Report: Newton Pacemakers 6th Anniversary Run
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Date: 29th August 2010 (Sunday)
Time: 7:30am
Venue: Metropolitan Park, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur
Distance: 4×3.38km
Result:
- 00:56:34 (Team)
- 00:13:59 (Individual)
Rank: 7th
Route:
Link:
Cari Runners II with Lai Fong Sang @ Pm38
In the beginning, I do not have any expectations in the coming race due to the poor performance of the previous relay race. My fire was back after I see Lai Fong Sang @ Pm38 of the top six teams’ prediction. He predicted annieyee90, chaucky, I and michael_wilson team will rank 6th, and he also taught us some skills.
Lai Fong Sang @ Pm38:
Ask the last leg to pace 1st leg 300-400m before finishing line. Do the same thing for the next leg.
At first I was thinking is it really useful? The last leg michael_wilson pace the first leg annieyee90 will consume his energy? The first leg annieyee90 is able to pace the second leg chaucky? All these questions have an answer when I start ran on my own.
Full route is 3.38km, over the past two 3km relay race experience tells me that not to run too fast in the first 1km, next 2km will be able to complete in good results. A lots of people run fast immediately when they received the baton, it can only last for 1km, the last 2km will be very ugly. I had repeated this mistake, the atmosphere was dizzy my head.
When I rushed after 1km, I’m trying very hard to force myself not to slow down. Then I’m thinking later when I reached the last 300-400m, whoever also able to beat me, and start to understand the intention of pacing.
When I’m resting right after I pass the baton to michael_wilson, I can see few top teams also have pacer. They must have realized the importance of pacing too.
In the end, michael_wilson came back with 39s lose by the gap between the sixth team, as of me also not satisfied with my own performance, I will be back!
