Orange Run

Last year's Orange Run Kenny overslept but this time round he was not only ready waiting at the gate but brought his 15-year-old daughter Jessica along. I still remember feeding Jessica when she first learned to walk and today here she is doing her first 10km race.
How time flies.


7-month-old Jessica.
Taken with Canon EOS 1000F.
Nov 26, 1992.







Kenny was keen to run again after skipping KLIM due to health reasons. His last race was the Selayang Run sometime late last year.

I find this race route more undulating than Bukit Tunku’s double hill. Last year I was caught surprised by the multiple slopes. I finished in 61:50 mins, shaving off 3 mins from last year's time.


Adam and Tey

Mee Peng accompanied Jessica walking mostly only to finish without being given a goodie bag. According to the organizer, it was past 'qualifying time'. I don't recall reading there was a qualifying time as this was supposed to be a Fun Run.

A senior Pacesetter committee member was seen protesting this issue on behalf of a group of disgruntled senior women veteran participants to the organizer. The female organizer relented and gave out the Santa Barbara orange backpack to them as well as to Mee Peng and Jessica. I could see there were still stacks of boxes of bags inside the truck. Why do they want to keep the remaining?

A goodie bag is a token of participation. Though it should not be perceived as such, it is a form of incentive to encourage more sedentary people to join healthy events. On the other hand, I must applaud the sponsor for their generous contributions.