DTC news and upcoming events!

1. Multi-sport calendar coming!

DTC will be compiling a calendar of weekly running, biking and swimming opportunities in/around Dhaka, so please stay tuned to the website for more information on how/where you can get involved! If you are leading a small group on local runs or bike rides or have a great place/time you swim locally, please let us know! We will ask leaders permission before posting their event with their name and contact information.

2. Mark your calendars for the next DTC event!

DTC will host a duathlon May 16th in Basundhara. Start time TBD. Format will be a 5K run followed by a 10K bike. If you are interested in only running or only biking, please post here so we can facilitate a ‘partner’ match as relay teams WILL be allowed, but no one doing single events, please. Also, if you would like to participate but do not have a bike here in Dhaka, please post here so we can help facilitate a temporary loaner from a generous local mulit-sport athlete.

SLR report April 26th

A small but dedicated group started out at 6:30AM and ran over the bamboo bridge from Basundhara for an 8-mile out and back course from the ARA. Runners ran nice and easy on the way out and picked up the pace on the way back, with all the runners running negative splits despite the heat and humidity. Runners enjoyed hearing about the charity race from the day before and planning upcoming DTC events.

Next SLR: May 3rd 6:30AM meet in front of the ARA to run 9 miles

RACE REPORT: 4-mile Charity race for Habitat for Humanity

April 25th at 8:00AM, about 30 runners eagerly awaited their pre-determined start time (based on their age and gender) for the Age-handicapped 4-mile race that began at the ARA. The format for this type of race aims to even the playing field by allowing older runners to start first and younger runners to start last. Runners enjoyed a scenic out and back course through Baridhara with cold Gatorade at the turn around point. Runners paid 500 Taka and each received a commemorative Habitat for Humanity brick at the finish. A fun race with lots of refreshments and food afterwards ensured that everyone had a good time! All of the proceeds from the race, which totaled 16,000 Taka, went to Habitat for Humanity®- Bangladesh.

Congratulations to all the runners who participated and the top finishers for running so well in the heat. Kudos to the first female finisher, Irina Niederberger who was also the top finisher OVERALL. Nice job, Irina!

The top male finishers and their net times were:

1. Greg Friedman 25:13
2. Syed Sunna LBH 26:08
3. Duncan Brown 26:59

The top female finishers and their net times were:

1. Irina Niederberger 29:36
2. Jane Crowder 31:45
3. Mandy Northcott 32:01

The complete results can be seen below.

The DTC would like to thank all of the volunteers for Friday’s race! Thanks to Wisam Babar, Joy, Paul Roy, Rocky Roy, Kelly Koch, Prince Sanjay, Timothy Halder, Emelda Mullick and Mashrur Afsar, Leigh Robertson and Adriana Barel.

SLR report April 19

Thanks to Melinda Hennessey for hosting the Saturday Long Run for the DTC on April 19th! Per Melinda’s report, the Saturday run was great! The group consisted of the tireless threesome of Melinda, JR, and LBH and they decided to do ‘the airport run’ which was nearly 9 miles (8.81 according to the Garmin). They ran together for the majority and left the last 3K to pick up the pace a bit. The weather was clear and quite hot. Overall good run!

Great job folks and we will see everyone for SLR this Saturday 6:30AM in front of the ARA for an 8 mile run. Please join us even if you will not be going the entire 8 miles! See you then.

NEXT SLR APRIL 26th 8 miles: MEET AT THE ARA 6:30AM.

Last reminder for the DTC and Habitat for Humanity 4-mile race TOMORROW! Registration begins at 7:30 and the race begins at 8AM sharp near the front entrance of the American Club on Road 69, Gulshan-2. Entry fee is 500tka and includes a Habitat for Humanity commemorative brick. See you there!

SLR report from April 12, 2008

Despite the absence of a handful of regular SLR attendees, we had 8 runners show up to run 8 miles this past Saturday morning! There was a good mix of old and new faces which made the conversation on the run even more interesting. There were even a couple of visitors from Chiang Mai that heard about the club and its weekly Saturday run! The word is getting out!

The runners set out for Baridhara via Road 13 and doubled back on road 11 to run along the lake. We took the UN road down to Embassy road and turned left. This is a great, shaded street with not much traffic. We ran back north towards road 13 to complete the ‘lap’. We ran a total of three laps and then back to the ARA. This was a great course for people wanting to run various distances. Some runners ran one lap, others opted for two laps and a few of us ran the full three. The total distance for 3 laps was 7.5 miles.

Come join the group next Saturday in front of the ARA at 6:30AM!


Dave and Robin will be away for the week-end, but are looking for a sub-leader for Saturday, April 19th. If you are able to lead the group for a 6-9 mile run, please email Robin at rmartz@umich.edu


PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE UPCOMING DTC AND HABITAT FOR HUMANITY RACE ON APRIL 25TH!

100 RUNNERS=100 COMMEMORATIVE BRICKS PURCHASED=A NEW HOME FOR A BANGLADESHI FAMILY!

Mark your calendars for the next DTC race!

The Dhaka Triathlon Club & Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh are teaming up for a 4-mile Charity Race!

What? A four mile age-handicapped race to raise money for Habitat for Humanity! A fun way to set a Personal Best! Older runners start first and each age group gets their own start time, with younger runners starting last.
Official time will be kept and prizes for the top 3 male and female finishers. Water & Gatorade will be provided!

Where? The course will be marked this week-end and will be anounced SOON. Check back here for details on the start location.

When? Registration begins at 7:30AM and the race begins at 8:00AM on Friday, April 25th.

Why? Because it's for a GREAT cause and age-handicapped races are LOTS of fun! 100% of the race registration fees will go towards raising funds for Habitat for Humanity’s “Buy a Brick for Bangladesh” campaign! Each registered finisher will receive one official Habitat for Humanity – Bangladesh commemorative brick. With as few as 100 bricks, we can build an entire home for a family!

SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THIS RACE!!!

LET'S AIM FOR 100 RUNNERS=100 BRICKS =A HOUSE FOR A BANGLADESHI FAMILY!

Email dhakatriathlonclub@yahoo.com with any questions or post here.

The SLR on April 5th had a good turnout with decent weather. The group ran the airport route and took off from the American Club and headed past the International Club towards Road 13. The runners turned left and ran through DOHS and then just like the old frogger game safely crossed the Airport Road! Luckily we were off the airport road quickly and on a nice paved, quiet residential street. We found a dirt path and made our way to a quiet road that parallels the airport runway. After turning left onto this road, we ran until we hit the magic 3.5 mile mark [there IS a tree there for future referenceJ] and then turned around.

On the return, runners picked up the pace as we entered DOHS and really pushed each other to get back to the ARA. Runners finished what MUST have been a great negative split run (if only we had not been so busy chatting that one of us had checked our watch at the turn around-we’d know for sure!). A great workout and a nice new route for SLR!

This week’s SLR will meet at the same time and same place (6:30AM at ARA) and we will run 8 miles. Please join us for some or the entire run.

If anyone has a running route they really like, please email me at dhakatriathlonclub@yahoo.com or just come to SLR!

KL HALF MARATHON RACE REPORT

Three DTC members ran the KL half marathon on Sunday, March 30th in Kuala Lumpur. Start time was 6AM and the race conditions even at that hour were HOT and HUMID. It was a chip timed race and for whatever reason (maybe it was the darkness and heat getting to them) Dave and Robin Martz decided to be the LAST runners to cross the start (better than the last runners to cross the finish!) Dave and Robin started 3 full minutes behind the official race clock and thought they would see how many people they could pass during the race!
















Without a GPS (silly-Since there was not ONE accurate mile marker the entire race!) all three DTC runners held a very respectable pace (about 9 minute miles) in the high heat and humidity. There were some rolling hills and very few water stops. In fact, DTC runners passed the first water stop at the *supposed* 5K mark in over 41 minutes! Must be the slowest 5K known to man! The only other mile marker seen was with a few km to go and that one said 25km! Tough to follow that since the entire race was only 21km!


Robin (aka slow pregnant lady) made 2 pee stops in the first 5K but other than that ran smoothly! Dave and Robin ran the whole way together and came upon our 3rd DTC member around the 19km mark. She looked strong and we all finished feeling good. All 3 DTC members enjoyed cooling off in the tents with cool mist fans and baby pools! Dave and Robin also met the # 2 finisher in the men’s marathon, a sweet guy from Kenya. He said he didn’t run that well and finished in…2:16!!! All DTC runners collected our finisher medals (only the top 900 finishers received one) and headed back to our respective hotels. We all really enjoyed the buffet breakfast post race!


DTC runner results:

Dave ran a 2:03 and this time was good for 78th out of 317 men in his age group.
Robin ran a 2:03 and this time was good for 20th out of 109 women in her age group.
Irina ran a 2:07 and this time was good for 23rd out of 109 women in her age group.

Dave passed 1726 out of the total 2019 male runners! Robin passed 227 out of the 266 female runners! Together, Robin and Dave ended up passing 1953 runners out of the 2285 total ½ marathon runners!

Great job runners!

Complete KL marathon and ½ marathon race results can be found at:

http://www.klmarathon.gov.my/result_2008.php

For more on what some of the runners did for fun in KL check out:
www.bangladeshmartzes.blogspot.com

SLR report March 29

JR Rinfret was the super kind soul that agreed to host the March 29th SLR while the regular club leaders were away in KL preparing to run the ½ marathon the next day.

JR ran about 5 or 6 miles that took him from the ARA to New DOHS around to the Radisson Hotel to Kemal Attaturk Avenue and finally back to Gulshan. With several DTC club members in KL running the ½ marathon and various others injured or tired by the step-up relay race the previous day at the American School, it was a total surprise that JR ran solo for this SLR. He does have a great 7 mile route that we will use for the April 5th SLR that will take us “to the end of the runway and back”.

KL ½ marathon race report to follow shortly.

SLR this Saturday at 6:30AM at the front of the ARA for a 7-miler.

GREAT BIG THANKS AGAIN TO JR FOR HOSTING SLR!