SPECTATORS' GUIDE TO Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016.

SPECTATORS' GUIDE TO Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016.

Do you have a loved one or friends that will cheer and support you during the marathon? There is nothing like a familiar face when you are digging deep during the race to boost your morale.

Here I am presenting the first ever spectators’ guide to SCKLM. As per last year , the LRT will start operating at 3am and the good news is that from 3am to 6am, the LRT is free.

If you are supporting your loved one or friend , you can park and ride from any of the LRT stations and send them off at The Dataran Merdeka. The flag off for the marathon is at 4 am.

After the flag off, hurry back to the Masjid Jamek LRT Station and take the train to KLCC LRT Station. You have to hurry because the 5:30 pace group will appear at corner of Jalan Ampang turning into the KLCC in just 23mins or at 4:23am. If you think that you can't make it in 23mins, take the LRT directly to Jelatek LRT station.

From Jelatek LRT Station walk in the direction to Jalan Ampang or towards Great Eastern Mall, the 5:30 pace group will go up to the Akleh Highway at 5:10am. This is at the KM 9 mark. After that go to the opposite direct of the Akleh over Jalan Jelatek.The 5:30 pace group will pass the same way towards MRR2 at 6:12 am which is Km17.

After that, take the LRT just one stop to Setiawangsa LRT Station, walk towards the Duke Highway. The 5:30 pace group will pass this point under Jalan Jelatek or the KM24 mark at 7:07 am.After that , the runners will be on their own on the Duke Highway. You can either take your car and go and cheer them at the Segambut roundabout towards Jalan Duta. The 5:30 pace group will pass the roundabout at 8:18 am which is Km33. Thereafter, you can drive towards the National Museum and wait for us at the bridge towards KL Sentral at 9:12am. I believe the TPRC Running Group had a support station here in 2014.

If you don’t have a car, take the LRT back to Masjid Jamek Station. Walk towards Bank Negara, the marathoners will come out from Jalan Tun Ismail and turn right into Jalan Parlimen. This is the 37.5km mark and the 5:30 pace group will appear at 8:53am.

After that, you can head back to the finishing line or maybe wait for us at the Bukit Aman Tunnel, we will pass this tunnel around 9:25 am so that all us can finish the 42.195km around the city of Kuala Lumpur at 9:30am.

See you guys there on the 7th of August 2016.tt

By Kin K Yum 

Reproduced with permission. If you wish to know more about SCKLM 5:30 hours pacer, you can click the facebook link " Kin K Yum " to follow KK.  

Tips to a successful completion 5:30 pace group in SCKLM with awesome pacers 2016.

It's less than a month to Standard Chartered KL Marathon. Here are the tips to a successful completion with the 5:30 pace group with Kelvin Ng Ch,Azhar Omran, Ahmad Hadafi Bin Jus and I.

This group’s balloon is Orange Colour. This group is suited for those who are doing their FIRST Marathon.

However, the person who’s attempting this pace should has :
1) Been running regularly and has completed at least three to five Half Marathons.
2) Been able to complete a half marathon in 2:30 or less.
3) Done a long run of 30km at least once prior to the marathon. For those who haven’t done it, the Newton 30km on 23rd July is very suitable for SCKLM 2016.

The targets for each 10km of the marathon are as follows
10km - 1:18
20km - 2:36
30km - 3:54
40km - 5:12
42km - 5:30

Please note that we will stop at every drink station , we might run slightly under this pace to cater for stoppage time. However, we do target to complete the marathon in 5:30 GUN TIME.

Note that we are running in smaller steps up hill so naturally we will slow down. The hills that we are going to encounter are:-
1) From Beach Club to The Weld on Jalan P Ramlee at km 4.
2) Jelatek Ramp entrance to Akleh at km 9.
3) Ulu Klang Ramp entrance to Duke Highway. This is the halfway point at KM21.
4) Jalan Kuching Ramp to Segambut Roundabout at km 33.
5) Jalan Langgak Tunku after Tijani Condo climbing to Jalan Tun Ismail at KM 34.
6) At KM 37.5, you will pass the Bank Negara and can almost feel the finishing point at Dataran Merdeka. You are NOT DONE yet, turn right into Jalan Parlimen for your last 4.7km
7) After you pass the Parliament Building, that’s a gradual climb along the newly constructed Mahameru Highway tunnel all the way to the National Museum.
8) This is the start of the Heritage Route. Please enjoy this part of the route for you have earned it. You will pass the latest and most luxurious hotel in KL, the St Regis followed by the grand hotel, The Majestic which was first built by the Sarkies brothers who also built The Raffles in Singapore, The E&O in Penang and The Peninsula in Hong Kong. On your right , you will see the icon of Kuala Lumpur which is the old Railway Station and the old railway office built in Moorish style followed by The National Mosque.
9) The last 200m, we will pass the Bukit Aman Tunnel, Make some noise, it has the best echo effect of all tunnels in KL.

Tips to prepare for the day.
1) Get sufficient sleep throughout the whole week leading to the marathon. You will be too excited to get a good night sleep on Saturday night.
2) Try to start carbo loading on Thursday. Simple carbohydrates such as Rice, Pasta, Bread etc. Avoid red meat on Saturday. It will take more energy to digest these food and it will sap the energy you need for the run.
3) Plan your nutrition and hydration properly for the marathon. You need a belt to carry these nutrition and some small change.If you feel hungry during the run, it is normal. If you feel bloated, then you are in trouble.
4) If you need to pee, check the colour. if it’s too dark, please drink more water. The urge to pee also means that you are properly hydrated.
5) Come for the 5km Friendship Run on Saturday to shake out those legs and sign up for the Pasta Party to meet new friends from all over the world.

KEEP CALM AND RUN

By Kin K Yum 

Reproduced with permission. If you wish to know more about SCKLM 5:30 hours pacer, you can click the facebook link " Kin K Yum " to follow KK.  

Super Ticket Ride 2015!

Countdown to 3-days Super Ticker Ride !!! 3 days over 496KM starting from Ipoh to Gerik to Bukit Mertajam and lastly back to Ipoh !!!

Xiaomi Yi Action Sport Camera photos - April 2015

Sharing photos taken by my Xiaomi Yi Action Sport Camera. Loving it, and everyone is awaiting for the water proof casing!!! where's you, water proof casing !!!??? 

More to come soon! 

Xiaomi Yi Action Sport Camera - 11-Apri-15

Incoming storm @ KL taken by Xiaomi Yi Action Sport camera. 

Selamat Menyambut Hari Thaipusam

Selamt Menyambut Hari Thaipusam !!! Thaipusam always have special mean to me although im not celebrating. 

Its used to be my training ground for my Vibram Hong Kong Ultra Trail 100KM back in those days, the second edition of HK100 in 2012. 

Prior to banning public other than praying / tourist visiting to Batu Caves, I always went to have stair case training on evenings. The training even extended to early morning where temple opens around as early as 6am when its near to Thaipusam festival, which also near to my HK100. 

Thaipusam festival also become part of my training as well. Running from house to Petaling Street and walking together with the chariot from the Sri Mahamariamman Temple on Jalan Tun HS Lee to Batu Caves and lastly run back to home. its were whole night outing on foot with hydration pack.

Happy Thaipusam.

Here's the details on what i did back in 2012. Time fly.
Thaipusam Parade 2012

WE RUN KL 2015 - Updates 11 Dec 2014

Interesting email from NikeMY on We Run KL 2015.

 

SCKLM 2014

INFOGRAPHIC: Standard Chartered KL Marathon (SCKLM)

15th Marathon - My Personal Best SCKLM 2013

Yes. Its my personal best for my 42KM marathon today in Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013! I never know i could do my personal best! 

I was targeting between 5 hours plus and not later than 5 hours 30 mins. Starting off with good conditions. Nothing unusual happens on my legs and im just run in comfortable speed which i found its abit faster than my normal pace that i would do. 

First 10km - 1 hours 4 mins 

Second 10km - 1 hours 12 mins 

I know i'm faster, and if i'm able to maintain my speed until 30KM, i most likely can hit sub-5 timing and i overtook the 3 5:00 pacer runners, they're behind me! hehe...  But on other hand, I'm worried about 30km mark as i only have 2 weeks running training for this SCKLM. My speed slowed down significantly when i'm crossing 30km mark and even start to walk. 

When i reaching at the Mutiara complex at Jln Ipoh, my habit told me to grab a Coca-cola like last year. Last year, the weather were hotter than this year. After i brought my coke, i drank it and whose know the 5:00 hours pacer was running fast from behind! I'm trying to catch up with them but failed. The Coke have gas and I felt bloated when im drank it so fast just try to catch up with the 5 hours pacer! argh... 

It's continue and i'm just run walk run walk trying hard to run to over my bloated situation. Somehow at KM33, the bloated feeling magically gone after i had a cup of water. It's time to run! Run to catch up 5:00 hours pacers ! Im just felt good. 

At KM35, James distribute milo popsicle which really helps a lot ! then came to KM 36 support station, just 1 sip of water, and then came to LYN Runners support station! Hong Lan passed me a cup of coke and im just grab it and drink! I never hold back, lucky the coke were no gases unlike the tin coke. This round the coke helped! 

Walk up the steep hill after Rinjani, and from there onward, i pickup my speed and ran downhills... After the downhills, i saw the white balloon which was about 700 meters away i guess, i need to run faster a little more! Finally i managed to catch up with 5:00 hours pacer and others just after Sogo before turning into the Jalan TAR! Phew! Sub-5 is coming! 

Finally, Im going to complete my 42km marathon with sub-5 timing since my virgin marathon in Singapore back in 2009 Dec. 

We Sing Song...we were excited and we were crossing finishing line together! 

Photo credit to Ah Ming. 

Awesome finishing with 5:00 hours pacers YKK, the Gold-man and Renee ! 

Wonderful sub-5 marathon! I love it. 

See you in 2014 again. 

Standard Chartered KL Marathon - SCKLM 2013

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon celebrates five years running and opens registrations on 30 January!

Kuala Lumpur, 29 January 2013 – Runners, get set go! Mark your calendars for the last Sunday of June this year, as the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013 has been confirmed to be held on 30 June 2013.  Participant registration for this year’s marathon will officially commence tomorrow at 6:00 pm, 30 January 2013.

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon through the years has come to be regarded as an iconic event for the country. Last year alone, the event attracted over 28,000 runners from 48 countries, a 108 per cent increase since its inception in 2009 (with 13,500 runners).

Overwhelming response to Malaysia’s largest marathon

In 2012, participant registration closed six (6) weeks ahead of the deadline following an overwhelming response from the public. The event saw a total of 28,050 runners; with 3,168 runners in Full Marathon, 5,727 runners in the Honda Half Marathon, 491 runners in the MSIG Ekiden, 3,812 runners in the 5KM Fun Run and 541 runners in the Kid Dash, with the 10KM taking the lion’s share of participation with 51 per cent  or 14,311 runners.

Following the overwhelming response, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013 is looking forward to increasing the 2013 participation to 30,000 runners from all around the world.

The total number of participants throughout the four years of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon stand at 80,928 runners (2009 – 2012), with a strong record of participation increase each year. With this fifth year edition, the Marathon would have welcomed some 110,928 runners to Malaysia’s flagship running event with a total prize pot of USD520,000.

Highlighting Malaysia on the global map

Globally, data as of 2011 shows a total of 256,000 runners have participated in the Standard Chartered Marathon series that takes place in nine (9) markets around the world – Bangkok (Thailand), Dubai (UAE), Jersey (Channel Islands), Mumbai (India), Nairobi (Kenya)Stanley (Falklands Islands), Singapore, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

The highlight of the Kuala Lumpur race is navigating a challenging route that weave between beautiful and historical landmarks around the city of Kuala Lumpur. The throng of cheering spectators and supporters additionally adds to the overall festivity of the event.

Last year, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon celebrated a new Full Marathon Men’s route record of 02:14:45.32, set by Kennedy Kiproo Lilan. The Women’s Full Marathon winner was fellow Kenyan Elizabeth Jeruiyot Chemweno, with her time of 02:40:24.84. Shaharudin bin Hashim retained winner of the Full Marathon Malaysian Men’s category with a time of 02:42:27.57.

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon is once again made possible by title sponsor Standard Chartered Bank in partnership with the event owner and organiser Dirigo Events, and co-organiser Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Running enthusiasts can sign up at the official website www.kl-marathon.com

Early bird discounts on registration fees are available till 28 February 2013.

Connect with the other runners through the Standard Chartered KL Marathon Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/SCKLmarathon and keep up-to-date via twitter at @scklmarathon.

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Drive Thru @ McCafe at Jln Pahang

McDonald's McCafe at Jalan Pahang completed it's major renovation not long ago, can refer back to my previous blog not long ago, so today i tried the newly renovated McDonald's Drive Thru. 

The big McD sign. To be honest, the sign is being blocked by trees in front of petrol station. You wont be able to see the "M" sign when you coming from far. You only can see the "M" sign when passing the trees. 

Drive Thru.... 

I noticed there's 2 kiosks for taking orders ! will this fasten the process and reduce the Q of cars coming for drive thru, thus reducing traffic jam at Jln Pahang? Hope its really work! 

The first kiosk in front while i'm at second kiosk. 

Big menu ! 

Payment counter. For today's experience, i'm almost waited for 5 minutes to reach at payment counter after i ordered my meal at the order kiosk. I guess, the staff is still experiment the new system where there's 2 order kiosks, and only 1 payment counter. She might be mixed up the orders. 

It's confirmed my guessing when the staff mentioned wrong orders. She told me my order was 2 McChicken meals but i'm only ordered 1 McChicken meal (sad, already foreveralone, eating alone, yet she mentions i ordering 2 McChickens). After i corrected her, she re-enter order or cancel extra McChicken. Guess that's why it's taking sometime to reach me. 

Something new to me. 

Black and simple for collection counter. 

Cappuccino RM4.50 ! Anyone?  

Anyway, you can be the 1st to enjoy McCafe coffee today from 7am onward ! 

KVMRT - Works updates 210712

In support of Kampung2005, somehow, i'm become sensitive on the MRT updates. Below are the updates on KVMRT construction works which started along Sprint Highway from TTDI.

On the way from Damansara to TTDI direction. Can spot the construction work begins. Somehow, if there's any significant works, this might be "curious kill the traffic" ! Drivers might slow down to view on the construction works... =.='' 

Some barriers in front of Petrol stations behind KLGCC. 

Both directions of Caltex petrol stations are being acquired by MRT Co to be MRT purposes.  

On the way from TTDI to Damansara direction. Barriers along the highway. 

The clearing work are being lead by Sunway as you can see in the banner. 

It's been long long time i hardly visit to Jln Bukit Bintang. MRT barriers being setup in front of the BB Plaza.  

At night, so happened we went to Jln Alor for Ngau Kee Beef Noodle passing by the "infamous" BB Plaza which in MRT news. 

MRT Route for One Utama unitl Semantan.  

http://kvmrt.com.my/routemap.php