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Run To Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009’s
Fun-filled Johor Bahru Roadshow

Kuala Lumpur, 28 April 2009 - The frenzy surrounding the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 is about to hit Johor Bahru. Leading up to the Marathon on 28 June, Standard Chartered Malaysia is organising a fun roadshow for all JB residents, with free attendance! Join in the fanfare with your family and friends to enjoy a host of fun-filled games and activities, obtain running tips from an established trainer, and discover all the excitement behind the Marathon. Also, take advantage of the special promotional offers for registration fees!

Details of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon Johor Bahru Roadshow are as follow:

Date : Saturday & Sunday (2 May & 3 May, 2009)
Time : 10.00 am to 10.00 pm
Venue : Centre Court, AEON Tebrau City Shopping Centre, Johor Bahru

About Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 is organised by Octagon, with Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Berhad as the Title Sponsor and MSIG Insurance Solutions as a Gold Sponsor. The Marathon is supported by the Youth and Sports Ministry, the National Fitness Council and the Kuala Lumpur City Hall, and sanctioned by the Malaysia Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS).

Staying true to its theme “Run Your Race”, you can select your desired category from a range comprising the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10KM, Fun Run (5KM), and the Kids Dash in two different age groups - 6 to 9 years old & 10 to 12 years old. Entry is free for the non-competitive kids’ category.

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Photo of Kara just before the start of Boston. She finished in 3rd place, after a gutsy performance.

Nuff Said.

The days and weeks are coming thick and fast. Exams begin on 30th April and end 6th May. Aside from being a full-time dad, running Daddy Day Care all by myself, I have been busy collating all the documents required for my final push towards the exams. I am all alone in this since we fired our domestic helper for her incompetence and lack of discipline, including yakking endlessly on her mobile phone to the wee hours of the morning with other men (she’s already married with 3 kids), resulting in her waking up later than us (a big no-no), and claiming the work needed to be done in our 1,300 sq. feet apartment is too much for her.

Back to my exams- so I‘ve been collating the documents- also known as “muggers notes”- i.e. documents that you study and try to cram in as much as possible in the shortest possible time. Time is what I don’t have enough of these days. Morning (830am) starts with cleaning up the baby, changing her diapers, entertaining her till 10am, then preparing her milk, feeding her and putting her to sleep; sterilising the bottles, before a brief respite while she sleeps for 2 hours or so; next up, her afternoon feed, then entertaining her, bathing her, feeding her another time before her tea time nap; it is already 5pm by then, so another brief respite for 2 hours or so. Clear up, clean the apartment a little, do the dishes/laundry/bed; then it is already dinner time. Wife comes home from work; we have our dinner, wash the dishes, clean the kitchen, then I head to the gym to workout; then it’s the baby’s feed again before midnight. Will be enlisting my mother’s help as the final week approaches, because I really need to study.

So until my exams are over, the entries this month will be very few and far between. Catch ya’ll later…

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

Just forwarding this e-mail I received:-
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Hurry and register for Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 to take advantage of the early bird registration fee, which ends on April 18.

If you’ve already registered, then remind all your friends and family who haven’t to register before April 18 to enjoy the lower registration fee J

Also for those in Penang, check this out:

The frenzy surrounding the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 is about to hit Penang. Leading up to the Marathon on 28 June, Standard Chartered Malaysia is organising a fun carnival for all Penangites, with free attendance! Join in the fanfare with your family and friends to enjoy a host of fun-filled games and activities, obtain running tips from an established trainer, and simply -- discover all the excitement behind the Marathon. Also, take advantage of the early bird fee when you register at this carnival!

Details of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon Penang Carnival are as follows:


Date : Saturday & Sunday (11 April & 12 April, 2009)

Time : 10.00 am to 10.00 pm

Venue : Queensbay Mall, Penang


See you there!

Thanks!

Alina


Warmest Regards

Alina
Weber Shandwick

T: +603 7843 3100 | DL: +603 7843 3125 | MOB: +6017 323 3078

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Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009

Hurry! Sign up before April 18 to enjoy the early bird fee

Kuala Lumpur, 3 April 2009 - The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 will be taking place on 28 June, 2009 at Dataran Merdeka. Marathon runners would have already entered into their final month of training, and both participants and fans are gearing up for an exciting race where a carnival atmosphere is promised for all.

So have you registered yourself for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009? With the theme “Run Your Race”, you can select your preferred category from a range comprising the Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10KM, Fun Run (5KM), and the Kids Dash in two different age groups - 6 to 9 years old & 10 to 12 years old. So there’s something for everyone!

Runners interested in signing up for the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 may do so online at the race’s official website, www.kl-marathon.com or in person at Standard Chartered Bank branches, MSIG Insurance branches, and the offices of the Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union and the Federal Territory Amateur Athletic Association.

Hurry and get your forms in by April 18, 2009 to enjoy the early bird fee.

For more details, please log on to www.kl-marathon.com

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For media enquiries only, please contact:

Weber Shandwick Malaysia, at 03-7843 3100, or;

Alina Morais- amorais@webershandwick.com (017 323 3078 / 03 7843 3125)

Norhayati Malek- nmalek@webershandwick.com (012 713 2770 / 03 7843 3129)

Dharshini Subbiah- dsubbiah@webershandwick.com (012 332 7639 / 03 7843 3114)


For race enquiries only, please contact:

Octagon Malaysia, at +603-7843 3180, or;

Rainer Biemans inquiries@kl-marathon.com (+603 7843 3183)