This was the second session of the Singapore River and Quay route of the Brooks Run Happy Fridays run. For the good number of new runners who were joining us for the first time, as well as those who were trying out this new route, it was a treat to soak in the night scenes of the busy sidewalks of stalls along Riverside Point, the restaurant rows with their distinctive smells of authentic cuisine, and the larger number of brightly-lit boats plying the Singapore River.
The U-Turn point for the 5km was near the Brewerks Restaurant, while the 7km runners went all the way to U-Turn at Jiak Kim Bridge/Kim Seng Park. After a short photo stop, the group went on the return on a more light-hearted fashion, taking in more sights and striding effortlessly as they ate the remaining distance up. When we reached the end of the 7km run, there was just a final slope up which was conquered with much gusto and delight.
The Shotz electrolyte drinks were a welcome for the drenched runners who had a hard but satisfying workout, something which we found to be especially special to do on a Friday evening, when many were out there wining and dining, while the Run Happies were running and striding. After a good round of static cool-down stretches conducted by the ever-lively YN, we proceeded on for some good makan and chatter at the food court.
There were lots of jokes and laughter with many fun photos and poses taken, especially drawing inspiration from our recent group Lightning Bolt and Mobot styles...now we have more to look forward at the next run as the Run Happies were already having ideas for more quirky poses to outdo one another...we shall see...till next week's Run Happy Friday...Have a great weekend ahead.
Oppan Brooksnam-Style!
Photo Contributions from Tan Kim Lai, Frank Ho, Anuk, Steven Cheok
