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[L to R : Swee Heng, Airani, Ming, Ling, George, Caroline, and Chi. Becca of Team ChiBecca has to run off for Dim Sum Dollies performance after the race. Explains why she ain't in above photo.]
Ok, for those Junkies who want to know how we did, there were 8 of us registered under the DIRT banner forming 4 teams - Ling+Ming, Chi+Becks, Airani+Swee Heng, George Sim+Caroline.
Plastic teddy bears were given out and teams were asked to decorate them in whatever way possible. Somehow, my Osama Talibear didn't quite look as good as the others and probably wasn't very kosher either.
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[L to R : Osama Talibear (adopters : ChiBecca), PandaBear (adopters : Ming + Ling aka Team WTF) and Bear 1081 (adopters : Swee Heng + Airani aka Team Slackers)]
These bears were used as bait to trap unsuspecting bystanders into contributing funds for the Assisi Hospice. $50 or more gets you one Chasepoint. Plus, it was for a good deed too.
Participants have to run, walk, or take public transport (MRT and BUS only) to various checkpoints around Singapore and complete tasks to get Chasepoints. There were 15 points up for grabs of which a team only had to collect 10 within the allotted time of 6 hours.
Since every team took a different route, our route was:
Kent Ridge Park - 2 events (trail run & biking, jumar) - 2 points + 1 bonus point
Crawford Street (Kallang Basin) - Two team co-operative kayak and portage - 1 point
Bussorah Street Mosque - Chaptek in a sarong (damn siong man) - 1 point
Little India (Jothi's flowers) - Henna painting and flower garland weaving - 1 point
Faber House (Sporting Spectrum office) - Donate teddy bear with $50 - 1 point
Faber House - Finding mahjong tiles inside maggot/worm aquarium, eat chilli - 1 point
UOB Plaza - 5 storey run + Soduku puzzle (we suck at this) - 1 point
Clarke Quay - Stella beer keg carry, 9 step beer pouring, beer drinking, keg return - 1 point
Our team took the bus twice (Kent Ridge) and the MRT three times for distant checkpoints. We ended up running at Science Park/Kent Ridge/Vigilante Drive, from Crawford St to Bussorah St to Little India. Then running again from UOB to Clarke Quay and back to Pan Pacific for the finish.
We finished in under 5 hours with Ling and Ming ahead of us by a minute or so. Airani's and George's teams came in a little later.
Needless to say, my favourite checkpoint was the last one - I think after running and getting dehydrated, the Stella beer went down in less than 3 seconds. Problem was that Beck's then decided that we should run to Pan Pac for the finish, ignoring all my pleas to take public transport. That was when the beer nearly all came out again. I was burping and trying my best not to puke while keeping up with her.
At the finish point in a Pan Pac ballroom, I was desperately looking for 100plus to stave off the cramps that were hitting me. All that was provided for nutrition and hydration, were Red Bull, a full buffet spread, soft drinks, and Stella beer on tap. I have never seen so little beer drunk at an event before. Only when the participants had cooled down and stopped cramping up, did the flow of beer increase.
Final results are not out yet but we had loads of fun.
Thanks to Janice and Derrick Tan for help with the internet over the phone to solve several clues. And to Hui Min at Kent Ridge station where it was really nice to see a friendly face.
I wish more peeps entered the race as it would have served as a nice intro to urban racing. There were other checkpoints that had events such as abseiling, rock climbing, cable skiing, riding trishaws, etc.
Next year for sure.
Chi
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