Mizuno Wave Run: From pre-war to aftermath..
Number registerd. Time for some run!
Saucony Trigon 5 Guide(not glide)
Age: 2days
Mileage: 10km
What a night i had with my sis and her clicks..the whole night was filled with booze, ciggies and much fun-filled laughters and that whisky on the rock offered by one of my Aunties which i will never forget!
It was raining this morning and judging from the time i slept at around 0400, i had only 2hours of sleep. Still contemplating on whether to go for the Mizuno Wave Run and before i decided on anything, my mind went blank and i went back to Lalaland..
At about 0630, my cellphone ranged thanks to Brian Widjaja. He was late for the run and as agreed, he stopped by my place on cab to pick me to Temasek Polytechnic where the run was held. While on the cab, I called Leah and she told me she's still waiting for her friend's reply and so..
It was 0720 when we managed to make our way all the way to the stadium. It was so friggin packed!!! . After we managed to locate the baggage with the help of MC Daniel Ong, Brian and I headed to the track and joined our fellow camp mates for some warm-up.
The race started at 0730, and after strolling for 10 to 20 seconds, we finally managed to find some running spaces for ourselves. I then started to overtake as many people as possible and Brian followed closely behind me. We met with several bottle-necks which really irritated me because we have to wait for the bottle-neck to clear again before proceeding on.
Halfway through the race, after much struggle keeping my feet on dry spots as not to get myself wet, I waved my white flag. Feeling like a very-much-demoralised-personnel with that wet feet, the rest of the distance then depended very much on my determination because of the additional weight of the mud water in my shoes. In the midst of the run, i spotted Weiren and Warrant Alan ahead of me, and an anonymous who called me by my name when i don't even know who he was.
I crossed the finishing line with little effort as a matter of fact that i've already lost most of my senses except for sensing water. I joined the finishing crowded at the water point grabbing bottles of water. After refreshening up, i head up further and looked at the time which read 52:20, a very average timing though.
Brian crossed the finishing mark at about 55 minutes, then came Xavier. We then gathered at the finishing line getting out bottles ready to splash water on people we know. We then head on to collect our googie bags and personal baggage.
After getting our stuffs, Brian went off. Xavier and i and another Khatib dude (sry dood i couldn't rem your name even tho u're cute. Leah said so.) made our way to TP's shower room for a shower while Leah came to collect her goodie bag. She missed the run because of LAZINESS!!!
After our shower, Leah was almost done with her collection. We made our way in Xav's vehicle to pick her up and headed to Tampines for lunch. And Camp's next.
A review on the organisation of the run, i feel that it sucks!! the start point should be situated nearer to the gate. Men's and women's baggage trucks should not be placed so far away from each other. Reduce bottle-necks and if possible, widen the running route. More ushers could be appointed for crowd control in the stadium and also along the route because some of the fun run people actually went into the 10km route.. lol.
ps: To the dude who called out to me this morning, i apologise for not recognising you.. please let me know who you are.. thanks!
