More 13,000 participants expected at KL Marathon 2009

THE Standard Chartered KL Marathon, to be held at Dataran Merdeka on June 28, is expected to be on par with other major marathons in the world.
Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia head of global markets Sandeep Bahl said they were keen to see the number of participants increase almost five fold in five years.
“We anticipate about 13,000 participants to line up for the marathon. About 6,000 participants have already signed up. We are confident of meeting the target for this year’s KL Marathon’’ said Sandeep.
Kuala Lumpur is the ninth city to be associated with Standard Chartered in the marathon. The others major cities — Nairobi, Dubai, Singapore, Mumbai, Hong Kong, Stanley — attracted about 250,000 participants.
Sandeep said after the successful marathons in the eight cities, they wanted to do something in Kuala Lumpur
“The KL Marathon will be a family affair as we have categories for all age groups. Running is the sporting activity suitable for all members in a family,’’ said Sandeep.
Standard Chartered is also encouraging their employees to be part of the KL Marathon. About 2,000 employees have registered for the marathon. They are given the privilege to work flexible hours and also gym membership to train regularly.
The three main races for the proper event are marathon (18 years and above), half marathon (16 years and above) and 10km run (16 years and above).
For the 5km fun run, participants can sign up either as individuals or groups comprising between three and four members.
Children aged between nine and 12 years can take part in the Kids Dash covering 3km while those from six to nine years will feature in the 950m event.
Besides the top six finishers in the women’s and men’s open as well as top three Malaysian women’s and men’s performers over the 42km distance, the top three finishers in the women’s and men’s open 21km race will also rewarded.
Five charities — Standard Chartered Trust Fund, Shelter Home for Children, Development of Human Resources for Rural Areas Malaysia, National Autism Society of Malaysia and Malaysian Nature Society — will benefit from the Run for a Cause programme.
Entries for the marathon closes on June 15. For details, visit www.kl-marathon.com or e-mail inquiries@kl-marathon.com

DIGI Pacesetters Kuantan TC Run

Event : Digi Pacesetters Kuantan TC-RUN

Time: 7.30 am (Reporting at 6.45am)

Venue: Teluk Chempedak Beach, Kuantan

Form: Download here

SCKLM - Fun-Filled JB Roadshow

Fly with low cost carrier from Singapore to Penang for our PBIM2009

Attention all participants coming from Singapore, you can now fly direct from Singapore to Penang via low cost flights!

AirAsia and FireFly will have their daily flights which is convenient for your participation in our Penang Bridge International Marathon on 22nd November 2009.


To celebrate this new air link agreement between Singapore and Malaysia , AirAsia is offering limited FREE seats. Valid for booking from 27th April ~ 3rd May 2009. Travel from 1st June ~ 31st Jan 2010.

AirAsia has started their online booking for this new route.

Training

Date : 26/4/09
Distance : LG-Masjid x2
Timing : 1:31:00

Adidas KOTR 2009

Date: Sunday, 02nd August 2009

Time: 6.30am

Venue: Stadium Shah Alam, Shah Alam

Closing Date: Friday, 03rd July 2009

For more details, please download the entry form now!

Penang Hill Climb

THE Penang State Sports Council (PSSC) will be organising the 10km Penang Hill Climb for the 24th time on July 5.
PSSC deputy chairman II Datuk Ong Poh Eng said participants would be flagged off at 8am from the Penang Municipal Park and would walk along Persiaran Kuari, Jalan Utama and Jalan Air Terjun before ascending Penang Hill.
The walk is expected to end at 11am at the Bukit Bendera Indian temple.
He said the event would be divided into eight categories: Junior Men (13+), Junior Women (13+), Men Open (18+), Women Open (18+), Men Junior Veteran (40+), Women Junior Veteran (40+), Men Senior Veteran (55+) and Women Senior Veteran (55+).
The event will be jointly co-hosted by Kwong Wah Jit Poh Press Bhd and Penang Amateur Athletic Association.
Registration forms can be obtained from the Kwong Wah Jit Poh offices at 19, Lebuh Presgrave or 94, off Jalan Mahsuri, Bandar Bayan Baru (Penang), 4247, Jalan Benggali (Butterworth) and 17, Ground Floor, Lorong Usahaniaga 4, Taman Usahaniaga (Bukit Mertajam). They are also available at the state Youth and Sports Department, Level 40, Komtar, PSSC office at Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Batu Uban, and the muni-cipal park.
The closing date for registration is on June 19 at 4.15pm.
Participants who succeed in finishing the climb within two hours will be entitled to a lucky draw.
Ong said the event was aimed at encouraging high perfor-mance sports and PSSC also hoped to collaborate with sports associations and the private sector to hold more eco-challenge events in the future.
For further details, call 04-6593714/5.

Route designed for all runners

JUDGING from the relatively flat terrain for the upcoming Standard Chartered KL Marathon scheduled on June 28, the organisers hope the participants will step up the pace to complete the race.

However, race director Hemant Dua warned the participants that the hot and humid weather will be a major obstacle to tackle.

Recently, the organisers have drawn up the course guiding the participants through the iconic landmarks around Kuala Lumpur.

“We have designed the route to appeal to runners with different abilities — from beginners to professionals. In adding excitement and flavour to the event, we are also trying to convince social and cultural groups to perform and portray the unique diversity of Malaysian heritage especially to the visitors at designated areas along the way,” said Dua, adding that the two segments of the moderate hill climb are at the 4km and 36km (Jalan Damansara stretch) mark.

The three main races for the proper event are marathon (18 years and above), half marathon (16 years and above) and 10km run (16 years and above).

For the 5km fun run, participants can sign up either as individual or group comprising between three and four members.

Children aged between nine and 12 years can take part in the Kids Dash covering 3km while those from six to nine years will feature in the 950m event.

So far, the organisers have hit the halfway mark in their aim to attract 13,000 participants.

“Our aim is to encourage more people to be physically fitter through running. For a start, it is a huge challenge because running culture does not have a strong following in Malaysia.

“But, we have been receiving positive response and we were also surprised that the women’s participation have also increased by 45% so far. Foreign recreational runners from almost 30 countries have also confirmed their entries through our global network,” said Dua.

The inaugural event starting and finishing at the Dataran Merdeka is offering a total cash purse of RM350,000. Besides the top six finishers in the women’s and men’s open as well as top three Malaysian women’s and men’s performers over the 42km distance, the top three finishers in the women’s and men’s open 21km race will also rewarded.

Entry closes on June 15. For details, visit www.kl-marathon.com or e-mail inquiries@kl-marathon.com.

BROOKS Republic Run

Date: 28th June 2009, Sunday
Venue: The Republic Polytechnic
Distance: 5km
Run Start Time: 0730 hrs
Website : Brooks Republic Run

Training

Date : 20/4/2009
Distance : 5 Laps
Timing : 45:40
Venue : DJ

International Golden Towerthon

Event : International Golden Towerthon
Date : 26 July 2009 (sunday)
Time : 7.00 am
Venue : Basement, KL Tower
Website : Mysenam.com
Click for : Entry Form

馬拉松絕不適宜飲太多水

飲水太多驚水中毒，不飲水又怕脫水，炎炎夏日將至，市民做運動時如何適量飲水補充所需？浸會大學體育學系副授雷雄德說：「口渴先飲水，已經係脫水徵狀，定時定候適量飲水最重要！」一般人參與四小時的長跑，或踢個半小時足球，每小時最多可飲二百五十毫升至五百毫升清水或補充電解質飲料，即約一至兩杯，讓身體逐步補充流失的水分，減低水中毒機會。
運動期間應飲得更慢他解釋，人體每小時可攝取的水分有限，一般不多於八百毫升至一公升，即三至四杯水。其實做運動期間，身體吸收水分更緩慢，故要飲得更慢更少。以參加馬拉松的選手為例，若每小時飲用不多於二百五十至五百毫升水，參賽場地每隔三至四公里有一個水站，以二十分鐘可跑到另一個水站計算，即每次到水站只可飲用一百多毫升水，俗稱一至兩啖水。若本身缺乏參賽經驗或並非長跑好手，事前更應加強訓練，了解自己的身體狀況。
他補充，市民在炎熱高溫的天氣下，行山、踩單車、游水或進行地盤工作，都會消耗大量體能，並經出汗而流失水分，所以最好在運動前，開始慢慢飲水作兩手準備，並避免一次過狂飲，以防脫水或水中毒。

狂灌30杯水馬拉松跑手水中毒,血鈉過低器官腫 全球已奪七命

不少人誤以為做運動時需大量飲水補充所失，但飲水過量可致「水中毒」、即低血鈉症，外國文獻指全球至少七人因水中毒死亡。本港去年接獲一名三十五歲健壯男子參與渣打馬拉松比賽時，狂灌逾三十杯水（約八公升），超出正常人日飲八杯水（即兩公升）指標，致血液的鈉水平急降出現頭暈等血鈉過低徵狀，需送院搶救。急症科醫生稱多餘水分會走入各器官及細胞，嚴重可致腦水腫及死亡，提醒市民「唔好驚脫水就搏命飲水」。
該名男子曾兩度參加十公里賽，去年挑戰四十二公里「全馬」，但只完成三十公里，因已超出比賽時限，要乘搭大會巴士離開，惟上車後即感頭暈及四肢無力，被送往東區醫院急症室。檢查發現患者血壓正常、無發燒，但觀察期間的四小時內無排出小便，情況異常。血液化驗最後證實其血鈉水平偏低，每公升血只有一百一十九毫克分子的鈉，比正常水平每公升血有一百三十至一百四十毫克分子低。

徵狀與脫水相似
該名男患者本身要服用抗抑鬱藥，但一向身體狀況正常，未曾發生意外。他聲稱賽前無大量飲水，但比賽單位沿途只設十一個水站，他竟在水站共飲超過三十杯水，即逾七千五百毫升，並為隨身攜帶的水樽裝水，懷疑他因狂灌水引致血鈉水平急降，被列為運動型低血鈉個案。患者經吊鹽水及服用鈉補充劑後，有關水平回復正常，入院翌日早上已可排走累積二點五公升小便，其後康復出院。此個案刊登在最新一期的《香港急症醫學期刊》。

北區醫院急症室主管鍾展鴻說：「做劇烈運動時，好多人驚脫水，就搏命飲水，稀釋血液中主要電解質成分，即係代表鹽分鈉，嚴重可令多餘水分走入身體細胞，令器官腫脹，甚至因腦水腫死亡。」由於水中毒與脫水的徵狀相似，包括頭暈、頭痛、軟弱無力、抽筋及昏迷，他建議醫生處理懷疑個案時，應為病人進行詳細血液測試，盡快確診及治療。

腎科專科醫生蔡堅表示，過量飲水會出現水中毒，但超標水平因人而異。他解釋，個別抑鬱藥物或影響賀爾蒙分泌，令身體減少排尿，積聚水分，估計該男子的病情亦與藥物有關。他建議需定期服藥市民，若要做劇烈運動應先諮詢醫生意見。

外國文獻記載，全球最早一宗水中毒個案發生於一九八一年。參與馬拉松長跑、鐵人耐力賽的選手尤其高危，全球至今最少有七宗死亡個案。

Relay for Life 2009

Event : Relay for Life KL
Date : 30 - 31 MAY, 2009
Time : 6pm (30 May) to 10am (31 May)
Venue : MSN Training Stadium, Bukit Jalil
Website : http://www.cancer.org.my/ Registration Form : Download
Contact : Ms Julie Wong, 016 2284088

Last year, FONET a business networking group of National Association of Women Entrepreneurs Malaysia took part in the relay and help to raise rm600 for the cause. That was our maiden project. We maneged to raised the amount from among friends in a week.

This year, FONET intend to take this one step forward. We have booked a tent and recruited 6 members (including myself) to walk for this cause. For every RM10 donated, we will walk ONE full track (of 400mtrs) on your behalf. As the Secretary of FONET, I am appealing to you to donate generously for this cause.

You may pay additional RM10 if you wish to be part of the walking team or to own the event T-shirt. Donations of RM50 & above are entitled to a tax-exempt receipt. Please provide FULL NAME (as per IC) and mailing address if receipt is required. Receipts will be mailed directly to you by the organiser.

For transparency and accountability, list of Donors and amount pledged will be listed in my blog. No amount is too small in lending to a good cause.

Donations received will be handed to NSCM by 29 May 2009.

Look forward to your generous support.

Training

Date : 19/4/2009
Distance : 2 laps carcosa + 2 laps LG
Timing : 1:35;59
Venue : LG

2,000 target for Malakoff run

ABOUT 2,000 people are expected to take part in the second ‘Malakoff 26km, Penang 2009’ run in June.
Its corporate affairs and communications head Yusop Rashid said about 1,000 participants including elite runners were expected to take part in the 26km run with another 1,000 amateurs expected for the shorter 6km run.
The event will be held on June 7 and there are six categories for the 26km run, and four categories for the 6km run. Both the events will be flagged off at the Penang Municipal Park.
He said this at a press conference at Komtar in George Town recently. Also present was State Youth, Sports, Women, Family and Community Development Committee chairman Lydia Ong Kok Fooi.
The organiser of the event Pacesetters Athletic Club Malaysia (PACM) president Rustam Affandi Zaihan said everyone would receive a medal upon crossing the finishing line.
He said the first run will start at 5.30am while the 6km run will be flagged off at 6.30am.
Rustam said prizes totalling RM19,400 for both the runs in the form of vouchers were up for grabs.
For the 26km run, participants will run along Jalan Gottlieb, Jalan Mount Erskine Road, Jalan Fettes, Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Jalan Tanjung Tokong, Gurney Drive, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah, Lebuh Light, Jalan Burma, Jalan Perak, Jalan Macalister, Jalan Sepoy Lines, Jalan Utama and back to the park.
A fee of RM40 will be charged on non-PACM members, while members pay RM30 for the 26km run.
As for the 6km run, those joining the men and women categories will need to pay RM15 and those participating in the junior category only need to pay RM10.
Closing date for registration is on May 29. For details log on to www.malakoffrun.com.my.

Last Day for Early Bird Registration

Calling all runners to register to avail Early Bird Discount. Organisers informed that the Early Bird Discount would end by TODAY (18/4/2009) and runners were being encouraged to avail this before time runs out.

Thousands of runners had already taken advantage of this discount.

Beeline for entry forms

SMJK Sam Tet, a big fan of the Ipoh Starwalk, is again the first school to pick up entry forms for the annual event.
Principal Phang Yoon Ming and senior assistant Hee Park Chee handed out the forms to the students on Monday when entries for the June 21 walk opened.
Phang hoped to get at least 2,000 students to sign up compared to the 1,500 who took part in l"The school term for Lower Six students starts next month. We'll be getting them to join the walk as well," he said.
The school, Phang noted, strongly encouraged its students to participate in the event as they would be awarded merit points for participating in co-curricular activities.
The school, which has a current enrolment of about 2,600, has been faithfully participating in the Ipoh Starwalk since it was introduced in 2004.
Following in SMJK Sam Tet's footsteps were SMJK Ave Maria Convent and SMK Perempuan Methodist Ipoh which handed out the entry forms to their students yesterday.
SMJK Ave Maria Convent principal Chen Chiu Hiong said the school would try to get all its 2,000 students to sign up. ast year's Ipoh Starwalk.

"We will encourage all our teachers to participate as well," said Chen after receiving the entry forms from The Star's V. Sreedaran Nair at the school yesterday.
She said a record 1,500 students from the school took part in the walk last year.
SMK Perempuan Methodist Ipoh principal Soot Mooy Ching said 1,200-odd students took part in last year's walk and they would try to match or increase the number this year.
"The response from the students has always been overwhelming," Soot said.
One of Perak's most exciting sporting events, Ipoh Starwalk 2009 will be flagged off from Stadium Indera Mulia at 7am on June 21.
It is jointly organised by Star Publications (M) Bhd and the Ipoh City Council with the co-operation of the Perak Government, Perak Amateur Athletics Association and Perak Education Department in conjunction with Ipoh city's 21st anniversary.
There will be two categories ? non-competition and competition. The distance for both categories is 10km.

Entry fee for non-competition walkers is RM8 per person while competition walkers will be charged RM12 each.
The public can register at The Star's office at No 39, Jalan Hussein, Ipoh, from 9am to 5pm on weekdays, except public holidays.
Entry forms can also be downloaded at www.thestar.com.my/starwalk.
Enties close on May 15. For details, call 05-2530402.

Training

Date : 17/4/2009
Distance : 5 Laps
Timing : 45;49
Venue : DJ

Marathon run

JOHOR Sports Council will hold a marathon on April 18 in conjunction with the Johor Sultan’s birthday celebration at Stadium Tan Sri Datuk Hassan Yunus in Johor Baru at 3pm.
For details, call the council at 07-224 6457 or 07-224 7044 ext 119.

Training

Date : 16/4/2009
Distance : 5 laps
Timing : 46:07
Venue : DJ

SCKLM - Volunteer Registration Announced

Organisers announced today that Standard Chartered KL Marathon is proud to announce Volunteer Registration for the innaugral event. Organisers further said that Volunteers are backbone of any sports event. The inaugural Standard Chartered KL Marathon to be held on June 28 will rely on volunteers for a variety of jobs, before and during the race day. Some of the key areas where volunteer help is required include: Race Pack distribution, Fruit and drinks distribution, Course marshals, Crowd Control at Finish (to ensure smooth flow of runners at finish line), Media Tent, Luggage collection and return. Volunteers will help the Organisers ensure that runners from across the world have a great time in city of KL and are treated to the best of Malaysian hospitality.

To register as Volunteer please click Volunteer Registration

Training

Date : 14/4/2009
Distance : 5 laps
Timing : 44:20
Venue : DJ

Ipoh Starwalk 2009

Entry Form

Early Bird Registration Ends April 18

Calling all runners to register before April 18, 2009 to avail Early Bird Discount.

Organisers informed that the Early Bird Discount would end on April 18, 2009 and runners were being encouraged to avail this before time runs out.

Thousands of runners had already availed this discount.

Training

Date : 13/4/2009
Distance : 5 Laps
Timing : 45;54
Venue : DJ

千人义山行

2009年4月26日的第9届“跑跑古迹，带出关怀”千人义山行，非常荣幸能够邀请到大马独一女中低音男中高音唱将二人组合——《红雨晴》，作为现场的表演嘉宾。
男主音名RED，过去是大马知名摇滚乐团的主音歌手，EQUAL的陈志豪；女主音名禹晴，曾发过中文与英文唱片，现在是全马知名的驻唱歌手。《红雨晴》代表日出日落、雨过天晴，音乐如海阔天空般无边无际。两人实力唱功，也擅长乐器及写歌，此刻华丽登场，为中文乐坛萌发一股新音潮。
《红雨晴》主打歌《15次分手》，动听旋律，天衣无缝的演绎，男高音女中低音的结合方式，将此歌发挥得淋离尽致。另外两首主打，分别由RED主唱的《点一首歌送给我自己》以及禹晴主唱的《爱累了》。前者曾由大陆知名资深歌手孙楠原唱，这次由原创者RED再度重新演唱；后者是ANDY CHAN写的情歌，禹晴独到柔中带劲的演唱功力，绝赞！其他主打歌还有《大爱》、《七音天使》、《ANGEL’S EYE》、《让我走》、《LEMON 派》等等，音乐类型带有GLEM ROCK（华丽摇滚）风格。

Orange Run

Date : 12/4/2009
Distance : 11Km
Timing : 60:52
Venue : The Curve

KPAC Breakfast Run

Date : 1st May 2009
Venue : Welcome Centre, Setia Alam
Time : 0630 (21KM)- PIC -SP Wong
0645 (11KM) -PIC - SH Lim
0700 (4.5KM) -PIC-Jimmy Yang

Residents of Setia Alam, KPAC members, friends and fellow runners are welcome,Its FOC and light breakfast will be served after the run.

For more information, please contact:

Mr Tan Boon Yik - 016-2209191 (AJK BiroSukan)
Mr SP Wong - 012-3101379
Mr Jimmy Yang - 012-9312993
Mr SH Lim - 016-3319898

Organiser website :Klang Pacers Athletic Club

NASAM Charity Walkathon

Venue: Sunway Lagoon

Date: 25th April 2009,

SaturdayTime: 7:00am

Ticket Price: RM30 (per entry)

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 Running Clinic: Back to Basics

Event: Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 Running Clinic: Back to Basics
What: Sports Practice
Host: Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009
Start Time: Sunday, April 19 at 8:00am
End Time: Sunday, April 19 at 10:00am
Where: Tapak A, Taman Tasik Perdana, Lake Gardens

To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below:http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=67894708019&mid=490459G21b23ef7G155fd06G7

Malakoff - Penang 26Km Run

Event : MALAKOFF, Penang 26km Run 2009

Date: 7th June 2009

Time : 5:30am

Location: Taman Perbandaran Penang

Distances: 26km & 6km

Entry form : > download

Training

Date : 5/4/2009
Distance : Carcosa x 2 + LG
Time : 81;29
Venue : LG

Health run

THERE will be a health run at the Dataran FRIM on April 10 at 8am organised in conjunction with the Forestry Research Institute Malaysia’s health promotion activities this month. It is open to regular joggers or visitors to FRIM. For more information, contact 03-6279 7591/7458.

Early bird offer

RUNNERS who register for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon before April 18 will enjoy an early bird fee. Themed Run Your Race, participants can select their preferred category comprising the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, Fun Run (5km) and the Kids Dash in two age groups (six to 9 years and 10 to 12 years).

To sign up, visit www.kl-marathon.com.

Training

Date : 2/4/2009
Distance : 4 Laps
Timing : 37:19
Venue : DJ

Larian Bersama Bomba 2009

Event: Larian Bersama Bomba 2009
Race Day: Sunday, 10 May 2009
Start time : 7.30 am
Race Vanue: Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

Sebarang pertanyaan sila hubungi Tuan Saiful, Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat WP Kuala Lumpur di talian 03-21484444.

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with courtesy from Nazib @ Runnaz

Training

Date : 1/4/2009
Distance : 4 Laps
Timing : 36:39
Venue : DJ

Orange Run Hit 3000 Target

THE Orange Run ’09 is set to be a huge success judging from the fact that the organisers have met their target of 3,000 runners! Now there are only 100 places left for BHPetrol ecard members.