PHNOM PENH ATHLETICS CLUB

The final 3km and 5km road races of 2021 took place this Sunday morning, with youth athletes racing for medals in the 3km race and seniors aiming to end the year on a high with a strong 5k in the favourable cool conditions. 3km Youth Road Race Sixteen young athletes aged 18 or under lined up for one of PPAC's biggest and most competitive youth races of the year. We welcomed seven new athletes, among whom Soboros claimed first place in 13:45 ahead of Mongkul (14:21) and Laykia (15:15) in the male youth category. In the female youth category, Sreyleap, Nikko and Sokung took the podium places, with all three scoring impressive PBs - Sreyleap improving by 36s to win in 14:44, just ahead of Nikko who scored a PB by one minute to finish in 14:55. Third place Sokung scored the biggest PB of the race improving by 1:48 for a finish time of 17:35. ...

Early on 28 November 2021 keen athletes gathered from across the city, most taking the first ferry across to Koh Dach (Silk Island), some having traveled from farther and others staying over to adjust to the local conditions since the eve of the race. With some wind but cooler and dryer conditions than recently, athletes had warmed up and braved the 5:30 am pre-race briefing and were ready at the line just before dawn. The course comprised three loops - a first 5.8 km loop on the east side up the island’s main road and a second 9.5 km loop around the bottom of the island and up to Wat Ampor Pal on the west of the island and back, before repeating the first loop to complete the half marathon distance and finishing exactly where the race started. The race set off under the dawn half-light just after the scheduled 5:40 am start and within a few minutes the road ahead was clearly visible. Runners at the head of the race set o...

Our first 3km road race in six weeks saw 15 athletes joining for a 6:05 am start. The 3km distance has proven a popular distance for youth athletes and beginner runners. This week we tried something new by having some of our team members volunteering to pace-set by running 13, 15 and 17 minutes to assist other runners in setting a steady pace for their appropriate goal. At the front of the race, Andarge and Elaine won the senior men's and women's fields comfortably with both athletes managing their efforts ahead of our Half Marathon event the following weekend. Nikko won the Youth category comfortably with a consistent, even-paced run that included a PB on the Sokha Lap. In 2nd place of the senior men, Dickson was the standout performance with a huge PB improvement of over 2 minutes, and helping himself to a new PPAC Points PB having stayed with winner Andarge for the park lap section of the race but having to red...

The first PPAC Half Marathon will take place at the end of November. Join us and explore Koh Dach island while running a great road race course just across from the bustle of the city centre. PPAC Half Marathon 28 November 2021 Koh Dach (Silk Island) Start 5:30am Entry $20 (early bird before 14 Nov, $25 after) To register please complete the entry form here: https://forms.gle/2sojxPwz35AAb5Cw6   entries are limited. Contact us here or email phnompenh.athletics@gmail.com for more information. You can join our Strava club here and like and follow us on our social media page here and watch more athletics videos here .    © PPAC 2021

Ready... Beeeep and the athletes were off - one lap of the park and two big laps to complete arguably the most competitive 5km road event of the year to date! Thirty-four lined up for a staggered start with athletes representing all youth and senior categories, with six Cambodian youth athletes taking part. Andarge, Muyngim, Sovanpanhaseth and Sreyleap topped their respective categories in a race featuring several impressive efforts with six athletes under 20 minutes, sixteen under 25 minutes and twenty-five under 30. James scored a strong 15-second PB to take third overall, but was just outside his top points performance from the recent 10km race. Guanghui and Vannak both paced by Jack scored big PBs, respectively knocking 44s and 57s off their previous bests and coming in comfortably under their 20-minute target. The biggest PBs of the morning were for Senghong and Sanket, both going under 30 minutes for the first time with respecti...