A high quality field lined up for only the second 10km road race of
2021. We welcomed two first timers and eleven athletes were running their
first PPAC 10km race - a great opportunity to set a marker for long distance
form as we head into the cooler months.
We were treated to another great performance and PPAC club record as Andarge
set a new PB of 36:16 as personal records tumbled across the board. The day's
biggest improvement came from Matt, continuing an amazing run of form,
slashing 2:04 off his previous best closely followed by James and Jack with
respective 1:37 and 55-second improvements. There were five Points PB's with
big jumps for Guanghui and Dickson.
Well done to youth athlete Sreyleap for finishing comfortably under one hour in her first 10km race!
Mark produced by far the most consistent performance of the day, with
Guanghui and top female finisher Yin Ling also sub-1.00 for consistency. The only athlete to record a personal Sokha Lap best was Dickson, all the more impressive considering his previous
best was set during a 5k race.
In the fitness factor ratings there are several athletes in the mid-to-high
50's across a range of finish times of 36-45 minutes, with Jack top, just shy
of the 60 threshold, testament to some excellent consistent training.
Thanks as always to the race officials and volunteers Seavmey and
Sivmuyleng, and Seavmey & Matt for the videography and photography. Join
us soon for another PPAC event!
photos courtesy of Tom Vosters Phnom Penh Athletics Club hosts Cambodia’s Next Top Runner 2020 Runners start the 5km road race Cambodia’s Next Top Runner (CNTR) is a competition organised by Phnom Penh Athletics Club (PPAC) to find out who is the best runner in Cambodia, combining long distance fitness, sprint speed and power, and middle-distance speed-endurance - and most importantly who has the dedication and commitment to turn up and complete the whole series of races. Our novel idea is to challenge all the runners over every track distance - to compare sprinters with long distance runners - in a single competition. The top runners chase the lead bike Full information and about the competition and PPAC can be found by: Subscribing to the YouTube channel and following the documentary series we’re creating: https://www.youtube.com/martinkendrik Liking and following the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cntr2020 Regularly visiting our website: https://cntr2...
Our September PPAC 5K was well attended, with many new faces and regular attendees showing up to test out their fitness. 23 athletes lined up to start the race including 9 Phnom Penh Athletics Club members, and 9 first timers! The race began at 6:03am in good running conditions with a slight breeze. This week we were glad to offer pacing for some of the popular time goals. Thanks to Hugo (Sub-20min pacer), Styvenn (Sub-22min pacer) and Jack (Sub-24min pacer) for their contributions. If you are interested in hitting a specific time goal at our next 5K race, let us know and we'll do our best to find a pacer if we can! In the men's race we saw Terence get out fast, showing his unmatched speed and helping himself to an all-time road course record of 16:24. The previous record of 16:42 was set almost five years ago by Pheara Vann, so it was exciting to see the record finally fall. Terence's running is a source of inspiration for many of our athletes, ...
For our November 5km we had 23 athletes taking the start line for what proved to be a fast race in favorable conditions. Cooler weather has made Phnom Penh quite pleasant in the last week, and the athletes on Sunday morning made the most of it. This week we had 10 PPAC members, and 2 athletes from SheRuns participating. The race kicked off at 6:02AM, and instantly took shape, with the finishing order already mostly established by the time the athletes made it through the first checkpoint. Race Report In the men's, Craig (1st) went out with a clear goal and was consistent with his pacing. Leading from the front all race and helping himself to a healthy PB in 18:09. Hugo (2nd) was next in line and added to his run of consecutive sub-20 performances, this time with a PB. Paul (3rd), reliable as ever, rounded out the podium with a sub-20 performance of his own. We then saw a flurry of men coming through between 22 and 23 mins with Guillaum...
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