I spy with my little eye, pre-race Recce

Navigating KL streets is quite easy

And here we are at Merdaka Square!

But the start line is not up yet!

12 hours to race time and it's scorching hot!

and so are the barricades!

It feels just like the Singapore Padang!

The milo booths and lottsa dustbins

The flagpole is a good distant marker for runners

The grand stage

more paddang goodness for ya grass fans, say it pad-dddang!

I can't decide which image to upload so I put both up!

You decide which's better!

More pre-race setups photos

All finally got back far enough for a full picture!

A race to conquer tomorrow

A route to accomplish

Final shot before leaving Merdaka Square for the day

Our after-rqace meeting area, which will most probably be swarmed with people tomorrow

note to self- never take stand with sun behind you!

for more Shopping!

there was some wedding ceremony performance on the street

with traffic clogging up the behind them!

here we get human and vehicular traffic...

but at least it's not as crazy as that in indonesia

dinner was at where else, our favourite eating spot Jalan Alor!

Eat eat! or suffer tomorrow!

We headed to Berjaya Timesquare for the rest of the night

before collasping for a much need rest back at the Hotel

4.45am Up! 6am Start! 21km later... 8am+ here we are!

Baggage collect was very speedy! I like!

yiying and elrick with his Puss(TM) Look

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more merdeka flaggy goodness!

at least everyone came back in one piece!

2 half-marathons and 10km-ers

The morning running group

The girls and more sun!

at the start... umm i mean finish line!

take 2!

us half-marathoners

finished in 2.05 gun time 2:04 net time

and a medal to boot!

Shot with the TLR from SGrunners

Met up with sotong and more of the SGrunners thereafter before our return bus trip in the afternoon

an international breakfast buffet and over 500RM shopped later... (Mmmmm dang I overspent...) we are back on the bus!

not to mention cutting edge 21st century-type ready personal dustbins in place!

with 2 levels of snoozing estate

and TV which I don't watch...

and boy it's another Big Boy!