A weekend ago, we all went over to the Tampines trail for a couple of rounds, a trail which we’ve all gone round plenty of times. But not too long ago, PLing had a pretty bad spill on a gnarly section near the bridge.

So on the first round, Rebecca, thinking she should go slow and easy, still had a pretty bad spill down the rocks and got her shin pretty badly chewed up.

On the second round, it was my turn. I was going too slow too and the bike was taking me down the left into the water. But luckily I managed to throw the bike away from me and grabbed on to the bridge. But the fall didn’t come without injuries.

As my nephew would say it, I got an Ouwweee! The bruise was there for a week! Which meant no skirt or dresses for a week! That part now is almost un-ridable due to the weeks rain and erosion.

Here’s adidas Wayne, i say that because he actually took time this morning to match his shirt with his shorts with his socks with his shoes!

Preparation started on Friday night, Wayne and I had so much things to pack, its almost ridiculous the amount of things we brought down to Tampines! But i think everyone appreciated the effort, because we were totally prepared for everything.

We had first aid kits, deep heat, cold drinks, food, ice, TF2, tools, bike stands, tables, chairs, ground sheets… EVERYTHING!

Line of bikes before race start.

Post race report
The race went alright, Wayne signed me up for the Women’s solo category, which meant 10 laps of 10km non stop around the Tampines trails. There were other categories such as duo, mixed duo and quads, but I guess I wanted to see how far I could push myself.

The race started with a 200min sprint to your bikes, which meant a slow jog for me. After the scuffle to get your bikes, it’s an uphill battle to overtake people on the crowded switchbacks. Oh i must add, it was a super mud fest that day. urgh.

My biggest fan and support.

The day started off sunny, but on my 5th lap, the sky suddenly turned to a dark blue grey. When i was going through the pits, it was announced that the race has to be stopped due to bad weather. The sky opened up and lightening streaked across the skies. (WoooHoooo!) In all honesty, I don’t think i could have finished the 100km!!! My legs were already screaming on the climbs by the fifth lap.

With Leon in the rain.

I must thank the support crew, they were wonderful. I don’t think anyone can do such a race without any help. Thanks y’all! Really really appreciate it.

I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning the bikes, unpacking, and took a short hour nap before getting ready for dinner. We picked up Benny boy, Ian and Jason and headed to Dempsey for the post race gathering.

Post race dinner at Fabricca Dempsey Road
I had a good time laughing and chatting over beer and hot dogs. These bunch of people are just so carefree and fun to be around with, it must be something in the mud.

The starstruck boys and Tinker Juarez. Oh… he’s just a * 4 Time US 24 Hour Solo Champion * 3 Time NORBA XC Champion * 2 Time Olympian * Gold Medallist, Pan Am Games * ABA BMX Hall of Fame * Mountain Bike Hall of Fame * Three top 10 finishes in World MTB Championships, that’s all. No big deal right?

I forgot to bring my camera along, so I’ll have to depend on other people for photos.

This one courtesy of Colin, thanks mate!

And this one by Noel Chian.

Oh yes, I also met one of my blog readers, Llyod and his friends at the race. A big hello to the Pinoy mountain bikers I met that day!

Tomorrow is the BikeAsia 100 off-road bike race at Tampines MTB park. Didn’t really blog about it because I wasn’t sure if I was taking part in the first place.

Wayne signed me up for it, so I guess I’ll be doing it.

I don’t know how I’m going to complete this race, it’s 100km!! I hear all the roadies going “oh a 100km, that’s not far, a couple of hours maybe”… no no, this is 100km off-road , it’s a different game altogether! Plus I haven’t trained AT ALL for this… seriously, I have not done much XC riding at all, been a naughty naughty girl and spent a lot of time at Gangsa. Then there was the fall, which wipped out two weeks of riding. Last weekend was DH Clinic at Kiara…. Shit… I’m screwed!!!!!!!!!

Argh! Angela don’t be such a baby, it’s not impossible…

Well at least I’ll be in company of good friends.

I know Leon and Joshua are going as a duo, Yew Weng, Ming, Birdman are in, and I think Jason, Ian K & Benny Boy (on his v10!!!!!!) will be doing it too. For the ladies, I think it’s becks, Janice, Cheryl, and Athena. Would be a great time to catch up.

Another crucial element of this race is the all important support crew. Wayne is heading up the tent for a few of us, and I believe the OMJs and AAA will be beside us as well. Whoop~!

Wish me luck!