A Race Like No Other
Singapore’s famous shopping belt along Orchard road was abuzz with vibrant energy on the early morning of 5th December as 19,000 runners lined up at the start point of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010. I was among the crowd, all set for my second full marathon after months of trainings and hardwork.
After the flag-off near Ngee Ann City, we full marathon runners were in for a visual treat as as we ran down Orchard Road with the Christmas light-up in full operation . The new marathon route brought us past iconic landmarks such as the colourful Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts building, Chinatown, the grand Esplanade, the Singapore Flyer and the new Intergrated resort – Marina Bay Sands Singapore.
With the invaluable experience of a maiden marathon run under my belt, I felt better prepared this year and was physically stronger to actually enjoy the race. At the end, I was able to run past the finishing line instead of hobbling with excruciating pain past it like last year, and achieved a vast improvement in my finishing time.
I’ll leave the official result to a later post, for now, let’s take a moment to view some of the pics I captured at the post-race carnival at the Padang.
Some runners at the home stretch, giving a final push towards the finish line. GO! GO!! GO!!!
Supporters along the home stretch cheering the runners on!
That’s me stealing a “photo finish” moment and posing with my hard-earned finisher t-shirt!
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