45th National Day Celebrations Run

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Team FatBird celebrated Singapore's 45th birthday with The Northern Runners with a 14km scenic run in the north side of Yishun-Sembawang-Admiralty. 60 odd high-spirited runners, mostly decked out in red tops, were full of enthusiasm as we gathered at the SAFRA Yishun ClubHouse.

With the sounding of the vuvuzela, the group was called to attention for a briefing by the Northern Runners Group, who had spent lots of time to recce the scenic route, made arrangements for route marshaling, and a nice banner to invite runners to celebrate this important day. As we gathered for a group photo, the skies looked gloomy, with a few droplets coming down from the sky.

We were not detered by the elements as we headed North. It was all fun and chatter along the way, runners waving the Singapore flag, and some giving hi-fives to chase away the 'clouds'. As we ran along the Park Connector, the weather got better, and soon the skies cleared when we reached The Sembawang BottleTree Village. A quick RV later, we proceeded on for the run up to scenic Sembawang Park for a photo stop and gathering of the runners.

A few families and groups were out at the Park having their own mini celebrations, and the quiet and serenity of the Park were awaken by our group of joyous runners in celebratory mood. It was a great time getting to know new friends, while catching up with some we haven't met in a while. The group photo session was a fun one, with many poses, and shouts of 'Happy Birthday Singapore!'.

The 5km run back to the Yishun ClubHouse, although not as scenic, was still full of excitement and chatter.....the km passed by quickly, and before long, we were back at the start point. Some of the runners, who had just had a rigorous 15km hilly run the previous day, found the distance rather short because of all the fun we were having. There were sharing by runners on running form, injury-free running, and even barefoot marathon running experiences.

All had a good sweat broken, and with the day still young, still had time to continue getting to know one another, whilst some went on home to continue their National Day celebrations with the family and friends. It was a simple, yet meaningful run event to mark an important milestone; Singapore's 45th Birthday. Here's to many more good, prosperous and peaceful years for Singapore. Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag!

Fly, Singapore, Fly!

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