Longest so far

This week which Week 10 in my marathon training program clocked the longest milage so far. Yep, a group of us ran 25km this morning...and so were a bunch of other runners making their full dressed rehersal for next week's Great Eastern 30k.

The morning unfold with a surprise sight when Jalan Parlimen was already crowded with large groups as early as 6.00am & the Bukit Aman carpark was almost full. We had to occupy the remaining carpark at Lake Garden's childrens playground & started our epic almost at 7.00am.

The pace was rather reserved & slow while approaching Jalan Duta before Zakuan & Akmal decided to cut short their milage due fatigue & injury. The remaining five carried on towards the 20km mark at Sri Hartamas. We came upon large runners coming back from Sri Hartamas which some of them even started as early as 5.00am.

We stopped for a few minutes at the only petrol & refuel station, which ran out of Gatorade due to popular demand today. Running back to Jalan Duta with half finished 100 plus was something unique. Some of us caught those gassy tummy feeling & had to stopped for the toilet at the famous Ranjini condo.

We reached Lake Garden & added another 2 laps of the lake route before exhausting our legs almost at 10.00am with the morning crowd & early sun. A quick breakfast at nasi lemak Tangling & the remaining day was spent with sore legs & feet.

Split:

10.8k - 1.10.27 (Lake Garden to Petronas)

21.6k - 1.04.53 (Petronas to Lake Garden)

2.30k - 13.44.50 (Lake 1st lap)

2.30k - 14.36.29 (Lake 2nd lap)

Aftermath of 24km (pre-GE30k 2009)