Tesco Walk for Schools 07 MARCH 2010

FRIENDSTER: 08 MAR 2010

7.15 am - Rannie, Soo Yee and I reached Merdeka Square for our maiden participation in such an event. A 4.5km walk did not seem too intimidating for potatoes like us.

We hung around the Merdeka Square taking photos and taking in the sights, sounds and activities around us - hoards of school kids, loud speakers blaring, tents with free drinks and cereal samplings awaiting us after the walk :)

7.45am – We assembled at the starting point.
At a glance, there were many people behind us. We were lucky to be quite near the starting point, yet worried about a stampede if they started pushing and shoving!

7.55am - The horn was sounded.
Off we went. Hyper-active school kids were running ahead of us. Our walking tempo was, well… at Adagio ♫
Walking up some slopes were tedious, so we tried this out: http://runwitme.blogspot.com/2010/03/training-for-towerthon-try-this.html.
Hey, it really works! Try it!

There was only one poorly-manned water station and most were helping themselves to the 500ml mineral water bottles instead of the plastic cups. Those who drank from the cups littered indiscrimately. The organizers should just give participants a 500ml bottled water each to minimize littering.

We were talking about anything and everything. Soon, we reached Tugu Negara/ National Monument and realized that the race was almost done. That was fast!
We did it in an hour, minus the pauses for photo-taking sessions.

Will we go for another walk? Yes, for a similarly short distance walk.

Overall, it was a good experience for novices like us.
We enjoyed the product sampling – various drinks and cereals. Yum Yum…

As this was my maiden walk, I could not compare it with other events. My only complaint is the littering during the walk and on the Merdeka Square where product sampling cups were strewn everywhere, even with litter bins provided. UGLY Malaysians with DIRTY habits.

Goodie bag consisted of
Hor Yan Hor herbal tea (sour plum flavor) 250ml X 1
Brylcreem Define Hybridz Cream 50ml X 1
Tesco Prawn Flavoured Snacks 25g X 2
Tesco Light Choices Pre-Mixed Cereal Drink X 2
Pallas sCool White schoolshoe whitener 150ml X 2
Kiwi Clean floor cleaner 250ml X 2