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Singapore Marathon: Pre Race

On December 5, Annie and I rushed to NAIA Terminal 3 amid the heavy Friday evening traffic to discover that we should’ve gone to Terminal 3 instead.  That incident, we laughed, was a sign of things to come for the entire Singapore trip.

We landed in Singapore a little past midnight on Saturday, Dec. 6. We were dead tired, but we were up and about that Saturday morning, along with pacemate, JunC, who volunteered to be our bodyguard, navigator, kargador, photographer, confidante, and friend, to:

1) Pick up our race packets (race bib, bag, champion chip, flyers and free samples) at the Expo Convention and Exhibition Center…

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which took less than 10 minutes due to excellent set up and organization…

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2) Shop around at the Sports & Fitness Expo at the exit of the registration area…

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where Annie bought 2XU calf guards and a race belt, Jun got a cap, and…

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poor TBR just browsed around and tested items…

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– TBR feigning interest in Newtons. I’m just too afraid to try these on my flat feet -

3) Shop at pre-determined areas such as IKEA, Nike, Asics, Adidas, and uhm…that’s about it. (Sorry, no pics available as our photographer, JunC, had his hands tied carrying two comforters I purchased for the kiddos)

4) Eat-and-Run Carbo loading dinner at Kim’s sister’s house near our favorite Paragon Mall. (Thank you again Kim!)

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We made the big mistake of tiring ourselves the day before the race. We were pooped—and we worried that it would affect our performance.

Fortunately for me, I dozed off by 9:30pm.  My roomie, Annie, hardly got any shuteye as she stressed over her marathon, but she ran sub-4. Poor JunC slept for only 3 hours and probably paid the price for it when he cramped during the race.  

Lesson learned: Next race abroad, arrive 2 or 3 days in advance.

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7 Responses to “Singapore Marathon: Pre Race”

  1. “Lesson learned: Next race abroad, arrive 2 or 3 days in advance.” Noted. I also remember the same concern by a Kenyan who joined the Pasig Marathon. He arrived hours before the race so he was a bit tired to compete too.

    It also gives you a buffer in case the flight gets delayed, which is not uncommon especially for budget flights.

    jinoe said on Dec 10 08 at 8:39 PM Reply

  2. Actually, kami we arrived friday. But 2 days in advance for us made it worse! Kasi since we all wanted to “make the most” out of our trip and gastos, even if we arrived early … we still went around on both days! Hayun! By race time, give up na ang legs and feet! hehe :O) Matitigas talaga ang ulo. hahaha…

    Okay, 4 days in advance kaya?! Ahahahaha.

    We kinda panicked when we saw you guys leaving the carbo loading party already. We thought we were the only ones who tired ourselves before the race. Kayo din pala! :) Congrats Dra. Doray!

    doralicious said on Dec 10 08 at 10:38 PM Reply

  3. We arrived 3 days before the race. Perfect timing. Uhmmm… the travel bug in us couldn’t resist touring… via MRT, bus, and on foot, most of the day. So we rested little because of the “so little time, so many places to see, so many food varieties to try…” We finished but not without cramping along the way. We kept on reminding ourselves we should be resting by such and such time. We ended up extending our time frames due to the time it takes to go up and down flights of stairs in between stations and to walk from station to station and back to the hotel. I wonder if I could stand “resting” and resist “touring” and shopping the next time I travel to participate in a marathon. :)

    Hi allyn, congratulations to you and Ever! How did you guys do? Resisting the temptation to shop and tour prior to the race is really a practice of self-control and discipline. The true test of one’s willpower! hahaha

    allyn said on Dec 11 08 at 2:17 AM Reply

  4. i want the newtons. they claim to be kind to forefoot strikers like me. boohoo

    Whichever footstrike you have, the Newtons will make you land on your forefoot. At least that’s what I thought after the test run

    marga said on Dec 11 08 at 1:25 PM Reply

  5. We were like Dra. Doray… we couldn’t resist “making the most of the trip”. We should have made the most of the hotel accomodations and stayed in the room and get stone-bored. But, honestly, I wouldn’t have survived “staying in” …. I would rather go out and explore the city, to eat and shop! :)
    Six members of the family joined the full marathon. We all finished!

    allyn said on Dec 12 08 at 1:35 AM Reply

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