and keep to it. . ."
It was such an inspiring event, running for a good cause. Jef pledged his run to WWF to save
the pandas, Fadly dedicated it to UNHCR which provides for children refugees and Hui Liang supported the Lance Armstrong Foundation in battling cancer.The last 100m stretch to the finishing line was dramatic. As usual Hui Liang flew to the end, while Fadly was behind. Jef suddenly overtook Fadly soon after. But miracles do happen. . . Fadly managed to finish ahead of Jef by a hair's breadth. However the official net time indicates that the 3 of us finish within 2 seconds after each other. . . And Jef's net time proved to be faster than Fadly's.
Final result:
Hui Liang ---> 1:00:00
Jef---> 1:00:02
Fadly ---> 1:00:04
We hang around at the Padang after the run. Host MTV VJ Utt & Taya kept teasing the crowd and hyped us by throwing away several iPod Nanos. We were quite close to grabbing one of them. Hui Liang knocked it behind instead of grabbing it. There were also performances by local acts. We enjoyed Jack & Rai performance the most, playing their familiar tune, "The Fa La La Song". And they also did a beautiful version of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" and Gavin DeGraw's "I Don't Wanna Be." We left early for dinner and therefore didn't catch Boys Like Girls performance. Damn . . .
That wraps up the month of August, completed our runs and IPPT. Looking forward (or not) to December's 42km Standard Chartered. Meanwhile, we will keep running, and running, and running. . .
Author: Fadly