The Green Corridor Run

The Green Corridor - the former railway line that ran from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands, then to Malaysia and even Thailand. A lot have been written and said about the railway line: political, environmental and national security issues. For me personally, this was the railway line I used to take to Malaysia, more specifically to Pahang to climb Gunung Tahan. I did that mountain 3 times, Gawd!!! Taking the train was a unique component of the expedition itself. The last time I took the train with some Hwachong Tahan trekkers, we didn't pay for a single ticket, we just sat (and slept) at the canteen benches for the whole journey!

To cut the long story short, the railway tracks have been removed and there remains a long (about 20km) stretch of "green corridor" from Tanjong Pagar to Woodlands. This is a clean and green transport route through the heart of Singapore and a heritage to us Singaporeans.

So somebody proposed to have a running event there and call it The Green Corridor Run, from Tanjong Pagar station to Bukit Timah station, about 10.5km. The route is generally flat, otherwise how would the train travel. There are still many muddy patches and some areas filled with pebbles, but it's still a relatively easy trail run, although the mud and puddles mean wet and heavy shoes. A good trail race to start the year.

It was drizzling before my wave started. The moment the announcer shouted "Go!", the sky promptly took the cue and poured down on us.

At the start line when there was still sunshine, minutes before the rain poured down.

The Green Corridor - Part 2

Wanted to windsurf today, but upon checking with windguru.com realised it's not a good day for sailing. So decided to bring my Silverback MTB for her 2nd outing. Z injured his elbow so didn't call him this time.... old already must recuperate more! :P 

Bicycle fuel efficiency....0L/km 

The Green Corridor Part 1

So you heard of the Singapore Green Corridor, but what is it exactly? Is it really green? It's actually the railway lands from Woodlands to Tanjong Pagar, which the Nature Society Singapore (NSS) proposed to the Singapore government to keep as a natural "corridor" after the train operations ceased, for recreation, nature appreciation and for flora and fauna to thrive in land scarce Singapore.

"The least challenging and most unimaginative 'solution' would be for policy makers, planners and developers to parcel the land out as real estate, dismantle the line, erase the railway and its memory from the public domain and relegate it to textbook history. That would be a costly mistake - Dr Geh Min"  (www.thegreencorridor.org)