The AHM run...

It is always exciting to go for a race, the people the excitement in the air and sheer opportunity to push your limits.

AHM 2006 or Army Half marathon take us out from Esplanade to the shears Bridge to ECP, turn around into Nicole highway and town, before coming back from north bridge road ending at the Padang.

For the competitive 21 km or half marathon race, the race route compared to previous years' has more variety but for once we need to stop for traffic! Unless of course you are in the leading pack and escorted by police, you would need to stop at traffic junction and any other entrance or exits of traffic. You could be stopped up to more than 10 times if you are unlucky to be caught every junction.

lots of the runners seems frustrated by it and lots of the motorists too!
one passenger stepped out of the car and complained to the Marshals who was holding up the traffic for the runners 'I got a plane to catch, can we move it!"
I can understand his frustration but as a runner who has trained for this race, my mind was screaming 'I trained months for this race, and many of us here too so just wait a while or get out earlier to catch your flight!'

think the runners would be more concern about their timing than the scenery they can get along the way. By the way, there are not much of scenery but lots of buildings and 'instant trees'. I think I would appreciate the greenery in ECP more and less stress from all these distressed motorists!

it was just exhilarating to finish the race, met so many people who have that simile on their face of a race well run.

another complain though.. There were no water stations at the end point! There were lots of stall selling refreshment but no free cold water, there were Milo vans filled with sweet milky wholesome goodness but no cold water station or NEW water samples available.
we could have broken the NUS record of the drinking a van of Milo in 29min flat from the intensity the runners drank up the milo.

it was a great race apart from these complaints!

BTW, I ran 2.12hr (not very good, I did that years ago but I was also years younger with no injuries) and feeling strong!

can even go work after...