I was more apprehensive about this run than last week's TNF race. Reason? MBH had been nursing an ITB injury sustained since the Singapore Bay Run in August, which got aggravated during the Yellow Ribbon Run in September. Consequently, her running had been sporadic at best. In fact, I advised her against running this morning, but MBH would not hear of it.
So after picking up EL, a member of our PMC running community, we promptly made our way to Raffles City. Along the way, we met up with PK and family - J would be running the 10k as well, and KL and wife. Met up with tekko and other supporters, some of whom I recognized as participants in last week's race.
More than 5,000 ladies started the 10k race. It was fun to see a sea of red heading down Nicoll Highway.
The finish line was outside City Hall, and us dutiful husbands lined up to catch our beloved wives coming back. By then, all the elite runners were back, and we observed that a high proportion of the top finishers were caucasians.
J came back in 1:07 - an excellent time. MBH completed her PB - 1:31:54. Congratulations to EL for finishing her first 10k race in a great time of 1:24! The nice weather - cool and and overcast - helped.
One gripe among the runners were the presence of male bandits. In fact, several officials tried to get them off the race, only to be ignored or told off. One bandit even said that he was just running by the side, so what's wrong with that? That got MBH really furious!
Personally, I think it is one thing to show morale support and encouragement for your loved ones, but another to blatantly flout the rules. Gate crashing without paying the registration fee is bad enough, but to gate crash an all-women event is unfathomable. I say, leave the ladies be. It is after all, an all ladies event.
Would you gate crash an all-women event?
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