Mizuno 10km Run, 17th Sept 2006 (Sunday)

I arrived at the Padang Merbok @ 7.00am waiting for the race to start @7.30am. I missed last year run and this was the 2nd Mizuno 10km run.
I started off with a good pace with no one around me that I knew of. After reaching the Bank Negara back hill, Iwata's son n Mun Yong already tookover me with a steady pace. What a shame to be overtook by small kids :(
Then it come my Chin Woo gang, Ah wah n Ah Soon running and chit chatting, 10km for them is like kacang putih la. Ironman Ah Sui following behind quietly and I was feeling surprised cause i manage to hold longer distance before he can passed me after the traffic light turn behind bank negara. I tried to follow him but just cant make it cos it's going up hill, I hate hill, this is my weakest point and where most of the people passing thru me, of cos only for those who really train la.
I felt stronger on the run after a month of training on the treadmill with weight training together in my weekly programmes. I can still cut some newbies that first time run this route.
Right before the water station, saw Chris (KK's fren) from Myanmar approaching me with her loud pounding footsteps. "Shit, I'm not gonna let her passed thru me again, like wat she did in early of the year's KL Marathon where she overtook me @ km20 in Cheras." I focus on my run, keep my breaths constant and focus, focus, focus. Whenever there is going down slopes, I stretched my legs open wide, this is my strongest point in run, striding down hill, passing runners. I didn't stopped for long during the water station, from there I didn't notice of Chris running near to me till the finishing line.
When it comes to hill, I feel like hardly raised my legs to run faster, I think I really need to work more on the hill work, maybe implement more hill run in my weekly exercise.
During the last hill near the Tugu Negara, I saw a guy wearing PD Triathlon singlet, it was Ah Kong, my cycling sifu!! I lost to him during the PD Triathlon and don't wanna lost to him again, pick up my pace and overtook him for a few meters only before he overtook me and dashed from there. I lost to him again in the last km. Really need to work on my run :(
Finish the 10km hilly run in 1hour 1 minutes 35 seconds. Far away from my on target which is 50 minutes. But one good thing was, I improved 14 minutes compare to 1:15 during last year practise run. Must work harder to make it below 50 minutes next year.