Did my first race after my operation last Saturday – The Energizer Night Run 2011. I ran ok, not too bad for someone who hasn’t run for good 2 months.
But what was even more disappointing was not my run, but more of the organizer. It was such a poorly organized marathon that I have encountered personally.
*The first water station encountered was at the 4th km mark…hmmm…normally there would be one in sight at the 2km mark…you cannot assume that everyone in the race are experienced runners and that they can wait till 4km mark to hydrate.
*Surprisingly what was at the 2km mark was a St John’s station for runners to ease their cramps…seriously…at the 2km mark…plzzzz…we were just warming up!
*Water was not served in cups. Instead we had the options of either grabbing a 1.5litre bottle or can/s of Gatorade!!!! Goodness gracious…how do u expect us to finish the 1.5 litre bottle of water at one go???!!! You damn stupid organizer! Hence, can we all imagine the wastage and ALLLLLLL the plastic bottles thrown in the circuit!
*As we cross the finish line, there was not even a MILO van in sight nor water nor Gatorade! (And I found out much later that all of these were parked behind part of the building, where you will first need to fight the damn 2km queue for Goodie Bag, BEFORE you get to the drinks!). In most races, these are all available and IN SIGHT couple of meters away FROM the finishing line!
*I don’t even wanna talk about the Goodie bag collection…let’s not even start!
All I know is I paid RM 50 for entry fee, RM 10 for farking parking in some stupid palm oil estate which had no proper lighting, RM 15 for toll, RM 15 for petrol…..
To the Energizer Night Run organizers and the brand owners….do you seriously think you will be getting the same support from the runners in 2012? Think again….
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