PHNOM PENH ATHLETICS CLUB

The club's sixth 3km/3000m distance race of 2024 began at 6:05 in great weather and with perfect course conditions on our Boeung Trabek road course. 14 runners joined us for this regular 3km distance club meet and final qualifying event before the PPAC Showdown. The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events and we look forward to seeing you for the PPAC Showdown on 8th December, stay tuned to our Telegram channel and Facebook page for the official announcements and MORE opportunities to qualify for the 5000m Showdown. Everyone is welcome to join our events and weekly training sessions. Get in touch to find out more about the best training sessions for you! Race Report Adam took the lead with a good pace from the starting gun and was followed by a fast pack including Hugo , Vincent , Virakboth, Den and Ty. However, Adam would gradually increase the pace...

In Showdown Qualification news , following our November 5km race results, Tom and Hugo have all but guaranteed their places in the  'B' standard race with their 3rd qualifying performances and with healthy total points scores. Ty has also reached qualification for the Veteran's category with his third performance. Vincent has signaled his intent to threaten the leader board, as he is poised to take one of the last remaining spots if he can deliver another strong performance at our next race - 3km on the road coming up on 17 November. Lison has reached her third qualifying result and pulls up right alongside Meyjou at the top of the Women's 'B' standard qualification table. Check-in for the upcoming and final 3km qualifying event, on 17 Nov, here . 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, c...

PPAC's November 5km was back at the regular Sokha course. 21 runners made it to the start line in wet and humid conditions though the rain stayed away for most of the race! The race report and full results are below. See you soon for more fun training sessions and athletics events including our next 3km race on 17 November! Results Adam provided the pacing duties for the sub-20 group and it looked promising early with a strong pack including Paul, Andarge, Tom, Hugo and Vincent sticking with him for much of the race. Eventually two athletes were able to break the elusive 20-minute barrier, while several others strode ever closer to that impressive mark. We love to see athletes pushing boundaries and attempting challenging goals, so there is never any shame in falling short of a target. Eventual first place finisher Paul was more than happy to let the lead pack go during the opening Park Lap, confident in his ability to reel them in as the race unfo...