The Magnificent Merapoh Trail 2019 (70km)
The Magnificent Merapoh Trail ("TMMT") 2019 was held on 23th Aug. This run was suppose to be my warm-up race for TMBT 2019 , so I planned to go at a relax pace. Most runners expected the run to be easy due to its flat course profile, but rain and mud had messed up their life. Race Information: Organizer's Distance & elevation gain: 70km, with 1,855m elevation gain My recorded Distance & elevation gain: 74km, with 1,060m elevation gain Cut off Time: 15 hours (It took me 14hours 55minutes to complete it. I was stuck in the trail traffic jam for 1 hour sharp) Weather: Drizzling and clouded Finishing rate: 53% My race report (extracted from my Facebook): This 70km ultra marathon was supposed to be my warm-up run for TMBT in Sept 2019, it ended up more challenging than I've expected. The sky was drizzling at 4am, I dressed my windbreaker and waited under the rain before the starting line. After flag off, everyone was fast in the first 10km...