| NEWS 2009 |
NEXT EVENT: April Monthly Run on Monday 20st April, probably from the Beach Shelter. |
Panaga Athletics Association
| This is one of Panas' fastest courses, despite genuinie suspiscion that it might be 1% longer than the measured 5 and 10 km. The times were marvelous. Many people ran their PB, most notably Louis with 24:00, Peter with his sub 20 and young man George nearly hit the 22 minute mark. Robert also hit a time that he hadn't seen for a long while, Bengi returned to the sub 23 minute area and Ruth came close to 20 minutes. One would suspect that she will become a 20 minute breaker. Zammudin and Dollah were heroic on the 10 km with nearly 10 times around E1. Great effort and, as expected, respetable times. Well done to all runners. Special thanks to Hanneke for her usual neatly managed timekeeping. |
| Friday 13th Dec 2008, E1 Loops |
| The mid year results gave some unexpected and well deserved outcomes. See the table to the right. Thanks to the numerating efforts of Kelvin the top 3 for each category will receive a prize. |
| The Old Camp Course is a Panas classic which has seen an impressive number of records in the past. This time we may have set the record for number of participants. Twenty seven runners joined, of whom 3 were new. Welcome! Chairman Paul gave out the prizes as per below results.The serious training over the last couple of months of Panas Bernhard, Louis and Peter paid off. The course this time was possibly a touch short, at least if we believe the wristtop GPS watches that our gadget loving runners were wearing. In any case, it's a classic and perhaps a classic with a small error. Times were very fast and some people set their PB. Zamuddin is getting faster and faster on the 10 km and we note that Robert might soon be touching the 19 minute barrier. Jan-Willem dipped below the 19 minutes, although there were whispers that this man had been hitching a ride on the back of one of the security vehicles. The things people do! Thanks to Hanneke and Cristina for their well organized time keeping and thanks to all runners, especially the new ones for participating. Keep joining us on Monday and Friday as well! |
| Friday 13th March, Mad March Mile |
| The times on this course were good and we saw Zammudin extending his 10 km talent to the 5 km. Robert nearly broke the 19 minute barrier and Anna did well with an under 23 minute 5 km. It was good to see Zofian, Azlan and Irwan in the running as well! Paul did a good time on the 10 km, after he had laid the course in the blazing sun. Thanks Paul! Thanks also to Hanneke and Cristina for looking after the timekeeping so well and thanks to Peter and Jeanine, who served refreshments & lovely bites for the heated and tired runners. |
| Friday 16th January, Old Camp Course |
| Friday 13th February, Back of Smarts |
| The Mad March Mile preceeds the Annual General Meeting. It turned out that the timing was a bit unfortunate since it clashed with the annual Sunset Silhouette Dancing rehearsal. Four kids participated, they all got a certificate and were very proud. By democartic decision the Mile turned into a 1.1 km, so this one goes forward as the "11/16th". Many people had shown an interest prior to the event. We should give this event another try in the near future. |
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| RESULTS 11/16th |
| Friday 20th March, Old Camp Course |
| Nowadays we have about 5 courses to choose from for a Monthly Run but in the old days the Old Camp Course used to be the only Monthly Run for Panas. That's why we see many records on this course. Last time some people complained that the course was 60 meters shorter than 5 km. This time it was the opposite. Some runners noted that the course was too long. Meanwhile Axel had applied his backyard science and proven that the course was exactly 5000 m. Hence, one must conclude that both history and Axel are right. We'll keep this classic at its current turning points for accuracy and consistency sake. We were glad to see newcomer Dan who did a good time and it is also good to see Zofian re-entering into running. The 5 km times were pretty good, despite the heat. Peter nearly broke the 20 minutes. Bengi performed consistent on the 5 km and Hans did a respectable 24:51. Liz improved her last time by about a minute and Matt surprised with a sub 24 minute time, which is a lot less than half his 10 km times (see below)! Matt seems to have a surprising short distance ability. Thanks to the timekeepers Hanneke and Jeannette, and to all runners who kept going despite the heat. |