3 September 2022, Bangkok: Muhammad Ikbolasen took victory in the Men Elite’s 10KM category, with a winning time of 31:31 at the adrenaline-pumping ASICS’ Meta : Time : Trials race in Bangkok, Thailand.
Besides taking first place in the race, Ikbolasen and Tahira Najmunissa broke their personal bests in the elite categories. Ikbolasen celebrated his first trip out of Malaysia with a win and personal best, improving his time by 1 minute and 7 seconds.
A total of 28 elite athletes and around 200 participants gathered to participate in the Athletics Association of Thailand (AAT) certified META : Time : Trials Bangkok, South East Asia edition in the capital city of Thailand, Bangkok. The runners were challenged to beat their Personal Best (PBs) over the 10km race distance, unleashing their speed to deliver record-setting performances.
PBs were achieved with all runners wearing ASICS’ new METASPEED™+ shoes. Building on the great success of the METASPEED™ series introduced in 2021, ASICS Institute of Sport Science (ISS) has utilized data accumulated through elite athletes in competitions to refine the product design, enabling runners to sprint with greater agility and enhanced comfort.
The start-finish point of the race took place at Stadium One, where participants ran through four main roads of Bantadtong road, Rama 4 road, Phayathai road, and Rama 1 road.
In the Women Elite’s 10KM race, Southeast Asian Games Bronze medallist, Goh Chui Ling was crowned Champion. At the same time, Woraphan Nuansri from Thailand and Noor Amelia Musa from Malaysia finished second and third respectively.
Through this year’s edition of META: Time : Trials and the improved METASPEED™+ series, ASICS reinforces its position as the pioneer of innovation in the running sector, furthering its continued commitment to providing elite athletes with the ideal platform to unleash their potential.
