scs-run for hope - 17 sept 2006 @ tanjong beach




the terry fox run has a change of name. it is now known as the run for hope. the reason for the change: to stress the importance of instilling hope for cancer patients. all donations will be donated to the singapore cancer society for cancer research.

i went down to regent hotel to register today. this year, instead of a wrist number tag which served as an admission ticket to sentosa, they gave each participant a wrist band. when i first joined, i think the registration fee was $10. subsequently, it went up to $15 and then, $20. this year, the registration fee for an adult is $25.

checked with my friend gan to find out if he would be there. he said he had been too busy to get down to register. anyway, he messaged me to let me know that he would be there on sunday. when i was in monk's hill, i managed to get soo chin and her brood of nieces to join in.

as in previous years, i will drive and pay the $2 for parking. i usually park at the gateway carpark and walk to the starting point. i have always taken part in the 5km fun run which is more a walk than a jog or a run.

i started taking part in the terry fox run in 1994, one year after the inaugural run in singapore. i go back year after year because it is for a good cause and you meet people who are in it not for any competition but who do it because they have been inspired by the heroic act of this young canadian.

i parked at seah imm road and took the shuttle bus to tanjong beach. as it was drizzling, i took shelter under the tent. met up with chin kai. ran together for some distance before asking him to go ahead as i could not keep up with his pace. took the yellow line to departure centre and then transferred to the harbour front/mrt bus. had roti prata breakfast at the food centre.