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Singapore's Ultramarathoners in Sahara 250 K Desert Race Oct 4 - 9th 2010

From Left : Jane Peng, Trish Tan and Vanessa Tan

    Today 9th October marks the final torturous day of 6 days of hard running in the sand, in the Sahara desert no less, for 3 of Singapore's ultramarathon ladies. They are Jane Peng, Trish Tan and  Vanessa Tan. All of them completed the race with Vanessa Tan taking 10th position for the ladies category. Trish and Jane Peng both completed in what can be described as a 'take no prisoners' race where one has to train for at least 6 - 9 months with exposure to sand and high heat and sunlight. How do I know ? I am 

proud to say that I am Jane's 'running khaki' or running buddy since the early part of 2010.

  

                                                                       "V" for victory

      From those early days of running 10 to 15 K per run at Macritchie to East Coast Park to completing in a 50K combined run in May 15th this year. Jane has improved her distance to an ultramarathon of 84 K the following week (!),  Since then, she has set her sights on 'racing the planet' and decided to sign up and run 250 K in 6 days which included a murderous 94 Km on Stage 5 ; (it took many competitors upwards of 24 hours to complete this segment !). All this with  a 9Kg backpack and running on sand, with temperatures hitting 40 to 45 deg C in daytime, occasional sandstorms (I hope not) and metres high sand dunes. There are a total of 4 such extreme 6 day marathons, they are :

- Sahara Desert Run
- Atacama Desert Run
- Gobi Desert Run
- Antartica Run

        Well done Jane, Trish and Vanessa !

22 Sept 2010 4pm St Andrew's Cathedral Service Vol.3

The hearse leaving for Mandai Columbarium

Section of the friends and family

John doing the Scriptures Reading

                                                             Close Friends and Family

22 Sept 2010 4pm St Andrew's Cathedral Service Vol.2

Mrs. Belinda Charles,principal of St. Andrew's Secondary School

                                                                           Mr. David Mitchell

Family and Friends 

22 Sept 2010 4pm St Andrew's Church Service Vol.1

St Andrew's Cathedral - oldest Anglican Church in Singapore





The church entrance filled with flowers

Guard of Honor made up of prefects from St.Andrews School and Junior College

                                                          Another photoshot of the church

                                                            Hearse arriving at the church

                                                                            

Uncle Alex Abisheganaden

Canon Dr. Louis Tay conducting the service 

A section of the friends and relatives at the service

Our family

22 Sept. 2010 Vol. 2

My Mother with some visitors

                                                                                Wreath from the Bishops and Diocese of Singapore

Andrew's love note to Grandpa

Andrew preparing his note

Family friend Tuck Meng

22nd Sept 2010 pictures Vol.1

Some of the wreaths from friends,organisations and colleagues

    
                                                
                                                         Dr. and Mrs. Kwa Soon Bee

More floral wreaths

                                           Wreaths from the many organisations Geoffrey helped

The grandchildren with some of their love
notes for Grandpa

John with good friend, Ravin.

St. Andew's Cathedral Wreath