the crowds were overwhelming and the race didn't start on time at 4:15pm as scheduled. the skies were overcast and threatened to rain, yet it was warm and humid. i sweated buckets before the run even started.i had arranged to meet up with ts to run together. but i lost him quite early in the run 'cos he was weaving through the crowds while i was too lazy to bother with that. furthermore, the organisers didn't close the esplanade bridge or shenton way so the route was rather congested.
yeah, i'm blaming them for my slow timing for the 10km run. :P haha...
the heat didn't make running easier either. i stopped for drinks at all 3 stations. the last 5km along the singapore river past boat quay, the central, riverside point with the u-turn at robertson quay and clarke quay while fun and interesting, was too congested at some points, especially at the many underpasses.
whenever i encountered any upslopes, i would walk... sigh, i guess my 1 month plus of thrice-weekly runs of 6km wasn't enough preparation for a better timing. guess i need to work harder for my standchart 21km this december. gosh! >_<
just checked the results online, the singapore men's open winners did it below 35 minutes and the women did it below 40! wow...
my results and worldwide ranking? click on the picture to see. :)
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