I first heard of it way February of this year when my good friend G.I. and I rode the bumboat. And I thought it was interesting. But when registration opened for this year's November race, I seemed to got disinterested. Good thing my good friend Tj wondered and asked me about it. Well, sometimes the knowledge of having a company encourages you to just... go lah.
OCCASIONALLY, I had to climb our HDB's 12 storeys for practice. I used to do at least 3 rounds and then I stopped training. Two weeks before the race, I re-started, did 3-km fast-paced brisk-walking and a less than 10-minute jogging. Heh. Surprisingly, I was able! To conquer! The highest skyscraper! Here in Sg!
The race in detail. First floor was pretty easy! The 5th floor started tearing my muscles. Until floor 37, I was telling myself "it's just halfway, just f* halfway!" And since the overconfidence of my companion made him out of shape, we had a lot of rests. And each time, I regained my strength. So when we reached the 73rd floor, the clapping usher exclaimed, "Congratulations, you made it! Waah, still so energetic!" The last 8 storeys of the marathon was the easiest! And the trophy? The best highest stationary 360-degree view of the Lion City's skyline.
And of course, as a dessert, I got to see the 26-year-old German champion, Thomas Dold, a track and field extreme athlete, tower runner, stair runner, and world-record holding champion backwards runner. I even had a picture with him, which I dare not post since it makes me look like a short, stout, dark Asian.
The evidence of the conquer below. Next year, it will be women's open. I have one year to train, in dreams to qualify for the Empire State Building race! Oh New York!
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