Well people, are you as excited as we are about this run? If you are, mark your calendar on the 8 July 2012 for the most star-studded run in the whole Malaysia - the ntv7 FEEL GOOD RUN 2012. All for a good cause too!
We got invited for the launch tomorrow. We will post up more info when we get them fresh from the press kit! Be sure to follow us on Twitter and watch this space for registration details!
Check out last year's ntv7 Feel Good Run star-spotting report HERE.
What? KL Tower International Day & Night Towerthon Challenge 2011
When? 19 May 2012, Saturday, 3:00pm
Where? Menara Kuala Lumpur/ KL Tower
Who? Organised by Menara Kuala Lumpur
How? More info & registration form HERE.
Runwitme says: It's back. Time to cream your pants while working your way up this 2058-step and 421 meters tall erection. Heheh!
What? Larian Bendang Menara Condong
When? 8 April 2012 (Sunday), 7am
Where? Padang Speedy B, Teluk Intan, Perak.
How far? 21, 10, 7, 5km
How? Register HERE.
Runwitme says: Menara Teluk Intan is Malaysia's version of the Italian Pisa Tower. A famous must-see local landmark if you ever visit Teluk Intan town.
The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 will be having its first Zero to Hero training circuit on the 11th of March, 6.30am at Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur. The training circuit is designed to help runners prepare themsleves for the Full Marathon, Honda Half Marathon, and the 10km category.
The Zero to Hero training circuits will be headed by Mark Williams, the official trainer of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012, as well as professional coaches from the Federal Territory Amateur Athlete Association (FTAAA). A total of ten training circuits will be held from March to June for runners, where each session includes a short briefing session and supervised runs for a pre-determined length of time.
Participants will gain useful information such as weekly training management, nutrition and hydration, stretching techniques, injury prevention and others. Admission for the running circuit is free but limited. Additionally, runners can also sign up for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon at these training circuits and enjoy early bird rates, payable by cash only.
The early bird rates will end on 20th May 2012, or earlier depending on the close of registration by the organizers.
Calendar of Zero to Hero Training Circuits is as follow:
11 March - Taman Tasik Perdana near Boat House; Body weight exercises 6.30am
18 March - Taman Tasik Perdana near Boat House; The 16 weeks training plan 6.30am
1 April - Taman Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras; Gear 6.30am
15 April - Taman Tasik Permaisuri, Cheras; Running techniques 6.30am
22 April - Taman Metropolitan, Kepong; Training well 6.30am
29 April - Taman Metropolitan, Kepong; Avoiding injury 6.30am
13 May - Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Parking Area in front of Restoran Nelayan Titiwangsa; Nutrition and hydration 6.30am
20 May - Taman Tasik Titiwangsa Parking Area in front of Restoran Nelayan Titiwangsa; The psychology of competition 6.30am
3 June - Taman Bukit Jalil; Three weeks to go 6.30am
10 June - Taman Bukit Jalil; The taper (Carbohydrate loading and the night before) 6.30am
For more information, please visit http://www.kl-marathon.com/
What? Nike Goddess 5K
When? 14 April 2012 (Saturday), 4pm
Where? Wave House Sentosa, Singapore.
How far? 5km
How? Register HERE.
Runwitme says: No batangs allowed! Girls, you can run with your BFF too in the buddy category. Get those lipsticks, sportbras and running shoes ready! :D
Started with a bang last year, by the Running for Orang Asli support group, the trail run proved to be one of the first trail for 2011 and was a delight for runners who enjoyed the natural and the lush surrounding of the forest offered in the trail. The Orang Asli themselves scouted the trail for the runners to experience what it was like to run in the forest but proper markings were made for the runners. It was also an event where the runners had an opportunity to interact with the Orang Asli/Asal. There are not many trail runs that will be offered throughout the year.
So for this year, we have planned for a longer trail in the forest and more exciting program, to enable the runners to understand more the nature of the trail run and interaction with the Orang Asli. This year, we have also identified a sustainable project for the OA to continue and we would like to see that materialize maybe in a year or two. In addition, we have added a smaller route for children to experience a trail run too. All in all, its organized with a view for the runners to enjoy a morning in a trail run.
When? 28th April 2012 (8am – 12 pm)
Where? Kampung 16, Jalan Bentong Lama; GPS coordinates : 3.325979,101.754792
Who? Running for Orang Asli support group https://www.facebook.com/Running-for-Orang-sli/176238289092408
How much? Registration fee : 12-15km route : RM35(adults only); 3km : RM10 (children >5 years and limited only)
How to join? http://www.themarathonshop.com.my
Why? The objective for the OA Trail Run 2012 :
1. For Kg Batu 14, Jalan Bentong Lama, a piece of the OA land is being cultivated to be a showcase of OA houses and huts for community centers exemplifying the lifestyle and culture of OA. The intention for this center is to create an eco tourism business for the villagers as extra income whilst maintaining their heritage. This is a sustainable project that the Running for Orang Asli group would like to assist. Reasons to which why they are yet to a obtain government grants will be made known in the event.
2. For Kg Batu 16, Jalan Bentong Lama, this event is created to give an avenue for them to earn extra income by providing the venue for the run, volunteers as marshalls and guides, and for cooking some OA dishes. The OA too would prefer to work for their income rather than be always dependant on donations.
Check out last year's Orang Asli Trail Run video below!
ENJOY!
Do you know that Malaysian Idol, Jaclyn Victor joined last year's run? Check out her pics HERE.
World of Sports (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, sole distributor for Teva, footwear/water sport sandal will launch Teva House Contest. The duration of the contest will be from 15th March – 1 May 2012. There will be 1 grand prize + 5 prizes a waiting to be won. The grand prize will be trip for two to Vail, Colorado, USA to attend The Summer Teva Mountain Games, all expenses paid trip worth USD5,000 (covers flights, shuttles, hotel, VIP Access to events, and food/beverage for the three days and two nights.)
The winners for 1st prize will win a Suunto watch worth (RM1,800), 2nd prize Suunto watch worth (RM1000.00), 3rd prize Suunto watch worth (RM600.00) and 4th & 5th prize (RM200) cash vouchers from World of Sports.
How to join the contest? It is really simple. All it takes is just 3 simple steps.
Step 1 - Purchase any pair of Teva Shoe/Sandal from any of World of Sports/World of Outdoors stores and authorized dealers.
Step 2 - Fill up the lucky draw contest form and attach with original receipt.
Step 3 - Drop the form to the nearest counter to participant.
Final draw, located at World of Sports @ E@Curve, Damansara on 17th May 2012 at 12.00 pm.
Background on Teva House – The outdoor performance and lifestyle footwear brand is returning with The Summer Teva Mountain Games. The country's largest celebration of adventure sports, art and music and this event will be held at Vail, Colorado, USA, May 31 - June 3, 2012. Professional and amateur athletes from around the world converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in eight sports and 24 disciplines for more than $100,000 in prize money.
Summer 2012 sporting events include steep, freestyle, sprint and full contact kayaking, rafting, mountain, road, freeride and slopestyle biking, World Cup Bouldering, amateur climbing, fly fishing, sprint and cross stand up paddling and trail, mud and long distance running......wow, what a mouthful. Oh yeah, we hope you like the Thursday and Saturday night concerts.
The winners will be able to take part in the annual Teva Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado, USA where the winners will engage in activities including: music performances, athletic events, and of course a heavy dose of the infamous nightlife.
You now stand a chance to win all this fabulous prizes, Teva – Live Better Stories, so what are you waiting for…
Bad news for you ultramarathon addicts out there. The Sundown Ultramarathon 100km (Singapore) has been offically cancelled this year, according to a press statement. The organisers cited the high cost factor as the major reason for the cancellation.
But do not lose sleep (pun intended!) over this news. The marathon 42km, 21km and 10km categories are NOT affected!
To read the newspapers cutting (The Strait Times, 6 March 2012), please click HERE. Courtesy of Mr. Mohan Marathon of Singapore. :D
Do you know 1 in 10 Malaysians is suffering from kidney disease?
There are more than 12,000 people in the waiting list for kidney transplant and only 22 kidneys were donated last year? That's how critical the shortage of kidneys in this country! Shocking fact, eh?
The theme for World Kidney Day (WKD) this year is Kidneys for Life' promoting organ donation and transplantation.
The World Kidney Day 2012 is celebrated by organising WKD 2012 Run on 4th March 2012 at Dataran Merdeka. FYI, the actual day for WKD is actually on 8th March.
The celebration is co-organized by Malaysian Society of Nephrology (MSN), National Kidney Foundation (NKF), Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Transplant Resource Centre (NTRC) of Malaysia.
The celebration was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin along with both Minister and Deputy Minister of Health. He also gave away the prizes to the top three winners of each category.
TRANSPLANT PATIENT/ ORGAN DONOR FUN RUN (5km)
1. Heng Wen Khai 31.17; 2. Wong Soon Hong 51.21 3.Lee Chen Hoe 1:12.17
SCHOOL BOYS (5km)
1.Balaganesh 22.53; 2.Mohd Muhsin Shahidan 23.20; 3. Teh Wai Kit 23.27
SCHOOL GIRLS (5km)
1. Sabrina Brouwers 27.21; 2. Norwalieyna Nor Aziz 28.17; 3. Liayana Kamaruzaman 29.25
WOMEN VETERAN (7km)
1. Lian Bee Hoon 35.13; 2. Lai Yook Ching 36.10 3. Clarena Khoo 36.38
MEN SR VETERAN (7KM)
1. M.Ramakrishnan 27.39; 2.Tan Eng Huat 30.26; 3.Wong Weng Seng 31.49
MEN JR VETERAN (7km)
1. Jean Pierre Lautredoux 24.45; 2. N. Devendran 23.15; 3.Karmukilan 28.49
WOMEN OPEN (7km)
1. Noor Amelia Musa 30:30; 2. Loh Chooi Fern 32.44; 3.Jessica Tang 34.29
MEN OPEN (7km)
1. Mohd Jiron Riduan 25.13; 2. Shaharudin Hashim 25.35; Thevan Rajoo 25.45
It's been awhile since we published any Celebrunner pose in this blog. Just waiting for the right celebrity to "run" into the picture. Heheh!
Yesterday night, we found the right candidate at a movie premiere gala in TGV, KLCC. Check out Tengku Azura, Malaysia's super gorgeous supermodel turned actress for the movie, Bunohan.
Tengku Azura plays Mek Yah, a Mak Yung dancer turned were-crocodile (buaya jadian). She's the only female cast in the movie. Psst...check out the scene when she appears out of the water mysteriosuly, not unlike Halle Berry in Tomorrow Never Dies. Heheh!
We approached her for the running pose at the red carpet when she was walking in with make-up artist extraordinaire, Khir Khalid.
Without any hesitation, she agreed and gave us the best supermodel running pose ever! :D
We are truly honoured. Thanks Tengku Azura! Follow her on Twitter HERE.
The gala was a star-studded event. Some even early gave us a running pose without asking, like actor, Rashidi Ishak, seen here with his gorgeous wifey, actress Vanidah Imran. LOL! Check out Rashidi and Vanidah Imran running poses HERE and HERE.
Miss Universe Malaysia, Deborah Henry. See her running poses HERE and HERE.
Lina Teoh - Documentary filmmaker, producer, TV presenter, actor and former Miss World 2nd runner up.
Joanna Bessey, actress and director.
Fazura.
Faizal Hussein who plays a murderer, Ilham in Bunohan.
Mislina Mustaffa
Bront Palarae. Check out Bront running pose HERE.
Wan Hanafisu
Lead actor of Bunohan, Zahiril Adzim. Check out Zahiril running pose HERE.
Zahiril & wifey, Shera Ayob. Cute couple, eh?
Another cute couple, Sheila Majid & Acis. Check out Sheila Majid running pose HERE.
Politician, Khairy Jamaluddin. (KJ). Getting ready for "Bunohan" in the coming election, eh? Heheh!
The cast and director of Bunohan.
Three leads of Bunohan - (left) Zahiril Adzim, Pekin Ibrahim, Faizal Hussein and the director, Dain Said.
The Malaysian Fight Club. :)
Candid shot at the makan area after the red carpet. :D
Check out Bunohan trailer below! ENJOY!
Bunohan opens at the cinemas nationwide on 8 March! Go see it!
Like Bunohan on Facebook HERE.
Kuala Lumpur, 27 February 2012 – Kuala Lumpur’s most anticipated running event, the Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2012 was officially launched today at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel. This year’s Marathon, which will be held at Dataran Merdeka on 24 June 2012, expects 27,000 participants from more than 45 countries around the world.
To date, the iconic event has recorded almost 10,000 registrations in less than four weeks, since it opened for registration on 1 Feb. This is a 35% progress growth against the same period back in 2011.
Never one to rest on its laurels, this year’s Marathon now offers 10 running categories available to the general public to encourage participation. The two new categories to join the full-board spectrum is the Universities Challenge that will be open to all university and college students in Malaysia.
Following the success of the pilot stage of the MSIG Ekiden Race in 2010, MSIG Ekiden is now an official category open for public participation. The other categories are the Full Marathon, Honda Half Marathon, 10 km, 5 km, Corporate Challenge, and Kids’ Dash 2.5 km and 700m.
The prize package offered for Standard Chartered KL Marathon remains the highest amongst all marathons in Malaysia, with the prize package now increased to a total of USD 112,330. A new attraction this year will introduce special bonuses for top-finishing Malaysian participants as well as route records broken.
For the Full Marathon category, a bonus of USD 2,500 will be up for grabs. Additionally, Malaysians will be able to enjoy this bonus as well, as USD 1,500 is offered in the Malaysian Full Marathon category and USD 1,000 for the Malaysian Honda Half Marathoners respectively.
This year, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon’s theme is “Run for a Reason”, a theme that is synonymous with Standard Chartered Marathons around the world.
Everyone has a different reason for running – be it for their individual passions, commitments and dreams. This year, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon is more than proud to support these reasons to the fullest.
Officiated by the Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek, the event brought together the Marathon’s title sponsor, Osman Morad, Managing Director & CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad and Marathon co-organiser Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo Events Sdn Bhd.
In his officiating speech, the Minister of Youth And Sports Malaysia, Yang Berhormat Dato’ Sri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said, “The Standard Chartered KL Marathon supports and plays a vital role in aiding the Ministry of Youth and Sports in developing a society that is healthy, energetic and one that adopts sports as a culture, towards the nation’s unity and development. With the marathon returning for a fourth successive year and staying until 2015, we encourage all runners to participate in this truly iconic sporting event”.
Osman Morad, Managing Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad, the title sponsor added, “Run for a Reason epitomises the essence of the Marathon, and the strength, diversity and values that makes this Marathon special.
Each person has a special reason – be it for health; bonding time with family or friends; running to raise funds for a special charity cause close to their hearts; or simply, running for the love of the sport. Each runner is running for a reason close to their hearts, and we are happy to be part of their passion and enthusiasm by hosting this event.”
Highlighting the growth of the run, Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo Events Sdn Bhd, co-organiser of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 said, “Though the Standard Chartered KL Marathon has been here for only three years now, it has certainly grown exponentially and does not show any signs of slowing down. Feedback from the running community has indicated the significance of the KL marathon, and we wish for it to stay that way. We are proud and excited with the success of the marathon thus far, as this showcases its true potential to become one of Asia’s largest running events in years to come.”
From a modest beginning of only 13,500 runners from inception in 2009, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon has significantly grown by over 60% with approximately 22,000 runners taking part last year.
Additionally, Dirigo Events Sdn Bhd, co-organiser of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 will be organising pre-race activities over the months leading up to race day, that participants can take part in. These continuous extensive pre-race activities are organised four months ahead prior to race day, providing participants with a platform to effectively train for their categories. These activities include the complimentary Zero to Hero training circuits and running clinics that will benefit the participants, as they will be able to gain valuable Marathon tips and training techniques from trained professionals.
Besides running events, an exciting element called the “Run for a Reason Fun Movement” has been added to the Standard Chartered KL Marathon agenda. The Fun Movement, which will be held ahead of the race day, is a fun social get-together with Standard Chartered staff and the general public coming to participate in a shared experience involving cheerful music and comical movements. Look out for more details via the SCKLM Facebook and Twitter accounts.
The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 will continue to focus on charitable initiatives through “Run for a Cause”, by partnering The National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM), Malaysian National Animal Welfare Foundation (MNAWF), Ecoknights and The Standard Chartered Trust Fund. It is through this partnership, that the Marathon will be able to aid the less fortunate across all ages and races living in Malaysia.
Also attending the launch event was co-organiser Yang Mulia Tuan Idzawi bin Raja Ismail, Director of Culture, Arts and Sports of DBKL and Jennifer Hsu, Executive Vice President of MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd, Gold Sponsor of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon.
Honda also joins the Standard Chartered KL Marathon as a Gold Sponsor. Official partners of the event include 100Plus, Titan, New Balance, DoubleTree by Hilton and NTV7.
More information about the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 can be obtained by logging on to www.kl-marathon.com. Alternatively, you can follow us on our Facebook page - Standard Chartered KL Marathon.
Source: Press Release for Standard Chartered KL Marathon
