Source: Nike Running Singapore
The slots were snapped up within 48 hours last year.
This year, the website was down on the first day of registration for the public.
Many people were frustrated with the organiser.
It costs $45 to run 10km.
Yet, so many people still want to join this race.
We Run SG 2012!
Sign up here!
On the same day, I also collected my race pack for the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon. Maybe it was still morning and the fact that it was the last day of collection, the whole process was very smooth. It could also be due to the fact that there were many volunteers around. Thank you to all these volunteers for making the collection a pleasant one.
There are more goodies in this goodies bag!! I think for NSmen/NSF, we got an additional 2XU singlet too! Hurray!!!
I collected my race pack in the morning and maybe that was why there wasn’t many people. The whole collection only took like 2 minutes and I was out of there.
Here are the goodies inside the goodies bag! I love the inflatable water bottle the most and I am going to use it tomorrow!
The Singapore National Games Opening was held at the Punggol Waterway Park today. Participants and supporters from the various clusters gathered here as we waited for Prime Minister Lee to officiate the opening.
We didn’t get to play the Frisbee but we all had a great time, enjoying ourselves with the balloons, bubbles and cheers. Some how I think the closing will be quite fun too, maybe we will attend the closing too.
Have you heard? Simply achieve the EXPERT (minimum 100 friends) Social Magnet Badge by 12th August 2012 and you might walk away with an iPad!!!
First of all, you will need to get the app from:
http://tinyurl.com/OurCommunity-iPhoneApp
Secondly, JIO (get) as many friends as possible!! When I said “as many as possible”, I really mean as many as possible because the more friends you jio, the greater and better the prize gets!!!!
So download the app and add your friends NOW!!!
This is a pre-celebration for DORAEMON and the good people from Harbour City (Hong Kong) are going to do this 100 years earlier!
Partnering the Animation International Ltd, 100 unique Doraemon figures along with 100 different pieces from his well-known repertoire of secret gadgets will be displayed outside Harbour City’s Ocean Terminal, creating one of the most visually rewarding exhibitions ever seen in the city.
I love Doraemon.
Whenever I faced challenges, I would always think of Doraemon and how fortunate Nobita is to have him around. I would imagine myself having some of the secret gadgets and using them to overcome my problems. I would love to have the helicopter wings and fly to wherever I want to go to.
I think everyone should visit this exhibition to see their imagination come true. The exhibition includes scenes from the animation/manga such as “The Night Before Nobita’s wedding!”, “Goodbye, Doraemon!” and “Memories of Grandma.”
And Harbour City is located right at Tsim Sha Tsui, the centre of all exciting happenings. One can find the best food, best place to chill and of course Doraemon’s exhibition here!
Exhibition Details
Organizer: Harbour City and Animation International Ltd.,
Curator: AllRightsReserved Ltd.
Date: 12 August – 16 September, 2012
Time: 11:00 – 21:00 (Monday – Sunday)
Venue: Gallery by the Harbour- Shop 207, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Tsimshatsui (next to Fendi)
I have signed up for the 4 running events:
1. SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & AHM 2012 (21km)
2. Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2012 (10km)
3. adidas King of The Road 2012 (16.8km)
4. Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2012 (42.195km)
Maybe I will sign up for the Olive Run (10km) and Newton Run (30km) as well.
Let’s Get ACTIVE Together! (^.^)v
I boarded the first bus and first train of the day to get to Bukit Merah View for the Mizuno PAssion Mount Faber Run 2012! Just a simple 10km run but I think it was amazing to run round Mount Faber with so many other runners.
I think I clocked under 50 minutes for the run, maybe 48? I enjoyed the run because the air was fresh and everybody’s spirit was high. I kind of like a small scale run like this where everybody looked out for one another and cheered them on.
Maybe we can do a run like this in Tampines. More runs to look forward to!!! YEAH!!!!
Get ACTIVE, Stay Healthy!
10km is not considered a long distance for most of the runners in Singapore. This is a chance to show your support for the ex-offenders, let them know that there are people who care for them.
They will need your encouragement to restart their lives. So, won’t you want to cheer them on too? Sign up now!
Our reporting time was 6am. Yes, 6am!!!!! To report at this timing means that we had no choice but to take a cab and it cost $31!!! I wouldn’t mind starting later so that we can take our time to get to ARC.
Anyway, flag off was at 6.55am and we were off to solve clues and to complete the tasks at the various checkpoints. For the race, we ran, walked, cycled and kayaked the south western part of Singapore. From the Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC), we ventured to places like Bukit Purmei Hillock Park, Gan Eng Seng Secondary School, Normanton East, NTU Alumni Club @ One North, Ulu Pandan CC, Pandan Reservoir, somewhere at West Coast Road, Clementi Woods Park, NACLI and then back to ARC.
Over all, the race was pretty fun. There was no bottleneck and the tasks were quite challenging. We are Team Like a Boss and we finished off the race just like a boss!
Surprisingly for me, I was still among the first 200 to visit the RunBikeSwim (RBS) Expo at the Singapore Expo. Therefore, I was handed a goodies bag which includes all of the above. Nothing fantastic but a goodies bag is still a goodies bag. Thanks!
I signed up myself for the U Run Premium Package. Being a non-NTUC member, my package costs me $199 which includes 3 runs, 6 months of NTUC membership, a OTO massager, a fuel pack from MAXIFUEL. I feel that is is a good deal and the 3 runs that I am looking at are adidas King of the Road, Newton Run and Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore.
I also happened to find the past season compression tops from 2XU selling at $49. The sales assistant told me that the past season tights were on sales the day before but were snapped up in a blink of an eye. Well, too bad for me.
The promotion for Vibram FiveFingers look attractive too. I feel like getting a pair of Bikila but I am not too sure if I like barefoot running shoes. Maybe I should give it a try but it is not cheap. Hmmmmm… I have one more day to consider.
Brought to us by the Singapore Sports Council and People’s Association, the Singapore National Games 2012 is the inaugural sports festival to bring everybody together.
There are dragonboating, track & field and swimming events. There is also basketball and soccer. No matter what sports you are good at or you simply want to try a new sport, this sports festival is something to look out for.
Starting from 1st Sept to 9th Sept, residents from the same community can form teams to participate and most importantly, have fun!
Collected my race pack for Men’s Health Urbanathlon today! Some how the race pack from last year was better, hopefully the race experience will be better. Counting down: 7 days!
Are you always looking for a challenge?
Or do you miss your army days clearing SOC?
If you do, Urbanathlon is what you should sign up for!
