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Saturday Night Skate 26 April 2014 - Jurong Point to Vivocity
Report by Jon Wong
Night Skate Captain
Our latest Night Skate in April brought us through the Western side of the island, from Jurong Point Shopping Mall at Boon Lay to Vivocity Shopping Mall at Harbour Front in the South.
Spanning across a map distance of approximately 20km, this route emcompasses some of the Western Park Connectors as well as West Coast Park along West Coast Highway.
Around 30 night skate enthusiasts showed up for the event. Siblings Anna, Able and Ada, aged 7, 9 and 14 respectively, have been supporting this event regularly for the past few months, encouraged by their parents. New faces were seen too. Ian, from Vietnam, was excited to start his maiden night skating with us.
Ian, from Vietnam
We started off from Jurong Point, amidst the loads of evening shoppers and foreign workers and headed along Jurong Park Connector, towards Jurong East MRT Station, passing by some other stations along the way.
We stopped for a breather at MacDonald's restaurant located at Tradehub 21 - one of the industrial park in the west, before embarking on Ulu Pandan Park Connector.
We arrived at West Coast Highway shortly after and continued along West Coast Park Connector towards West Coast Park. The connection has made West Coast Park more accessible to park users coming down from the west side of the island.
Anna going all the way
We had a second break at MacDonald's restaurant at the park, and those who could not get enough of the drinks and desserts from the earlier break were pleased to have a second go at them. Unlike the outlet at Tradehub 21, this outlet was crowded.
Our remaining journey was mainly along West Coast Road, passing by some of the SMRT circle line stations. And it also proved to be the toughest part of the journey due to the long distance and various road conditions that we had to overcome.
After all the hard work, we finally completed the journey at Vivocity, which took us about 190 minutes. Though weary, everyone was satisfied at completing the long journey and the great workout.
Credits
Safety Van
Edmund
Photo
Jon
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Saturday Night Skate 29 March 2014 - Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park to The Singapore Zoological Gardens
Report by Jon Wong
Night Skate Captain
Earlier showers did not dampen our spirits, as 20 skating enthusiasts joined me for our night skating from Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park to The Singapore Zoological Gardens.
This route brought us through Old Upper Thomson Road, famous for its winding road and home to some of the greatest number of wild monkeys, Sembawang Road and Mandai Park Connector along Mandai Ave.
There were new faces amongst the participants, including two students from Temasek Polytechnic and a couple of children who have been die-hard fans of this activity since last year.
We set off promptly around 8pm and headed towards the other part of Bishan Ang Mo Kio Park, towards Upper Thomson Road and went onto Old Upper Thomson Road after crossing the road. It was a good warm-up as we tackled the gradual uphill climb along this road, while keeping for a look-out for the constant passing by of vehicles behind us.
We had our first short break at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road for a quick drink, before embarking on the more challenging later part of Old Upper Thomson Road. The uneven road surface finishing and various degrees of gradients added on to the challenge, as participants who are trying out this route for the first time started showing signs of fatigue.
The main highlight of the route came when we went donw long gradual downhill slope near the exit which increases our speed unknowingly. Much attention was given to ensure everyone slowed down significantly and skate down safely.
After a short skate pass the flyover, we soon found ourselves on Sembawang Road, and we had our second break at an eatery along Thong Bee Road. Some participants grabbed the chance to have a quick bite while others were contented hydrating themselves. This was to be the last break as no other such amenities can be found for the remaining route. We had to move at a slow pace as some areas were still wet from the earlier rain.
Having a well deserved rest
We did not take long to reach the junction of Mandai Ave and transited onto Mandai Park Connector. This gruelling route, which spans across a distance of 5km, proved to be a challenge too. With long uphill climbs and steep downhill rides, we had to control our pace while keeping a look-out for the debris from the trees on the ground.
Eventually, we approached Mandai Lake Road, and the gleaming sign boards of the River Safari and Night Safari greeted us. Everyone grabbed the chance to snap a picture with the nice sign boards while taking a breather and ready themselves for the final part of the journey towards the main entrance of the zoo.
Night Safari
Picture with the backdrop
It was a long uphill climb on the initial park of Mandai Lake Road and participants stretched their leg muscles to the limit and skated along. After passing the water body of Upper Seletar Reservoir, we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel as we skated downhill into the bus bay area out the zoo to bring the activity to and end.
It was great to taste the success of hard work, especially for participants who had their maiden journey on this route. We covered a total distance of 16km over a period of about 140 minutes.
Credits
Safety Van
Ken
Photo
Sonny
Jon
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Edmund
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