Yesterday was our usual long run. Since I had health screening in the morning, we had our run in the afternoon after plates of bihon, shanghai, baby back ribs and leche flan from D's birthday party.
We ran from D's place in the East towards East Coast Park and went all the way to Makansutra. We didnt know the actual route, we just had estimates from Google maps. We kind of expected that ECP is a long run and we were prepared for that. We werent in 'fully conditioned' though, probably from an incomplete and hasty pre-run stretching. We could feel the stress in our knees in the first 5 kms.
After ECP, we followed the trail where people and cyclists go and inadvertently went through a park. When we saw a signboard that says Gardens by the Bay is just 2 kms, we couldnt believe our eyes. We werent expecting that the Gardens was that close. When we saw the entrance, we were ecstatic. We were expecting that we will be in Makansutra in just a short run. But when we were looking for our usual way, we couldnt see it. We couldnt find the dome and the super trees. We realized we were on the other side of the river! The other side which I thought was still part of Tanjong Rhu is apparently part of Gardens by the Bay East! It was an amusing but painful realization because that means we still had to run a long stretch to get to the other side of the river. So thats what we did. We ran and ran until we got to Marina Barrage and the Gardens by the Bay part that we know.
 |
| ECP to Makansutra |
It was already 12 when we finished the entire route. We walked the last 4km of it because our legs and knees were giving up. Makansutra was a welcome respite for drinks and short rest.
It's just 3 more weeks before the actual run!
No comments:
Post a Comment