7th Asian Marathon just a month away

The 7th Asian Marathon will be run on the 2nd of July, and will be combined with Pattaya International Marathon 2000.

Last year’s predawn start of the Pattaya Asian Marathon

The Tourism Authority of Thailand, organizer of the Pattaya City International Marathon to date, transferred this year’s arrangements to the Thai National Athletic Association to help stimulate tourism in Thailand and encourage more participation.

The Thai National Athletic Association accepted and afterwards volunteered to host the 7th Asian Continent Championship Marathon, inviting top ranked male and female runners from the Asian Athletic Confederation and in the process decided to combine both events which will be held in Pattaya on 2 July 2000.

Over one million baht in prizes will be awarded. The entry fee is set at 500 baht and the Thai National Athletic Association will be giving free shirts, hammocks, hats, and travel bags to everyone entering.

For more information or to enter contact the TAT Region 3 office in Pattaya, tel. (038) 428750, 427667, fax: 429113.

Adkins, Smith, Pollard and Beaton win Tuk-Tuk Golf Tourney

PH3 Run 846

Monday, Monday, Monday, I’m addicted to Monday’s, I’m addicted to PH3, I’m addicted to lots of things, but I like it. It’s fun to see how the PH3 has developed in the right direction, lots of runners, cracks and children, that’s the way it should be on a Monday. “PH3 is best…”

Now to the run 846 itself. As usual the GM called to form a circle and he blessed the new shoos. C.face & Rottweiler, the hares, told us a little about the run and of we go. Usually, I was in the front to show the rest of the pack the right way. Tampax, Singapore S. and myself were the first ones to reach the first check, Singapore S and myself promptly started to search for a trail, but Tampax just stopped and enjoy the view. As soon as we yelled ON ON the lazy bastard “Tampax” started to run like hell again. The same story appeared on the second and third check. That’s why he always is the first runner to come in, #####. It’s also good to see how C.face & Rottweiler have improved their runs. This was a good 35 minutes run for all categories, runners, walkers and short cutters like myself. Well done to both of you, but most Rottweiler.

Form a circle, the GM’s voice was heard all over the place, and we all started to form the circle. The GM was in a good mood this evening, almost everybody got double down downs. I think it’s because he has to leave us for some time. Hope to see you back soon. Well in the circle, it was time for some fixed raffle performed by Dr. Pinky himself. Lousy prizes. Time for some R.A. Hares take a seat, almost everyone considered the run as a good run, on which the R.A. let them go away. The next to be iced was the Pope himself, because he had his 80th birthday. Since the Pope was present, we also had to find a suitable name for the bell ringer at Delaney’s who was temporarily baptized as Pig F. last week. This week he was baptized as Katoy Annual M., very suitable name. Can you imagine that Boy George has only done 50 runs? I thought it was a lot more but well done Boy George. 650 runs and Sir Air Head was given a lovely plaque, that guy knows everything about nothing (American). 650 run can you believe that, whoa.

The beers started to influence me and my memory got weaker, I forgot to take any more notes, but I do remember when the new Pavarotti “C.face” entered the circle and sung an excellent strophe. Tไnk om man kunnat skrivit detta pๅ svenska istไllet, fan sๅ mycket lไttare. Men dom dไr Engelsmไnnen, Amerikanarna kan ju inget annat ไn sitt eget djไvla sprๅk. Har dom nๅgon IQ eller? Nej.

On On Charlie Manson

The Pattaya Hash House Harriers host their 3rd annual Betty Boop run Monday Jun 5th. The Betty Boop run is an ‘all girl’ run – well, organized by girls. The theme this year is aerobics. Girls signing-up and running in aerobics outfits (tight pants/tops or leotard) and guys signing-up and running in female attire (sarongs don’t count) are sponsored by the hash. Anybody in normal running gear pays the normal fee of 250/100. A special T-shirt is available and food. Sign-up is at the Hare House in Soi Post Office and starts at 3:30pm. Bus leaves at 4:30pm. PS: Every Tuesday and Friday there is a 2nd hand market at the end of Soi Buakao leading into South Pattaya Road opposite Friendship. Plenty of cheap dresses fitting all belli sizes. NOTE: The PH3 has its new sign-up location as of June 26, 2000: Scandi Bar, Beach Road, between TQ1 and The Hopf.

Pattaya to host international boxing match

Quiz Question Setter to Retire

Barrie Kenyon, who has organized Pattaya’s Sunday and Wednesday pub quiz leagues for four years, has told bar owners he is stepping down not later than the end of the year. He has already set more than 16,000 questions on every topic under the sun.

Barrie Kenyon will retire as quiz setter by the end of the year

“Setting the quizzes is a good deal more difficult than may appear. What works in Birmingham won’t necessarily be successful in Pattaya, and I wanted to give the bars plenty of time to settle on the right person or persons. I have much enjoyed the rough and tumble since 1996, but there haven’t been any riots during my time. However, I want to take a back seat before becoming stale.”

The twice weekly competitions are believed to be good for business in the bars and in high season can attract 150 punters, mostly Brits. Barrie said that the overall standard of general knowledge was remarkably high in the Pattaya leagues. “There are more egg heads here than might be imagined,” he added.

Barrie Kenyon is the British Embassy honorary consular officer in Pattaya. He liaises with police, prison authorities and hospitals where the interests of British nationals are concerned.

Big week for the Snowman

The golfing guru slays Siam

PSC Pattaya Golf Society from The Bunker

On the 23rd of May, the Bunker Boys went to Siam Country Club for a medal and a Stableford competition. On a perfect day for golf, Bill Jones won Division One with a net 69. Peter Renggli and Jocce Hansson, each with a net 70, tied for second. A good result for Bill because he has not been on the podium for a while.

In Division Two, Len Jones fired 36 points, Mike Spear 39, but all the field were left trailing behind the golfing guru himself, Mighty Mick Jones with a staggering 45 points.

At the presentation in The Bunker, Mick gave his usual golfing clinic to his disciples and gave them advice with, “You’ve all got it inside you - you just have to go for it. Some of you have it but some of us have a lot.” Thank you Mick but can you do it off your new handicap?

Near pins went to Jocce, John Taylor, Les Winch and Mick Jones.

Fitness Tips: Keep on Running

by David Garred
Club Manager Dusit Resort Sports Club

G’Day All,

Well fitness freaks and casual exercisers I have answers today for you on the eating line.

If you find yourself feeling tired before, during and after your workouts then the problem could well be food. More to the point, not enough of the stuff that you need to get up and get going.

This week I am on about energy intake with some specific figures.

With the Pattaya Marathon only weeks away and many a runner in preparation I thought I would use jogging as the main point to kick off from. Everyone please remember these guidelines will apply to almost all sports, even contact sports that are all about tackling, ball handling and sprinting short distances to go beyond little white lines.

Whether you are competing in a marathon or a 5k run it is important to do the right type of training. Although pounding the roads and clocking up the miles is an important part of your preparation, the necessity of a balanced diet must not be underestimated.

Nutrient balance

Food and drink provide us with the essential nutrients of carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals and fluid. No one food alone can provide all our needs so a good training diet is necessary:

60-70% energy from carbohydrate
12-15% energy from protein
less than 30% energy from fat

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is the primary energy source used by the body during distance / endurance events. It is stored in the muscles and liver as glycogen and is converted to glucose when your body requires energy. If glycogen becomes empty during a long distance event, the glucose supplied to the brain becomes limited, resulting in disorientation and confusion.

How much carbohydrate?

The amount of carbohydrate you need depends upon the amount of training you do each day, but eating carbohydrate rich foods at regular intervals will ensure an adequate supply. Try to include a large portion of carbohydrate rich food with each meal.

Up to one hour of training per day: 5-6g carbohydrate per kg body weight per day, this is for most of us, even those who don’t train daily.

1-2 hours training per day: 8-10 g carbohydrate per kg of body weight per day, those few truly dedicated people.

Over 2 hours per day: 8-10 g carbohydrate per kg body weight per day, elite athletes usually will require this.

For example: if you weigh 65kg and train for 1-2 hours per day you will need approximately 390g-520g of carbohydrate per day.

Portion sizes of carbohydrate rich foods providing approximately 50g of carbohydrate:

3-4 slices of bread
2 bread rolls
3 crumpets
2 apples
8 tablespoons of cooked pasta
4 tablespoons of cooked rice

Large bowl of cereal - not the types with cartoon animals on the box

2 Medium bananas
2 tablespoons of raisins / sultanas

Try to have a carbohydrate rich food or drink within 1 hour of finishing each training session as the body can store carbohydrate more efficiently during this time. To ensure your glycogen stores are fully loaded before you run, increase your carbohydrate intake to 10g/kg/day for 4-5 days before the start date and decrease the amount of training you do. This is called Carb. loading with event tapering.

Fluid

You lose a large amount of fluid from the body as sweat during endurance events. Sweating allows the body to keep at the right temperature; if you do not drink enough water to replace what is lost the body will overheat and you will feel tired, may experience stomach upsets and nausea, thus not allowing you to get the full benefit from your training session.

You should drink 2 liters of water every day and replace what is lost when you train on top of this amount in a climate like this. To ensure that you are fully hydrated, drink approximately 600ml of water or sports drink 2 hours before you exercise and then another 300ml a few minutes before you start. It is a good idea to weigh yourself before and after a training session to see how much weight you have lost. You should then drink 1.5 liters per 1kg of weight lost.

So if you lose 600g of weight you should drink 900ml of water.

Protein, fat, vitamins and minerals

Exercise increases the body’s requirements for protein. Try to include a protein rich food in 2-3 meals per day. For example: chicken, fish, lean red meat, milk or yoghurt. To ensure an adequate intake of vitamins and minerals, eat at least 5 portions of fruits and vegetables daily.

Good luck with your event preparation and remember, good preparation makes a game or sporting event fun.

Carpe’ Diem

One Design with many facets

by Race Officer
Harry Ghoos

The “One Design” series is a yearly early rainy season event at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. The series was created to discover the best sailor in each class of boats sailed in the Club. Sadly, like old soldiers, the Enterprise and Fireball sailors have faded away. Today only Lasers, Hobies and Nacras compete to find their “sailor of the year”.

The races were held over two weekends. Eight races in total, enough for the quality sailors to prove themselves.

The Lasers were well represented with 12 to 14 boats on the water in almost every race. The Hobies seem to suffer from a “sail drain”. Many of the better sailors, from Australia, New Zealand and the UK, have recently left the Kingdom to pursue their careers in other parts of the world where, from what we have heard, the sailing is not as nice as it is in the Gulf of Siam. At the same time this has given a new challenge to other sailors who are competing vigorously to take their places. The Nacra fleet on the other hand is not exactly a “one design” category. Several Nacra 16 squares (single sailed boats) competed with a Nacra 5.5 sailed single handed on this occasion by our first class Aussie sailor Gary Baguley.

Besides the variety of boats, the weather, wind and rain, and a strong tide chiseled the many facets on our one design series.

The series started with a hard fought battle among the Titans that kept them on the water for more than an hour in winds of 14 to 15 knots with a strong tide to make it all the more difficult. In the comfort of their trapezes and trampolines, the multihull sailors had an easier time than the courageous Laser sailors, who were constantly adjusting sails, gear and centerboards to the gusts of wind and choppy waters.

With a mixed start for both multihull categories, the Nacras, sailing higher, created somewhat of a nuisance for the Hobies which they passed to windward. This, on its own, was good for hours of discussion at the Beach Bar later that evening, whether to have separate starts for Hobies and Nacras or just put them all in the same bag. “Learn to sail!” - “This is a one design, get out of our water!” were some of the comments the Race Officer picked up as the two rival classes continued to compete over the beers.

There was none of that among the Laser sailors. Although they were not giving each other an inch during the race, once over, it was camaraderie and advice time: what to do downwind and whether to go inland or out to sea on their beat.

Where during the first race the heavier sailors had more advantage, the slightly lighter winds for the second race of the day showed a completely different result.

The Sunday morning winds are usually a bit lighter and again in the third race of the series the lighter sailors had advantage in the Laser class, but the day wasn’t over yet. Strong winds were back for the fourth race and the positions were reversed again.

After two days of racing some of the favourites for the Laser title had already clearly manifested themselves. Neil Semple had found his form again but Laser Fleet Captain Charlie Zbinden was surely not going to let him get away with victory easily.

Some very good results were recorded from occasional participants but, as is normal in a race series, those who persevere win. This was again the case for this year. Despite the other one time winners, Charlie Zbinden, with a first place of his own in race six, was the One Design Laser Champion for this year. Second came Neil Semple.

And where, during all this, were the multihull sailors? They were on the water at the same time as the Lasers, but not always in large numbers. The Nacra fleet was thinned out continuously by various equipment problems. Alex Skaria’s mast went during the last race, leaving Alberto Cassio the only Nacra sailor to finish. Gary Baguley had to retire in the race before, also with mast problems. Big Peter Herning, who could only participate during the last weekend, when he won one race and missed one victory due to confusion at the start, had to retire in the last race with damage to one of his hulls. In the end, Alberto Cassio took the overall win in the Nacra class.

The top places in the Hobie fleet races were fought out among three boats: heavy weather sailor Alain Brancart, Hobie Fleet Captain Simon Prattley, sailing with Susanne, and Bob and Judy Gardham. Alain’s six wins assured him of overall victory. The Gardhams, improving their techniques every week, and already among the better Hobie sailors in the Club, proved their worth by winning the second prize overall.

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