...And that is what you get. Trail trouble's butt print...
Trail Trouble convened our weekend escapade below Parkview at 7am on Saturday morning. A number of our HK compatriots were heading in the opposite direction ie home to their beds as Amy can attest when she drove past Home Base.
We loaded up on Gatorade and Pocari Sweat before assuming our usual trek down the Round the Island Route. Knowing the route made things a little bit easier and after the first two big hills, Mt. Butler Road and Sir Cecil's Ride, we started to cruise. The two tall troublers led the way as usual, but we know our meet up points, a quick splash in the waterfall and off we go again...
To hit the full 22kms, we decided to run all the way down Shek O Road. It's a nice run except that in order not be creamed by buses and legions of bikers you have to run in direct sunlight. No breeze, no shade, no sidewalk...It was hot and humid and the only relief was filled with exhaust when buses and trucks passed by. But still we made it and were filled with a massive rush of exhilaration.
The ipod measuring our distance got run over by a car at 21.7kms so we probably went a bit beyond 22km but who cares...It was painful and the API was definitely in the high range on Saturday so we may be doing more harm to our lungs than good to our muscles, but we definitely finished with a huge sense of accomplishment and some massive bottles of water in town.
Hard to believe that our Singapore race is going to be more than double that. Next week we'll get to the halfway point- 25km on the agenda...let's hope it rains...
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