New Trails!

Had fun this morning discovering new trails from MR to ZhengHua Park! What a lovely way to spend a gorgeous Saturday morning. A relaxed exploratory run with a few friends. No rush, no time, just trot along. Legs felt fresh after yesterday's magic touch by Victor. Nice.

Was supposed to meet with the Safra group at 7am, but only woke up at 705am! Shoots. Made our way there and started running by 745am. Met Kops-Henry along the big trail area leading to Rifle Range, and got directions for ZhengHua. Then met HH, Joyce & Ham who were training for KK Climbathon. Fab! We ran together along Rifle Range until the big open field. The girls went left towards Bt Timah Nature Reserve Visitor Centre. We went right towards Bt Panjang. It was the MTB trail, and we encountered some bikers along the way.

Saw Colleen and William heading back. They said the rest of the runners were right ahead. We managed to meet them at ZhengHua Park. They had gone into BTNR, up to the summit, then took the trail out. No wonder we were able to 'catch up' after a 45min lag.

The run back was equally enjoyable. A couple of stops at strategic spots to give directions. Total ~23km, 2:45h.

Tried the new outdoor shower facilities. Much better than the cannot-make-it shower cubicles, but the water pressure was not strong enough. It was bewildering. Why do people design showers at sports/ recreation places the way they do for spas or resorts where users were generally clean and fresh? Dirty muddy runners would really appreciate strong jets of water, no fuss, just wash and clean. Headed out for lunch refuel.

It was really lovely to be out in the open fields, rolling hills, just running. Like a child not knowing what was ahead, and discovering with each step. That already put an extra skip in my steps. :)