CNY EVE - The Delayed

It was meant to be a simple run. 22 km run starting from SP to MF and come back via Henderson Bridge. It is suppose to be smell flower run as we enjoy the scene through Hortipark. Well what is planned does not always come through.

I receive a sms and eventually a call at 6:10am that gate 4 is locked. Damn! It has never been locked! Why now! Ask to wait around while i make the way there.

I reached 10mins later and the gate has opened. :p But wait...the gate to the stadium is locked! Someone is sleeping on the job? Damn! Some of the folks have to detour to reach the meeting point. Sigh.

Realise i forget about my fuelbelt water bottles! Hahaha...silly me...so running w/o water then. Anyway along the way there is toilet. :p

8 of us started the run around 6:40am towards NUS. The weather is good and the pace okay. When we reach pasir panjang, the pace has picked up. Wow, not really use to it and decided to fall back and let the few goes. HR is okay, but abit high at this early stage.

When i reached Vigilante, can feel i don't think i have the strength to run up. After a short run decide to be conservative and walk up. :p

We stop at the tank for a toilet break. Distance 6km. Catch a breath.

Moving on towards MF. Tao tummy pain and have to make an unschedule pitt stop at Shell Petrol kiosk and the 2 ladies runners accompany her. VH, CCF and myself decide to swing ourself outside the Laksa Steamboat stall where WM and SB pushed up MF.

We waited and enjoy the Swing, enjoying the early morning. Spent around 5mins and still no sign of the ladies. Decide to proceed before engine cool down. After the impromptu rest, getting up MF isn't really a great challenge. lol

We take another rest at the cafe toilet and wait for the ladies to come up. We waited for a long way and finally ZBB and later ZM turns up. We continue to wait for Tao, she didn't turn up!

Maybe she meet us at Henderson wave bridge we thought and make our way down. We are surprise when we didn't see her there! *faint*

We up our alert status and send up rescue team for search and rescue mission! Some went up and down MF, some Left right at the WAVE, but still couldn't find her! After about an hour!*faint*, we gave up and proceed with the walk/run along Henderson Bridge towards Kent Ridge.

By then another RED alert has raised. VM needs to get home by 11am and we have 2 hours left with 10km more to go! That is pretty challenging given the terrain and our fitness level(at this moment).

It is a smell flower pace as we slowly run along and enjoy the atmosphere along the metal structures. Lots of greens to see as well.

We take another break at Hortipark and take quite a few photos there when we run through the park towards Kent Ridge. It is another challenging run up to Kent Ridge. :p

Once we reached Kent Ridge, running is resume. But not before we take a cold drink from the vending machine at the "tank" toilet. :p

WM and SB run back first as they have a RED alert, whereas the ZBB, ZM, VH, CCF and myself slowly strode behind.

Finally we recieve a call from Tao that she is back at SP while we run along Science Park. :p

The pace picked up again along NUS as we ran up/down the slope towards SP. It is tiring to say the least, but by then my engine is in full throttle and manage to keep pace. :p

Up the last slope towards SP. Can feel the strain of the pace and decide to pull back and walk up. I could have pressed on, but don't want to overstretch myself for a training run.

Reached the end point. 3:55hrs for 22km. A very slow run indeed. :p

The gate to the stadium is still locked! We have to climb over for bathing and the worst is that Tao locked her key in the car! WM bag is in the car and he needs to rush home! Another long delayed until Tao's BIL drove over with the key! Wahaha.....

It was closer to 12 noon when WM reached home!

Okay...today is the last day of the year. The run was Delayed...nope...Extended...so is the after run event(makan)....wahaha.....

Better Late then Never...and a better start tomorrow(New Year) - We can't do worst than today!