Ever since I signed up for the year-end Singapore half marathon, I have been training with my AI coach. At my current stage of training, my outdoor run distance ranges from 5 km to 12 km. Hence, the 10 km UOB Heartbeat Run was very doable.
I was particularly excited about this run, held last weekend. First, my bank was the organiser. Second, I was one of the volunteers involved in the fundraising effort that raised S$1.4 million for charity. Third, unlike last year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, this Heartbeat Run was only open to staff and their families.
And the flag-off was during daytime. Not some wee hour like last year’s SC Marathon, or the 4:30 am start for this year’s BYD Marathon. It was much easier logistically to get there. And much friendlier to my biological clock.