Neon Night Run - Latest News!

Liber8 Neon Night Run!

Date: 29 March 2014
Venue: The Square, Publika Shopping Mall
Time: 6.30pm onwards
Lenght: 5km
Registration fees: RM30

Regulations:
1. All participants will receive a Project Liber8 official Neon Night Run t-shirt and a running kit. Participants are required to produce the official card during the collection day.
2.  All runners who complete the run will be entitled to a free entry to the Glow Party after the race.
3. The decision of the organizing committee is final in accepting entries. No refunds will be made for wrongful or multiple entries. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

Apparently registration is closed! They have reached their quota on the amount of runners! So why am I posting this? Well, there is still hope for late entrants! Any registration after this will be put on their waiting list. They will notify you if a spot is available! For more information email them at neon.projectliber8@gmail.com. Go to their blogspot to learn more about this event.  

Borneo TMBT 2014 Ultra Trail Marathon - Latest News!

TMBT 2014 Registration Closes on 15th January 2014

Registration for TMBT and Hasuu Tasu 2015 Opens in June 2014

"Please note registrations for Colourcoil TMBT Ultra Trail Marathon 2014 (100K CATEGORY & 55K CATEGORY) will close by the 15th January 2014.

TMBT 2015: In line with the new sponsorship deal we have signed with Sportmart and adidas for Colourcoil TMBT Ultra Trail Marathon 2015 (55K AND 100K CATEGORY) and the Hasuu Tasu Trail Run 2015, registrations for these events for 2015 will open and close in June 2014. This is to allow for production and sufficient time of delivery in early 2015 for the official event tee's by adidas and finisher jackets for 55k and 100k category competitors. We realize this is a big change and we are opening and closing registrations a year ahead of the event but this is neccessary to ensure competitors get a quality event shirt and finisher's jacket and we meet the requirements of adidas for deliveries in 2015 well ahead of the event date.

There will be no registrations for TMBT 2015 and HTTR 2015 beyond the stipulated registration period in June 2014."

(As taken from their official Facebook page)

So those wanting to run TMBT 2014 better register quickly. Those planning to run TMBT and Hasuu Tasu 2015 now know they have to register in June 2014. We also know that Adidas will be the official event t-shirt and finisher jacket sponsors.  It's just the first week of the new year and constant runners have so much to look forward too a year from now. That's just the sort of thing that makes planning for marathons and ultra-marathons so much easier. Happy running everyone!   

Brooks Kuantan Half Marathon 2014

 

Going for a run in Pahang?

Those looking for half marathons to run might consider Brooks Kuantan Half Marathon. It will be held on 11th May 2014 at 5am at Mini Zoo Taman Teruntum in Kuantan. What caught my eye is the brightly coloured and re-designed Brooks running vest and the finisher which actually says 21km, unlike some other run last year I participated in. The cut off time is 3 hours and the registration fee for 21km is RM60, which is much cheaper than another popular run at Bukit Jalil. For more details click here. To register click here.

Running Vest

21km Finisher

Gunung Keriang Super Walk/Run Challenge 2014

Are you up for the challenge?

The Gunung Keriang Super/Walk Run Challenge will be held at the Keriang Hill Resort, Gunung Keriang Kedah on 30th August 2014 at 10pm. Distance is 50km-80km around Keriang Hill 5km loop.  Cut of time is 12 hours. All finishers over 50km will get a certificate and a medal. All finishers below 50km will only get a certificate. There is an event t-shirt. The categories are: A (Men Open), B (Men Veteran (40 years and above)) and C (Women Open). Registration fees are: A (RM80), B (RM70) and C (RM60).

Cash prizes are up for grabs.
A: RM1000-RM60 (15 winners)
B: RM700-RM60 (12 winners)
C: RM500-RM60 (8 winners)
Over 100km - RM200 each

Registration closes on 1st August 2014. No online registration form available. Visit their Facebook page for updates. For further inquiries contact Mr Cheng (016-4074224/04-7725220). Download registration form here.

Penang Ultra 100

Run Penang Island

50km and 100km

Circle 23rd August 2014 for the inaugural 100km ultra marathon in Penang. The run starts at 8pm and the cut off is 18 hours.  That means the runner will have to run from dusk till dawn till midday. This challenge is not for the faint of heart. The organisers would like to remind us that "Pain is temporary. And quitting is not an option." Judging from the map it looks like runners will get to run around the whole island. Me likes! The only cloud on the horizon is that this event occurs one week after the Kuching Marathon.  Have been informed that there will also be a 50km and a team relay. The official Facebook page has just been launched. Do go visit it and make your intentions known. All I want to see is how BIG the medal will be. Am so hoping that it will be in the shape of Penang Island.  It would be nice to have one as big as the recently held Texas Marathon, which was shaped like the state itself. Remember that was for a 42km run, and not an ultra. That's like the BIGGEST medal I have ever seen! Or how about a belt buckle like in Badwater, which guys can wear all the time? Women who wear jeans can wear it too, or choose the option of having a medal. So here's me looking forward to this newest edition to the Malaysian running calendar. Lets hope there will be more to come.

The Penang Ultra 100 is now open for registration. Go here for more info.

Texas Marathon 2014

Badwater medals and buckle

KL Tower International Towerthon 2014

2058 Steps

18th May 2014

Want to try something different? Look no higher than the 421 meter tall Menara Kuala Lumpur or KL Tower. I get a crick in my neck just looking up at it. Last year a bunch of Kenyans came and showed they can run up stairs really fast too. For those who think the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is too daunting a task, there are other options, and a towerthon just might be it. Early bird manual registration has just started, with online registration coming soon. RM45 gets you a running top and a medal if you manage to conquer all 2058 steps. Those interested in signing up can keep an eye out for updates at their official website or Facebook page.

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BSN Putrajaya Night Marathon 2014 - Official Post

Oops! It wasn't me!

BSN PNM vs SCKLM

"Dear runners, as the Organizer of BSN PNM, we have NOT officially announced any dates yet. We cant be responsible for postings done by people whom have no authority to post the dates as they wish. BUT rest assured that it will not be on the 4th as we are very aware and sensitive to religious holidays. But take note that BSN PNM has always been organized in the month of October. And we are also in the mercy of availability of venue in Putrajaya. If there is a clash of dates between 2 big runs than the new comer into the month of october should reconsider their date."

 (Actual post as taken from their Facebook page)

Well it looks like someone made a booboo. I am only as good as my sources when I posted regarding the 4th October 2014 date for BSN PNM. Read here.  The tone by the organiser is aggressive in asking the newcomer to move out of the month of October.  The parties should sit down and discuss this. Both are big runs in Malaysia. In fact SCKLM is the bigger run. If push came to shove and both were run on the same weekend - 11th and 12th October, I would choose SCKLM as my main run. The fact that BSN PNM is a night run means I will be running straight into the Sunday morning run. There is no way I will have any gas in my tank since I am not an ultra runner yet. Those who can run 100km have no worries.  They can sign up for both, and treat the break as rest time before running another 42km. It will be interesting to see which date the organisers pick. The possibility is very high that it will be 18th October 2014. What that means is we runners get one week recovery!