Green Corridor Run 2014
It could really be a series of unfortunate events that led to this conclusion - all in all, I didn't enjoyed it at all. The flag off was at 9.20am (which is really late in my opinion) and skies were a little gloomy right before it begun.
Gloomy skies right in the direction of the starting line.
It started drizzling about 1 km into the run and I thought that was all it's going to be - a drizzle. Man, was I wrong! By the 2km mark, it got heavier and begun pouring dinosaurs even before the 3km mark!
It was pouring so hard I had to keep wiping my face while I run to ensure that vision was still clear. Some gave up and waited under a bridge. Obviously, I joined them.
The shelter proved useless after a while as the winds were so strong and we were getting wet anyway. So we moved on.
These are some of the drier patches that we ran on and at the start everyone was careful not to run too fast lest we get mud on ourselves or worse, other runners.
Eventually as the rain got heavier and the trail muddier, we didn't really care anymore. Hahahaha. There were portions of the trail that were completely submerged and runners were just dashing through muddy waters with no definite understanding how deep some portions are. Quite a few were more than ankle-deep.
The rain soaked through my clothes and my mobile phone went kaput. In a bid to save it, I switched it off, dismantled it under the bridge and took out the battery. Dumped it into a bag full of uncooked rice for the next 7 hours when I got home. I'm so glad it's working now.
This is the first time I've been so drenched in a heavy downpour and I must say 3 hours (before, during and way after the race) being in the rain is a terrible feeling and my bones are aching all over now. Where's that ginger tea when I need one. Totally never doing this again.
Phyllis was right in this one, it should really be called Brown Corridor instead. Hahaha
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