24 July @ River Promenade

The skies threatened to rain yet again, and once again, it was great weather in the end. DO, Niwas and Anthony went to the River Promenade an hour earlier to recce for a new 3km, 5km and 7km route. After some turning and twisting, we think we have found something more palatable; something which will be more straightforward that require the runners to only do 1 loop around the Park, and avoid going into the constricted Esplanade end.

The mic was still not fixed, and Benny did another great job with the stretching. Helen was under-study and she too got warmed up...very soon she will be trying to lead the stretches....great. The turnout was reasonable, considering the cloudy skies...estimated to be about 80 strong, or even more. In the end, there was insufficient drinks. More runners have upgraded to the 5km and 7km distances....hmm, seems like some may start asking for 10km runs in the not too distant future...hehe. A group even asked me to have 3 runs for River Promenade.....phwah, they really like it so much arhh?

After a good evening run, the team settled down for some drinks and makan nearby.
Some PHOTOS of this evening’s I-Run @ River Promenade, taken by Beverly, for your viewing pleasure!

Anthony @ Team FatBird

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I-Run Training & Leading (Team FatBird)

Team FatBird was born when we begun our mission of leading the I-Run @ River Promenade from the first Tuesday of July 2008. We have had a great 2 weeks so far, assembling the team of 10 Running Trainers, Leaders and Assistants. We were joined by a large group of 80+ I-Runners for Thursday's I-Run @ River Promenade. Our team of I-Run Leaders were out in full force, all decked in our new Nike gear. It was through some supportive soul that we were able to get the gear on time to present a united front as well as for real easy recognition by the runners, as we led them through the twists and turns of the fun 3km 5km and 7km routes along the river and Esplanade area.

I-Runners @ River Promenade stretching

We had very good warm-up and cool-down stretching sessions conducted by Benny, with the few of us run leaders showing the group our moves. It was good to be joined by friends and kakis from SgRunners who had come to give the run their support. We all had good fun cheering and motivating the runners, and many of them registered their Personal Bests on what was a very cool evening. In between stretching and cheering, there were lots of observers and camera-men who must be pretty amused by our activities, and were busy clicking away.

Team FatBird @ I-Run

It was a good first for the team as we set up the whole stand, registration of runners, led the stretching routines and managed the entire run from start to finish. It was a challenge with the small team we had, and we were glad all turned out very well, as evident from the reponses we received from the runners. The only set-back was the shortage of drinks due to the large group of about 100 in total. I hope HPB will provide more drinks for the runners in future runs. We had a good experience as all went back feeling very satisfied with a job well done. Cheers to the dedicated Team FatBird of I-Run trainers and leaders :)

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