***Best Malaysian in Men’s 10KM in SCKLM***
Managed to defend my title again today, came back second place Overall with the time of 33:38 minutes (3:22 min/km). Better my timing for more than 2 minutes compare to last year, 35:43 minutes.
Happy to be back and defend my title again for two years in a row! 33:38 minutes is my Season Best this year also my Best 10K timing in Malaysia. I did 33:26 minutes last year during the Sundown Taipei 2017. 12 seconds of my Personal Record and excited to race hard today and make an attempt to chase the Kenyan in front of me.
Still couldn’t believe I did 5,000M on two days ago and 10,000M yesterday at 3pm in UNIMAP and thankfully I managed to came back on time this morning to race SCKLM 10KM.
I missed my train last night as I saw the wrong timing, and I took the bus at 7.30pm. Arrived at KL Sentral this morning at 3.45pm, took the LRT and back to Kelana Jaya. Thanks to She Yong for fetching me back and went out again to take the LRT and went to the race site.
Both legs left only 50% after the 10,000M yesterday at 3pm, running at 35 Degree Celsius. Today’s performance was all about mental toughness. Kept thinking I am the Best Malaysian last year and the reason I came here today is to defend my title. Focus on my target, charge down the street, pay attention on my running technique, the metronome beating at 185 spm was set it on my Garmin Fenix 5X before the flag off, kept the rhythm going, tap tap tap, arm swing to quicken my stride to match the metronome.
Starting off running side by side with Siva, follow closely behind the Kenyan. Both of us work together, exchange the lead after the first 3km, my turn to lead. Doing our best to take him down. After 6km, I was on my own. Dig deep and trying hard to reduce the gap as the distance widen up after that.
Kept looking at his back all the way until the last km. Closing down the gap with the last surge, but the distance is too far away between both of us.
It was really a good course today, I felt strong even though with the 15km from the past two days. Mentally boost myself up, kept thinking of “To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you are not, pretend you are.” - Muhammad Ali. One of the factor that boost my performance today is the Awards I won yesterday being the Best Male Athlete in Track&Field with Double Gold I won from 5,000M and 10,000M.
Thank you so much for the recognition and everyone for the continuous support, cheers on me while running this morning! Thank you to all my sponsors as well especially Beet It Sport, Actigin, Garmin Malaysia, Lifeline ID, Life Engineering, LILA Exogen, and also to my parents who came and support this morning.
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last bus timing 在 Soh Wai Ching - Athlete Facebook 的精選貼文
And finally, I am home after a 7 hours bus ride back to KL and my parent came to the bus station and picked me home. Thank you!
Brought back my Fifth Penang Bridge International Marathon 10KM Men Open Trophy.
Three Kenyan dominated the Top 3, and One Ethiopian in 4th position, and I came in 5th position in Men Open with the time of 36:47 min. Happy to defend my Fastest Malaysian title again for Third Time in a row since Year 2015 although there's no prize for that, no category for that, but at least I can claim that title under my belt. Timing wasn't fast but good enough, running along from 3rd km onwards. The first pack too far away, and the pack behind me was also too far away. So working alone all the way and this year the traffic on the bridge wasn't that bad but still I did about 8-10 zig zag turns to pass through runners. They flagged off the Junior Boy's and Girl's 10km at 6am then only Men Open at 6.30am and followed by Women Open at 7am.
This might be the last time I joined Penang Bridge International Marathon (10KM Men Open) if they do not include (Fastest Malaysian category (if not don't organize 10k event), also the group flagged off time issue, prize money ceremony delayed issue). Delayed the prize giving ceremony up to few hours later since I first join the event in 2013. Top 3 runners need to wait for so long (not sure what's the reason behind). Not follow according to schedule. Lots of issue in their management as we are like a football to them. Being kicked here and there from Secretariat tent to Prize Giving stage. I experienced once last year as I got Third placing. Secretariat counter said I need to go to the stage and get the mock cheque first then redeem the prize money. Then Prize Giving stage said they don't have prize giving ceremony for 10km category. Wondering are they from the same management team or?
So is this consider International Marathon with such standard?
I hope the organizer seen this post and will improve the race next year. Runners from PBIM this morning, what do you think they need to improve? Feel free to comment here.
Also, Thanks to all my sponsors who supported me in my running Journey.
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