Buzzed down to The Padang by a taxi which costed me $27 dollars. To be honest, i was quite excited and looking forward to do this run. After all, i haven't push myself to the limit this year to do more than 15km and i know the scenary of IR and the Marina Bay will be just breath-taking.
Didn't bring camera or handphone while i ran so no pictures taken.
About the run, the first 15km was no issue, i think my practice runs are always around 10km, so i was still feeling fresh at the 15km mark. Time check: 1h 41mins. Better than my Passion run timing. After 17th km, legs felt a bit soft and body feeling a bit fatigue, needed Salongpas to ease my joint pains already.
19th km onwards was a physical and mental torture. Actually can't feel my legs at all, began to walk and only resumed running after a lot of vulgarities in my head. And finally hit the finishing line at 2h 23mins. 7 mins below my initial target though i thought i could hit 2h 15mins when i hit my 15th km.
Friends asked why i so siao on, or enthu these days, indeed i am fitter than my army days. To the extent that i could spend $27 to take a cab for a run to torture myself. And to sleep at 10pm and waking up at 345am.
Beside the usual thing of challenging myself, another thing is to keep to my promise. Once i signed up for the 21km run, i have promised myself to do it, so i have to do it. Even if i have to take an aeroplane (just an analogy) :)
Enough said. Pictures time.
