Singapore Half Marathon 2013 ( 29th Nov to 3rd Dec )

Your heartful dream and hard work, make you awake and assure to achieve your goal.

This statement, I studied and heard in many forms (like books, Newspaper, TV, Radio, Speech… ) in my whole life in different events and timelines.  When I was completed my first Mumbai Half Marathon in Mumbai ( Jan 2011 ), I was thinking what is next…. . I decided to participate any one of the international marathon. I started working for that..

Our Country India is developing nation. We (middle class and below middle class people, most of them) go foreign nations to work irrespective of white color, technical, or non-technical job. It is very common in our village, my relatives circle and my friends too..

“A guy born in small village like Ayvathanpatti from developing nation and going for trip to developed nation for Running Marathon…?”  There were million dollar questions in my mind. But three questions I want share here. .

• Financial capable
• Capable to run Marathon
• Parents Support

However I decided in my mind somehow I will execute this dream… I started worked for this dream… Finally this dream and thought came through by Singapore Marathon 2013.

I registered for Singapore Half-Marathon in July and got confirmation too. My friend and I booked tickets and applied Visa. We started from Bangalore to Singapore via Malaysia. We landed at Changai International Airport Terminal 2 in Singapore.

We visited for the following places in Singapore.

• Orchid’s Road
• Singapore Museum
• Singapore National Library
• Singapore National Zoo
• Singapore National Park
• Universal Studio
• Marina Stands
• Sentosa island
• Little India ( Teeka)  and some more places..

Half Marathon was scheduled on Dec 1 . Starting point for Half marathon was Sentosa Land.  I collected from my bib numbers and race kit form EXPO HALL.

Marathon Day:

There were special train service was arranged whole Singapore for marathon from morning 2:45 am onwards.  Our friend Bala dropped us in Little India MRT. We took (Selvam and myself) MRT from Little India and reached venue around 5:45 am (Harbour MRT).

My event was started at 6:30 am as scheduled. Singapore Govt , Police and Singapore Sport council arranged all the needed facilities. Usually my all previous marathon participation crowded by Indian nationalities and few international runners. This time it was a vice-versa case..

Marathon Route:

Gateway Ave -> Palawan Beach walk -> Siloso beach walk -> Universal Studio -> Sentosa beach -> West coast highway -> East coast Parkway (ECP) -> Singapore Wheels -> Marina Bay -> Padang -> City hall

After running above route, I completed my Median International Singapore Marathon. I was so happy in that movement. Few of my friends are waited for me at finish point and I met them.

My Observations in Singapore:

• Global Hub international organizations
• Global Business city
• Govt plans  based  public need
• Heavy levy and punishment  for any wrong doings
• Safety nation
• City runs in minutes and seconds ( ex: bus, metro )..
• City is clean and neat
• People  works for round the clock in day and night
• Clear communication and information system  wherever go
• Service Industry
• Value of human being , special for  Singaporean’s and foreign tourists
•  Everyone has to work  for self-fulfillment
• Public spending’s in Casino center
• Public spending’s in Lottery tickets

We reached safely to home land on 4th Dec.

My Special thanks to Anbu uncle and his family, Selvam, Bala and Singapore friends. My heartful thanks friends, colleagues and my family members.