Lousy route, lousy organisation, lousy weather.
It was drizzling, almost tempted not to go but still pushed myself to drive to Temasek Polytechnic. Cars were lining up along Tampines Avenue 1 until SAFRA so I knew I have to abandon my plan to park inside. Then as I was near the TP West Gate, I caught sight of empty car park lots! So I checked traffic and filter quickly to the extreme left lane leading to the polytechnic West Gate entrance. Ho seh! Got a lot and walk to the Stadium at the other end. Within 5 minutes I believe the car park was full. >:)
Stadium was packed and I waited as the Emcee kept repeating that they will start as soon as the VIP arrives. Couldn't see Dave and Wei Liang just got out of his house. Finally the VIP arrived to flag off the event, but I took more than 4 minutes to just get out of that little back gate of TP. #$%^!
The reservoir trail was full of puddle of water and most runners tried their best to avoid stepping into it. Some didn't bother and splash water onto others (KNN). I tried to keep running on the side whenever I could.
Just when I want to get out of the reservoir trail to the main road, I found the second bottle neck of the running route. It was simply to narrow for such so many runners so everyone had to squeeze through. Eventually I was on pavement of Tampines Avenue 1. Some gungho runners ran on the road, occupying one lane, though they were not suppose to. There were no traffic controller, neither any safety barrier to block the runners from doing so.
The organiser changed the finishing point to Bedok Reservoir (it was supposed to be back at TP) and lots of runners who finished the run crowded along the final 50 meters, some walking along it. I thought I reached the finishing point and everyone seems to be walking around, so I stopped. But bloody hell, just 10 meters away, there it stood, at the side, not facing any runners, was the finishing point banner across the drain pavement!
Anyhow, I did a mediocre 1 hr 5 minutes, below my target of 55 minutes.
Then I went straight to queue for the goody bag, and find myself standing in the queue for more than an hour! In between, Wei Liang came, we took turns to grab a couple of Milo drink, then he went back home first, and Dave found me. It was ten plus when Wei Liang return and we collected our goody bags and went for breakfast.
But I tell myself it's the last time I am going to join any running event held in Bedok Reservoir.
