GujCleo wrote on 04/01/2010 19:34:46 PM:
""Success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination." - Zig Ziglar
Thank you Team FatBird pacers for helping me achieve my dream. "
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Emily wrote on 01/01/2010 09:56:28 AM:
"Am glad to have join the Team Fatbird in their training sessions at the east coast playground that I get to know many good friends ... cheers and JOYOUS 2010 to all :)"
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Kazunobu Misho wrote on 15/12/2009 19:26:46 PM:
"Thanks Guys! I was very much encouraged by the Pacing Team! "
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Gary Tan Yew Hwee wrote on 15/12/2009 15:55:47 PM:
"Special thanks to the 4:15 Pacers' Johnny, Eline, Sin Guan, Matthew, Andy and the rest of Team FatBird for the guidance, encouragement & Isotonic drinks during the 3 run sessions with the Marathon Pacers.
As I managed to finish about 8 mins ahead of my targetted time on my marathon debut."
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Annabel Siow wrote on 14/12/2009 14:11:24 PM:
"A big THANk YOU to TFB for helping me to complete my marathon way below my taget of 5hr 30min!
Special thanks to:
- Keonz Quek for inviting me to join the TFB pacers to run!
- The 5hr 30min pacers, Goh Teck Wee, Patrick Koh, David Ye and Benny Tan for helping me to set the pace for me to follow to win my race! Completed my marathon in 5hr 17min 29s.
Hope to be able to train with everyone again in future races! Cya!
Cheers"
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Kwek kok kwong wrote on 12/12/2009 21:06:19 PM:
"i really appreciate all the dedication and commitment put in by team Fatbird to ensure the sunbirds are well prepared for the marathon, without team Fatbird, i would not have finished so strongly, overtook more than 700 other runners in the last 10km and finsished 4h40min. Special thanks go to anthony sum, david ong and terence teo who made my training fun and effective. "
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CY Loke wrote on 12/12/2009 14:53:26 PM:
"I just wanted to take a moment to express my thanks to Team Fatbird and especially the 5:00 hour Pace Group for the "Run With Marathon Pacers" sessions and the event day pacing.
Thanks for all your effort, advise and guidance. It was an outstanding job!
Hope to see you all again next year.
Best Regards
Loke Chee Yong
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melkenn wrote on 11/12/2009 20:52:16 PM:
"Thank you Team Fatbird. Especially to the 5:15 pacers. Without you guys, I would never have gotten a 5:17 timing. Btw, this is my first FM. Looking forward to seeing you guys at future marathons."
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Sally Lee wrote on 10/12/2009 16:53:48 PM:
"I would like to say a big thank you to all TFB pacers/trainers for making it possible and easier for me to complete my SCSM HM race!
Your selfless spirit and expertise are most admirable!
Respect to you all....and Thank You!!!!!!!"
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Ong Hua Beng wrote on 10/12/2009 16:50:16 PM:
"After 12 weeks of hard training. Finally mission accomplished. Congratulations to Beng and Suan on completing their Maiden Marathon SCSM09 in a finish time of : 4:48:15 and 4:56:33. Many thanks to Team Fatbird especially the 5hrs pacers.
Beng & Suan"
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Thomas Pang wrote on 10/12/2009 14:36:07 PM:
"A sincere big thank for helping me to achieve a sub-4 for my 1st marathon. Your team is just solid! please convey my thanks to the group of pacers fr sub-4! Kindly provide me with information for future runs!
God bless you all!
regards,
Thomas Pang
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Lara Parpan wrote on 10/12/2009 14:27:33 PM:
"I wanted to express my sincerest thanks to your team—the pacers of the 5:15 mark. I couldn't find the 5 hr-mark pacers so I joined Genevieve and two other gentlemen pacers (didn't get their names though; Gen might remember me, I introduced myself to her as "Lara from the Philippines."). Gen and the two other gentlemen were very encouraging along the course.
I set modest expectations for myself--a 5-hr or even 5:10 finish. I finished the race with a chip time of 4 hrs 59 minutes and 41 seconds. I am over the moon about this finish! I think because I started "easy" I was able to save my strength and pull away by the 30km mark and finish strong.
I hope to join the marathon in 2010. Having pacers in a race is very helpful and I hope your team will still be there.
Best regards,
Lara Parpan
Editor-in-Chief
Women's Health magazine
Summit Media
Philippines
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Karambir wrote on 10/12/2009 13:46:18 PM:
"Towards the last few kms of the full marathon, I ran with Toh Soon Cheng and Genevieve of the 5.15 pacer group - just wanted to pass on my thanks for their encouragement and support during potentially the hardest part of the run!"
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Audrey wrote on 10/12/2009 11:11:08 AM:
"I would like to express my thanks to the 5hr group pacers! U guys + Beverly rock! I could feel the positive energy and deep rooted team spirit in the team though I just cant keep pace with them after the 10km mark. Keep Up the Good Work and Congrats! =)"
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Angela wrote on 09/12/2009 22:03:11 PM:
":) you have done a great job!!! Keep it up!! hope to see you again!!"
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Alex Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 21:51:07 PM:
"It was great fun training for my first half marathon with TFB and really looking forward to having more runs and definite will be doing my maiden marathon with no other than TFB next year!!"
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Roy Tay wrote on 09/12/2009 21:42:47 PM:
"I've heard of TFB since Sundown 2009, I've had the pleasure and honour to join TFB for 2 of the last three Run with The Pacer's training. I am impressed by the organisation and how efficient the runs were handled. You guys and gals are really a very friendly group and damn supportive as well. I am sure we will run into each other again on the many runs in 2010! "
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Jie Shi wrote on 09/12/2009 20:41:11 PM:
"Hi Nigel!
Thanks for the add! Oh yes, Kristina found me on fb alr. She dropped me a message and I have added her too. Nevertheless, thanks for linking us up.
Would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to you and all team fatbirds for pacing us. Would not be possible to come in sub 4.30 without you guys to control our paces and motivate us along the way. I'm feeling good after the run and I hope u are feeling awesome too. Determined to return next yr to achieve a better timing!
Looking forward to join more of team fatbirds' training runs. Rest well and take care too!
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Scho Parpan Richardson wrote on 09/12/2009 20:39:14 PM:
"I just want to say thank you to Steven Ho and Angela Cheong.
They may not have met me, but I did see them during the race.
I tried to find them before the start of the half-marathon (I was at the race venue since 5am as my sister and brother were doing the full marathon), but I couldn't spot your pacers. I wanted to finish the half-marathon in 2hours 30min. (FYI, I did the half-marathon in Dec last year and my time was terrible: 2hours 51 minutes.)
So I went ahead and ran as soon as the gun went off.
Eventually I spotted Steven somewhere near the half-m turning point on Mountbatten Road. He was wearing a red and white top and had a gray (or was it silver) balloon attached to him. I ran alongside him for a bit then I realised that if I was able to catch up with him, and I didn't feel that tired at all, then maybe I could go a bit faster than him, so I did.
I couldn't believe it when several minutes later on Nicoll Highway (the Concourse building was nearby), I saw Angela. I knew it was her because she had blonde highlights in her hair. She was wearing a lime green top with the Team Fatbird bib and the 2:30 time on it. I was going to say "hi" and ask if I could run with her, then I thought that she might be waiting for others who had been pacing with her earlier on. Then I figured that if she was going at that pace, and I could match it, I knew then that I could run a little bit faster. There must've been 5km to go.
The bottomline is, i'm glad I saw them because then I was reassured that I was running at a good pace, conserving my energy. Steven and Angela were a great way to figure out just how much harder I could push myself.
I'm happy to say I finished the race in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 51 seconds (net time), roughly 5 minutes below what I had wanted to achieve. Thank you so much Team Fatbird!
Best regards,
Scho Parpan Richardson
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Jackie Ho wrote on 09/12/2009 20:34:54 PM:
"Congrats to all TFB! Well done guys..."
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Lionel Cheng wrote on 09/12/2009 20:33:45 PM:
"Good job by all the TFB pacers. You all were an inspiration on the course!"
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Cathelin Ong wrote on 09/12/2009 20:32:44 PM:
"TFB, thank you very much! Through SunBird I run better, faster, achieve my target timing and made many new friends in the process. As Kia Liang said, you rock! Looking forward to the next training program... :)"
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Fua Kia Liang wrote on 09/12/2009 20:31:15 PM:
"TFB Rocks! The results and positive comments speak for themselves! See you for more runs!! :)"
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Sally Lee wrote on 09/12/2009 20:30:37 PM:
"I would like to thank TFB for making this happen;i had a good HM run today too!
Many thanks to Angela,Steven and EeLyn (2:30 HM pacers) for training together for the past 3 weekends.
And many thanks to the whole TFB team for your effort and encouragements! :-)"
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Alan Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:29:58 PM:
"Thank TFB for your motivation and pacering. Happy with my finishing time (Gun Time: 6hrs 5mins 17 sec). It break my personal best time. Hip hip horey to TFB pacers!"
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Edwin Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:29:10 PM:
"Many thanks to TFB Trainers, Pacers and Sunbirds! now when is the next one? :)"
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Cindy Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:28:33 PM:
"Thanks TFB. Your trainings have improved my timing. Looking forward to conquer longer distances...special tks to Anthony, Min, Spencer, Nic..."
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Kate Zhu wrote on 09/12/2009 20:27:25 PM:
"THANK YOU TFB! without you guys i wouldn't have made so many new running friends (*ahhem esp flight445), had FUN and EFFECTIVE training sessions and improved enough to go faster than my target timing.. all within a shooort span of time! Big thanks goes out to the 4:30 pacers, you know who you are =] Thank you Nigel, Fang Jie, Costner, Helen.. and DO! "
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Marcus Lim wrote on 09/12/2009 20:26:39 PM:
"TFB Trainers & Pacers, Thanks for all the training & your dedication! "
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Maricar Pangilinan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:24:55 PM:
"Thank you to the TFB pacers! Though I didn't manage to keep up with their pace (the knees started complaining) towards the end of the run, following their pace during the earlier part really helped a lot. By the way, will you holding a similar training programme for the Adidas Sundown? Thanks again!:)"
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Bernadette Lechat wrote on 09/12/2009 20:24:13 PM:
"Thanks a lot to my 6h pacers and whoever was running along today. Sandra"
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Senthilnathan Sampath wrote on 09/12/2009 20:23:32 PM:
"Thanks a ton TFB....If not for you all, it would not have been possible for me to have such a great experience....Special mention to TFB 2 hr pacing group @Jonathan Fong, @Kevin Au Yong, @Weison Lim....
TFB Rocks !!!"
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Florence Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:22:42 PM:
"thank you! i lost sight of you for a while and was wondering how far behind i was till I caught up again. you had helped me achieved my best timing - half marathon, 2hr 33min."
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Li Lian Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:21:52 PM:
"Thanks FB guys /gals... has been fun running with you all. Thanks for making this Marathon more bearable and fun!"
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Audrey Wong wrote on 09/12/2009 20:21:01 PM:
"Thank you TFB for your motivation and training before the actual race! I achieved my target pace and look forward to more training sessions wif TFB! Congrats!"
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Desmond Chow wrote on 09/12/2009 20:20:09 PM:
"Thank you TeamFatBird Pacers for the pacing, you guys have done a great job!!"
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Paulna Tan wrote on 09/12/2009 20:18:31 PM:
"Thanks all the pacers & organisers! Well done all!
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Melvyn Wong wrote on 09/12/2009 20:16:41 PM:
"Thanks to the 6hr pacers for keeping me at pace yesterday.. i was behind you guys and it was a great help! :))"
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Koh Boon Pin wrote on 09/12/2009 20:15:50 PM:
"Dear D-minus (min of 5:00 Pace Group),
I tompang-ed you guys when you passed me at PA opposite the National Stadium yesterday during the marathon.
Thanks to your 5-hr pacing and warm welcome, I was able to crawl out of my misery and get to the finish line.
I was very impressed by the pacers' diligence and scientific approach to pacing.
Hope to ...see you guys again one day out on the course.
All the best and keep up the great work!
Boon Pin"
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Nanami Yuichi wrote on 09/12/2009 20:14:23 PM:
"Though I couldn't keep up with the 4hr pacers after 25km, I would really like to thank u guys. Those 3 training sessions with the marathon pacers was great. Managed to complete the race in 4hr09min.Aiming for 3hr45min next year!
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Ganesh Sivaraj wrote on 09/12/2009 20:13:22 PM:
"Thanks to the 3hr 45min pacers.... :) Last year I was following the 4 hour pacers. 2nd time I have hit below 4 hours with Team FatBird. Thanks again."
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gujcleo2002 wrote on 09/12/2009 20:10:24 PM:
"With great appreciation, I want to thank the 4hr pacer team. By following your team, I finally achieved my sub-4hr dream. *phew*
Good Job FatBird!
* Anthony, you kept popping up beside me throughout the route... which drove me to keep going. Just to recap.. I came up to you to thank you personally after the race.
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DreamRunner wrote on 09/12/2009 20:09:05 PM:
"(in response to why many Pacers were not spotted with balloons)...
it was rather unfortunate that due to some communications breakdown, the security stopped our Pacers' balloons from the 4:30h timing group onwards, probably thinking we were doing it for marketing/branding. In spite of the pleas by our Pacers and other fellow runners, the instructions were carried through. The organizers later clarified that they had instructed that the Team FatBird Marathon Pacers' balloons were to be allowed for clear identification by the Pacees. They will probably look into this at the post-mortem to improve for future marathons.
However, the Pacers did not allow that small blip to affect our performances, and eventually brought rather large groups to their target finish times. We are still receiving congratulatory notes and compliments.
That explains to a certain extent why runners could not spot the Pacers, especially those in the timing groups of 4:30h-6:00h. We hope this did not cause too much duress to the runners who were trying to find us. Let us learn from all these lessons, to improve and do even better in SCSM10.
Team FatBird Marathon Pacers,
Follow Our Pace, Win Your Race!
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chacha wrote on 09/12/2009 20:06:42 PM:
"Good to see fellow runners pacing - I often kept sight for 5:00 and 4:45 pacers, so it told me that I was finishing in time!
I have great respect to all pacers for doing this voluntarily for the benefit of our running community. Great job fatbirds! If I'm in town next yr, perhaps I'll join as a pacer =)
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RinoaHeartily wrote on 09/12/2009 20:06:00 PM:
"i'll like to congratz the pacers for the job well done.. i actually went to check the profile of all of you. What's amazing is that you guys kept excellent timing throughout the race with +- 0.5
what's the secret to this? After 25km, my speed starts to drop a lot
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yakman wrote on 09/12/2009 20:05:02 PM:
"Failed to follow the 4:00 pacer after 25KM.
HRM was higher than expected, the reading was 5 to 10% higher than my training HRM at same pace..
Shoes tied too tight, right foot aching..
But still, thanks for your good job. Hope next year I have more time for training, and join you guys a few weekend runs: )
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acleong wrote on 09/12/2009 20:03:31 PM:
"After getting cramps on my thigh and calf muscles at 36km, I resigned to walk most of the remaining 6km. Then at the Esplanade Drive, I met the 4:30 pacers who were urging their pacees to go for sub 4:30. That gave me a new objective and I ran the rest of the way to clock just under 4:30.
So I want to say Thank You! to the 4:30 pacers, (expecially DO, who shouted loudest), for the inspiration. THANK YOU!!
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scubaparents wrote on 09/12/2009 20:02:41 PM:
"Although finishing was the order of the day this being my 1st marathon, I felt strong at the 36Km mark seeing 1 of your 6:00hr pacer who happens my friend urging me. Thanks pacers, you deserve all the kudos!"
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sengktay74 wrote on 09/12/2009 20:01:38 PM:
"Thank you for the 4 hour pacer, especially Anthony, ensuring that those following the 4-hr group to hit the sub 4 timing.
I was one of those that follow the pacer till 35km mark when I decided that I have the reserve energy to burst for my pb.
Was very happy with a decent time of 3hr 56min plus."
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nethdale wrote on 09/12/2009 20:00:46 PM:
"Hi,
Both my colleague and myself would like to thank the pacers for 4.15, esp the girl, wow, she was "powerful" as she kind off sped off in the last 4-5km from behind.
Cheers
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yuujinya wrote on 09/12/2009 19:59:42 PM:
"The pacers were great! I didn't do the marathon but a couple of them passed me along the route. It was a great idea to have balloons!
I wanna thank one of the guys who was in the 5:15 team for egging me on when I was walking along singapore flyer (nearing the end) and that made me pick up to run again instead of walking. He also threw me words of encouragement to maintain the pace, so that made me happy and more determined to push my limits. They were also shouting to other runners to keep going and press on to finish the last 2km. It was very motivating!"
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Lemonomeith wrote on 09/12/2009 19:58:26 PM:
"Well done pacers!!!!!
you are llked heaven's gifts to every runers."
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jorn wrote on 09/12/2009 19:56:31 PM:
"I wanna thank TFB 3hr45mins pacer and the adidas running pacers for their pacing. Doubt i would manage to finish with that time if i didnt follow you guys!"
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Kristina Knight wrote on 09/12/2009 19:28:25 PM:
"Hi Team FatBird,
Really hope everyone pulled up in good shape after yesterday and there are no major injuries to report.
I just wanted to drop you a note to congratulate you and your team on the amazing efforts of all the pacers yesterday but also over the running season. I have never met such a wonderful and enthusiastic group of runners and I am so glad to have found you guys two weeks before race day and I only regret it wasn’t sooner!
My running partner pulled out of the marathon two weeks ago and I can truly say there is no way I would have gotten through it if it weren’t for the 4:30 pace group and the wider Team FatBird. Over the last two weeks of practise runs and even during yesterday’s run I learnt soooooo much and particularly through repeated questions to David and Nigel I picked up invaluable running knowledge and vital marathon tips.
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH to all Fatbirders but particularly David, Nigel and the rest of group 4:30. Completing a marathon was one of my life’s goals and I am forever indebt to you guys for pulling me through it. I truly thought I would do one marathon and that was that- however if how much I enjoyed yesterday is any indication- I think I will be back to do it again!
Take care and cannot wait to join you in 2010!
Cheers
Kristina Knight, Account Director
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Adrian chan wrote on 09/12/2009 19:08:21 PM:
"It would be good to have pacers for 2:15 for half marathon.
I followed the 2:30 pacer Elaine from about 12-13km mark. She did good and make the run easier. "
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chee leong wrote on 09/12/2009 17:21:00 PM:
"Just wanted to drop you guys & gals a note of appreciation for the advise, tips and training sessions.
Without the self-less pacers, a lot of us would not have achieve our PBs or even complete the marathon.
My sincere thanks to you all and especially the 4 hour pacer group of Keonz, YN, Spencer, Darren and Anthony."
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joey wrote on 09/12/2009 17:19:26 PM:
"I've never been a fan of running until Jan 2009 when I realised that I needed to improve my stamina for golf. I started running and increasing my milege slowly for a few months and got hooked on running. My overall fitness improved and I was eager to join 10km runs and half marathons to see how I would fare in my training. However, I couldnt break past the 10KM mark because running alone was tough and mentally challenging. I was on the verge of resigning to my fate that I wasnt able to beat the 10KM mark and that was when someone mentioned Team Fatbird to me. The rest was history. I could never have completed my first half without TFB and now working towards my first full marathon! Their passion knows no boundaries and binds people of all walks of lives together with a single mission - Keep on running. TFB, Thanks for your relentless efforts in sharing running tips and constant encouragement! "
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ziqun wrote on 09/12/2009 17:14:08 PM:
"Great job everybody!!! ur hard work had paid off!!! cant wait to join u guys for another round of training!! =) CHEERS!! "
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Ganesh wrote on 09/12/2009 16:07:02 PM:
"Great job guys... all the time and effort to get the runners to the finish."
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Thomas Pang wrote on 09/12/2009 15:53:41 PM:
"A sincere BIG THANKS to all my "Sub-4hr Shi-Fu", esp anthony,Keonz,Yrannath!without u guys, no way i hit my target of sub-4,considering my 1st full marathon at age 47! i am so comfortable mixing with all of u! God bless all! cheong-ah!!!!"
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Yilong wrote on 09/12/2009 15:11:18 PM:
"Not sure is any of the 4:30 guys remembered a guy in red SingTel sleeveless shirt running along them. What I want to say is thanks for pacing me along the 20km stretch of the ECP. This is my first Marathon and I managed to achieve a satisfying result of 4:37. Thank you Team FatBird! "
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simon devaraj wrote on 09/12/2009 10:19:26 AM:
"A very BIG THANK YOU to team fatbird for providing 3 training sessions and very helpful pacing on race day.As i was late i could not link up with 4:30hr pacers at the start due to the 'missing' ballons and had difficulty finding them.So i had to follow the 4:15 team for the start. All pacer runners you made huge personal sacrifices for us and i thank you for that.Without your support and constant encouragement I would not have done my personal best 4hr 30min. CONGRATS ON A JOB WELL DONE !"
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