Jauhari hopes to keep the pace<\/p>\n
Moch. N. Kurniawan, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
With the Jakarta International 10k only four days away, local
\nrunners say they will keep it close against more experienced
\ninternational runners.<\/p>\n
Jauhari Johan, last year's winner in the national runner
\ncategory, said on Tuesday he would do his best in facing runners
\nwith better times.<\/p>\n
\"My goal is to improve my best time of 30:59 minutes and win
\nthe race. It will be good for me to compete with the world
\nrunners.\"<\/p>\n
Jauhari said he finished about 350 meters from Sammy Kirupto
\nof Kenya, the champion in the international category, last year.<\/p>\n
\"This time, at the very least I want to be closer to them,\" he
\nsaid. \"10K is my specialization, so I want to do my best.\"<\/p>\n
A total of 19 national athletes in training for the Southeast
\nAsian (SEA) Games will participate in the Jakarta 10K race on
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
They will compete against 32 international runners, including
\nlast year's runner up Sulle Martin of Tanzania in the men's
\ndivision, and 2004 women's runner up Leah Mallot of Kenya.<\/p>\n
Jauhari, who trains in Pengalengan, West Java, in the national
\ntraining program, believes it is sufficient preparation for
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
\"I won a half marathon in New Zealand last month with
\ncompetitors from Hong Kong, Philippines, Chinese Taipei, Macau,
\nand New Zealand,\" he said. \"That's a sign that my training is
\nOK.\"<\/p>\n
The Pengalengan group practices twice daily, from 7 a.m. - 9
\na.m., and 3 p.m.- 5 p.m., with the weekends off.<\/p>\n
Other athletes, including Triyaningsih, the 2004 Jakarta 10K
\nwomen's national winner, are training in Salatiga, Central Java.<\/p>\n
Ferry Subnafeu, a marathoner who will participate in the race,
\nis also guarded in her expectations.<\/p>\n
\"I am not in good condition because I am still bothered by an
\ninjury to my left foot. I just hope that this time I could
\nimprove my time of 35:06 minutes,\" said Ferry, who won a marathon
\nin Hong Kong earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Ferry took fourth place in last year's Jakarta 10K race, but
\nin the absence of last year's third place finisher Supriati
\nSutono, she may have a better chance of a higher finish.<\/p>\n
The race offers US$11,000 to each winner in the men's and
\nwomen's international category, and Rp 15 million for the
\nrespective champions in the men's and women's national category.<\/p>",
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