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| 21km completed at the Malaysia Women Marathon 2016 |
Clocked in 2:45:14 for my second half marathon of the year.
I was more prepared for this marathon compared to previous runs, having logged more running in the past weeks. Target for this run was to finish in 2 hrs and 30 minutes or better.
But I wasn't prepared for the 8 highway ramps along the Shah Alam route! It was grueling and draining. I've seen training plans incorporating hill runs and I didn't think it was important enough to do it. So far, most of the routes I've run in the past are mostly flat ones. Of course this particular half marathon made me realize why hill run training is necessary.
Oh well, it's another learning to note on my running journey.
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| About to gun off - 5:30am start time. |
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| Photo courtesy of one of the unofficial photographers. Shot at the 15km checkpoint. |
One of my dearest Penang friends, the Varilla family, met me at the airport and drove me to the race kit collection venue and dropped me off my hotel. We had a long, leisurely early dinner at the small mall beside the hotel. It was great to catch up with the lovely Varillas - Ella, Tani, Andre and Mariel.
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| Nice times with the funny Varilla family |
Stayed at Concorde Hotel Shah Alam due to its proximity to the race venue, about 1km away. The early morning walk served as my warm up exercise and the walk back was my cool down walk.
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| The standard room was clean but shows signs of ageing. |
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| The view from the window was great - the Blue Mosque. |
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