這是我第二次參加這場比賽，去年帶傷參賽成績其實沒有很理想，但就上次的參賽經驗來說，福岡選手權大會真的是很不錯比賽！CP值相當高。由於我大部分的時間居住在台灣，來福岡可以說是相當的方便，航程短，機票便宜，既使是住宿和飲食費用也相對於東京或其他的大城市低廉；另外值得一提的重點是：福岡國際選手權大會是一場金牌賽事，選手水準相當高，能來參加比賽的選手都只有一個共同的目標，就是追求更好的成績！這場比賽只分成兩組，參賽資格為    This my second time to compete in Fukuoka International Marathon Championships. Last year, I didn’t finish with satisfying result to due to the injury which bothered me for several months. Nevertheless, the experience of competing in this elite-oriented Gold label race was really joyful and an ideal race for pursuing Personal Best. Moreover, competing in Fukuoka is economical since the flight ticket and other expenses aren’t as expensive as Tokyo. On the other hand, Fukuoka International Marathon attracts not only top professional runners but many elite citizen runners whose pace will be similar to my goal. All the attendants  will be categorized into two groups according to their registered time:

[A Group]

1) Marathon: under 2 hours 27 minutes

2) 30 km road race: under 1 hour 35 minutes

3) Half-marathon: under 1 hour 05 minutes

[B Group]

1) Marathon: under 2 hours 35 minutes

2) 30 km road race: under 1 hour 45 minutes

3) Half-marathon: under 1 hour 10 minutes

  我是用今年東京馬拉松的成績(2:25:32)來申請，如果是日本以外的國外選手，需要在他官方所提供的推薦申請書上，請國家田徑協會的主席簽名，由於我的國籍是馬來西亞，所以我就得請我們國家的田協主席簽名，於是拜託我們國家的副體育部長協助，主席才願意請他的秘書幫我簽名，在截止日前的最後一刻我才確定我順利報名完成....

  This year, I registered with my PB set in 2018 Tokyo Marathon (2:25:32). For overseas runners who wish to compete in Fukuoka International Championships, they have to get the signature from the president of their respective National Athletics Federation as the approval of runner’s eligibility. In my case, I had to ask the MAF to sign the application form for me. Thanks to the assistance from the deputy minister of Youth and Sports so that I could get the signature from MAF in time.

這場比賽是我這個賽季的重點賽事，完賽目標設定在2小時22分左右，為了做最好的調整，我賽前2個月（10-11月）回到吉隆坡找我的教練進行更紮實的訓練，那個時候吉隆坡的天氣也比台灣還涼爽，另外賽前為了能好好休息，還提前幾天飛到福岡，除了適應天氣，飲食，熟悉環境，也能避免搭乘飛機所造成的勞累。

  This race is the most important race in the second half of 2018. My goal was around 2 hours and 2 minutes. I came back to KL in October and trained with my coach for two months to prepare for this big race. The weather in KL was a little cooler than Taiwan. As for the pre-race preparation, I flew to Fukuoka a couple days before the race because I hoped that this way I could adapt the local climate and recovered better.

  比賽當天天氣有些炎熱，約20度左右，中午12:10分起跑時，太陽很大，這其實跟我預期的天氣狀況有些不一樣，但站在起跑線上的那一刻，我也只能告訴自己，能做的我都做了，剩下的就交給老天爺了！

  The temperature on the race day was a little hot than I’d expected. When the race flagged off at 12:10, it was sunny and about 20 degrees celsius. Since I couldn’t control the condition of weather, I could l only do my best and leave the fate to decide the followed destiny.

  剛跑出去大家都很快，因為很多2:10左右的選手，我還真的有點擔心自己擋到別人，A組是在競技場內起跑，要先在田徑場繞3圈後再跑出去外面的街道，前5k都還是滿混亂的狀態，大家都一直往前衝，我也還沒找到集團可以跟，大概7-8km才開始有點集團成型，我就跟在集團的後面，約每5公里就有一個補給站，A組選手可以自備飲料，我也把能量膠一起黏在上面，本來還有點擔心會拿不到自己的水，但其實擺放的位置跟秩序都很不錯，所以沒有發生這個問題。

  Other group A runners ran pretty fast at the beginning of the race, so I did my best not to interfere other elite runners. Group A started inside the stadium and had to run three laps before entering the street. The situation and the pace were quite chaotic in the first 5 kilometers. I finally found the group whose pace was ideal for me at around 7-8 KM mark. Then I stayed closely with my group. Every 5 KM there would be refreshment stations, and Group A runners were allowed to prepare their personal refreshments. Therefore, I stuck the energy gel on my own bottles so that I could alleviate the burden of carrying it. Originally, I was worry that I couldn’t easily recognize and fetch my personal bottles. Nonetheless, everything went fine since all the tables and bottles were well placed by referees on the race day.

                 （老婆幫我的水做造型）

Decoration of my personal bottles made by my wife

                （25k)

  前面10k其實有點超速，本來想要放慢，但就得自己一個人獨推，如果要跟上集團配速就得在3分20秒-18秒左右，當下決定只好跟上集團，因為路大條又有逆風，要是自己一個人跑可能會比較消耗體力，到25k時集團人已經少掉一半，我也30K後開始感覺到有點累，開始漸漸跟不上集團，之後就自己一個人跑，到了38K還感覺到小腿有點快抽筋，到了40k甚至有想要睡覺的感覺，撐到最後200m，已經進到田徑場要拉ㄙ斗了想要加速跑進224內，結果卻又小腿抽筋，只能邊跑邊跳的回到終點--成績2:24:04

  The first 10 KM was faster than I had planned. At that time(The pace of the group was 3’18/km~3’20/km). I was considering whether to slow down or not.
But the windy condition made me choose to stay with the group or I knew that it would much harder to run individually. By 25 KM mark, the number of runners in my group had shank by 50%. I grew tired after the 30 KM and started to run alone since then. I felt tension of my calf muscles at 38 KM and even experienced the feeling of fell asleep in last two kilometers. After I re-entered the stadium, I wish I could speed up again to finish inside 2:24. To my disappointment , my calf got cramped and finished with 2:24:04.

  2:24:04是我的個人最佳，也是我第三次打破全國紀錄，但我還是對成績沒有很滿意，因為我最近的狀況調整的很好，前兩週的上尾成績也不錯，但這次雖然有破pb，但還是沒能達成我預期的目標。對我來說這次的成績不是很理想，我會在跟教練好好檢討，再戰3個月後的東京馬拉松。

  2:24:04 is my new PB, and it’s the third time for me to break the NR (hope this time can be officially recognized). However, I am not satisfied with this result because I think I should have run faster. My training status was good and I ran well in my tapering race- Ageo City Half Marathon. In order to perform better in 2019 Tokyo Marathon, I will work closely with my coach and evaluate my training plan.  

  後記：比賽前已有聯絡好，如果有打破馬來西亞國家紀錄就要自費驗尿，賽後變被帶到驗尿區進行驗尿，等待的同時，還遇到了這次的冠軍-服部勇馬，另外還有設樂悠太，很開心的與他們合照！（我大概是這裡跑最慢的選手了吧）

  Notes:    Nearly two months ahead of the race, we had contacted the secretary of Marathon organizing committee and applied for doping test (of course I had to pay on my own). So I was taken to the doping room are after the race. In that room, I met the champion- Yuma Hattori  and Yuta Shitara, the Japanese half marathon NR holder. I am so happy to have the chance of taking photo with them ( I was the slowest male runner in that doping control room) !

  最後我要感謝我的經紀人：楊晁青，謝謝他幫我聯繫上福岡選手權大會的秘書，讓我能順利驗尿，秘書還安排了一位中文翻譯隨行。

  At last, I have to thank my voluntary manager- Roger and Takemura Shuichi, the secretary of Fukuoka International Marathon Championships. Mr. Takemura helped me arrange the doping test and even assign an interpreter for me.  

贊助商/幫忙過我的人：

Sponsors/ people to thank for

Coach JP(我的教練)

Nike Malaysia 

Natural Health Farm(營養品）

逢甲跑友私人贊助 (small amount personal donation from Feng Chia running club)

PAC Lease 

Sim(馬拉西亞跑友）

Hiro Tan

Angle & Ivan

Dato' Brian

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