No such luck though, as I woke up at 4am. :p
Reached LH at 5:20am.
Oh boy, the group is really small today.
Hmm... is everyone resting for some race?
5:30... The group still remains a miserably 20+
Suddenly, the flood gates open and bikes rode in by the dozens...
By the time, it was a huge crowd.
Intention today was to do a slow ride.
It wasn't long before the main group become a tiny speck in the horizon.
Promised to ride with Min, but it seems like Donna needs help.
Hmm... Donna seems to have tone down a lot after donning the JoyRiders jersey. No more crazy dashing through red lights.
Daniel Yong, Chris and I sweep the whole route to Mandai Shell.
After photo taking sessions, the newbies and Pinoy Brothers made our way towards Kranji.
Newbies will be doing Kranji followed by a pit stop at Choa Chu Kang.
Sweeping Donna, it was just Chris, Kenneth and me left to ride Neo Tiew.
Show Chris where the King of Neo Tiew yellow line is. :)
Hoping that I am not riding too fast, I keep asking Chris if my pace is fine.
He think that it is just fine as Kenneth and Donna are able to keep up. (Or so we thought :p)
Out onto Lim Chu Kang Road, we were flabbergasted to find out that the two riders behind us were the Pinoy Brothers.
We slowed down hoping that Donna and Kenneth will catch up soon, but there were nowhere in sight.
Reached the last bus stop along Lim Chu Kang Road to find the rest of the newbie group missing!!!
Opps... where are they?
Haha, Chan Kilo spot them at the next bus stop after the traffic junction.
While Chan Kilo went ahead to shepherd the sheep back the correct route, Chris and I wait at the bus stop for Donna and Kenneth.
They arrive not long after and soon we continue on our merry ways.
Haha, the coffeeshop that Chan Kilo has selected bring back sweet memories.
It is the coffeeshop I frequent two decades ago for two and a half years. :)
Yeah, it is the coffeeshop right across my army camp.
Tube Changing in Session
CCK Brekkie Gang
Sat and chat for an hour before we continue riding back to Longhouse.
I did a detour and cycled to the Zoo to catch Shannon in action. :)
While waiting for the kids, I decided to order a KFC meal.
Gosh! 3 breakfast in a day!!!
After catching both Shannon and Stella in action, I proceed home to report for duty. :)
When I am hitting 55km along Mandai Road, I felt tired.
Could it be the multiple stops having an effect? Cos I have cycled 55km non-stop and do not feel that bad.
The thought of quitting the 70.3 race pops up, but I got it under control in double quick time.
"No matter how much you train, you can never be ready, just DO it!", a wise man once told me.
He was the reason I have no more qualms about doing the race. Thanks, mate!!! :)
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