During the race, when i was at the 5th km, the top runner was already at the 10th! It was like a u-turn course, so we cheered as he passed by. I also saw my friend on the course, running the marathon with me. He overtook me at the 20++ km, i think, after i overtook him at the 15th km. I was feeling quite tired after the first 21km and the fact that i've only finished half of the whole race was putting me down.
At east coast, i passed by a few barbacue pits, but stangely, i don't remember seeing the one at which we had the solico gathering. East coast looked really different, especially with the skipark. I didn't manage to see Kenneth, but i saw Haris, near the skipark. The powergels were quite useful, i ate 2 packets during the race and brought one home. It's still here on my table. At about the 34th km, i really began to wonder where i was. I was totally unfamiliar witht the surroundings, but of course during the marathon you just follow the ppl right infront of you. If you are the one infront, then there'll be a car with a timer on top for you to follow. Well, at that point of time, i sooo wanted to see the fullerton hotel, since it was close to our finish point. Is the prom today? think so... If i signed up, i'ld be limping around there. Well, the fullerton was visible when i turned in slightly after the 40th km. About 90% of the people around me were walking. I thought i saw Yazid at near the finish line, but don't know if it was him. I had 2 Hi-5s just as i was approaching the finish line, after which i decided to 'sprint'. yeah, i still had energy.
I had trouble removing my champion chip as i had to take off my shoe laces. I was sad to part with my champion chip, here the pic:
And glad to get my FINISHER TEE and my medal. (Personalised) certificate will be posted to me by email, expect to get it when i come back from India. Surprisingly, i managed to take the MRT home.
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