Cross Country

My friend picked me up on the corner at 0600 AM. It was nice to see him again. He was a part of the running group in Jakarta before he moved to Singapore due to his job. Jakarta is pretty transient and we have been there longer than most. We went to the MacRitchie Resavoir. A lovely place that is only about a 2o minute drive. Everything is close here. There was a choice of either doing a 10 KM race or a marathon (four laps along the same route). The race didn't start until 0700 and we didn't want to wait so we ran a hilly and scenic route. It was stunning. The steamed rolled off the lake as we ran around it. Bikers zipped by and most people greeted us along the route. We ran through lush green forest as well as around golf courses. We saw monkeys and just enjoyed the 2 hour run. By 0830 it was incredibly hot and it brought back memories of the marathon in which I ended up in hospital. We were both tired by the end of the run but happy to have had found a nice trail.