Pluck-flower-run

Attempted a long run in the trails. It was meant to be a pluck-flower pace, slow. The usual stretch to Rifle Range and Zhenghua Park. Legs were very tight, and had random sharp knee jabs. Oh no! Contemplated taking a cab back, but continued anyway. Thankfully the tightness went off after some DIY pounding, massaging, whatever.

The fun began after Zhenghua Park. Gary brought us through a trail that went by the central catchment area. A new sense of exploration took my mind off my legs and tiredness. We were running alongside the water. Brought a camera and we stopped for photos. :) It was a fairly technical trail, with lots of shallow and loose tree roots, and stumps everywhere. It was easy to trip over them, or be hit by a low hanging branch. The trail ended at the dam/ water treatment plant. Nice scenery! Many MTBrs stopped there and simply lazed on the grass. We took more photos. Haha... Continued the trail following the MTB trail. We ended up facing the BKE and crossed under it to the HDB flats & park connector. Blk 210 Petir Rd stared at us as we tried to figure out whether to turn left or right on the park connector. A helpful uncle pointed us the way towards Upp Bt Timah and we headed off. Saw Ricci and his group back at ZH Park. The additional trail section was approximately 5km.

My legs felt better on the way back and I was more energised. 2-3h for a warm up? Haha. It was a long long run with many stops along the way. We ran 28km in a superbly long duration. It was the trails afterall! Very important to enjoy the natural environment and not rush through it.

My pluck-flower-run became a plant-flower-trot, and at some points became a topo-hike with map reading. Fun!