This Sunday 20 November will be the Ipoh ING-KRI 10km race. The Penguin runners are giving this race a tremendous support. Eric (Penguin-10) and friends would be putting up a night at the nearby 5-star hotel on Saturday. The other Penguin runners would do it the commando style and only start to travel on Sunday morning.
In the commando style, the Penguin runners would drive all the way to Ipoh in wee hours of the morning; run the race; enjoy the camaraderie; savour the famous Ipoh Hor Fan; then drive home after mission is accomplished.
Other than running The Race, there are two other missions: first is to have autographs and photo sessions with a legendary runner, Ron Hill; second is to take photos with Miss Wendy, the girl who introduced us to Ipoh KRI 10km race last year.
Below is the schedule drawn up by Chee Wee (Penguin-11). As you can see, it was planned with military precision in order to reach the starting line on time. To complicate matters, these commandos have not got the running bibs yet. That would involve another round of logistic planning with Eric – who reached Ipoh on Saturday – to hand over the bibs to them on Sunday morning.
Let us take a look at the schedule:
3:00am : Khee Meng (Penguin-2) arrives at Jalan Ipoh to have the famous "Dim Sum" breakfast with Chee Wee; a special treat from Chee Wee as Khee Meng is coming all the way from Jalan OUG.
3:30am : Going to Bukit Aman car park to fetch Tony (Penguin-3) & Chantelle (Nike Woman)
3:45am : Tony & Chantelle are on board and going to Rawang to fetch Terence (Penguin-6)
4:45am : Estimated time reaching Terence's place
6:35am : Reaching Ipoh, straight to the Start/Finish venue - Taman Rekreasi Sultan Abdul Aziz (Polo Ground)
6:45am : Establish connection with Eric for handing over bib numbers
7:00am : Reporting to the officials
7:30am : Race starts...good luck everybody! Enjoy the run and have fun
8:30am : Enjoy the light breakfast & refreshments
9:00am : "Free & Easy " – enjoy the camaraderie and not forgetting to meet Ipoh “leng lui" (pretty gals)
11:30am : Will stay on for the Prize Presentation if one of us outrun Ron Hill, the winner of Boston Marathon in 1970
12:00pm : "Makan" time, shall look for the good lunch by this time
1:00pm : Bon voyage! Time to go home
4:00pm : Home Sweet Home - reaching Kuala Lumpur.
As you can see, it is fascinating that the Dim Sum store still opens at 3am. Another point needs mentioning is that I asked Chee Wee why reaching Ipoh at 6.35am and not 6.30am? Well, he is a meticulous guy.
Another Penguin runner commented that we should go for a Saturday mid-night movie, say, The Exorcism of Emily Rose – the haunting and creepy movie. That would be all night long excitement without having to sleep and then run The Race next morning.
To grace the event, Ron Hill, winner of Boston Marathon in 1970 and the first Briton to run a Marathon under 2 hours 10 minutes, will be participating in this Race. This legendary runner has participated in 2,200 races, competed in 89 different foreign countries and have recorded over 146,500 miles – an amazing feat.
This will be his first time travels to Malaysia specifically for this occasion. He is also here to promote his books and of course, personally autographs copies of his books and have photos taken with other runners.
And as for Wendy, according to her, she is really very busy these days. She has to update the KRI website promptly; maintain the database and information system.
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The Ipoh KRI website is well maintained with a host of information. The main focus is The Race with clear information on the various race categories, name lists and corresponding bib numbers; race route in photos; T-shirts, medal and trophies.
For more information of the event, please click here.
By KC
In the commando style, the Penguin runners would drive all the way to Ipoh in wee hours of the morning; run the race; enjoy the camaraderie; savour the famous Ipoh Hor Fan; then drive home after mission is accomplished.
Other than running The Race, there are two other missions: first is to have autographs and photo sessions with a legendary runner, Ron Hill; second is to take photos with Miss Wendy, the girl who introduced us to Ipoh KRI 10km race last year.
Below is the schedule drawn up by Chee Wee (Penguin-11). As you can see, it was planned with military precision in order to reach the starting line on time. To complicate matters, these commandos have not got the running bibs yet. That would involve another round of logistic planning with Eric – who reached Ipoh on Saturday – to hand over the bibs to them on Sunday morning.
Let us take a look at the schedule:
3:00am : Khee Meng (Penguin-2) arrives at Jalan Ipoh to have the famous "Dim Sum" breakfast with Chee Wee; a special treat from Chee Wee as Khee Meng is coming all the way from Jalan OUG.
3:30am : Going to Bukit Aman car park to fetch Tony (Penguin-3) & Chantelle (Nike Woman)
3:45am : Tony & Chantelle are on board and going to Rawang to fetch Terence (Penguin-6)
4:45am : Estimated time reaching Terence's place
6:35am : Reaching Ipoh, straight to the Start/Finish venue - Taman Rekreasi Sultan Abdul Aziz (Polo Ground)
6:45am : Establish connection with Eric for handing over bib numbers
7:00am : Reporting to the officials
7:30am : Race starts...good luck everybody! Enjoy the run and have fun
8:30am : Enjoy the light breakfast & refreshments
9:00am : "Free & Easy " – enjoy the camaraderie and not forgetting to meet Ipoh “leng lui" (pretty gals)
11:30am : Will stay on for the Prize Presentation if one of us outrun Ron Hill, the winner of Boston Marathon in 1970
12:00pm : "Makan" time, shall look for the good lunch by this time
1:00pm : Bon voyage! Time to go home
4:00pm : Home Sweet Home - reaching Kuala Lumpur.
As you can see, it is fascinating that the Dim Sum store still opens at 3am. Another point needs mentioning is that I asked Chee Wee why reaching Ipoh at 6.35am and not 6.30am? Well, he is a meticulous guy.
Another Penguin runner commented that we should go for a Saturday mid-night movie, say, The Exorcism of Emily Rose – the haunting and creepy movie. That would be all night long excitement without having to sleep and then run The Race next morning.
To grace the event, Ron Hill, winner of Boston Marathon in 1970 and the first Briton to run a Marathon under 2 hours 10 minutes, will be participating in this Race. This legendary runner has participated in 2,200 races, competed in 89 different foreign countries and have recorded over 146,500 miles – an amazing feat.
This will be his first time travels to Malaysia specifically for this occasion. He is also here to promote his books and of course, personally autographs copies of his books and have photos taken with other runners.
And as for Wendy, according to her, she is really very busy these days. She has to update the KRI website promptly; maintain the database and information system.
.
The Ipoh KRI website is well maintained with a host of information. The main focus is The Race with clear information on the various race categories, name lists and corresponding bib numbers; race route in photos; T-shirts, medal and trophies.
For more information of the event, please click here.
By KC
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Coming up next:
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1. Singapore Marathon -- Take the Challenge
2. Effect of Marathon Running on Your Sex Life and Social Life
3. Passion (or leng lui?) Fuels Energy
4. 100 Miles Western States Endurance Run
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