Tampines mtb sunday

What an unusually early sunday morning for me.. beginning at the start line at 815am for the women's open flag off.
i didnt know how much torture or fun it would be,... sometimes e unknown itself is e thrill ;)

Hmm, not having tried e route/trail, newly changed out spds, cleats, seat, tires which has hardly been tested/run-in.. thanks to a knack for getting into things at the last minute. The trail turned out to be manageable n fun, with plenty of open area switchbacks n mudfest in e forest. Seeing familiar faces & trailside cheers was great! That's why mtb'ing is soooooo fun.

First lap : Omigawd... u mean there's 2 more to go ?
2nd lap : Tired n lost attention for a moment, flew into a mudpool! Nearly ate dirt a few more times.. yikes.
3rd lap : Regained momentum n starting to get e hang of e trail. Hmm... now just all warmed up for more...lol

Still yet to get e technique to tackle e switchbacks efficiently. Got to go back n figure it out sometime :)

PIC : will try to post a few photos soon..