The small group with a big heart
Just before we started our run, Steven and Ramlan Ishak joined us. Steven is a very speedy runner I have met from IMD, usually kill myself trying to pace him. But he slowed down his pace by a lot to run and walk with us on that day, all for Nur. Thanks Steven!
We started off at a slow and easy pace towards Bedok Jetty, along the way took many stops to talk to families and other people to share about what we were running for. Many people recognized Nur, probably due to the increased media exposure she got recently, and they were very interested in helping her. We gave away the golden tickets along the run too, we ran into Bedok Jetty also, as there were many people there. Along the way, we met a familiar friend, Ultrawomen Charlotte Teoh who was doing her LSDs there too. Charlotte has a very fun no frills running event coming up soon, it's called the Bunny Run. SBR, Ford Lim and many other running celebrities will be joining in the fun too. You can find out more about it here.
The Golden Ticket
Then, we turned back towards Area C, we only covered the areas of East Coast Park where the most people were as to maximize the outreach. As I was running, someone took a sharp U-Turn and ran along side me. Looking to my right, I saw See Too! Was very happy to be running alongside him once again, he did every good job and had fun at Sundown recently. He is a very good friend to run with. He thought we were starting at Carpark B2, but when he found out we were starting at E2, he started running towards the Food Center, in the hopes that we were running towards Fort Road, and we were. :-)
So we went ahead, and spoke to families, walkers, and people who were curious about the golden tickets.
After reaching Area C, we went into reverse gear and made our way back to the hut in front of Carpark E2 as we were running out of the slips too.
While we were running, the fantastic four of Ezan, Arafat, Min Paing and Valerie were also giving out flyers near the Food Center, alongside with the banner, informing the public that as they were speaking, a group of runners were running for her. Thanks for your great help volunteers!
We ended of the run with smiles all around, and a great satisfaction in our hearts that we helped Nur and had great fun in the process too.
Lenney with the banner. We have to constantly remind Lenney that his teeth won't fall out if he smiles!
After the run, the adults were having great laughs and banter, See Too was introduced to new friends too. See Too also shared with Arafat about his Atkin's Diet. The four students including myself, plunged into the sea straight away.
We ended off a good run, with a good meal, at SBR's lobang makan house: Changi Airport Terminal 1 Canteen. All of us ate to our heart's content.
On that day, there were many other ongoing projects for Nur too, including a full concert in Bishan Park! Things seemed to be going in the right direction in the fundraising effort for Nur, and piece of very special news awaited us the following day which concerned Nur. I will share this great piece of News for you in my next post!
Run For A Reason
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