Race Review: MR25 X-Country Marathon

Actually it’s more of a ‘first half of the x-country marathon‘ race review, since I was the 1st member of a relay team with a colleague from work.

This was a great event. Very small in comparison to other Singapore’s road race, there were maybe 500-800 runners in total.

I’ve recently started training with the F1 Runners club, so I met the team at the amenity centre around 0630 for a quick warm up.

The route was to be an anticlockwise loop of the reservoir, 2 laps each for the relay teams, 4 laps for the full marathoners.

I don’t know about you, but I always run Macritchie clockwise!

Just as Jacek was giving his Race Director’s speech, a thunderstorm began – which lasted my entire first lap! The trail was flooded in many parts – but having been brought up running cross country in Wales, I am used to a bit of rain – actually I prefer to run in the rain even now.

All dried out by my second lap – it’s amazing how well the trail drains. The last 5k was a good old fashioned bit of racing with another F1 runner – I was able to hold him off with my goat like down hill running skills.

I handed over to Inge, my relay team mate and headed home for a shower. Returned at 1130 to see her come through the finish and collect our medals and very bright finisher T’s!.