KL Marathon 2007 Race Report

I was looking forward to have a good race and pace good with my new saucony racer ,as i try to learn how to run a good marathon But it all went wrong for me and my strategy . But i was just happey to finish the race at the end with my never say quite mentality .
Arrive at the marathon venue at 4am with my friends from Kenya then change went to warm up as the race was just about to start in less than 30min,my aim was to follow the leading lady there i wiould be able to used her pace in the begining then when im ok i could push to the finish with few km to go.
It all went wrong when the started after 3km i realise that my pace was slower then my normal race pace , since iwas comfortable with it i just thought it was normal that i would be strong towards the end of the raceat 10km mark i was 5min slower already i drink a lots of water as it was so humid that monring making it so uncomfortable for me.then i could follow the leading lady as she was far ahead of me , at half way point i was 7min slower from my previous time there i thought how can i catchup as my body was getting heavy at 30 km me lost 11min already so poor i was as i started to strugle along the way till i got right to 3 km to go there i got cramp and had to stop for a while how will i be able to run my target time start to run again but in 2.5km i spend 19min oh God its so bad now ...i had no problem with my shoe as the Saucony was good for the race in the end i was just too happy to see the finish line ..at the time of
3hrs 11min 30sec .In the end i was happy to just finish another marathon .
Conclusion: I feel i didnt really did enough speed work or get the body into racing shape as the race approaching. as my first 5km was slower then i normally do .Now i learn more and will try to improve .

Kl marathon

After a long wait .Now the race day is here and it time to run out what we all train for .
I hope to meet my target in this race .See you guys on sunday

Smart Tunnel run 11/3/2007

I never wanted to run this Smart Tunnel race as it was just a week from KL Marathon too close,but coach say we should run it after weeks of training and long run we now need a short race to sharpen up for the marathon.

Jeremi and I went to the race and after meet friends and taking photo it was time for my alsway late warm up before went to start the race .
I heard the distance is 13.3km i don't have to push or chase anyone as i want to recover as soon as possible .The race was delay for some reasons i don't know ..so be the time it go started people where tryining to fine way pass the trafic then run so km before going into the tunnel .. wow there was a hot warm air coming from the tunnel running inside the tunnel was like running in the hot sun with temprature about 30 deg.. i try to maintain my pace as much as i could but this thai runner came and want to over take me then i say this i can not let it be .. becos later more people going to come pass me the i will lose ground .

I just follow and follow him and the knows so i over take him lead for a while beofore he recovery to take the lead again with this we where able to pass 2 runners along the way by the time we make the u turn i know i have to push away if not that guy will beat me.

With the new Saucony fast grid racing shoe i feel so comfortable and stable in the run trying to maintain the rythme all through till the later [art of the race in the tunnel that i notice this indian guy catching up with me so fast so i had to double up my pace till i came out of the tunnel then he caught up with me and say come on richard .. i know we are almost going to finish i still feel good and strong so i just go with his pace till 100m to finish i just sprint to finish from him .i finish in the time of 51:57s just about 4 min pace,position 12 .

I notice that since i havent been taking part in the short 10km run for a long time,i have not improve on my time for that distance as i should have been faster than my finishing time .. but i satisfy with the time as itthe pace i want to used for the marathon .
I hope to get my target this coming sunday in the marathon.

Easy Run

Few days to a major race is never easy, today i manage to run very easy around my area for about 45 min ,trying to check if feeling any pains .Very well no pain in the body so very nice . Now still worried about what pace i should do in the marathon .I dont want to go too fast not to break down before the finish line or i dont want to be too slow as i wont be able to cover the grounds i have lost .I hope to sort this out by monday maybe i asked my coach for advice ..yeah i know what he will say .Richard dont go so fast in the begining as you know there is still a long way to go ...so i will stick by that negetive split will be just fine ..Target Time 2 hrs 46min..

SAUCONY RUNNER

Klim 2007

I haven't come on here for a long time now ,maybe i have been just busy with my preperation for the KLIM 2007. Now its few day to the race and im begining to feel the heat .Is it tension ? or i'm i just under pressure to run a PR this time .
Last week coach say if i can PR next week then he's gonna buy me a bigger breakfast after the race but would i be able to eat if i push so hard in the race ? I know whats is like when one finish a full marathon ..so bad .
With all the preperation and the sponsorship of saucony racing kits i got , I shall do well this time around . Now i want to rest as much as i could so that i can be fresh next week .
As tune up for the Klim i shall be at the tunnel run this sunday as its going to be 16km race so i shall know what time i can do and hope to recover just in time for the marathon .