Sunday, March 12, 2006

Sarawak Marathon

What is so special about the photo below? The road is densely covered by tall, leafy trees typical of tropical land; it is deserted with vehicle and the photo was taken in a vehicle with a Mercedes Benz emblem at foreground.
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This photo was taken not in Kuala Lumpur but in Kuching, Sarawak. It is the course for the coming Sarawak Marathon.

Photo is by courtesy of the organizer.

For marathon runners, running in this type of course is just superb – shady and with lots of clean air.

Do you know which is the next marathon within Malaysia after running Kuala Lumpur International Marathon on 5 March? Well, the answer is Sarawak Marathon, to be held on Sunday 26 March at Kuching.

For runners who will be doing half marathin in KLIM 2006, that would be a good idea to upgrade it to full marathon in Sarawak Marathon.

Many of the Pacesetters runners have registered for this marathon. The support from the other sub-groups of Pacesetters such as Penguin Runners, Sunshine Runners, Pacemakers, etc was also encouraging.

The organizer actually sent in their organizing committee members to facilitate registration of runners during the Great Eastern-Pacesetters 30km Run and KLIM 2006 recently.


So, if you have not registered yet, please hurry and give your support. For a change, it is also fun and exciting that we meet at another venue for another round of friendly competition.

The line-up for the Penguin & Sunshine Runners and other running friends are as follows:

Meng, Albert Tan, Wong WS, Chew OY, Wong CT

Vivian, Eric Teo, Ong Siok Bee, Leslie Yee, Maryann

Ong Siok Leng, Yeoh SC, Carol Low, Agnes Chin, Wong CK

Theresa, Keshab, Chin KT, Sharon Cheah, Tammy Lim

Jessbird Yip, Vivian Lau, Tan PM, Lee Kim Ying, Tony Quay

Chiam, Edward Chiam, Koh Mei Leng, Weng, Mo Cheng, Janet Tan

Marvin Lau, KC.

(Total number: 33)

We intended to spend extra days there after the race. The places on our itinerary would be to trek Gunung Santubong and later relaxing at the Damai beach resorts. Currently, Tony and Vivian are working on the details. If you need to contact Tony, his handphone number is 016- 274 2213.

The cheapest way is to fly there with Air Asia. The return air fare is only RM 140; previously, it was RM 210. Please click here to visit Air Asia web site. Select destination: Kuching.


Online registration for Sarawak Marathon is just a breeze, very simple and easy. To visit the website, please click here.

For preferred hotel reservation (special discount is given to Pacesetters members), please click here. This site was obtained from Pacesetters web site.

For those who are prepared to run half marathon, the good news is that registration fee is waived (free of charge).

Full marathon – Men : RM 20
Full Marathon – Women : RM 10
Half Marathon and 10km : FOC (free of charge)

Date
Sunday 26 March 2006 at Kuching

Starting Time
42km Full Marathon: 6.00am
21km Half Marathon: 6.30am
10km Veteran/Junior: 7.00am

Qualifying Times by Categories
42km Full Marathon = 6 hours
21km Half Marathon = 3 hours
10km Veteran/Junior = 1 hour 30 mins

Reporting Time
42km Full Marathon: 5.00am - 5.45am
21km Half Marathon: 5.45am - 6.15am
10km Veteran/Junior: 6.00am - 6.45am

Race Venue
Start/Finish Point: Bangunan Baitul Makmur (previously known as Bangunan MASJA), Petra Jaya, Kuching

Organizer
Pertubuhan Belia Kebangsaan Bersatu Sarawak (SABERKAS)

SABERKAS RH Marathon 2006 Secretariat
Tel: +6082 244917

See you at Kuching.

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