This year the event started over at the famous, glamorous mall at Bayan Lepas area - Queen's Bay Mall. Previously it started over at USM which is nearer to the bridge. Rumour says that it is due to the fact that the opposition had taken over PG state and federal doing some "dirty" work of stopping USM to be borrow out their field for PG bridge events. Well this is rumours so how true it is, I am not commenting.
Hence this year the distance for half Marathon had been pro-long.... last year is just 22km (I think) but this year the distance being 25km. Do not underlook the extra 3km as it is 3km of hell when you are tire and having leg sore towards the end of the run. A colleague of my who are GPS map ethusiate measure the whole distance which is actually 26km for the half marathon distance....
Like any previous years I did not do any preparation work for the half marathon. I never train before the event just like usual play my sports on the regular day. Shockingly this year I was able to run/jog my way till the almost end of bridge over Butterworth. Last year I started begging for air by the mid of the bridge and start walk my way. I take this as a good sign for this year. Apart of this little achievement, there is another goal I wanted to grab is that I wanted to beat my father as since I participate in PG bridge run, he had been beaten me. Always finish ahead of me and I didnt even know when he overtook me. This year is a sweet revenge as I am proudly saying that after I reach, I get my cert and medal, had my drink and chit chat with friends for a while then on my way back to my transport, I saw my father just crossing the line. YEAH!!!!!!!!
ok lah enough bragging here is the photo taken after the run.
The medal - it looks solid and prettier than last year's
Front view of the medal
My running number (go buy 4D dude)P/S: to my friends who are marathon runner come for PG bridge run. It is very interesting to experience the run and the bridge. To those SLR phtographic lovers, come too. Not to run maybe but you can get a lot of good pic on the bridge with sunrise. Saw many photographer taking picture (not participating the run) on the mid spam of the bridge.
2 comments:
hmm... maybe that's a challenge i should pick up next year... =)
or maybe just go & shoot the event would do... that is the only time one can actually stop & enjoy the view in the middle of the penang bridge!
yes sir...
Thats what i am trying to book the 2009 calender of you.
Not even need to sign up for the run to go and "shoot" around.
Post a Comment