It was supposed to be a 10km race at my alma mater, UPM but in the end it turn out to be 3.2 km short.
I was very excited at first running on this event since it will be held in UPM and I DNS in Dragon Back Run. I neglected my running for the past 3 month due to preparation for XTerra. Most of my mileage per month always goes to cycling.
Without any proper training, I did register. The fee is just RM30. Quite cheap than any other events that will charge you RM50 for a 10km. 2 of my friends Rizal and Uqasha also join on this one.
Collect my racekit on Sunday morning before the event. The race supposed to start on 7.30 am but was postponed to 7.40 am since some of the runners are yet to arrived. According by the organizer aound 300+ runners registered for this.
From the starting line I could see all the Kenyan runners already line up on the 1st line. I'm currently on "my fun run on the weekend"mode for this race. The route starts from Bukit Ekspo towards Padang Golf UPM. From the Padang Golf, you have to turn left towards Kolej 12( the organizer) and Ladang Buah located in between Kolej 13 and Kolej 12. I've been studying in UPM for 7 years but never known of this ladang buah. I'm not much of a runner anyway during my university years.
From Ladang Buah, you will exit behind Kolej Canselor and continue running towards KOSASS. A left turn before KOSASS will lead you back to the entrance of Bukit Ekspo. Before Bukit Ekspo you will run through Kolej Kelima, Pusat Kesihatan and finally the finishing line of the race.
All of the runners we not notified by the organizer on the reduced distance but when I saw my timing was below 50 minit 1km before the finishing line I knew it will be under distance.
I did talk to the organizers after the events regarding the reduced distance. According to them the route was decided by Bahagian Keselamatan, UPM and it was for the safety of the runners. I do agree that we should not compromise on the safety of the runner but a little heads up informing us before the race should be ni.
During this 7km route there weren't any killer hills but the are some bukit-bukit kecil near the Padang Golf, Ladang Buah and KOSASS towards Kolej Kelima.
I doubt to see this event again next year since the main reason it was organized was for the 12th College Carnival and the complaint by some of the runners (including me) on the under distance.
Pro
1. Cheap
2. A lot of volunteers
3.Nice route and quite hilly
4. Enough water at every waterstation
5. A bottle of Gatorade after finished the run
Cons
1. under distance by 2km
2. Finisher medal was quite small and the design was just bland
I was very excited at first running on this event since it will be held in UPM and I DNS in Dragon Back Run. I neglected my running for the past 3 month due to preparation for XTerra. Most of my mileage per month always goes to cycling.
Without any proper training, I did register. The fee is just RM30. Quite cheap than any other events that will charge you RM50 for a 10km. 2 of my friends Rizal and Uqasha also join on this one.
Collect my racekit on Sunday morning before the event. The race supposed to start on 7.30 am but was postponed to 7.40 am since some of the runners are yet to arrived. According by the organizer aound 300+ runners registered for this.
From the starting line I could see all the Kenyan runners already line up on the 1st line. I'm currently on "my fun run on the weekend"mode for this race. The route starts from Bukit Ekspo towards Padang Golf UPM. From the Padang Golf, you have to turn left towards Kolej 12( the organizer) and Ladang Buah located in between Kolej 13 and Kolej 12. I've been studying in UPM for 7 years but never known of this ladang buah. I'm not much of a runner anyway during my university years.
From Ladang Buah, you will exit behind Kolej Canselor and continue running towards KOSASS. A left turn before KOSASS will lead you back to the entrance of Bukit Ekspo. Before Bukit Ekspo you will run through Kolej Kelima, Pusat Kesihatan and finally the finishing line of the race.
All of the runners we not notified by the organizer on the reduced distance but when I saw my timing was below 50 minit 1km before the finishing line I knew it will be under distance.
I did talk to the organizers after the events regarding the reduced distance. According to them the route was decided by Bahagian Keselamatan, UPM and it was for the safety of the runners. I do agree that we should not compromise on the safety of the runner but a little heads up informing us before the race should be ni.
During this 7km route there weren't any killer hills but the are some bukit-bukit kecil near the Padang Golf, Ladang Buah and KOSASS towards Kolej Kelima.
I doubt to see this event again next year since the main reason it was organized was for the 12th College Carnival and the complaint by some of the runners (including me) on the under distance.
Pro
1. Cheap
2. A lot of volunteers
3.Nice route and quite hilly
4. Enough water at every waterstation
5. A bottle of Gatorade after finished the run
Cons
1. under distance by 2km
2. Finisher medal was quite small and the design was just bland
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