By Olivia Miwil
September 28, 2019 @ 1:23pm
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| TAWAU: A 24-year-old trail runner, attempting the feat for the first time ever, made a surprise by winning third place during the inaugural Tawau Tropical Rainforest Run at the Tawau Hills Park, here. Mount Kinabalu porter Jemson Daikin clocked 1:59:47 to finish the 21-kilometre trail run for the Men's Open category held in the forest here, which is home to several record-breaking tallest trees. "This is my first trail running event and I did not undergo special trainings for it but my job as a porter might have helped me. Mount Kinabalu porter Jemson Daikin clocked 1:59:47 to finish the 21-kilometre trail run for the Men's Open category held in the forest here, which is home to several record-breaking tallest trees. "This is my first trail running event and I did not undergo special trainings for it but my job as a porter might have helped me.  He attributed his placing to a lack of training, saying he was slightly slow during the uphill portion of the trail and attempted to compensate when going downhill. Safrey, who is also a mountain guide, expressed hope that the organiser would include the event in the annual tourism calendar and extend the distance up to 50 kilometres to attract more international ultra trail runners. Jassica Lintanga, 35, another Sabahan who regularly joins international ultra trail running races rated today's run with a difficulty level of 6 out of 10. "This route is a fast trail where you can enjoy running and going uphill. "It is also amazing that a marshal was there at every kilometre, making me feel safe," she said, adding that today's race was part of her training for the trail run league in Thailand. Jassica won the Women's veteran category, finishing at 2:51:46. For all categories, first prize winners took home cash prizes of M2,000, followed by RM1,500 for second place and RM1,000 for third place. Those who placed fourth to 15th took home RM300 each. |
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