yesterday was singapore’s biggest running event, and I was part of it as a volunteer! first time volunteering for such events, and it wasn’t how i expected it to be.
the event officially started at 12.30am for volunteers as we had to get down to our areas and set up our aid station. most of the time from then till 3+ was spent playing asshole taiti (which im pretty good at!) with the rest of the dudes and dudettes who signed up with me. 30 minutes after the marathon started at 5am, it was busy all the way! runners just came and went, most grabbing a cup of 100 plus that we had to prepare. and we found out why they told us to come in dark coloured bermudas…not a nice way to find out though.
after the marathon people, we stoned for quite a while and then the 10k people started. even though there was about half the number of runners, we had to fill 2x the number of drinks. sounds weird, but true.
by the end of it, everything was drenched in 100 plus and sticky, even my shoes. staying under a tent in the padang that was getting cooked by the sun didn’t help too. but it was worth it, seeing the elites running by so quickly, and hearing “thanks” from the runners who desperately needed their drinks.
would i do this sort of volunteering again? probably. i’ll choose a smaller event though, and a different job.
oh and saying something a 100 times really makes it sound weird! good job, 100 plus!
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