The Inaugural adiRUN

The adiRunners @ Suntec Adidas Outlet

Went for the inaugural Adidas Run (adiRUN) at Suntec Adidas on Wed night. This initiative was recently formed to gather a group of like-minded people who needed a place to run around the city area, with Adidas supporting them with a place for bag deposits and Gatorade drinks and fruits after the runs. I was on time at about 6.40pm, and spoke with Dexter from the Suntec Adidas Outlet for a bit about getting a lighter version of my Adizero SN, and he recommended Adizero CS...felt light and looked good, looking forward to try it to see its forefoot cushioning is sufficient enough for at least a 21km :).

Dexter and Fahmy, the adiRUN coordinators, gathered about 20 of us, gave a brief, conducted some warm-up stretches and off we went at 7.15pm. The original plan was to run 9km around the various parts of the city, to BG, Orchard and then back to Suntec. DO, Brokie, Beverly, babumouse, Dasher, Cokiee, cfred, superboy, angelica, meteor, sazla and myself were the SgRunners who showed up, and there were about half who were friends of the adidas team.

This being the first run, we ran along mainly the city area, and encountered lots of traffic stops, which sortta broke a few runners' momentum...but it was alright, since we all took it as a recce and sight-seeing run, soaking in the night sights of the city. Only when we reached Botanic Gardens area, and then to Orchard Road, did we have less interruptions, and a few good long stretches of run. We covered about 12-13km in total, and all had a satisfied finish at Suntec City, where we were given bottles of Gatorade and some bananas. The Gatorade tasted heavenly, and as the night was pretty late, some of us left first after a few group photos. The rest went on to enjoy a nice wash-up at the swimming pool facilities provided by the adidas team. The plan of this initiative was to eventually build up a regular Adidas Running Group at Suntec as well as Cathay, have properly attired runners in adidas outfits entering mini races and competitions...all towards promoting the Adidas Running lifestyle? all remains to be seen how this interesting initiative will pan out :)