Wishing you all a Happy and Wonderful New Year in 2012

A summary of our activities in the year 2011

1] 16 Jan - Hiking the Longest Forest Trail in Penang

2] 12 Feb - 2nd USM Open Relay
3] 13 Feb - Family Day Tour at the mainland
4] 20 Feb - 2nd Edition of Hiking the Longest Forest Trail in Penang
5] 25 Feb - CNY Gathering Dinner

6] 06 Mar - Merentas Desa at Teluk Kumbang
7] 13 Mar - Bareno Run, Bukit Jalil, Selangor
8] 25 Mar - Birthday Party for Manager Andrew Loh
9] 27 Mar - Malakoff 26km Penanag

10] 10 Apr - Round The Houses Relay
11] 24 Apr - Earth Day Run, Bukit Mertajam
12] 24 Apr - Bidor Half Marathon

13] 08 May - Larian Perpaduan
14] 13 May - Birthday Party for Captain Jin
15] 15 May - Cendana Hikathon
16] 22 May - Larian Hari Keputeraan Sultan Azlan Shah, Kuala Kangsar
17] 29 May - Charity SPCA Run

18] 05 Jun - RaceAgainst Time - Run For Life
19] 26 Jun - SCKLM, Kuala Lumur

20] 03 Jul - Gold Coast Airport Marathon, Queensland, Australia
21] 24 Jul - Port Dickson International Triathlon
22] 30 Jul - Men's Health & Shape Night Run, Putrajaya

23] 07 Aug - Penang All-Chinese Cross Country, Chung Ling High School
24] 20 Aug - 1st Anniversary Dinner at Stonebay Restaurant
25] 28 Aug - Songkhla International Glorify Marathon, Thailand

26] 02 Oct - adidas King of the Road, Petaling Jaya
27] 16 Oct - KWYP City Run, Komtar
28] 23 Oct - Kebun Bunga Charity Run
29] 30 Oct - Tanjung 10km Run

30] 06 Nov -Larian Sawah Padi [稻花香越野赛跑] , Butterworth
31] 13 Nov - Rock To Rock Run, Batu Feringgi
32] 20 Nov - Allianz PBIM

33] 04 Dec - NTCRC Across-3-State Half Marathon Run, Nibong Tebal
34] 11 Dec - PVAA 10km Veterans Run
35] 18 Dec - Round The Island Relay
36] 25 Dec - Christmas Party cum Birthday Celebration for Mei Ling at Jenny Wong's Residence

Activity 36/2011 - Dec 25 - Christmas Party cum Birthday Celebration for Mei Ling at Jenny Wong's residence

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Activity 35/2011 - Dec 18 - Round The Island Relay

The traditional closing road running event of Penang, the Round The Island Relay 2011, organised by PAAA, took off at 5:30am as usual on the 3rd Sunday of December, the 18th. This is the 34th annual edition , probably one of the oldest road races in the country.

The START/FINISH point was scheduled to be held at the Esplanade, unlike last year which was at the Upper Penang Road, but due to a last minute clash with a cycling event at the same venue which was given a preference in priority, it was shifted to Jalan Green Hall, the same venue of this event held two years ago.
Obviously the Esplanade is an ideal holding place and ironically this popular place is always booked on weekend by an December Pesta event, would not be surprised a repeat in next year's scenario.

Same format applied this time with each team consisting of 12 runners and 3 reserves to round-up 72.7km of the island in a clockwise direction in official closing times of 6 hours for the Men Open and 7 hours for the Men Veteran and Mixed categories.

The route was as follows :
[1] J. Green Hall -> 7.5km -> [2] Gelugor -> 7.3km -> [3] Bayan Lepas -> 6.3km -> [4] Sg. Batu -> 3.9km -> [5] Balik Pulau -> 5.0km -> [6] Genting -> 6.4km -> [7] Sg. Rusa -> 5.7km -> [8] Sg. Pinang -> 7.5km -> [9] Teluk Bahang -> 5.3km -> [10] Batu Ferringhi -> 6.3km -> [11] Tanjung Bungah -> 6.4km -> [12] Tanjung Tokong -> 5.1km -> J. Green Hall = total 72.7km

A total of 25 teams registered for the event compared to 27 previously:

Men Open: (16 years and above)
1) A - Old Two (O2) Hiking Team
2) B - Penang Forward Sports Club A
3) C - Penang Forward Sports Club B
4) D - Cari Runners Pg A
5) E - Cari Runners Pg B
6) F - The Young One
7) G - Jet Sports Club Pulau Pinang
8) H - A Runners
9) J - The Wind - Phor Tay Private
10) K - FPI 18.12

Men Veteran Open: (40 years and above)
1) N - Penang Veteran Athletic Association
2) P - Taiping Road Runners
3) X - i- Run
4) R - Penang Forward Sports Club
5) S - Old Xaverians Association 92
6) T - KL Veterans Association

Mixed Open: (16 years n above, 6 men n 6 women)
1) 1 - Run Forest Run
2) 2 - Sub One
3) 3 - Pen Apparel Sdn Bhd
4) 4 - I & A
5) 5 - Feel The Wind
6) 6 - Die Die Go
7) 7 - Penang Forward Sports Club
8) 8 - i-Run (Lucky)
9) 9 - i-Run (Happy)

Please refer to the previous post for the official results.

Our group entered 3 teams with the following results:
Men Veteran - 3rd placing
Mixed - Champions : i-Run (Happy)
--------- Runners-up : i-Run (Lucky)

Our sincere thanks and appreciations to the each and everyone who had helped in one way or another towards the successful participation of our 3 teams and special thanks to all those who had made generous cash contributions for the running of this event.

Thank you and congratulations to PAAA for the successful holding of this event.


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Official Results of The 34th Round The Island Relay 2011 Dec 18

pix courtesy of Wong Jin Ji

Mixed
Men Veteran Open
Men Open
The official results of the 34th Round The Island Relay 2011 organised by PAAA, held last Sunday, courtesy of Mr Govind, Hon Secretary of PAAA

Our detailed results:

Men Veteran:
3rd Placing : i-Run (Team Leader : Choo Cheng Liang)
1) Ng Hoe Looi ----- >7.5km - 32:32 @ <4:33/km pace
2) Loh Ewe Chin ----- 7.3km - 35:03 @ 4:48
3) Soon Boon Beng -- 6.3km - 29:04 @ 4:36
4) Khoo Hock Beng -- 3.4km - 20:33 @ 6:01
5) Chek We Bok ----- 4.5km - 18:52 @ 4:11
6) Neoh Oh Goo ----- 6.4km - 29:16 @ 4:34
7) Sk Leon ----------- 5.7km - 28:45 @ 5:02
8) Tan Ah Ching (Ah Soon) - 7.5km - 33:41 @ 4:29
9) Chin Keat Hon --- 5.3km - 28:24 @ 5:21
10) James Lee ----- 6.3km - 33:26 @ 5:18
11) Teh Ah Mong -- 6.4km - 30:38 @ 4:47
12) Loh Soo Hock -- <5.1km - 22:26 @ >4:24
TOTAL TIME -------------- 5:42:40

Mixed:
Champions : i-Run (Happy) (Team Leader Vincent Teoh Soon Lee)
1) Richard Habeya - >7.5km - 29:36 @ <3:56
2) Tan Cheng Jin --- 7.3km - 31:59 @ 4:23
3) Ch'ng Lay Khim - 6.3km - 30:09 @ 4:47
4) Ch'ng Lay Hooi - 3.4km - 18:55 @ 5:33
5) Jenny Wong ---- 4.5km - 18:47 @ 4:10
6) Jasmine Wong -- 6.4km - 33:14 @ 5:11
7) Choo Gim Chuan - 5.7km - 27:35 @ 4:50
8) Mei See Chin ---- 7.5km - 35:22 @ 4:43 *
9) Chen Ee Ven ---- 5.3km - 31:20 @ 5:54
10) Wong Jin Ji ---- 6.3km - 28:45 @ 4:34
11) Andrew Loh Lean Hock - 6.4km - 27:42 @ 4:19
12) Kho Ko King - <5.1km - 19:09 - >3:45*
TOTAL TIME ------------ 5:32:33

Runners-up : i-Run (Lucky) (Team Leader : Alvin Yeoh Keat Leong)
1) Wong Lai Huat - >7.5km - 36:02 @ 4:48
2) Lee Mei Lan ---- 7.3km - 41:06 @ 5:38
3) Chen Wooi Chet - 6.3km - 29:03 @ 4:37
4) Jorene Lim ----- 3.4km - 19:29 @ 5:42
5) Chung Mei Ling - 4.5km - 21:37 @ 4:48
6) Gan Hoay Woon -6.4km - 35:58 @ 5:37
7) Eric Lim -------- 5.7km - 28:23 @ 4:59
8) Chin Siong Yen - 7.5km - 37:19 @ 4:58
9) Lee Heng Keat - 5.3km - 28:37 @ 5:24
10) Gan Hoay Jen - 6.3km - 35:15 @ 5:36
11) Chun How Lee - 6.4km - 31:56 @ 4:59
12) David Loh Kar Lon -<5.1km - 24:42 @ 4:50
TOTAL TIME ----------- 6:10:27

According to Captain Jin's Garmin, the 2nd leg distance was 7.66km (compared to 7.3km as mentioned)

An error has come to light in the Total Time of the winner team (R) in the Men Veteran category, it should read 4:49:41 instead of 4:45:41 and PAAA has amended it accordingly

Activity 34/2011 - Dec 11 - PVAA 10km Veterans Run

The 2nd edition of the Penang Veteran Athletes Association (PVAA) 10km Veterans Run took off last Sunday 11 November at PISA, Bayan Baru at 7:00am. The route was the same as that of last year which started at PISA-> J Relau -> J Tun Dr Awang, J Sultan Azlan Shah -> J Mashuri -> PISA covering a distance of 10.25km.
This event was organised by PVAA and Jabatan Belia Dan Sukan Pulau Pinang in co-operation with PAAA, MPPP and Delta Business Solutions Sdn Bhd.
About 850 runners signed up for this event.

Below is the list of official results of the top finishers courtesy of Mr Govind, Hon. Secretary of PAAA:
Men
35 yrs - 39 yrs
1) 40:43 MUNIANDY A/L M'KISNA
2) 41:43 CHUA PAY WEN
3) 44:01 NG BAK KIONG
4) 44:33 ANDREW LOH LEAN HOCK
5) 45:36 CHEW SU PING
40 yrs-44 yrs
1) 41:27 CHUAH CHONG EU
2) 44:24 SATYASEELAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM
3) 44:51 YEAP YEAN THIAM
4) 45:35 LU ENG HUAT
5) 46:02 MARTIN SINNAPPAN
45 yrs - 49 yrs
1) 38:34 - KHIR BIN SALLEH
2) 39:31 - BOON YEN KIAN
3) 41:11 - CHUAH KEAN KOK
4) 42:51 - LIEW CHIEW SIOEN
5) 43:18 - ALEX ONG
50 yrs - 54 yrs
1) 44:29 - TAN SEANG SIEW
2) 45:33 - NG SIN FOOK
3) 50:57 - ANG SOON AN
4) 51:04 - CHOONG KAM HWA
5) 53:42 - LOH TEIK MENG
55 yrs - 59 yrs
1) 44:45 - LIM KIAN HUAT
2) 45:18 - YEANG CHIENG NAM
3) 47:07 - LIM TAI SAN
4) 47:47 - NEO CHYE HIN
5) 48:20 - ZULKIFLI B. MAT ZAIN
60 yrs - 64 yrs
1) 50:32 - BOSS LINGAM
2) 50:43 - SUBRAMANIAM RENGAIAH
3) 53:18 - ERIC CH'NG
4) 57:01 - CHOO CHENG LIANG
5) 58:32 - LIM BENG CHUAN
65 yrs - 69 yrs
1) 46:26 - CHUA BA BAH
2) 57:50 - LOKE KUAN SOW
3) 58:46 - CHEAH SWEE HWA
4) 1:21:23 - OOI CHENG HAI
5) 1:21:24 - NEAU POH JIN
70 yrs and above
1) 1:09:55 - KHAZAN SINGH A/L ISA SINGH
2) 1:12:33 - LOW TEO CHOW
3) 1:35:44 - KHOO QUAH GUA @ KHOO HOCK YEW

16 yrs - 34 yrs
1) 42:32 - KHO KO KING
2) 44:36 - ONG CHEE TEONG
3) 45:09 - MUHAMMAD HATIDZ MA'SUM
4) 45:17 - WONG JIN JI
5) 45:51 - MUHAMAD SAIFULZEE BIN RAMLI
6) 46:15 - LOGARAJ A/L ASHOKUMAR
7) 47:26 - WONG CHONG MENG
8) 47:46 - MUHAMMAD IDHAM BIN BAKRI
9) 48:24 - TAN GAIK LENG
10) 48:28 - TAN JOO HONG

Women
35-39 yrs
1) 52:03 - TAN LEE PENG
2) 54:57 - CHONG GUIK GUIK
3) 55:50 - LEE MEI LAN
4) 56:24 - GAN HOAY JEN
5) 58:20 - CALYN ANG CHENG CHENG
40-44 yrs
1) 52:12 - STEPHANIE CHONG AH TIN
2) 52:57 - OOI SIEW PENG
3) 1:04:32 -TIFFANY WONG WAI MING
4) 1:06:28 - MICHELE YEAP SEW KHUAN
5) 1:07:00 - SAYAMANY SANTHANASAMY
45-49 yrs
1) 56:32 - BRENDA LEE LAY HONG
2) 1:05:37 - H'NG YAW KEOW
3) 1:07:02 - N/A
4) 1:13:26 - CHEAH PHAIK HAR
5) 1:15:54 - TAN LAY WAH
50-54 yrs
1) 48:36 - KAMALA DEVI A/P KOLANTHAI
2) 1:01:23 - LOY KIM
3) 1:04:03 - YEOH SWEE ENG
4) 1:06:49 - CHRISTENE LEONG
5) 1:07:40 - CHRISTINE CHOONG SOO HAR
55-59 yrs
1) 1:15:37 - DR. ROZINA BT. MOHD GHAZALI
2) 1:16:09 - GOH KIM CHU
60-64yrs
1) 1:16:03 - NG YAU AEE
2) 1:41:37 - N/A
3) 1:45:44 - TAN KIM HOON
65-69 yrs
1) 1:09:57 - SARJEET KAUR
2) 1:12:59 - N/A
3) 1:21:20 - N/A

16-34 yrs
1) 41:26 - SARAH CH'NG
2) 51:47 - NUR HAZIMAH IDRIS
3) 54:58 - ONG SUEMING
4) 55:03 - NING PHEI WEN
5) 56:33 - LEE HENG KEAT
6) 57:31 - GAN HOAY WOON
7) 57:36 - AMANDA BOON MIN WEI
8) 59:06 - DOAN THI TIM
9) 1:01:12 - LEE SWEE SIM
10) 1:01:25 - AMY TENG SING EE

For photo albums :
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Activity 33/2011 - 4 Dec - NTCRC Across-3-State Half Marathon Run (Penang-Perak-Kedah)

N.T.C.R.C. ACROSS-3-STATE HALF MARATHON RUN (PENANG-PERAK-KEDAH)

This was the first exclusively half-marathon race ever held in the state of Penang made possible by the N.T.C.R.C. (Nibong Tebal Chinese Recreation Club) who initiated this pioneer race with route uniquely covering the the delta of 3 state boundaries viz Penang, Perak and Kedah.

The 21km event was very successfully held last Sunday, 4 December at 6:00am with START/FINISH at the N.T.C.R.C. in Nibong Tebal.


An excerpt from the organiser, Mr BK Khoo :

A NEW EXPERIENCE IN HALF MARATHON RUN !
非一般的半马拉松 ！

How many of you has ever run across 3 states in a single road race? Never?
Now, this is your chance.

NTCRC is organizing a “Across-3-State Half Marathon Run 2011” on 4 Dis 2011. Runners will run across the states of Penang, Perak & Kedah. You will pass through the old town of Nibong Tebal, Parit Buntar & pass by Bandar Bahru. At one stretch, you will run along the Kerian River, famous for its Udang Galah. You will also pass through USM’s Engineering Campus at Transkrian & also Institut Latihan Perindustrian Nibong Tebal (ILP). In Bandar Bahru, you will run along the padi field.

Guarantee a new experience for every one!

Beside trophies, we are offering cash prizes for the top ten runners in each category:1st RM500, 2nd RM300, 3rd RM200, 4th & 5th RM100 each, 6th to 10th RM50 each, totaling RM1450 for each category.

There are two categories for men and one for women. All participants will receive a running vest. Those who complete the run in 3½ hours will receive a certificate and finisher medal, and will be entitled to participate in the lucky draw where attractive prizes are up for grabs. Refreshments will also be served.

All these are for a mere entrance fee of RM20!

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Below is the list of results courtesy of Mr BK Khoo:

Men Open
1) 1:18:38 - DAVID MUTAI
2) 1:21:04 - OW YONG JIN KUANG
3) 1:21:33 - MOHD FAIZUL B MUHAIEDDIN
4) 1:32:21 - CHUAH SOON HAW
5) 1:34:53 - ANDREW CHAN YEE YING
6) 1:36:35 - KU CHU BONG
7) 1:36:50 - ANDREW LOH LEAN HOCK
8) 1:36:56 - KHO KO KING / ERIC LIM
9) 1:37:12 - SAM CHEE WANG
10) 1:37:42 - USRI B MOHDWAHI
11) 1:38:31 - NG BAK KIONG
12) 1:39:08 - WONG KOK WAI
13) 1:39:21 - LIM CHOO HOOI
14) 1:41:42 - ANG SEY YOKE
15) 1:41:47 - MUHD HAFIDZ B MA'SUM

Men Veteran
1) 1:25:28 - KHIR BIN SALLEH
2) 1:32:58 - TAN ENG HUAT
3) 1:32:59 - KHOR KIM EN
4) 1:35:21 - ZULKIFLY BIN MAN
5) 1:39:18 - TAN SEANG SIEW
6) 1:39:43 - ALEX ONG POH BENG
7) 1:44:08 - KEVIN OOI
8) 1:44:09 - LIN TAI SAN
9) 1:44:18 - LIEW CHIEW SIOEN
10) 1:44:19 - LOH MENG CHOON
11) 1:44:21 - CHUAH SEIH SENG
12) 1:44:31 - LIEW THO FATT
13) 1:44:44 - ANG KEAT LAM
14) 1:45:46 - LOK CHAN CHUEN
15) 1:46:19 - GUNALAN A/L KOOTHIAL

Women Open
1) 1:31:20 - SARAH CH'NG
2) 1:46:34 - SUNNY NG SUN NEE
3) 1:49:04 - CHNG LAY KHIM
4) 1:54:22 - SIVARANJANI A/P VIKNESVAREN
5) 1:54:55 - CHEE OI LENG
6) 1:59:52 - JENNY WONG HOOI CHEOW
7) 1:59:57 - YAP WAI MUN
8) 2:00:36 - TAN LEE PENG
9) 2:01:00 - CHEE AH YEN
10) 2:01:19 - NUR HAZIMAH BT IDRIS
11) 2:01:32 - ADELINE TAN MAN HUA
12) 2:01:40 - LEE MEI LAN
13) 2:04:37 - CH'NG LAY HOOI
14) 2:05:35 - GOH LAI YING
15) 2:06:20 - CHENG MEE KOON

Post-event high praises and positive feedback were heard about this inaugural event which was successfully run.
We extend our heartiest congratulations and thanks to the organisers and look forward to joining the 2nd edition of N.T.C.R.C. Across-3-State Half Marathon Run 2012.
Cheers....


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