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Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010

// July 3rd, 2010 // Journal

And so it has begun, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010 was held last weekend 27 June 2010. I signed up for the 10KM category early January right after Standard Chartered SG Marathon last year.

Apart from running with my usual buddies Dennis, Sophea and Jenn Ting, this year there were two new joiners Jane and Cheng Lam.

In order for the runner to receive the certificate, they will have to complete the race within the given time duration. For 10KM category, time duration was 90 minutes. In first thought, I wasn’t sure if I could still keep up with my usual pace since I’ve not been training.

Through midpoint of the race, I’ve realized that my pace was much slower as compared to last year. Now what may be the reason for slower pace this year? I thought to myself and after analyzing, it could or definitely be due to the following reason:

1. 2009 – Slim mobile phone, 2010 – iPhone
   
2. Two pieces of 20 cents coin
   
3. Sony Walkman mp3 Player
4. Credit Card & Touch n Go
5. Didn’t train for the past 6 months

I guess it says it all. Towards the finishing point, it was disappointing to see the results of my finishing time.

2009 Finishing Time: 1:15:52

2010 Finishing Time: 1:21:13

In 6 months time, I’ll be running Standard Chartered SG Marathon 2010 on 06 December 2010. Not sure I would be training since these days, I just don’t feel good physically and mentally. But no matter what, the Standard Chartered Marathon slogan Run Your Race is what keeps me going. Every runner has a cause to run, every runner has its own race to complete.

Keep running Ted