Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 Running Clinic Countdow

Dear Participants,

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 Running Clinic Countdown to Race Day!

As a lead up to the upcoming Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 on 28 June 2009, a series of running clinics have been conducted to prepare participants for the big event. They have been conducted in partnership with Pacesetters Malaysia and cover all aspects of Marathon preparation, from training, diet and nutrition to injuries and safety tips.

The last clinic, “Countdown to Race Day” is designed to take runners through their final preparations and training schedules as a lead up to Race Day. The session will be led by elite runners Mark Williams and Shaharudin Hashim,Ultraman Kannan Murugasan, Coaches Yuan Yu Fang and Azizollah Mierzai and Lim Ai Leng, a dietitian from Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre.

Come and join us at these clinics to pick up invaluable tips from elite runners, coaches and other industry specialists as they present informative and useful topics at the sessions.

Please come dressed in appropriate sportswear as you will also have a chance to go on a practice run with the elite runners.

Details of the Clinic are as below:

Date: Sunday, 14 June 2009

Venue: Tapak A, Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens)

Time: 8.00am-10.00am

Attendance is free but you will need to register beforehand. The clinic will only be able to accommodate a maximum of 200 participants so hurry and email us at (klmarathon@webershandwick.com). Please be sure to include your full name, age, IC number, contact details and your registered race category.

Please RSVP before Thursday, June 11, 2009 by 5p.m.

Regards,

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 Team

SCKLM Injury Prevention clinics

Dear Participants,

Its time all of us look forward for the second running clinic. The second clinic, “Injury Prevention” is designed to help participants be aware of some of the common running injuries that can happen and how to avoid them. The session will be conducted by Dr. Samsudin Osman Cassim, an Orthopaedic Surgeon from Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre, the Official Medical Provider of the Marathon. Elite runner and coach, Mark Williams, will also be on hand to share on some of his past running injuries and how he dealt with it. Runners will also get a chance to do a practice run around Lake Gardens.

Come and join us at these clinics to pick up valuable tips from elite runners, coaches and other industry specialists as they present informative and useful topics at the sessions. Details of the second session are as below:

Date: Sunday, 24 May 2009

Venue: Tapak A, Taman Tasik Perdana (Lake Gardens)

Time: 8.00am-10.00am

Attendance is free but you will need to register beforehand. The clinic will only be able to accommodate a maximum of 200 participants so hurry and email us at: klmarathon@webershandwick.com. Please be sure to include your full name, age, IC number, contact details and your registered race category.

Regards,

Standard Chartered KL Marathon Team 2009

Standard Chartered KL Marathon Clinics

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 is happy to announce a series of running clinics to be run in partnership with Pacesetters, a well known running club in Malaysia. The clinics are designed for all types of runners and will be conducted as per the following schedule:

April 18: (Beginners Clinic) - Lake Gardens
May 24: Injuries and how to avoid them – Lake Gardens, Tapak A, 8.00AM - 10.00AM
June 14: Getting Ready for the Race Day – Lake Gardens, Tapak A, 8.00 AM - 10.00AM

Registration: Send a email to klmarathon@webershandwick.com