i-City 2010 New Year Countdown

Date: 31 Dec 2009

Time: 5pm

Venue: i-City Seksyen 7, Shah Alam

Details here

OSIM International Triathlon 2010, Singapore

OSIM Singapore International Triathlon is back on the 10 & 11 April 2010 with objectives to improve participant's satisfaction level by improving the feel and quality of the event! All triathlon enthusiasts from different walks of life are welcomed to join the crowd and challenge themselves!
Date: 10 - 11 Apr 2010
Early Bird: 17 - 31 Dec 2009
Category: Individual & Relay
Goodies: NB T-shirt, Event Bag, Finisher medal & Certificate
Closing date: 2 Mar 2010
Details here

2010 New Year Countdown Celebration

IOI Boulevard, Puchong
Come and join our New Year Countdown Party at The Palette, IOI Boulevard Puchong. The party start from 9pm to 12am, 31/12/2009. Let's start your New Year 2010 in style from here!

Time: 9am

1 Utama 2010 Countdown Concert

虎跃2010新年倒数演唱会

Celebrate this new year with Asia’s Legendary Music Band – Beyond from Hong Kong, Pop Shuvit, HaoRen朱浩仁, Joe Flizzow, Will 黄威尔, Crossfire, Alvin钟健桦 and Azizi at 1 Utama Shopping Centre. Be memerised with the spectacular international musical firework presentation when the clock ticked.
Time : 8:00pm

Venue : Central Park Avenue

Admission is FREE

STREET PARTY COUNTDOWN 2010 CELEBRATIO

@ Sungei Wang Plaza, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

2010 is around the corner and Sungei Wang Plaza will welcome the New Year with loads of exciting and entertaining events!

Time: 6.30pm

Details here

SUNRISE NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN 2010

@ Solaris Mount' Kiara

Non-stop entertainmentFrom 7.30pm onwards, expect throbbing live music and captivating dance performances. Be ready to headbob or dance away to the eclectic Brazilian-infused sounds of Aseana Percussion Unit (APU) with beats created from a juxtapose of percussion instruments.

Time: 7.30pm

Admission is FREE

Details here

PG2010 New Year Countdown

@ Padang Esplanade, Penang

Penang Golden New Year Countdown Celebration (PG) is not only an iconic event in Penang - since year 2004, but also the biggest year-end celebration in Malaysia judging from last year’s record. It is an open-air celebration where people dance, sing and party together in front of a staged event.
Time: 6pm

Details here

2010 QueensBay Mall Countdown Party

at Outdoor Car Park

You will fin Taiwanese Rock Stars Power Station, Tank and 14 local artistes.

Time: 7pm

Admission is FREE

Auto-City, Penang

Time: 6pm

Larian "Let's Green Up" 2010 Melaka Postponed

Please take note,

Larian "Let's Green Up" 2010 Melaka has been postponed to 10 Jan 2010.

Further info, kindly contact 03-4041 5226

Singapore Biathlon 2010

The Singapore Biathlon, the largest and most competitive biathlon in Southeast Asia, is an annual event organised by SAFRA National Service Association and Republic of Singapore Navy. This event consists of an Olympic-standard 1.5km swim followed by a 10km run.
The event started in 2001 to introduce endurance challenges to Singaporeans and has attracted a large following since.2010 marks the 10th edition of the Singapore Biathlon. Whether you're a youth at 15 or a veteran at 40, Southeast Asia's largest swim-run event promises to challenge the limits of your endurance with its new and exciting race route.

Date: 13 Mar 2010

Time: 7.00am

Venue: East Coast Park (near Car Park F2)

Distance: 1.5km Swim • 10km Run

Fees: SGD58 (early bird b4 1/1/2010), SGD66 (normal rate)

More details here

Run for My Lunch 2010, Singapore

Run for my Lunch 2010 is a charity run organised by students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Humanities. The aim is to help students from needy families. Help by supporting our cause and register to run for their lunch now!

All registered runners will receive an exclusive Run for my Lunch 2010 event tee, individualise race bib & goodie bag worth more than $150 from our sponsors like New Balance, Fitlion, NUM, Botak Jones, etc.

Date: 31 Jan 2010
Time: 8am
Venue: East Coast Park Dalbergia Green, Singapore
Distance: 6km & 3km
Fees: SGD25 & SGD20
For more info

North East Run 2010, Singapore

Date: 14 Mar 2010

Venue : Pasir Ris Park (Carpark C), Singapore

Time : 6.30 am

Distance: 5km & 16km

Fees: SGD27 & SGD38

Medal: Finisher

Closing date: 12 Feb 2010

More details here

Larian "Let's Green Up" 2010 Melaka

Kerajaan negeri dengan kerjasama Pusat Dagangan Antarabangsa Melaka (MITC) dan Sesama Ventures Sdn Bhd akan menganjurkan Karnival Melaka Maju 2010 (KMM 2010) pada 31 Disember ini hingga 3 Januari 2010 di MITC. Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd ALi Rustam berkata, penganjuran KMM 2010 bertujuan menyemarakkan semangat rakyat negeri ini khususnya generasi muda untuk memulakan langkah baru dalam gagasan Melaka Maju 2010.

Manakala satu acara sokongan yang membawa mesej menjaga dan memeliharan alam sekitar iaiatu Larian "Let's Green Up" akan diadakan pada 2 Januari 2010 bermula di Dataran Ayer Keroh dan berakhir di Taman Botanikal, di sini.

Date: 2 Jan 2010
Time: 8am
Venue: From Dataran Ayer Keroh to Taman Botanikal
Distance: 2.5km & 7.5km
Fees: RM30
Contact: 03-4041 5226 or 019-355 6226

Berita Utama News details click here
Utusan Online click here

KL Malakoff 12KM 2009

Date: 20 Dec 2009

Time: 7am

Venue: Bukit Kiara

Distance: 12km & 7.4km

Yes, no doubt the route is tough but those runners who finished strong were much much tougher.

A young kid age 8 yrs old came back very fast about 29min for 7.4km, unbelieveable. The organiser should provide more medals to the school kids to encourge them to join in running. Noticed that they were some young runners came from Perak and Kuantan. Should give some encorgement to them.

This is the young kid came back earlier than alot of adult Girl Junior 7.4km Winners Boy Junior 7.4km Winners Men 7.4km winners
Women senior veteran winners
Men senior veteran winners
Women veteran winners Men veteran winnersWomen open winners
Men open winners

More photos click here

To view Winners results click here

The History of One Mile Dash

2010 is approaching. While the local running community is looking forward to usher the new year by participating in the One Mile Dash on the eve, I came across some interesting facts about one mile run in the athletic history.

Sir Roger Bannister's Four-Minute Mile was named the Greatest Athletic Achievement by Forbes Magazine. In 1954, he completed the mile in 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds, and not only he trimmed two seconds off the world record, but also run the world's first sub-four-minute mile. " - source Forbes

Sir Roger Bannister

Read more about Sir Roger Bannister

Today, the world one-mile record holder is Hicham El Guerrouj (Morocco) - 0:3:43.13 set in 1999.

Back to our local running scene, where last year, our new year one-mile dash was lead by Robert Kigagat Kosgei (Kenya) - 0:4:12.

Who is going to be the fastest in the Malaysian New Year One-Mile Dash 2009?

To find out more about Malaysian New Year's One mile Dash 2008 winners result click here

Roger Bannister breaks the four minute mile in 1954

Hicham El Guerrouj sets a world record in the mile in 1999