PD Coast Run 04/06/2016
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PD Coast Run 04/06/2016 - so much improvement required otherwise Boongah Event should not organised this event in the future. While many runners surely have many things to complain, I am sure there are many runners would just enjoy the run and move on. 1) To begin with, this is not a cheap event, RM70 for 11km for early birdies (75 for normal?). So its only fair to expect a good package, professional management, decent sponsorship, nice goodies, etc. But I only get bib with timing chip and ultron t, packed in a plain plastic bag. It sounds to me that runners are promised a string bag too? Not really sure what's the plan - runners were only ask to collect a supposedly "goodie bag" after the finishing line - a bag with travel magazine issue Oct 2015 (duhh??) and breakfast coupon for coffee and nasik lemak. Well, considering that I travelled all the way from Ampang to PD at 4:30am, the time, fuel and toll surely not a match to the goodies. 2) This event was earlier postponed to this date, but the reason is not clear. I would assume they struggle to get participants. Registered runners were given token to register another parcipant for free. And the registration is still open anday before the event. But i still dont think they get a good number of runners. 3) Simple set up for the event venue is ok. No protocol special guest opening speech of sorts, no warm up/ zumba session. But without proper PA system, not only it looks less professional, communication with runners is a struggle using 1 haler. Even flag off was using haler and FO was delayed until police is ready to guide traffic. What else missing - recognised official potographer.
4) The route running along the main road is somewhat acceptable. But, i find it really annoying when cheated by the route length. The official 11k and 8k categories are already sounds weird. Why not 10k and 5k which are more common. Eventualy for 11k category, it was only 9.34km!!!! and i was told only 6km for 8km. Honestly i cant figure out the reason for the different milage. Organiser miscalculate by 2km? Not acceptable. 5) Not much to comment on WS, but its there somewhere!!. 6) My performance - this is my first run after a week recovery break post Perlis Marathon.... Ya ya its extended recovery, hujan maaaa. My initial plan wad running slow and steady and just finish the run without injury. Started at pace 4:17 first 2 km, legs feel good and finished with av pace 4:43, and a 10th placing for Veteran Category. Ok la tu, not planning to push harder for first run. Well more havoc for the finishing results at the secretariat. I am not sure the issue but heard people threatening to take action la, organiser offer special prize laa, dunno la.. Dont want to be overclouded with those. That cause the prize giving ceremony take so la very long time to finish. I missed the pre planned makan2 session because of this!!
7) Well the long early morning travel is still worth it though, meeting and catching up with running friends from Anonymous Runners and DRC - Mohd Habib Fadhullah Zaini Jai Roszalee Othman Sofia Nori Md Faizul Md Ismail Diana Syahmie Syahmie HassanMohd Zhariff
— with Diana Syahmie and 4 others.
