Every day on my way to work, I would walk pass OCBC and look at the big cycling helmet outside OCBC building with a timer counting down to 7th March 2010 and wondering if I could ever complete the distance! I told myself I need to do some cycling to prepare myself for the cycling event but weeks and months went passed without action. Finally, last Sunday, I forced myself to East Coast Park, hired a bike near MacDonald, cycle to Fort Road then from Fort Road to Changi SAFRA Country Club and back. My cycling training trip ended up more of Olympus Pen2 camera trip because instead of concentrating on my cycling, I concentrated more on testing my new camera! Well, that’s the one and only training session for me.
Last night I retired to bed early, around 11.30pm, hoping to get a good rest before the event but the weather is playing havoc with me! It was so warm that I woke up perspiring at 1.30am even though I had my air conditional turned on at the usual 25 degree setting! I needed the rest so I turned on the fan and set the air con to 23 degree, hoping to catch some sleep before my alarm clock goes off at 4.30am. Unfortunately, I’m up at 4am perspiring again! I could not sleep anymore, so I took a shower, make myself a drink and wait for my cab to come at 5am.
Luckily, despite my lack of training, sleepless night and the XXL cycling Jersey cannot fit, I managed to complete the 40KM cycling distance just slightly over 2 hours! Beside my shaky legs when I got off my bike at the end point I’m feeling fine. Hopefully I don’t get too much aching in the following days!
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