Man Against the Clouds: 2XU Compression Run

Yeah, another event a week after Kuantan160 in hope that i have fully recovered from the sweet ride..2XU run was held at the Nicoll Highway, Singapore on 1st April 2012..and yet, Team Parkons had sent representatives to compete in this year's event..Most of us reached by air and always with last minute ticket purchased..Hamin and Erni arrived earlier to pick up the race kit for us and checked in at G4 Station, Mackenzie Road.. Nice and cozy hostel meant for backpackers with affordable price..Chapx, Nyamok and I arrived late at night since we departed from Kuala Lumpur at 8pm by AirAsia and arrived Singapore around 10pm..we have registered for 15km with 2XU singlet and short category so we were provided with the apparels each..

at the starting point
(from left: Hamim, Erni, Nyamok, Me, Chapx)

Since Nicoll Highway can be reached by train, we needed to find the easiest and closest way to be at the starting point as soon as possible..with very limited internet access but full of information about Singapore and its public transport system, we managed to plan our journey there..we arrived at Nicoll Highway at 6.45am on Sunday morning and able to warmed up perfectly..Unfortunately, the flag off was dragged to 15 minutes beyond the schedule which is supposedly started at 7 o'clock..very flat route with few inclines..thankfully, the organizer provided many water stations along the route to keep us hydrated and i was happy with that..the 1st 10km was good and i was enjoying the scenery and glad with my performance..with arid sunlight and drained energy, my last 5km was a bit horrible and full of force in order to maintain my pace to 6:00 min/km..water stations along the last 5km were really helpful and i could keep the pace..finally i crossed the finishing line in 1:30:17..super duper hot day but i managed to complete within my estimated time..overall, im satisfied with my performance but the heat just slowed me down..the medal is nice with 2XU written on the strap..Parkon runners managed to complete run within 2 hours mark except for Hamim..he was caught with numbness and muscle cramp at the last 6km to the finishing line..

We enjoyed travel and run as a team and wish to look for new challenge at another country which is most probably Thailand!!here we come!!