PHNOM PENH ATHLETICS CLUB

The club's fourth 5km race of 2024 set off for an early kick-off of 5:45 AM in typical mid-hot-to-rainy-season conditions with 24 runners setting off and finishing between 20 and 38 minutes. A fantastic group of early-rising runners across all levels and backgrounds brought great energy and enjoyment to the morning! The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events including our next 5km race on 9 June! Results Markus, Muyngim and Sothireak and Lijee were respectively senior and youth category leaders this week. Four runners with previously recorded times set personal bests (PB), improving on previous times by margins between 13.8s and 1:46 , including one runner hitting sub-25 for their first time in a PPAC 5km race 👏. We're always happy to have new runners try out the road 5km race, and it's amazing to see regular runners continue to improve, with consistent finishes ...

Our rescheduled third track meet of 2024 set off for a slightly delayed 6:05 am start in humid but acceptable conditions with 9 runners completing the 7.5 laps between 9 to 17 minutes. This group of runners with varying levels and experience showcased some great ability and determination in what was either their first ever 3000m event or first attempt since some time! The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events! Results Terence, Muyngim and Alexus were the category leaders this week. The club record for the distance (considering both track 3000m and 3km on the road) was obliterated by almost 45s by first timer Terence who also scored a 3rd overall all time points score across all events 👏 . Two runners with previously recorded times set personal bests (PB), improving on their previous best 3km road race times . We're always ha...