Nike Human Race 2009
Pre-race. (Standing, back row) William. (Standing, from left) Clarisse, Amelia, Jessie, Clarisse and Jessica. (Squatting, from left) Phonsak and I.
Ran the Nike Human Race with my schoolmates today. Previously, we had spent 5 hours queuing up at the Extended Registration (biggest mistake of my life) so there was no way we were going to miss this run.
The best thing about the run was that we didn’t have to queue for anything. Baggage deposit, water points, post-race services were extremely efficient.
The route was very narrow. A lot of inconsiderate people who needed a break did not move to the left and continue walking. Instead they just stopped dead in their tracks, resulting in a huge Nike Human Jam. A huge guy running in front of me with a hairy back stopped dead in his tracks and I slammed into him. My face went into the mini-tundra and got drenched. He turned around and apologized. So I assume he’s a hairy friendly giant after all.
The people like us who had started late had to look out for gaps and weave in-between. In the end, we had spent so much energy overtaking (running diagonally, weaving in and out, hopping up and down pavements) that we were exhausted even before the halfway mark.
Post-race. (From left) Jessie, Amelia, Clarisse and Jessica.
Post-race. Jessie and I.
Despite narrow route (causing the Nike Human Jam), I did enjoy myself! Having breakfast, together as a group, after the run was awesome!
