Looking towards 2010 October 31

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Its been a while since I wrote anything here. 2009 has been a pretty much uneventful year so far. I haven’t taken part in any triathlon race since 2007. The last race was the PD Tri in July 2007. The only event in 2008 was the Powerman, where I finished absolutely last of the finishers, with a time of almost 6 hours. In 2009, I took part in the Baling International Duathlon . Next weekend, I will be taking part in the Powerman again, and then Half Marathon in the Penang Bridge International Marathon on the 22nd of Nov. Initially plan to take part in the Putrajaya Night Triathlon scheduled on the 12th of Dec, but has been removed from the website. So, it looks like no triathlon for this year.

A few months back, I decided to start training for the Ironman Langkawi again. I then realised that it was a tall order to train for the Ironman from practically nothing. Coupled with a health issue that I am having, I have decided to delay taking part in Ironman Langkawi. I have decided to slowly build up my base, as well as to finish strongly then just to finish only.

I have included several overseas triathlon events for my 2010 calendar, to make it both a holiday and triathlon event at the same time. The thing about Malaysian triathlon racing is that the calendar is usually out very late, and that also very often unconfirmed. That makes it hard for many people to plan their calendar, especially those that have to travel from far.

Tentaive 2010 Calendar (Swim – bike – run distance in brackets)

March 21: Ironman 70.3 Singapore (1.9km – 90km – 21km)
May 22: Bintan Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km) – Travel via Singapore
June 20: Bali Triathlon at Jimbaran Bay (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
July: Port Dickson International Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
July: Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya (1.9km – 90km – 21km) – See what I told you about Malaysian events, dates TBD
August 22: Ironman 70.3 Philippines at Camrines Sur (1.9km – 90km – 21km)
August: Vietnam International Triathlon at Hoi An (1.5km – 40km – 10km) – I am more inclined to the Vietnam race than Philippines as Hoi An is a World Heritage City and makes a better holiday
November: Lombok Triathlon (1.5km – 40km – 10km)
December: Laguna Phuket Triathlon (1.8km – 55km – 12km)

All this hopefully will lead to an Ironman in 2011, either in Ironman Langkawi or Ironman China (Haikou, Hainan)

2 comments

  1. Luc Apr 12

    Hi There,

    You mentioned the 70.3 IronMan Putrajaya…I belived it took place in October 2009 but I am trying to find out information about this triathlon race for 2010 but it seems that the official website does not work ( http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/putrajaya70.3 ).

    Would you be able to give me a bit more information on when this event will take place or who to contact to get further info ? There are rumours that this event might be cancelled. Do you know anything about that ?

    Your reply will be highly appreciated as I’d like to organise myself (trip / accomodation..etc)…

    Cheers / Luc (Australia)

  2. admin Apr 18

    Hi Luc

    It seems that the status of Ironman 70.3 Putrajaya is pretty uncertain right now. You can assume that it has been postponed, if not cancelled altogether. According to a post in the Triathlon Family forum in Singapore, the race is undergoing a “reformat”, whatever that means. I think it is better you start looking for other races, like the Port Dickson International Triathlon in July and the Desaru International Long Distance Triathlon in October if you’re still adamant on coming to Malaysia.

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