hahaha klang is famous for pork food not seafood 

you're not? where r u from? haha.
Seafood is Pulau Ketam there, Port Klang, but majority Klang is pork kut teh

What distance are you doing? The time is only two weeks apart.

It depends on quite a lot of factors, like goal, budget, features, etc.

If U just wanna run for fun, not training etc, a simple sports watch with a stopwatch will do. This will enable U to keep the time ran on Ur favorite route, & if U run the same route everytime, U'll be able to tell whether U've improved simply by clocking a better time.

But if U wanna know how much effort U've put into Ur run, how much calories U've burned, if Ur training to achieve a specific goal, then U might wanna consider a watch with heart rate monitor feature. There are complicated ones, as well as simple ones. Well-known heart rate monitors like Polar, Timex, Mio, even Garmin, they have several models to suit different needs. Some models just display heart rate readouts. Some models allow U to set lower & upper limits so U can set Ur target training zone.

The ultimate ones of course have so many features that might not be that useful to casual runners (unless U have the budget, of course). These can record Ur workouts & allow U to analyze so many things. Some can also measure the distance U've run, some can also record mileage for particular shoes Ur using.

When I started running I just used a simple Timex 1440 sportswatch. After about a year, when I started entering races, I bought the Timex Fitness HRM. Now that I wanna go faster in races (plus the fact that the Timex is no longer reliable), I use Polar RS300x SD.

The device itself won't make U go faster. But the way U use it, U can train more effectively when U know how hard exactly Ur running. U can follow a training program & prevent from going too hard on easy days, too easy on hard days. U can learn to push Urself, discover the limits of Ur body. I can go on & on about this, but in the end, it depends on Ur running goal.

I think ccube uses Garmin, I think FR60 (right, ccube ?). Garmin Forerunner 405 also is am advanced model, uses GPS to measure distances.

Johannbeckham: Well... Just don't pressure yourself too much. It's your first time. Enjoy it and soak up the experience. All the best.

Hi bro, the nike+ sportband is also a great cheap alternative.
Besides the usual heart rate, distance, calories etc you can also upload your run data into your pc to check your progress and to plan your exercises.
And don't worry about the sensor like i mentioned in my post earlier, u don't need nike shoes for it.
You can just attach it to the shoes ur currently using.
And best of all, it's RM229.
Pretty cheap for something that can track your running distance.

Watch:


Sensor:

runnersworld has lots of info. you can also try this http://www.mcmillanrunning.com/index.html

all the best in your races.

Most training programs I've seen only specify the distance or time U have to run, plus at what pace. They dun put there how hard U have to run, in terms of heart rate la. So, actually, U'll do just fine with Nike Sportsband.

I also check out these sites : Cool Running and Active.com Running microsite.

No man...didn't register and never ever raced in my life before.
And 1 hour 5min is super slow lol. Read online that normal guys usually run 10k's at 45 min. 
And the wave run isn't like my normal running which is quite flat.
It's really hilly. Slopes here and there.

@Johannbeckham
Where do run in PJ Sec 14?
I am frm SS2 PJ, My runs norm take me to JayaOne, DutchLady, DUMC

We could meet up

Anyone else frm PJ area?

harlo

won't be able to join you today if your starting at 8pm today
brick training for me today (if the weather is good)

Run  -5km
Bike -34km
Run  -4km

Join me? hehe

hey there...yeah ill be going for the 42km Marathon in Singapore...but im from Penang,
just came back after the TNF 50KM duo, gosh legs are in a world of pain, never knew trail running can be fun yet so challenging, Ccube taikor! ran 50KM my gawd i dont know howd u managed to do it man...superman

my next runs are Penang Bridge 21KM  and Singapore Mara hope to do better than my previous time of 4:57 for Sundown

good to see so many posts