2nd Impression of KLIM

For first time marathoners, please don't be disheartened by what the race officials wrote in Section 10 - "Advice to runners by the traffic police", column labelled as "Location" and "What Can Be Done"

In it, it mentions that you should have arrived at point xxx and if you don't, you should make a decision to hop onto the official vehicle (and therefore DNF - are these guys crazy?? Can't run a 60min 10K split doesn't mean you can finish a marathon!). These idiots are encouraging people to drop out! I suspect this discouragement veiled as an "encouragement" for people to quit is so to make their jobs easier - don't have to wait long to mop up the stragglers and walkers, and therefore makes it earlier for them to go home! A stark contrast to a runner friendly marathon South of Malaysia.

Luckily those I know who will be doing their 1st full are much stronger folks than how the FTAAA had painted them to be.

To show the amateurish manner in which the race program was designed, observe the following use of words and phrases:

1) Point 22 "Medical Aid"
- "Ambulances fully equipped will stroll..." Yup, in Malaysia, ambulances have legs.
- "A huge medical post with all...." Yup, we're curious as to the size of the medical post.
- "Rub-downs and crams (sic) which is part of hands-on medical examination..." OK, being rubbed down is part of a medical exam. Tell your doctor that the next time you visit him. I'm already looking forward to visit my lady doctor! The sentence is not even correct.

2) Point 20 "Drinking/Sponging Stations"
- "Chilled water is placed on white table cloth, isotonic drink on red table cloth..." OK, in our exhaustion, we now have to remember the colour of the table cloths. Do they even have to be that petty to indicate the colour of the table cloths? What are they taking us for, Martha Stewarts? What happened to just running to the table, guzzle a cup down and if that's not an isotonic drink, just proceed to the next table? Why complicate matters and overlook the more essential to-dos?

The program ends with a message from the Race Director that says "On behalf of the organising committee I wish you best of luck". With the amount of confusion and ridiculous set up that the race officials (all mired in bureaucratic fecal matter, no doubt) are engaging in, we runners WILL need all the luck we can get!

Good luck to you!