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PPAC-151 5km Road Race [7 September 2025]

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, and we are always pleased to see him in attendance. We also saw a strong pack of men targeting the 20-min barrier. After working together for most of the race, we saw Lee (2nd), Hugo (3rd) and Matthieu (4th) all squeeze under 20mins, while Paul (5th) followed closely behind just outside the 20-min mark. It is exciting to see such depth in the front of the pack.

The women's race was led by the familiar face of Muyngim, who started off with the 20-min pack, before eventually falling back to finish with a solid sub-22min effort. A great effort, just a week after her 2nd place performance at the Angkor Empire Full Marathon. PPAC athlete Katie (2nd) had a strong performance in her PPAC 5k debut, joining the 24-min pacing group and maintaining a very consistent pace throughout the race. Katie finished with a strong closing split, suggesting that even faster times are within reach. Despite insisting she was "not really a runner" pre-race, Anre looked every bit a real runner as she claimed 3rd place in the women's category in her first appearance at a PPAC race. A successful morning for the Walker couple, who each claimed a podium spot in their respective categories.

We also had several youth runners in this race, and we'd like to give special mention to 1st place male youth, Nattanon, and 1st place female youth, Isabella, for their impressive performances. Well done also to youth athletes Melina and Sothir for their finishes, we look forward to seeing their progress as they develop as runners!

In our results we like to provide analysis of pacing consistency, and this week we saw some particularly impressive pacing with 6 athletes scoring below-1.00 (Paul, Jack, Katie, Hugo, Chanvisith and Lee). Consistent pacing tends to be a strong indicator that an athlete is reaching their potential and is running at the optimal pace. We encourage all participants to look at the analysis below and use that to guide the race strategy for their next event.

Congratulations to two runners – Hugo and Styvenn – who both hit their 10th event milestone in this race, while three participants with previously recorded times also secured excellent PBs – Hugo (again), Isabella and Chanvisith! 👏👏👏

Our upcoming events will be a track race on Sunday 5th of October, and another Sokha 5km on Sunday 2nd of November. A reminder to the community that PPAC host races on the first Sunday of every month, alternating between track events and road 5km races.

Full Results

Race Replay

Analysis - Splits and Pacing

The table below shows split times and average pace per km for each section of the race. The Pacing Consistency rating is designed to give runners an idea of how well they have balanced their efforts across the whole race. Generally speaking, consistent, evenly paced efforts are the best way to achieve your fastest possible time.
Ratings under 1.00 indicate excellent pacing, and the lower the number, the better, in general, for optimal performance in highly aerobic running events such as the 5km and beyond.

Volunteers & Supporters

A special thanks as always to our awesome team of volunteer officials and helpers on the morning - Meyjou, Craig, Narom and Vincent, displaying their impeccable crowd management and timekeeping skills, as well as all the amazing weekly training session leaders!

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

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

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