PHNOM PENH ATHLETICS CLUB

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...