Thousands braved the current dry and hot spell in this morning's Mizuno Wave Run which was held in University Putra Malaysia in Serdang.
It was first organised in this UPM's compound last year and similarly,attracted many runners both local and foreign which easily exceeding the number of expected participation.
The overwhelming response forced the organiser to flagged off the women categories ten minutes earlier.The starting line was sardine-packed as all runners were required to cross the starting line to register their run and the narrow path was just too cramped to accommodate thousands of eager runners.
The time consuming process took several minutes for all runners to clear the line and those leading the pack were nowhere in sight by the time the last runner crossed.
Two water stations were prepared at 4km intervals and traffic wasn't a big problem for our road marshals and policemen as to be compared to a race organised in the city.
The route was initially tough as it ascending gradually for a distance and then sharp descent.Later part was quite flat and even shady.But towards the end of the race,runners have to tackle the same slope from the opposite direction.
This was when we could see the struggling faces of those slow runners tortured under the by then scorching sun.
Medals were limited but goodies bags were for all.But the sad news was ( it was reported to me) there were some greedy runners who came back earlier claimed more than one goodies bag.Wonder if the organiser noticed the missing bags.
They erased off the mark ticked on their bib and line up again.It happened last year too where shoe bags for those who failed to acquire a medal were snapped up by these irresponsible runners by using the same trick.
Results compiled at this morning's race:
Men Open
005--40m 12s---Casey Lim Khon Seng
007--41m 29s---Jasni Khairil Jamaluddin
000--53m 13s---Kee Weng Keong
000--56m 59s---Suresh
000--57m 03s---Leong Ann Lok
000--61m 00s---Ng Kim Leng
000--63m 01s---Teh Poh Chin
000--63m 21s---Chandran
000--64m 03s---Tan Chi Kian
000--64m 03s---Chin Min Chang
000--64m 36s---Danny Chai
000--65m 26s---Chia Woon Sen
000--70m 12s---Kamaruzaman
Men Junior Veteran
002--42m 08s---Malayalam
004--44m 21s---Ng Say Heong
005--45m 44s---Alam Shah
006--46m 22s---Moey Wooi San
000--50m 06s---Maniarasu
000--56m 33s---Khoo Thiem Seng
000--63m 30s---Chua Siong Pek
000--67m 00s---Simon Ng
000--73m 13s---Tee Kuan Meng
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