Last night 8pm featured on Buletin TV3 @buletintv3
With the sub headline of Larian Menara and the headline of
"WAI CHING BERGELAR JUARA DI JERMAN"
Race Summary.
1. Before the race, I was so glad to be able to get into the stairs. RD said to me, are we going to see a new course record? I told him that, it's in my capacity to hit that time, I am targeting a 3:15 - 3:20 min. He then wished me all the best!
39 Floors, 714 Steps, 142 Meter Elevation Gained.
2. During the run, I started off slightly too fast than the pace I should have maintain on, which will give me the time of 3:20 min. I felt great from the start and wanted a much faster time and therefore I started to slow down after 25 floors.
3. It was really tough to hold the pace from 25 floors to 34 floors. I tried my best, using all the technique I have and trying to hang on with it.
4. When approaching the last 5 floors, I gave everything I have to run up as fast as I can. Remembering all the hard work that I have put in my training, traveled all the way from Malaysia, and wanted Malaysia to be on the top of the list as the Overall Champion, I continued to step up, withstanding both of my heavy legs and rushed to the finishing line and stopped my watch.
5. I looked at my watch while lying down gasping for air and a 3:24 appear on the screen. Hoping that it might turn out to be 3:23 at least to equal the record.
6. Then the race director told me "Wai Ching, I think you need to run again". I was so worried that something wrong with the timing chip that it didn't capture my time. Then he told me that, you are 1 second slower than the course record. 😭
7. Then I asked him, can I run for the second time, just wanted to give another try on the CR and he replied yes but it will be with traffic.
8. I went down and did some jog, warm up again and re tune my pace for this.
9. I started about 60 min after my first run. I was in control and patient. Despite the tiredness from the first run, I felt much better and being in the flow with the pace I have set. The tiredness strike me in the last 10 floors and I tried my best to maintain and sprint the last 3 floors and the time turn out to be 3:26.5 min.
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