SAFRA Mt. Faber Location Run

The SAFRA Mt Faber Running Club had its first location run this morning. There were a strong group of about 50 runners, both from Toa Payoh and Mt. Faber. The route was from the Telok Blangah clubhouse to Canterbury Estate, and then up to Mt. Faber (cable car towers), and then down back to the clubhouse.

It was supposed to be a casual run with no specific timing agenda. When we started at 7am, there was a light drizzle. We were having fun as we ran into Canterbury Estate. A good chance for me to catch up with the Toa Payoh runners like Donald, Eric, Tay...and also weekend regulars like Gula.

We took it quite easy, and until the slope up Mt. Faber, most were feeling easy on the run. Chairman gave a mini brief and the foot of the slope, and away we went...about 2km worth of it. This is the first time I ran this slope in the daytime. It was exhilirating, as I move past quite a number of runners. We took a short toilet break after reaching the cable car towers at the top.

A short toilet break before continuing


Chugging up the steep slope of Mt. Faber

From here, we stopped for a couple of group photos. It was the first time since joining the club in Dec 04, that I had a group photo with the SAFRA runners. I have to thank Chairman Thiam Huat for initiating that. After a short while, I sprinted all the way back to clubhouse as I had to get changed quick for my next appointment. I did not stay behind for the get-together, and I look forward to joining the group on our next location run.

Distance Ran:13km___Time:1hr10min___Pace:5:23min/km
Average HR:154bpm____Max HR:176bpm____KCal:930