Note: For more information on Klang Bonding Run this Sunday, please click at the link below.
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Two of the runners that I know were upset because on Sunday 30 July (Yes, 3.5 months from now), the Penang Bridge Marathon will be clashing with the Malakoff Malaysian Duathon Series #2 at Putrajaya. They are keen to participate in both the running and cycling events. However, it is not possible to do both when these two events are taking place simultaneously.
Clash of the Titans
Penang Bridge Marathon Vs Duathlon at Putrajaya (30 July)
The Penang Bridge Marathon, mysteriously absent from the running scene for three years, was scheduled on 3 September 2006 as evidence from certain web site. But according to the published Race Calendar, 3 September is going to be Awana Tri-blazer at Genting Highlands whereas Putrajaya Marathon is on 10 September, one week later.
Understandably so, the Penang Bridge Marathon would then switch to another date that possibly clashes with Duathlon at Putrajaya. When the equilibrium is disturbed, the system is affected – such is the dilemma of shuffling of dates.
PJ Half Marathon Vs Adidas FTAAA PACM Road Relay (18 June)
The next clashing of running events would be the Adidas FTAAA PACM 4x2Km Road Relay at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and PJ Half Marathon on 18 June. [Note: I just heard that one of the events will be postponed to 25 June and thus avoided the clash.] The PJ Half Marathon, which is usually scheduled in September, decided to bring forward to avoid a head-on clash with Putrajaya Marathon.
In September 2005, the participation of PJ Half marathon was affected when it was staged one week after the Putrjaya Half marathon. In Putrajaya Half marathon, we were running in peaceful and scenic course whereas the PJ Half marathon was a big contrast – running abreast in speeding and heavy traffic condition along Federal Highway and the highway heading towards old Subang Airport. The entire course was noisy and polluted, not to mention about the safety of runners.
Duathlon Series #1 Vs Brooks Pacesetters Bonding Breakfast Run at Klang (23 April)
We are going to witness the immediate clashing of the above running events this Sunday, 23 April. The Duathlon Series #1 starts at Dataran Merdeka and the course for cycling would pass by Bukit Aman car park. Unknowingly, my earlier posting called for runners to station at Bukit Aman car park to cheer the cyclists. The Bonding run will be staged in Klang. It is a non-competitive event that has pairs of runners completes a distance of about 5km.
For more information and photos on the preparation of Bonding Run, please click here.
Guidelines
We all know that there are 52 weeks in a year. Minus the festive seasons and puasa months, I believe there are still many Sundays to accommodate these runs without conflicting with one another. The runners could not understand why two events within Malaysia could coincide. It would be acceptable if a running event in Malaysia is clashing with another one, say, in Thailand or Australia.
Do we have a Sports Council which is responsible to authorize the allotment of dates to these events? In my opinion, FTAAA would be the governing body to ensure events are not clashed within Wilayah Persekutuan. However, what would happen if one race is organized in Selangor or Penang and the other one is in Wilayah Persekutuan? Which organization makes the call?
Is there a guideline for allotment of different type running events? I believe full marathon races would be identified first and giving top priority; preferably, properly spaced out. The rest of the races would then be slotted in between the pockets of vacant Sundays.
Reasons for the Clashes
Possibly, the VIPs who are invited to grace the occasion are only available on certain dates. The other far-fetched reason would be that the organizers are in favour of certain favourable numbers. For examples, Sunday 18 June sounds auspicious as number eighteen is having similar sound as “sure prosperous” in Cantonese.
Meantime…
When two events clashes, the organizers and the runners would be frustrated. Being the organizers for a smaller event, I could imagine that it would be frustrating to see that the date they had fixed earlier, is now in disagreement with another bigger event. They would be in dilemma knowing very well that the participation and support would be affected.
Meantime, the runners would just have to live with the system and decide which is the race that we are passionate about. Looking at the brighter side, if we miss it this round, there is always another race next time.
By KC
Clash of the Titans
Penang Bridge Marathon Vs Duathlon at Putrajaya (30 July)
The Penang Bridge Marathon, mysteriously absent from the running scene for three years, was scheduled on 3 September 2006 as evidence from certain web site. But according to the published Race Calendar, 3 September is going to be Awana Tri-blazer at Genting Highlands whereas Putrajaya Marathon is on 10 September, one week later.
Understandably so, the Penang Bridge Marathon would then switch to another date that possibly clashes with Duathlon at Putrajaya. When the equilibrium is disturbed, the system is affected – such is the dilemma of shuffling of dates.
PJ Half Marathon Vs Adidas FTAAA PACM Road Relay (18 June)
The next clashing of running events would be the Adidas FTAAA PACM 4x2Km Road Relay at Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur and PJ Half Marathon on 18 June. [Note: I just heard that one of the events will be postponed to 25 June and thus avoided the clash.] The PJ Half Marathon, which is usually scheduled in September, decided to bring forward to avoid a head-on clash with Putrajaya Marathon.
In September 2005, the participation of PJ Half marathon was affected when it was staged one week after the Putrjaya Half marathon. In Putrajaya Half marathon, we were running in peaceful and scenic course whereas the PJ Half marathon was a big contrast – running abreast in speeding and heavy traffic condition along Federal Highway and the highway heading towards old Subang Airport. The entire course was noisy and polluted, not to mention about the safety of runners.
Duathlon Series #1 Vs Brooks Pacesetters Bonding Breakfast Run at Klang (23 April)
We are going to witness the immediate clashing of the above running events this Sunday, 23 April. The Duathlon Series #1 starts at Dataran Merdeka and the course for cycling would pass by Bukit Aman car park. Unknowingly, my earlier posting called for runners to station at Bukit Aman car park to cheer the cyclists. The Bonding run will be staged in Klang. It is a non-competitive event that has pairs of runners completes a distance of about 5km.
For more information and photos on the preparation of Bonding Run, please click here.
Guidelines
We all know that there are 52 weeks in a year. Minus the festive seasons and puasa months, I believe there are still many Sundays to accommodate these runs without conflicting with one another. The runners could not understand why two events within Malaysia could coincide. It would be acceptable if a running event in Malaysia is clashing with another one, say, in Thailand or Australia.
Do we have a Sports Council which is responsible to authorize the allotment of dates to these events? In my opinion, FTAAA would be the governing body to ensure events are not clashed within Wilayah Persekutuan. However, what would happen if one race is organized in Selangor or Penang and the other one is in Wilayah Persekutuan? Which organization makes the call?
Is there a guideline for allotment of different type running events? I believe full marathon races would be identified first and giving top priority; preferably, properly spaced out. The rest of the races would then be slotted in between the pockets of vacant Sundays.
Reasons for the Clashes
Possibly, the VIPs who are invited to grace the occasion are only available on certain dates. The other far-fetched reason would be that the organizers are in favour of certain favourable numbers. For examples, Sunday 18 June sounds auspicious as number eighteen is having similar sound as “sure prosperous” in Cantonese.
Meantime…
When two events clashes, the organizers and the runners would be frustrated. Being the organizers for a smaller event, I could imagine that it would be frustrating to see that the date they had fixed earlier, is now in disagreement with another bigger event. They would be in dilemma knowing very well that the participation and support would be affected.
Meantime, the runners would just have to live with the system and decide which is the race that we are passionate about. Looking at the brighter side, if we miss it this round, there is always another race next time.
By KC
2 comments:
June 18 will also clash with the EcoX adventure race this year. Maybe there are just too many race? I guess it is a runners market so we should ask for reduced entry fees?
hahaha... good suggestion... :-))
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