PRESS RELEASE : INOV-8 PACESETTERS 3030 RUN 2014

Kuala Lumpur, 5 November 2014 – Foreigners swept 4 out of the 8 titles at the recently concluded INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030 Run 2014 at Padang Merbuk Car-park on Sunday 2 November 2014.

The 30km Men Open category was won by Michail Anatasis Xenos, age 28 from Greece, a project financial controller for Bombardier Inc. a Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company. Michail has participated in several local events since arriving on March 2013, amongst which are Energiser Night Run 2014 (winner), 2XU Half Marathon (runners-up), Mizuno Wave Run (runners-up), Sundown Half Marathon Singapore (3rd Place) and Sundown Half Marathon JB (winner). He commented that the event was well organized, the route clear and hilly, plenty of water stations and good number of runners. He prefers a later start as he gets to bed pretty late!

The Men Open 20km was won by Malaysian, Jasni Khairil Jamaluddin an enforcement officer with DBKL from Bagan Serai, Perak. He was also the winner in the Puma Night Run recently. A total of 2,200 runners, including 121 foreigners from 28 nations took part in 8 categories over the 3 distances - 30km, 20km and 10km.

“As a running club, we encourage runners to go natural in their diet as we feel the best fuel the body can get is from natural sources. Therefore, we offered fruit-themed refreshments. We served bananas before, during and after the run. In addition, cup corn and water melons were provided as post run snacks. We also introduced salt water at the 14 drink stations to help runners prevent cramps.  ” Wan Yew Leong, president Pacesetters Athletic Club.

Wan Yew Leong further said that “PAC’s vision and aspiration is to be the leading running club in the country and region. To achieve this, we will organise three events that aim to be “best in class” in the region. The INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030 Run 2014 is the first of these three events. 2014 is the 30th anniversary of the founding of the club and having a 30km run to celebrate this special occasion would be really memorable. There are 10 marathons and several more half marathons in Malaysia, but there are no 30km events. This is a boutique event and provides an opportunity for those wanting to test their readiness for the full marathon. For seasoned marathon runners, this is a long run that is essential for their marathon preparation”  

 

“Our club’s tagline, ‘Setting the Pace Together’ was printed on the finisher’s shirts in 3 color, red for 30km, orange for 20km and green for 10km. The INOV-8 Pacesetters 3030 Run originated from a 30km training run organized by runners for runners many years ago. We hope this event will inspire other running clubs in the country to have their own events in their towns. We have a vision of a circuit of runs organized by runners for runners across the country. PAC will provide the lead in co-ordinating a series of runs by running clubs in 2015.” concluded Wan.

 

The sponsors for the event were INOV-8 (title sponsor), AirAsia-X (official airline), Multi-Purpose Insurans Bhd (Official Insurer), SWORKE (official eyewear), GARMIN (official fitness watch), BOH (official beverage), Running Malaysia (Media Partner) and Nelson’s (Bronze Sponsor). The club wishes to thanks all sponsors, volunteers, vendors, PDRM, St John, RELA, DBKL, runners and other stakeholders for making the event a success. The INOV-8 Pacesetters 30km Run 2015 has been set on 20 September 2015.

 

As prizes, each of the category winners wins a return air ticket to various destinations in Asia and Australia with details below. In addition, the first 5 positions also win a pair of SWORKE eyewear and a trophy.

Categories winner	Flight voucher	Value (RM)
	1 x Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne – Kuala Lumpur	3,564
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Gold Coast – Kuala Lumpur	3,398
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Perth – Kuala Lumpur	2,966
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Busan – Kuala Lumpur	3,028
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Beijing – Kuala Lumpur	3,308
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Tokyo (Narita) – Kuala Lumpur	2,768
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Osaka – Kuala Lumpur	2,528
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Sydney – Kuala Lumpur	3,668
Lucky Draw	1x Kuala Lumpur – Hangzhou – Kuala Lumpur	2,508
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Colombo – Kuala Lumpur	2,888
Contest	1x Kuala Lumpur – Xian – Kuala Lumpur	2,708
	1x Kuala Lumpur – Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur	2,428
	Total	35,760

 

The winners from the eight categories are;

MEN OPEN 30KM

1st	MICHAIL ANASTASIS XENOS (Greece)	01:54:47.17
2nd	LILI SUHAIRI BIN MD YANG GHAZALI	02:09:54.31
3rd	DANIEL	02:10:34.01

MEN VETERAN 30KM

1st	PRASOET PHAISAN (Thailand)	02:08:14.00
2nd	CASEY	02:08:57.75
3rd	MOEY WOOI SAN	02:15:49.00

WOMEN OPEN 30KM

1st	CHOO SUIT MEI	02:45:37.74
2nd	TANG CHAI LING	02:56:12.37
3rd	ONG SUEMING	02:56:48.68

WOMEN VETERAN 30KM

1st	LIM LEE CHING	02:31:54.62
2nd	ANNIE LEE KHUM CHIEW	02:45:24.39
3rd	OON LI-SAR	02:50:05.24

MEN OPEN 20KM

1st	JASNI KHAIRIL JAMALUDDIN	01:23:00.00
2nd	MUHAMMAD ASDI BIN WEDING	01:28:20.84
3rd	RONNIE SEE HOCK LEONG	01:32:23.36

WOMEN OPEN 20KM

1st	ONG SU PING	01:56:23.75
2nd	SHONA FORBES (United Kingdom)	01:56:59.08
3rd	NG CHIN TENG	02:03:10.14

MEN OPEN 10KM

1st	JEFFREY ROSS (United Kingdom)	00:37:28.25
2nd	TEE CHIN LI	00:39:57.76
3rd	MOHD SYAHRIZAT B MOHD KAMAL	00:41:35.24

WOMEN OPEN 10KM

1st	KAY LEWIS (Australia)	00:47:35.84
2nd	PUAH LAY SAN	00:49:50.71
3rd	WAN NOOR MAHIRAH	00:52:27.13

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