So we had to be at the run pretty early. Baggage deposit started at 5.30am and the run's 1st flag off was around 7am. Jolene and I arrived at 6.30am and had to wait for Ben, Corn and Phil cause they were all late(forever making us wait!!! >:() Haha but in the meantime, Jo and I started taking photos. The run was actually held at the F1 pit so we could see the Singapore Flyer from there. It looks really pretty in the morning. It's a view that I rarely see cause I'm seldom out that early in that area.
Well finally Ben, Corn and Phil arrived. It was quite hectic actually because the place was sooooo crowded! So many ppl took part and it was quite scary actually. Everywhere you look, you see someone wearing a red shirt. It's basically like a sea of red. After meeting up, we took a group shot! Best running buds I could ever ask for(:
So the run started and we were part of the 2nd flag off. It was around 7.30am when we started running. You know what's the perks of running in the morning? You get to see a view like this.
When we started running, all of us ran tgt. We all kind of knew it wouldn't last long cause we all ran at different paces. But for the first 3km, we all ran tgt and kept motivating each other to push on. It's really a nice feeling to know when your friends are supporting you. Personally, I wasn't really prepared for the run. I did Will Run in Aug but that was 2 months ago! The furthest I've ran since then was only 5km and I honestly felt like I was gona faint any minute that time. It's quite scary to think that I have to double that on Nike We Run. Remind me to nvr stop running after a marathon hahaha.
My beboo Jo kept motivating me and she was soooo cute! Random inspiration quotes started flying all over the place and I couldn't help but laugh. She sounded like a tape on repeat! Hahaha but the first 3km was really fun with all of them. Everyone told each other not to give up and we would slow down for one another.
After the first 3km, Ben and I started to fall behind. Jo, Phil and Corn are really fast runners. If you think about it, Corn is in Canoe and he does PT almost everyday in the morning. Phil is in Track & Field and Jo runs at least 5km a week. Yeah I have very fit and healthy friends hahaha! So Ben and I told them to go on ahead cause we wanted to slow down and complete the run at our pace(:
We started walking at around the 4th km cause Ben's legs were numb. I was really very worried when she told me that she couldn't feel her legs. She normally can cover this distance but on that day, she was wearing Jo's track shoes. Blur Ben left her own shoes in the school's locker so she had to borrow a pair. Jo's track shoes are a lot heavier than the ones she own so I guess that's why. So we started walking together. While we were walking, we noticed that a lot of ppl had words printed at the back of their T! One couple really caught everyone's attention. Their shirts wrote "Married on 2 Nov 2013". That's just one day before the run! They even ran with cans at their back so that it would make a noise when they ran. Everyone went up to them and went "Hey congratulations" and it was so adorable cause they were holding hands while running. (:
At about the 5th km, we started jogging tgt again. At that time, we were at Geylang alr. It was really funny cause I was super tired when I was jogging at Geylang when Ben said "Omg the prata shop down the road is really good!" She started telling me about the really awesome prata shop and the cute uncle who works there. Apparently they asked him to help them take a photo but he didn't know how to use an Iphone so they had to teach him hahaha! How I felt like stopping and eating prata then.
Sadly, at the 7th km, Ben and I split up cause she suddenly had a burst of energy and ran ahead haha! I was starting to slow down too. I mean 7km is a lot alr! So we just ran at our own pace to complete the run. Of course I did stop once in awhile to walk for a bit but I nvr once gave up cause I knew my buddies were waiting for me at the finish line. And of course, when I finished the run, I went to find them. They were all so concerned cause they knew I wasn't feeling well during the race but we all celebrated completing the run! Did it the best way we know how: taking 10 000 photos.
Oh yeah, check out our very fail jump shots
Haha ok we finally got a proper jump shot. As I've mentioned earlier, SRJC is the defending champion of the School Challenge Title!!! Basically to win this challenge, you just need to have the most participants from a school. And of course, SRJC won again :D SRJC is really a school that values Physical Education I must say. I mean which other school will organise a 10km run (Will Run) annually? It might seem a little intimidating at first but trust me, all the hard work and sweat is worth it in the end. We won a cheque of $5000 and this will be going to the school fund(:
Nike We Run was a really fun experience cause of my running buddies! It definitely wouldn't have been as fun without them. Personally, I prefer Will Run cause there were ppl stationed everywhere to cheer you on and SR's spirit can really be seen. Well I doubt I would be running for the rest of the year but you nvr know, my friends are super spontaneous and they nvr fail to convince me to sign up for smth haha!
"When you run the marathon, you run against the distance, not against the other runners and not against the time."
Haile Gebrselassie
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