thought that there will be 5 km and 10 km finisher medals but to our surprise, 1 medal for both runs. If I knew earlier, I would have signed up for 5km and not 10km.    If you finished fast and queued up, you received a box of cereal. Unfortunately, I was not fast enough and had to queue up (however we cut the queue) to get some snacks.   

These are the snacks

The organisers announced that the Batman team won the 5 and 10km runs, based on the number of runners that arrived early at the finishing line.

For my next run in Padang Merbok, I will not sign up for 10km anymore. Too many hills and super tiring.

There were also other activities at the event. Check out the pictures below:-

The finishing line

Entering the carnival area

A place for you to push each other down 

Arm wrestling, anyone?

Apply for RHB credit cards and you will be able to bring back the small Pokemon

A store selling fruits and juices. Not sure whether they are able to sell or not. 

A place selling Superhero bags

Entertainment for the kids

Pose a picture with Superman

Pose a picture with Batman

Only 1 Superwoman in the group and the rest are Batwomens

Diva Dash Run KL 2016

• 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.

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 1^st 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.

See, no queue

After most of the runners arrived, they started the zumba session. It was not hard core zumba, only simple steps.

The start of zumba

Check out the pictures below:-