Pelari Hore Community Holds Friendship Run 2023 in Sanur, Welcoming Maybank Marathon 2023

In order to welcome the runners Eid Mubarak (Maybank Marathon 2023) which taking place in Bali, the running community in Bali, Pelari Hore, held a casual running event called the Friendship Run on Saturday August 26, 2023.

This event was held with the aim of training and small gatherings before the big event the next day, Maybank Marathon 2023 on Sunday 27 August 2023, which will cover a distance of many kilometers. Even though it was meant to be a leisurely run, it was not a joke, the event was packed in a neat and serious way, and it had lots of big sponsors behind it. Call it Stuja di Pantai which is the starting and finishing point of this Friendship Run route.

Rundown of The Friendship Run Event

The event was planned to start at 06.00 WITA, but the runners had gathered since 05.00 WITA. Runners who take part in this event do not only come from members of the Pelari Hore community, but also runners from outside the community because anyone is allowed to join.

Warm up and Runnnnn!!!

At 05.30 WITA the event started with a warm-up led by Coach Aul from NBRC Jakarta (New Balance Running Club). All the participants took part enthusiastically because it seemed that everyone was aware of the importance of warming up before engaging in any sporting activity.

Then the run begins, the runners are divided into 4 departure waves to not cause crowds that disturb runners and other road users. With a route of 3.8 KM, passing the road along the shoreline of Sanur, then turning back towards the main road to then return and finish at Stuja on the beach again. Not forgetting that every wave of runners’ departure is always accompanied by a Pacer so that the running speed is uniform so that no one is too fast or runners are left behind, because their task is to set the tempo in group runs.

The entire running route is taken by runners in just 30 minutes. After all the runners arrived at the finish line, a cool-down movement was carried out to end the morning’s running session led by Coach Aul again. This cooling is done right on the beach accompanied by the sunrise on Sanur beach which is so beautiful, making everyone more relaxed.

Sharing Session and Games with Prizes

The event was already halfway through, but the enthusiasm of the participants had not yet subsided, coupled with interactive games with prizes.

Everyone’s adrenaline which had been running high because of the games, finally calmed down a bit because next was a sharing session that presented Coach Aul, and also Triyaningsih who is an Indonesian female athlete who holds 11 SEA Games gold medals for the branch running. This sharing session talked a lot about tips & tricks about running and also about the story of Coah Aul and Triyaningsih.

The adrenaline of the participants was raised again by the raffle with a prize of 1 pair of running shoes from New Balance and an exclusive t-shirt from Paramatex (paramatex.com).

Paramatex Shares Free T-shirts

The event was declared finished when the Paramatex team distributed T-shirts with the words Paramatex X Hore which were immediately worn by the runners and a group photo was taken against the beautiful Sanur beach as a background with the sun rising.

Good luck to all runners who will take part in the Maybank Marathon 2023!