NUS Hill Run on 27 Sep`06 (Wed)

This week, weiward joined us for the first time. She works @ the building next to mine @ Sci Park II and we met at the bus-stop and headed to KRGH together. Leng Meng, tktan’s friend, was back for more after a good run last week. We started the run closed to 7pm as tktan was delayed due to traffic. With options for short cut, we started the run along Pasir Panjang Rd. Instead of taking the short cut through Hwa Par Villa, we continued on to South Bouna Vista Rd. Leng Meng skipped Kent Ridge Park and continued on South Bouna Vista Rd while the rest ran up the killer slope @ Vigilante Dr – weiward was going strong with tktan encouranging her! I tried landing on my forefoot on the upslope and pushed off immediately -- elated to find that I could go faster! First time I felt GOOD after running up the killer slope! After the recovery downslopes @ Kent Ridge Park, we ran through Sci Park I. weiward took a short cut to KRGH via Prince George Park while tktan and me up the pace and ran through NUS. Felt great with increase heart rate when we ran passed NUH, Sci faculty, SRC and UCC and sprinted up the final upslope to KRGH. tktan really have the potential to hit sub4 for SCSM! Clap clap to weiward who did her first NUS run (6.9km) and Leng Meng for increasing the distance to 5.8km.

Thanks to tktan who brought a tub of ice -- we had ice cold 100plus + Ribena after the run! After shower, we went to West Coast Food Centre for dinner – most of the stalls were closing :( Leng Meng had curry chicken with rice, tktan & I had fishball noodle and weiward had chendol. tktan and weiward stayed in the same neighbourhood and got a lift from Leng Meng. Me? Gotta take the bus and train home lor…

Route : KRGH -> Pasir Panjang Rd -> South Bouna Vista Rd -> Kent Ridge Park -> Sci Park I -> NUS -> Clementi Rd -> KRGH

Distance : 8.5km
Time : 52min
Avg pace : 6:07min/km