Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008 Results

 
nice timing eh? haha




me with relative to some of my friends..

with Ye Han

Xiong Wei

and Mun Fai

A Day of Achievement for the Fongs

it was 2am..
all set and i took up from my house and walked to Bedok Stadium

reached there at 3am..
and the bus came at 4am..
a stranger came to me and asked if im waiting for someone..
damn.. so obvious that im not..
lol

in the Shuttle bus towards Padang
reached Padang at 4.30am..
deposited my baggage and waited for the start of the race..
adrenaline rush...
called Xiong Wei and realised that he might be late..
 
ready

set

go!
along the way.. there are many sign boards that were super inspiring to me..



the most inspiring for me...^


the race was great...
the first half of the Marathon is no kick for me..
running and running freely with no pain or whatsoever..
the real race started only after the halfway mark.. 21km..
there.. i reached the National Sailing centre..
there is a loop..
and after the round about..
i could see the whole stretch of marathoners behind me..
pain and aches started to kick in..
the temptation of stopping and just walk the remaining half is overwhelming...
then.. i see the Standard Chartered Marathon's Slogan, "Run you own race"
i finally able to fully appreciate this statement..
the idea is to challange oneself..
not comparing with anyone else..
they walk doesnt mean you walk..
run because you will...
its about 3 hours of the aerobatic motion..
tried some other actions and you will enjoy a pain..
great pain..
muscle are tensed up like never before..
there.. the deep heating rub come into play..
i realised lots of people's leg had that white cream on it..
so i when on trying..
OMG!!! the burning sensation.. really Deep Heat into the muscles..
and that relief some of the pains and aches to a great degree..
4 hours...
stomach starts to get hungry..
people without breakfast may faint because of that..
experienced runners long had prepared their energy gels...
and for first timers like me..
the sponsors took care of us..
boxes of energy gel was there to match the demand..
30+km .. every consecutive km felt like its longer than the previous one..
the race dont seem to end..
people around me started to give up and walk..
the runners' guild said that there will be water stations every 1.5km..
but we never seem to reach the next one...
pains and aches again..
people stopping at the side to stretch their leg muscles..
35km.. we reached around the kallang area..
buses and other vehicles had people looking at our suffering..
runspirators carrying and ringing their bells to cheer us on..
saw couple of volunteers sleeping on the side of the runner track..
which was quite discouraging..
38km..
4km more.. thinking of just give the last dash now..
but its too early when you realise its further than you expected to be
the good thing for me was to realise that making bigger steps is better than smaller ones
it reduce the pain on the knees and feet
40km...


F1 pit..
got amazed by the Jaguar and Ferrari
41km..
back to the starting point.. the Kids Dash event was about to start..
and there were lots of supporters cheering us to go on..
42km..
everything seems possible
and finally...

met up with Xiong Wei after the race and then went home with Su Zhen............

one good thing after a Marathon for me...
a good Sleep..
no energy to think about other things..
and just goes to sleep within few minutes
unlike the usual tens of minutes..
woke up and got ready to attend my Brother's Eunos YEC event
it was the Eunos YEC Year End Dinner & Launch of Website..
my Brother is the Creator of the Website and i think this is his day..
he took the mic and gave a short speech on the YEC site...
i took a video and posted to facebook le..











i believe my parents were very happy to see my Brother's achievement..
and to add to that..

we got the first prize at the Lucky Draw!!! WAHAHAHAHAHAHA
soon after we get it..
my Brother told us that he was the one who bought it for the Lucky Draw as he is part of the organising committee..
and well..
we got it..
HAHAHAHA
later

The End is Ahead

went back to SRJC after driving lesson..
collected the $5 and left..
the field is getting ready..
very nice liao.. sad that im not a SRJCian anymore..
continued to Singapore Expo..
Race Expo to collect Standard Chartered Marathon Race Pack..
it starts with the queue..

thats the outside..
now the inside..


and finally..

thats it.. hope i can complete my new year resolution for 2008 on Sunday
later

Searching

Zouk's 4 JC party was ok..
danced with Lennon and Henry most of the time..
saw lots of SRJCians and some junior in BDS..
after the party at 3am.. the group of us went to Lao Ba Sa wanting for a meal.. but its not open yet..
we then continued to Kallang Mac for breakfast
and Brandon (not sure about the spelling) sent Ian and me home..
grateful for that.. haha
first driving lesson..
reached the driving centre with Xue Feng and his sister..
the number is 225 and i waited anxiously..
finally he came and the lesson started..
getting the vehicle moving is really thrilling for the first time..
haha.. let see what is there for me tomorrow..
met Rina and Shinie for Kbox at Marina Square..
both of them are late...
Shinie treated me subway's cookies.. how nice..
sang my heart out for the 4 hours there..

went prawning with Audrey just now..
3 hours of handling the rod..
kinda tired after that..
well.. managed to catch 11 prawn together with bff
and we bbq them at the pit provided..
how fresh was that.. bbq living prawn
haha
we then went to united square starbuck and full house..
saw WanLi at Bishan doing some body screening road show..
haha.. it was damn weird..

later

The Rich Chapter

went for Clay Shooting last Wednesday..
had something we didnt have the chance to shoot last time we came..
there is this rabbit..
well.. only shooters know..

after that.. i joined dear for a movie and she helped me wrote my certificate..
though it is just a template.. but well..
its enough for a memory





Han Rong's Birthday party at Pasir Ris Costa Sand Resort was quite fun..
first we went to the Wild Wild Wet.. which was the best i guess..
i conquered my fear of those thrilling rides..
the "U" thing really made me scream until out-of-breath
just imagine..
i started screaming... and when i notice my breath was out.. i still haven reached the ground..
hohohho.. that was damn good a thrill man.. haha
i didnt get to stay over as i would be doing my Basic Theory the next day..
passed it of cos..
returned to set fire for the BBQ at the evening..
BBQ with Jun Liang all the way until we went off together..
got to know a couple of new friends
and glad that Han Rong enjoyed his party.. haha

i was up this morning ... i meant i didnt actually slept..
as i was really energetic..
who knows why? sad..
just cant sleep..
so i decided to go cycling..
from Bedok Reservoir to East Coast..
saw Mr Yang and some SRJCians around there at 5+ am
then to Old Airport Road..
then to Paya Lebar..
and then finally back home..
took 4 whole hours to complete that..
taking into account the reading of maps..
haha.. and taking pics..
these are taken on Geylang Park Connector..




i really see the lives of the rich..
the condos... ground level pillars are 3 stories high..
i saw a female at the age of 20+ or 30 at max having her morning coffee at the balcony, reading fashion magazine as the same time facing the sun..
folks are walking around at the park connector spending their time enjoying the river breeze...
suddenly i felt that time slowed down...
oh man.. how i wish i am one of those rich kids...
well well back to reality..
there is both side to a coin...

going Zouk later with Sheryl-Lynn and friends..
hope it will be fun..
later