Both feels the same, the X45 looks cooler and more expensive though, the x30 band looks more rugged.

Thanks for the detailed review. I’m just back in Singapore and looking forward to check out some new attractions to visit. It’s really informative, and it really helps me to plan my route.

Great job!

Eric Lim

Is there any route for me to have a morning jog around 45 min if i am working at Alexandra Technopark?

I come to work early so thought of going for a jog everyday before starting my day..

Thanks

Hope this helps for anyone who is applying for a place there as well and wish to know about the enrollment details and what to expect to date.

Deborah

Usually, you might find better luck at running forums, such as trifam, or SGrunners, but so far from the looks of it, there had been not much discussions going on there for shirt exchange. It just seems that no one is willing to let go of the rare sizes they have I guess.

However, recently I was told that Singapore sports council had received quite alot of complains about the shirt problem and may be planning something in line of what they call “in the interest of participants”.

Maybe an official shirt exchange coming up? keep your fingers crossed I guess!

Yes, from the feedback I’ve got it seems that the only 2 things most runners are very disappointed on the race will be mainly on the attire, for both the running singlet as well as the finisher tee. The other will have to be the rather misleading queue area at the Expo itself (which itself is also rather remote) where many runners have to re-queue after being mis-informed on the actual collection point.

I think logistics with regards to the shirts from adidas is quite a let down this year. The organisers should at least put a noticeable quota or note on the website during registrations indicating the limited number of shirts even before registrations, so this way, runners won’t feel cheated after choosing their rightful size and not given one, especially at such a crucial and tiring moment right after the marathon where all runners are looking forward to. This is the first time I’ve heard of this though, as this was not an issue so big over the last years, after all 15k sign ups for the marathon is also a new challenge, so the logistics methods from the previous years will feel the squeeze as well.

The issue I was so disappointed about is that I was unable to get the finisher shirt of the size I want,and I felt we were kinda “forced” by the organisers to take whatever size that was available.When I submittted my registration for the event,I indicated my shirt size would be small but when I went to collect my shirt after the run I was told size M was the smallest size available.When I asked the staffs why is it that they didn’t have enough size XS or S they reply me that alot of guys who took size M came back and exchange for size S and that resulted in a shortage of small sizes.

If that’s the reason,why didn’t the organiser standby more small sizes for cases like this?Another thing that I realised that the finisher shirt is in man sizing,and many runners who were forced to take the size M were female,and many of them were petite.So what do they have to do with such a big shirt that doesn’t fit them at all? And the main reason why I’m so upset with this is that after paying quite a amount for the marathon and completing the marathon itself,I believed we truly deserve the finisher shirt that we are entitled to.Not to get something that doesn’t suit us and just keep it aside.Who would want to have a oversize shirt and keep it in the waredore forever?

And when I was directed to the so called “person in charge”,he replied me this situation was beyond their control,and this was on a “first come first serve” basis. “First come first serve”!?Does he think that this is a retail shop or a sale?This is a marathon event that participants had to perform beyond their physical limits in order to complete the run.Does he think that we wanted to delay to collect the shirt?The way he puts it,he’s sounding like if we want the size we want,run faster next time then!

What I hope the organisers will do is to make arrangements to allow the participants to make a exchange for the finisher shirt,because from what I see on the spot,alot of participants didn’t get to have the shirt of their choosing.But to be fair,only allow those who still have the tag on to make the exchange.I don’t think that it wouldn’t be too much of a problem to make arrangements to do that isn’t it?
(By the way,a record 15000 runners signed up for the full marathon category)

Another thing that I would would suggest is that in order to prevent situations like this from happening again,imprint the shirt size on the runner’s tag and set a rule like,
“No shirt exchange would be allowed”.After all,all the sizes will be indicated on the registration website,so it’s the participant’s responsibility to make sure he/she gets the correct sizing.

The Cambridge interview was great, it was rather strangely enjoyable. The interviewer asked me quite alot of very general questions, like explaining how this works and how that functions, etc. Thats on top of maths questions as well, quite interesting itself, one of the most broad and longest interviews I’ve ever done before as well (about 30-40mins).

So how did your Cambridge interview turn out …. any good news to share?

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