Sunday 28 January 2024

PPAC-124 200m Track Meet [28 January 2024]

Ever dreamed of sprinting like lightning? Our first track meet of 2024 offered a chance for young athletes (and seasoned veterans!) to chase their dreams on the track. All athletes opted for the 200m race so proceedings were divided into three heats, two men's and one women's heat, with all track activity done and dusted (and soaked by sprinklers) by 7:30 AM!

Dive into the full race report and full results below to relive the excitement, and lookout for our upcoming schedule – we'll be bringing the heat (both the road and track kind!) all year long. Don't miss out!

Heats

Overall Results

It was fantastic to see many athletes racing 200m on the track for the first time. Racing on the track can seem daunting but just trying it out is a great way to learn about the challenge and what it takes to run a good race.

The standout performance of the morning was from Sokun whose 28.33s finish also boasted a 13.41s second 100m split.

Several athletes showed stronger pace over the second portion of the race – an indication of good natural speed and endurance and a pointer to potential improvements achievable through improved start technique and the power and quickness that could be developed with good quality training. Well done to Lorry who bettered her existing PB by just over 1.5s and is now just one race away from a landmark 15th event!

The overall results table shows the combined results from the three heats ordered by finish time. The PPAC points calculation in the penultimate column of the table uses a statistical algorithm that lets us compare performances like-for-like across different race distances and across male and female results. 


Volunteers & Supporters
A special thanks as always to our volunteer officials from the athletics community and helpers on the morning - Barang, Thearin, Hea Hok, Seavleang, Kimkheang, Sivmuyleng, Neil and Meyjou.

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the runners and supporters who made this running event a success and whose support allows PPAC to continue to organise community athletics activities for all.

Phnom Penh Athletics Club is a community-oriented club with the vision of contributing to the development of grassroots athletics and access to sport for all in Cambodia. We welcome community-minded runners, coaches and parents (and non-runners/sportspeople) to get involved and we appreciate your feedback. We look forward to seeing you all next time!

Keep on track of our schedule of 🏃💪⏱ training sessions, 🏁 🏅races and more fun activities 👟🎽 on our Telegram channel!

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Monday 15 January 2024

PPAC-123 5km Road Race [14 January 2024]

Our first race of 2024 set off for a prompt 6:15 am start in perfect running conditions with 23 runners finishing between 20 and 37 minutes.

The race report and full results are below. See you soon with our full 2024 schedule!

Results
Muyngim, Bunheng and Markus were the category leaders this week and this was our first ever 5km race with a female overall 1st place finisher! There was also a unique club-first achievement in which the top 3 points scorers were female runners, plus some big club records in the female V50 and male V60 categories (quicker by 7:32 & 26s respectively).

Six runners with previously recorded times set personal bests (PB), improving on previous times by margins between 28.7s and 4:18 with an average 5.7% improvement, including two runners hitting sub-25 minutes for their first time in a PPAC 5km race.

We were pleased to see regular runners continue to improve, with consistent performances and PBs across all levels of performance. Several runners hit club milestones with Mark and Dickson both taking part in their 20th club event - well done! Runners across the whole field have attended on average 10.5 events.

Race Replay

Analysis and Consistency
We had one sub-1.00 rated pacing performances this week and three sub-2.00. The Pacing Consistency rating is designed to give runners an idea of how well they have balanced their efforts across the race. Ratings under 1.00 indicate excellent pacing, and the lower the number, the better, in general, for optimum performance.

Volunteers & Supporters
A special thanks as always to our volunteer officials and helpers on the morning - Seavleang, Kimkheang, Michele, Sivmuyleng and Jack, and welcome to our newest volunteer Craig!

We would like to extend our gratitude to all the runners and supporters who made this running event a success.

Phnom Penh Athletics Club is a community-oriented club with the vision of contributing to the development of grassroots athletics and sport in general in Cambodia. We welcome runners (and non-runners) of all levels to get involved and we appreciate your feedback. We look forward to seeing you all next time!

Keep on track of our schedule of 🏃💪⏱ training sessions, 🏁 🏅races and more fun activities 👟🎽 on our Telegram channel!

Connect with us via the following ⬇️

© PPAC 2024


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