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ASICS Blog Ten Athletes to Watch at ASICS META : Time : Trials Malaysia

Ten Athletes to Watch at ASICS META : Time : Trials Malaysia

NOV. 11, 2023
Some of the top runners from across the region are ready to set the roads of Cyberjaya ablaze at ASICS’ Annual 10KM Road Race.

The ASICS META: Time: Trials is back!

After a successful Bangkok, Thailand debut in September 2022, participants and supporters can expect to witness another adrenaline pumping event this month.

While the 10-kilometre road race is meant to challenge every participant to beat their personal best, the spotlight inevitably turns to the top runners representing their countries from across Southeast Asia who will be toeing the start line. Just who will come out tops in 2023?

Here we turn the spotlight on 10 regional ASICS athletes (5 male, 5 female) you will want to keep a lookout for at this year’s ASICS META : Time : Trials Malaysia.

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ARTHIT SODA 
Thailand
28 years-old 

Personal Best 10-KM Time: 
32min 13sec

At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Subic, Philippines, Arthit Soda won the gold medal with team Thailand in the Duathlon mixed category. A seasoned athlete, Arthit clocked his personal best 10km time at the 2022 Buriram 10KM event, putting 32:13 on the clock.

Despite the disappointment of a DNF for the inaugural edition of META : Time : Trials on home soil in Bangkok last year due to an injury, 2023 has been a great year for Arthit and the triathlete is expected to be part of the lead pack in what is anticipated to be an exciting race.

Making the podium for multiple 10KM races this year, Arthit will be donning the METASPEEDTM SKY+ and is targeting a sub 32-minute finish to break his personal best.

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SERENA TEOH
Singapore
36 years-old

Personal Best 10-KM Time
38min 52sec

Representing Singapore in the marathon at the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines in 2019 and finishing in fifth place overal, Serena’s athlete journey saw her begin as a biathlete before becoming a runner.

More known as a marathon runner, Serena rarely competes over the 10KM distance, but that changed in 2023 with her taking on no fewer than three 10km races in the 2XU Compression Run, Sundown Marathon and the Gold Coast Marathon.

Having missed out on the first edition of the ASICS META : Time : Trials in Bangkok, Serena is hoping to make her mark in Malaysia with a good time as part of the preparation for her next marathon and is excited to run with local and regional ASICS athletes, many of whom she doesn’t usually get a chance to do so because of different disciplines (i.e. duathlon and triathlon).

Having suffered several injury setbacks including a stress injury just before the 2019 SEA Games, Serena believes life’s challenges have made her a stronger athlete today and she the is using the ASICS META : Time : Trials as a fitness gauge in her training, with her main goal and eye on the marathon distance.

Article source: SportPlus.SG