I was invited by Raymond and Larry from the Running Department to join them last Sunday to help with a support station down at the Gardens by the Bay Flower Dome to cheer on the runners from the Great Eastern Women's Run 2014.
I wasn't sure if I could make time for it in the beginning, but I set my alarm and found myself up and ready at 5:30, packing my stuff and making my way down to meet the rest of the Running Department crew.
The support group were split into two, the 10km run supporters and the 21km run supporters, I joined the 21km guys and there were plenty of people around that morning, with loads of drinks and treats to ensure the runners passing through were motivated for their last 3km stretch.
I, as usual, whipped out the camera, this time with the 45mm f1.8, to shoot the participants who were passing through that morning.
There are just too many to share so I will try and keep the photos to a minimal (30+ photos for a blog entry isn't minimum of course)
The guys at RD were all out this year, screaming their lungs out and cheering as many runners as they could, with signs, whistles, and endless yelling, it was so spontaneous and so much fun!
Of course, one of the main reasons for the support station that day was to cheer on the RD women pacers who were in the race, I didn't manage to grab any good photos of the entire group except for the last group (2hr 30min) cause they had the least number of runners blocking their path.
The entire event came to an end, with the runners gathering at the Floating Platform for one group photo before heading off for breakfast.
Joining the folks at RD for the support station has been a wonderful experience, I can't say I did much, I merely walked around and took pictures, not exactly tending to the participants, but the atmosphere reminded me why I enjoy hanging in clubs like this as well as the NB Runners, when you hang around good folks, you learn to live on the positive side of things.
All in all an awesome event. =)
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