Just another run

A simple msn msg. A short reply. A quick discussion on the route. And the run this mrn was arranged. No fan-fare. Quick and easy. No wishy-washy. I like.

We headed out from my place and slowly jogged towards Dover, cut short the distance (as I wasn't sure whether I could complete the run given my lousy condition) and turned left earlier towards NUS. The rest of the route we took could be found in the map below.

Our resolve (or rather mine!) to run faltered when we passed the prata place @ fong seng (hehe :P) but of course the trainer beside me reined me in (haha :P). Oh, I have not been here in ages and was really surprised of the drastic changes that have occured at the corner of the junction between Clementi Road & Pasir Panjang Road. The building that used to house an old 7-11 and an old coffeeshop & some other dilapidated shops has now become a brand new building with a spanking new 7-11, denise the wineshop and many other shops. Oh wow. There also used to be a pasta fresca across the street, which has now been replaced by ... Frangrance Hotel!!! Wow!!

We continued along Pasir Panjang Road, a stretch that I never pass by unless I'm at NUS for courses. We cut into Science Park II, ran up this long mild slope to which my running mate simply said "No Challenge" .... errrr hello ? I was whining away "I thought no slopes?!?!?" But ok lah, to be fair it was really hardly a slope :P I'm just unfit haha

We spent the next couple of minutes taking short cuts, climbed some stairs and emerged at South Buona Vista Road. I used to pass by this stretch and wondered where the flight of stairs that looked pretty eerie at night led to. Now I know! The rest of the way back was easy and for good measure I insisted on a 1 km run along the canal to ensure we hit the 11km.

Now as I plotted the route, I realised the route was just about 8.2km (I deducted about 400m for the short cut within Sci Park)+1km (canal stretch)!!! That's like ... errrrrrrrrrrrrr .... still <10km!!!!!>

Total time take 1hr 21mins ... for less than 10km. Sigh.

Anyway, it was a relaxing run. THANKS so much for the company! Without which I'm sure I would have cancelled the run today in the name of rest. Hehe. Still hope the pace isn't too slow ... no choice lah. Piggy auntie can't do anything faster :P