Sundown Marathon 2014

Have participated all the Sundown Marathon from 2008 to 2012, missed last year's.

Took my dinner at 8:00 pm.

My daughter helped me to tape my left calf with Acti-Tape.

Took a train down to City Hall. Reached the venue at 10:30 pm.

Checked in my baggage.

Have a mixed feeling and felt good to participate the full marathon again after a long 1.5 years break.

The Sundown Marathon race was flagged off at 11:30 pm.

Initially run with cautious since contracted food poisoning last Sunday, through out many years of running experience and know unpredictable thing may pop up for such a long distance. Have a very good run and control my pace until the 22 km u-turn and keep up my pace slightly.

Suddenly started to rain heavily around 22 km mark and luckily the rain stop around 25 km.

After 30+ km, felt nipples a bit warm due to rubbing and realized forgot to tape it.

Endured my right toe's pain after about 15 km. My New Balance 890v4 Boston edition just broke for about 32 km run started to give me problem at 35 km. My left leg big toe constantly hit the shoe wall and the pain was almost unbearable. My legs started to cramp around 33 km and have to walk a jog the Shears bridge from 34 to 36 km. After thought the constant left big toe's pain and reduce the damage, decided to run without the left sock to make more room to the leg and felt better.

My legs cramps were more severe around 3 kms to go so have to alternate walk and jog.

Through out the run, took my own two energy gels and on site provided two energy gels, one Zero electrolyte tablet consumed approximately every 10 km and three (half piece) banana.

Finally felt the relieve once crossing the finishing line.

Took one piece of banana and one can of 100 plus isotonic drink.

Managed to achieved my full marathon in 4 hour 48 minutes for 42.195 km run and quite happy with the timing with both legs blister, left big toe got black toe nail and the on set of leg cramps.

The retrieving of my bag took 10 minutes due to problem to locate.

Unfortunately the 4:30 am bus tickets were all sold out so decided to take the earliest train home.

They should provide extra shuttle bus at 5:00 am in addition of 3:30 am and 4:30 am.

So walked to Marina Square to clean myself and changed to dry cloths.

Walked to City Hall and took 3/4 piece of banana at 5:30 am.

Took a North bound train at 6:30 am (the earliest).

Reached home around 7:45 am.

Lesson learnt:

Must wear half size bigger shoes to have bigger toes room. Must wear anti-blister very thin socks then I may  buy the exact size shoes.

The Pinnacle@ Duxton Vertical Challenge 2014 (47 Storeys)

Woke up at 5:00 am for The Pinnacle@ Duxton Vertical Challenge 47 floors.

Took one bowl of soy drink with few pieces of Sanitarium weet-bix and Mugiya multi-grain bread.

Took a train from Woodlands MRT station and reached Outram Park MRT station at 7:10 am.

Reached the event site at 7:20 am.

The race started in waves of 4 persons and an interval of 15 (?) seconds.

Started my vertical marathon at 8:22 am and completed around 7 minutes and 50 seconds.

Took two pieces of banana and one can of Aquarius isotonic drink.

Overall the race is well organized and the finisher medal looks solid.







Race details:
Date: 11 May 2014, Sunday
Event Route Type: 

• Vertical Climb (47 Storeys)
• Race starts from 3rd floor to 50th floor
• Participants will be granted 5 minutes of photo-taking time at the 50th floor

Venue: Pinnacle @ Duxton

Categories	Reporting Window Time	Flag-Off Time
Men’s Open	7.30am – 7.45am	8.00am
Women’s Open	8.30am – 8.45am	9.00am
Team Challenge	9.30am – 9.45am	10.00am

*Schedule is subject to changes
*Participants who fail to report within the window reporting time will be planned to last detail and will be disqualified from winning any prizes.

Race Categories & Fees

Type	Race Categories	Registration Fee
		Early Bird(Till 31 Mar)	World of Sports/PAssion Card Members	Public
Individual	Men's/Women's Open	$45	$45	$50
Team	Team of any 4	$150	N.A.	$180

Runner’s Entitlement:

• Brooks Exclusive Event Tee (worth $39.90)
• Race bib with timing chip
• Finisher Medal upon completion of race
• 30%* off Brooks regular-priced merchandise
• Other Goodies

Sizing Chart

Description(CM)	XS	S	M	L	XL
Length of Tee	66	68	70	73	75
Chest Around	92	97	102	107	112

Race Pack Collection:
Date: 3 May 2014, Saturday
Venue: Sports Town @ Isetan Wisma Atria, Level 4
Time: 12noon – 8pm
Collection Details:
All participants will need to bring the following documents for collection of race pack:
1. NRIC/ Photo ID for verification purposes.
2. Confirmation Slip
Note: Organizers reserves the right to deny participants without the required documents from collecting their race packs
    
For participants who are unable to collect in person
If you’re unable to come down in person to collect your race pack during the slated period, you may authorize a representative to collect it for you.
She/he must bring the following documents:
1. A copy of participant’s NRIC for verification AND
2. Representatives NRIC for recording purposes
3. Authorization Slip (click here to download)

Race Prizes
Men’s Open 
1st Position: $200 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
1st Runner’s up: $$150 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
2nd Runner’s up: $100 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
3rd Runner’s up: $80 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 

Women’s Open
1st Position: $200 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
1st Runner’s up: $$150 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
2nd Runner’s up: $100 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
3rd Runner’s up: $80 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 

Team 
1st Position: $800 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
1st Runner’s up: $600 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
2nd Runner’s up: $400 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper 
3rd Runner’s up: $320 Brooks Product voucher & World of Sports hamper