I am glad that this 80 year-old man is blessed with such good health. He is my father. We originally planned to enter the 20km Community Ride category together with my daughter, Carmen. Unfortunately, she was too young to meet the minimum age requirement. Thus, the 5km Mighty Savers Kid Rides was the only category that I could participate together with both of them. Below picture shows that amid their excitement at the start line, the extremely hot mid-day sun did not bother them.
There was no prize awarded for our category but Carmen was clearly racing with the front pack. Dad and I rode leisurely past the F1 pit building, S’pore Flyer and part of Marina Bay .
Although the road closure added to the sense of safety and importance, the event had several shortcomings. One of them was expressed below in the message which we received from the organiser via e-mail.
Despite the freebies and goodie bag, our entry fee costing more than $30 per head wasn’t exactly cheap. But I guess Dad and Carmen enjoyed the outing. And that matters most to me.
