Epic Run

My inlaw place is in Yishun, i am staying at Hougang. My sweetheart or rather she officially become my sweetheart about 15 years ago.

There are up and down during the entire 10 years of courtship before we tied the knot...yeah a marathon in a sense...didnt realised i will do the real marathon many years later.

During early part of courtship whereby i didnt have company/own transportation, i have to rely on public buses to travel around. At times, my sweetheart are so glue to myself that she couldnt allow myself to leave in the evening. As always i have to tell her, if i dont leave now, i will have to walk home and nope i am not going to spent my hard earned $ on taxi(i was pretty poor than, not that i am rich now). I always have to leave just enough time to catch the buses in order to get on the last bus(Tibs 854) home. Failing i will have to "walk" back. A few times, it come closed, but i still managed to catch up the bus.

I have forgotten about the tactic on "walk home" in order to leave early , until last year i took part in Run Round Singapore and rekindle my thoughts on the route "walk home". It was at the back on my mind that i shall do this in the future.

Today mind wasn't strong and i miss the morning run. I was thinking about this Epic run in the late morning from Hougang to Yishun, logistic wise wasnt ideal, plus the potential hot weather put this off. I am ready for a 27km run this morning, just that the epic route(est 20km) wasnt in my plan and i am not mentally prepared for it even thought the distance is okay. I make up my mind, today i shall run from Yishun to Hougang late afternoon to miss the sun, plus not too dark for safety reason.

At 5pm, i start off from Yishun Ring Road and headed towards Khatib MRT, carrying along the usual LSD gear, but this time round i carry my water bag(empty) inside have mobile phone, wallet and others. Just after i start to run, then it dawn on myself i worn the wrong running tee as water bag straps are going to eat my shoulder. In fact it does cut my shoulder until i remember to use my plaster to cushion the impact. Well, it has been a long time since i last use the water bag, gonna do something abt the shoulder strap thing. Maybe go down to Beach road to see if anything suitable.

I took a few drink/walk/traffic lights break along the way as i make my way from Khatib MRT to Yishun Stadium to Seletar Resevior, Seletar camp, Jalan Kayu, Yio Chu Kang, Paya Lebar, Lorong Ah Soo.

It wasnt a nice run, as the road are not ideal for running, don't even have road shoulder to run after Seletar Reservior before Jalan Kayu. I went into &-11 at Jalan Kayu for my cold H20 pitt stops.

I finished the run finally around 2:13hrs, which i guess with so many stops here and there, should be around 19km max. Not the kind of ending for the Epic run i have in mind, nevertheless i make it back with memories tucked in somewhere behind.