UPR with Hannif and daughter

Hannif and daughter

Adeline, Yvonne, Aik Lan and Melisa

Yit Kai

6 yellow runners (Edmund, Mark, Jason, Dennis, Lawrence) was photographed by Francis Ong. Bokz was as helpful and generous of him to provide the refreshment once more. There were helpful hands to help set it up. Thank Bokz for all that you have done for the group consistently.

Yes, 15 persons showed up for this gathering 23 Aug 2011.

Jason enjoying the view.








Lawrence ran well with his headphones on his ears.

Aik Lan ran the 6.4km route with a steady pace.

It was my lucky day, I cleared the 2 knolls without stopping ... motivation was to keep up with Lawrence.

Saw a different side of Hannif... the fatherly figure gently encouraging her daughter to jog. ... refreshing.

Gold Coast 2011

date 30^th jun 2011…time 7.10am

6 of us finally embarked on a journey we’ve been planning for the past 6 months

gold coast airport marathon

the mood at the airport was jovial..almost..

we checked in as a group, and andy almost gave xu fu, the airline staff a hard time…

date 1^st jul 2011, touched down at gold coast airport and off we went to the convention centre

running pack collection…but wait…where is the running vest???

shock no.1: where is the running vest??

fact is there is none…hehe…too used to singapore marathon..

shock no.2: bok liong!! you are here too!!!

mistaken for my twin again..not once but twice at gold coast…small world indeed..

shock no.3: bananas...AUD$13.98 for a kilo...

we dunno what to say...

date 2^nd jul 2011…time 7am

wanted to do a fam run…familiarization to the morning cold

very cold indeed…we don our gear to get a feel of what to expect

cat went one step further..she did a full dress rehearsal

even down to the blister pad!!

andy did yoga, I led the morning run…all for scenes to be captured in our GCAM video…so fun

noon…pasta party

champions talk and saw many more foreign & local runners

pasta was nice..lots of pasta..

dinner…more pasta at vapiano..awesome pizza…fantastic ambience!!

date 3^rd jul 2011…race day

woke up at 4:15am, bus leaving 5.15am

reached start point 6am…VERY VERY COLD!!!

hide in macdonald’s, even did warm up there

met a few fellow Singaporeans at the start point…took some pictures as well

7.10am…and off we go…

ed was gone in a flash…yit kai followed closely

and then the rest as well…

cold…cold…but as we progress along…we felt good…the weather was in fact perfect for marathon

first turning point…burleigh heads..by now running alongside yit kai..felt very comfortable

 
saw hweechwee not long after the turning…followed by andy & cat

all running comfortably

lots of Japanese supporters along the way too ..shouting gambateh!!!

we were mistaken for Japanese too…gambateh!!!

talking while running with yit kai…run slower…let’s take some pictures!!!

hahaha…and we did

very low profile indeed...

even help a Japanese lady took a picture with the coast as backdrop

she gave us a cadbury caramel chocolate candy in return

flagging off

yit kai

my timing reference

such was the spirit along the way…you smile when running past a fellow runner

the crowd was awesome as well, shouting our names as we run past them, most offered drinks, fruits, 2 ladies were offering beer!!!

numerous cameramen along the way, let’s run slower so that they can capture our face

30k point…we stopped for another drink…time check 10mins inside the 4.45 pace…

I looked at yit kai and we exclaimed…we have a real good chance still…hahah so happy…

we decided to run “seriously”

4.42…and it was finally over…

yit kai came in at about 40 sec later

followed by hweechwee, then cat & andy…

all within 4.50

ed…4.10…amazing!!

hog's breathe

we had an awesome dinner at hog’s breathe…lots of food, and no pasta…so happy…

especially Emily who has to put up with our marathon diet for the past 2 days..

she was awesome…happily waiting while we slog it out on the road.

she was also our R&R manager…thank you!!

hweechwee, emily & cat

we came, we saw, we conquer

we came to have fun, but we got more

our PBs ( all of us! gambateh!!!), the cold weather, loads of photos (for ed and hweechwee)

the warmth of the goldcoast folks, new friends,

and most importantly,

the friendship bond we forged on this trip

we had a whale of a time, me definitely

thanks for taking a crazy idea seriously

it was fun putting this trip together…jolly good fun!

16 hot-runners with 2 new runners

A total of 16 hot-runners turned up for the fun run together today. HT couldn't make it at the last minute.

  

New guy Mr.X with Yit Kai

 

New lady Adeline with Yvonne.

A bunch of happy and healthy hot-runners.

 

Yit Kai, Aik Lan, Lau, Mark, Edwin, Francis, Lawrence, HC, Bok. Margaret, Yvonne, Adeline, Mr.X, HweeChwee, Edmund and his intern Mr.Y.

Thanks to Bok as usual for bringing the cooler, cups and isotonic drinks.

Run for Health, Run for Fun, Run for Life.

AdiNation Run @ Orchard Rd 7:30am 30-Jul-11

About 10 Hot-Runners turned up today to join the AdiNation 7km run at Orchard Road.
Registration started in Adidas shop inside the Cathay building.

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After warming up and ready to run. Aik Lan, Christina, Edmund, HweeChwee, Margaret, Randy, Catherine and Bok Hui.

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HC joined the group photo (wearing the Motorola S9HD bluetooth wireless headset).
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Look at the HAPPY faces of the runners..... early morning along Orchard Rd, quite a fun experience.

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The 2 beaus waiting at the traffic light junction.

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Macho Bok Hui "strolling" along Orchard Rd. Piece of cake for him.

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At traffic light junction near Ion Orchard (too early for shopping, Ion not open yet).

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New Hot-Runners Facial Expression ( sticking tongue out)??? Since when did this started?

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New Hot-Runners Facial Expression ( sticking tongue out)??? Did these 2 ladies pick it up from Bok or what?

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7km race completed. Back to Cathay building. Bok, Edwin and who?

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A HAPPY run. Bok, HC and Edwin. The driving force behind Hot-Runners group. Another key driver HT Ng is probably busy at the OSIM Triathlon today.

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First time for me seeing two person holding hands and run !! Maybe I will join them holding hand to run and try out next time.

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HAPPY faces.... Catherine and HweeChwee. BTW these ladies have ran several marathons before. Don't play play.

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BIG sister coaching Randy on this coming Dec-2011 full marathon preparation.

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Run for Health, Run for Fun, Run for Life. Look at their healthy and jovial faces.

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Edmund and Margaret speeding in.

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Hot-Runners group photo.

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Hot-Runners group photo. Who's that pretty lady in orange? Definitely stands out among the crowd.

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Resting after the run.

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Margaret and Christina speeding in to the end point.

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Randy speeding in.

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Running coach giving tips on Training for 10km, 21lm and 42km marathons. He recommend mix training i.e. distance, circuit and exercises.
30% discount was offered to participants on running shoes and clothing. Some of us bought a few and loaded up. Good deal!

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MOTIVATION to run.

Run for Health, Run for Fun, Run for Life.