The Kingfishers gathered alongside FatBird Runners and friends at the Esplanade Amphitheatre 4:15pm for the largest half marathon in Singapore - The Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon. Spirits were high although many did not have much sleep as the start of the race at 5:15am made it a requirement to wake up at about 2:30am.
After a round of group photos, we went for the final portaloo session before making our way to the start-line at 4:50am. By then, the crowd were all excited and ready. The route this year have been nicely modified to one which does away with the ECP stretch, and instead went through rolling slopes and the Tanjong Rhu area. The drinks support and run atmosphere was great, and that in part contributed to the outstanding performances of 80% of the Kingfishers who recorded their personal bests.
The majority of our runners finished the Half Marathon in 2hr45min or less, an achievement which lent weight to the trainees' commitment and dedication to all the strength and speed training sessions. We have a lot of fast FatBird runners who did their PBs in very fast times (1:30h-1:50h) as well. Overall it was a successful outing for Team FatBird, especially the Kingfishers.
We spent the rest of the post-race morning gathered at the Tan Kim Seng fountain to exchange congratulatory well-wishes, stories of the morning's events as well as lots of group photographs with the nice finisher medals and victorious shouts. The Kingfishers have passed the final test with flying colours @ The Bay! Well done, and we will see you @ Ops Kingfisher and AHM 2012.Official Race Results HERE!
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