The spirit of PIAAAAAAAA at finishing point.

2007 Penang Bridge marathon-My race story

I am ready to face Penang Bridge Marathon,not only for suffer,but for a wet wet marathon,cause weather forecast will rain on early morning in this island,but thanks both didn't came true.However I enjoy a NO cramp,NO wet(humid and hot),No pain(stomach or ankle or knee),I think ,my pray to late Terence and my plan to control my pace very well,plus my mental strong as before too,that is didn't give up and enjoy the race with my way,while on my way to gain back my form.

Saturday 6.15am,Leong came earlier 15 minutes to pick up me,went CCHOO house at Tmn Connaught at Cheras,after Kevin Bong flying his car,we depart on 7.15am to Tmn Permaisuri,school sport day at KL football stadium,but lucky still manage to find carpark lot.

Bus departed at 8.10am,we cancel lunch plan at Ipoh,breakfast at Slim River to save time,this Malay breakfast cinya suck,lauya and expensive.We reached queensbay mall almost 2pm,due to some friends face difficulty for collecting their bib and friend's bib,we reached hotel at 3.40pm,lucky ate some fruits at PLUS half way.
Penang road famous asam laksa.

After quickly check in at city bayview,we finally rock Penang famous food at Penang road,as for others who want to pia,they plan skip the this famous food..for me..I hentam ,haha,after some of them saw me ate this famous asam laksa,like dr and P2 also can't tahan,follow to eat lah...!! I finished one asam laksa,one fried Kuoy Teow and Cendol.

Then we walk back to hotel,felt so sleepy and lazy on bed,after toke bath and spent sometime on bed,get some rest,we went out for dinner cum supper until about 11pm ,got on bed.After around 2hrs slept,woke up ready to face 1st 3am Penang bridge marathon,felt kan cheong,cause worry many thing,weather,my condition and also do 'Business' ,cause can't settle as usual,haha !!

Lucky after went to lobby toke some packs of breakfast for our gangs,I ate two bananas,plus one bread and one teh tariK.

U know what is in my pouch ? D40 with two lens,one 500ml 100plus active 5,magic powder packs,tisu,raincoat,money,1 counterpain,handphone,especially my D40
and 2 lens,pack in plastic bag,so worry will raining.

After bus start leaving hotel,4 veterans chase bus,cinya kc..haha..late around 10 minutes,lucky for them.

Many runners have to stand inside the bus cause full marathon runners more than half marathon runners in 2 PACM buses came from KL.

We need to walk about 15 minutes from bus stop at roadside as worry road close.On way to reporting school,suddenly feel want to settle business while chat with my friend,cilaka pulak like last year,lucky this year no need q long,cinya smooth,tks 2 bananas..haha..help a lot !!

Met many friends,snap some photos of runners,me didn't warm up cause plan to slow run for warm up.Near 3am starting time after snap a group photo of PACM members,suddenly my hp ring up,haha,let it,cause late few seconds after me pack up,ready to face start liao,plan to check after half way.

Press my watch after start,run slow pace as my training was not so intensive,PM2 Kelvin all the way looking for peoples for chit chat,haha,me no gas to chat with him,just concetrate my slow pace,feel my pace so slow,what to do,run safe first.

I don't want KLIM 6'02 repeat in PBIM 07,so no snap photos b4 half way and feeling is ok after 6.5k loop b4 turn up to bridge,my time is slow,I think is around 46minutes like that,aiiiiii....but felt so heat and humid,sure no rain liao,no worry for my D40,but lucky bring one 500ml of active 5,if not,sure suffer,I finished it b4 15km.Organiser mention in the rule said will provide isotonic drink after half way,wah...if I think like that,sure went to Holland liao,lucky got my magic powder,it help me especially after 27.5km.

At 10km,my time still ok ,only 64minutes.All my good friends like CCHOO and Leong etc,all are infront of me,of course can't see weekend LSD running gang,hehe.However I just keep consistent run and run with patient,before reached Prai U-turn,saw Geraldine,wah lau eh,cheer for her,but where is her pacer ? hmmm..but honestly shoook to see friends on the other side,it gave me motivation to run on.

Many runners complain in their reports the smell from one factory at Prai,but I didn't feel anything woh,after make a u turn on bridge,my leg is still ok ,the worry of KLIM experience will not repeat,cause I felt both of my leg was ok ,cinya happy ,sub 6 shouldn't have problem.

Keep running slow and steady,Kelvin still with me..aiyooo..he said he felt so boring ,so he with me, if got chance will look to the other side,try to look for friends pass by or not,I manage to spot like pm21 Rachel(captain wife),Uncle Sonny's students and etc,then reach 20km,I finally toke out my D40 to start snap foto,but due to flash problem,some photos is blur,haha,so sorry for them. Anyone know him,please let me know ya..tks..cinya salute his PIA spirit.

Then u guess what I do,I call a friend who miss call me..haha,many runner saw me chat,like crazy guy and carry D40..wah...look like casual runner,hehe !! After finished chat,I continue to run on and snap photos if met with friend from behind,especially fast half marathon runners,like captain pm1,Naresh,Loco Lai(sorry blur),miss Adam lopopo action.

But I was very disappointed and upset ,organiser didn't provide as state in the rule that isotonic drink provide after half way,sigh.......! Then met with one chinese guy 50yrs old,train longest distance only 10k nia,ran his 2nd full,his right hand like disable,but he ran in veteran..salute his PIA spirit woh...!! But forgot to get his hp or contact,don't know how to send his foto,aiiiiiii !!

However my leg still feel ok,didn't hit the wall yet,I felt so happy although my 20k timing is 2:49,I very confidence I will able to finish it in sub 6.Thanks powel gel,always appear when runners need it so much..!!

Power bar advertisement time.

After came out from bridge towards seagate direction,glad 26km was over and my time is not bad for as sub 6 runners ,so...happy to meet 27.5km power gel support team,haha..this 3 friends will not miss snap foto action lah,snap them 3 once,and then manager help me snap with other two.Ok,appreciate their powergel especially after no isotonic drink,refill my energy as me didn't bring extra powergel.At this time,my timing is 3:35 for 27.5k,should be relax and snap photos for final 14.5k,not like KLIM'07,cinya sad and keep walk and walk,but I snap photos whoever pass me at this moment,except their pace was fast woh..haha !!!

In Memory of Terence Leong-Penguin 6

Saw many gang on the other side,cheers with them,like Geraldine,cheers for her as this was her maiden marathon,she did 4:17,salute kau-kau lat this running mom...! Surprise met with Jamie,he suffer back pain,snap his photo although he said like this suffer look also want ah..haha !! Lagi shook ...!!

Offcourse snap my good friends CCHOO,he did sub 5 although lausai two times,salute to him.
And also snap my colleague's father Chuah...he puncit and heel injure pain after 15k,walk and run,did 5:03 also ,not bad,then also Singapore friend Ai Ling who didn't train did 5:11.

I ran on the other side most of the time as easy to snap friends photos until the traffic light of seagate U-turn.My time is 4:16..still ok for sub 6.

Some of the official when saw me hold my D40 on my neck and snap photos,they just surprise,no suffer enough ah ? hmmm...When reached U-TURN,met with one pacm men vet runner and also Leong from PACM Klang group,snap lah...sure they will happy when memory of this marathon and feel sweet,just make more peoples fun and happy during race in simple way.

Sunrise and one supporter.

When I make U-turn,snap PM bro 23 foto,thanks his encourage although he thought me suffer,hehe,speak in mandarin"jia yu",tks man...!!

I have about 1h42m for final 10k,feel so relax now,cause I am sure sub 6 within my hand,just enjoy snap photos,all who run behind me,can't escape from my D40,everybody all smiling although they look suffer..hehe !!

Oh ya..after sharing my magic powder with some sub 6 runners at 30km,I also share with other sub 6 runners strongly recommend this magic powder at 35km to help them erase the pain of cramp or prevent cramp,when they said this is simply nice drink in the race.haha...shooook...I strong believe magic powder help me to prevent cramp all the way,didn't cramp which I was so worry,although have some hit the wall feeling..hehehe !!!

I walk and run ,snap photos all the way ,if not,just exchange my hand to hold D40...if one hand,sure jia lat mah.

B4 reached 40k U-TURN,so jeolous to see my PACM members 8.30am bus members all sat down at roadside to wait for bus,thanks their cheering,keep running..haha..snap their photos,all of them look so tire and wait long neck liao...later was told by them TNS the road block,make them walk around 3-4km to take bus..aiiiiiiiiii..more kesian than me.
U-turn b4 40km.

Still have 1 km to go....!!

When reach 40km..dam so so happy,only 2.2km to go,ask volunteers snap my U-TURN photo,then continue walk and run,aiyoooooooo...when up to USM direction,I was with Miss Leong again ,her daughter call her,snap her photo.....but from here,cinya kau lat the traffic jam,ask one runner snap my 41km photo,then walk and run again...try to run after turn left to USM..but woh,cinya jam and jam,don't want zigzag ,got some cheers from runners lah,just concetrate my run,didn't heard any my friends cheers,sure they are left liao.

Thanks KP snap my finishing photos.

When enter the field,saw KP..haha...ask him came to take my D40 and snap my finishing photos,so nice of him,cinya appreciate and kamtung,run slow slow ,I finished it 5:46.Didn't heard others friends,only saw KP gangs and RWM.Didn't saw other of my PM members,think they left gua,ok lah....quickly snap KP photos ,then snap some other sub6 runners finishing photos,especially the RUNNING MOM...ran outside of USM..haha...snap her photos and ask the runners gave way ...cinya shook man..cause worry Running MOM will lost her way to finishing point...cause jam...jam..hehe...so...u guess how many I snap RUNNING MOM' finishing photos ? I think this will encourage RUNNING MOM more ready for 2nd FULL.

After met Ironman BEN SWEE couple,and help them snap group photos,me quickly went to catch bus with LEONG CHAI.

Overall ,I did enjoy this PBIM,my condition surprise me was ok as my longest LSD is only 20km,I think I only ran 3 20k and some 10k lah...but I think b4 final week did 10k DH and 20k hartamas,help me a lot ,as gain back some form of my leg.I am believe I will soon get back form for sub 5hrs,so...next full ,I am looking for it...!!
Standing infront of the finishing clock.

My 2007 PBIM split time:

10.0k---1:04:46
17.5k---1:58:14
20.0k---2:49:00
22.5k---3:04:00
25.0k---3:15:03
27.5k---3:35:25
30.0k---3:57:42
32.5k---4:18:24
35.0k---4:45:27
37.5k---5:04:52
40.0k---5:27:03
42.195k---5:46:59


1 Comments:

At 6:27 PM, CP Waterman said...

Ai yo why you all went to Slim River for food of all places? Bidor is der best mah!
Wah yum yum food in Penang!!!
Niway cinya shiok to read your story. Will follow up...
Thanks!

H20
Paris

2007 Penang Bridge Marathon---Maiden marathon couple

Met Ming Han and Hui Hui during 2007 PBIM ,congrate and cinya salute this running couple kau-kau lat...!! Well done !! First time in sub 6.Read their story at their website and blog.

http://mhniam.multiply.com

http://hui2hui.blogspot.com/

They are interest to join pacesetters too,so,if u meet them during race,please said hello and encourage each other woh !!

Cheers.

2007 Penang bridge marathon-Photo's story

2406070254--KC to start.
2306070805--Group photo at bkt aman
2306071403--cchoo face difficult to take friend's bib.
2306071637--famous penang asam laksa
2306071645--John n Khee Meng carbo loading no spicy.
2406070235--CCHOO wish SL's BOS Kong,good luck !!
2406070239--Klang captain Lim enter reporting area.
2406070246--Batu Pahat sub 3 runners:Tan Song Hua and Phong Tong Lim.
2406070256--Group photos of pacesetters b4 start.
2406070520--Singapore Ai Ling.
2406070521--slow but steady.
2406070531--Leong confidence to sub 6.
24060700530--Raihan from Singapore sgrunner.
2406070545--half only,relax run n smiling.
2406070606--Kong suffer shin pain but still pia and carry on,salute.....!!
2406070606--Singapore FILA uncle,very fast...!!
2406070608--Patric lari ada gaya.
2406070608--Her pace look little slow on bridge.
2406070614--Two Muar kaki puncit,cause no enough train,DNF.
2406070615--oversea runner can't tahan the heat and humid.
2406070616--reached 25km.
2406070618--Volunteers sleepy.
2406070626--What happen to this runner ? Shoe problem ?
2406070631--St John offer help to this runner.
2406070635--Power gel support team..thanks !!
2406070649--Klang pia veteran kaki Lee.
2406070653--3 pia veteran kaki.
2406070655--a lot of runners listen to mp3.
2406070655--Bro Wong from Klang PACM.
2406070656--CCHOO lausai 2 times also sub 5,salute his pia spirit !
2406070701--Ya....my maiden marathon,still look ok..!!
2406070702--Dr...consisten and steady...salute !
2406070702--TTDI Lee now enjoy relax pace in marathon sub 5 pace.
2406070702--My colleague's father,Mr Chua from Perak.
2406070703--Pm2 kelvin and ah beng.
2406070705--Ai Ling with one runner from Kedah.
2406070705--Ko Ka with PACM runners.
2406070705--Too hot for this boy....!!
2406070705--My pacer....!!
2406070707--Cramp so bad..but he still manage to complete it...!!
2406070709-Chin run steady pace,cause got Hitech from Garmin 305.
2406070713-Sub6 kaki.
2406070718--Rustam 2 weeks 2 marathon.
2406070721-Weng same as me ran with pouch,DC too..!

2406070722--Raymond from KP gang suffer knee pain.
2406070722-Yeah...still ok...should hv chance to finish it..!
2406070723-Ah Kee cramp,ask for cramp oil.
2406070723--OMG...knee pain and muscle cramp.
2406070723--Ah Kee smile photo with 32.5km mark.
2406070724--Not easy to find isotonic drink.
2406070727--Batu Pahat marathon club president Roger Ong(right).
2406070734--Use ice to treat cramp is smart way.
2406070746--My pacer for sub 6 group.
2406070815--8.30am bus,but road block,can't come in,tns the road block kau-kau lat !!
2406070818--Almost 40km U turn,cinya happy.
2406070819--Finally U-turn.
2406070827--Reached 40km...the feeling is so relief..!!
2406070838--Let us take a rest at roadside.
2406070838--Leong answer daughter's call.
2406070850--Singapore running gang give runners and friends cheers for finishing.
2406070850--KP and Tiong Hoo,both did good time,4:25 and 4:50,new PR !
2406070949--10.00am bus lucky came to fetch us back to hotel.