A Birthday Run

This evening was the birthday celebration of one of the usual runners, Eng Hwa. We gathered early, and started off at 6.45pm. There was a large group tonight. I wanted to run a fast pace to finish early, as well as prepare for the MILK run this Sunday.

I ran mainly in front, along Chua, with Dennis following closely behind me. Dennis has this habit of drafting very close to whoever he could keep pace with. I ran without a watch, but I estimate it to be my 10k pace. When we were nearing Morse Road, leading up to Mount Faber, Jimmy Chow and Chua overtook me. I slowed down a little to prepare myself for the ascent. Jimmy and Chua ran straight ahead, whilst me and Dennis turned up along Morse Road. We ran the full stretch of Mt. Faber to the top, and ran down towards the Telok Blangah slope. When we hit the road, we saw Wong, EH and a few others running towards the ClubHouse. I tried to catch up, and Dennis was trailing farther behind. As we neared the ClubHouse, I overtook the group and sped to the finish.

We did a quick chnage, and proceeded to the Tze Char stall for a sumptious 7-course dinner, with house wine and fermented kiwi juice provided by the owner. It was a joyous occasion, and we were joined by other runners who did not run, but came for the birthday celebration dinner.

Distance Ran:9km___Time:50min___Pace:5:33min/km
Average HR:N/A____Max HR:N/A____KCal:700 est.