Remember that Daddy Lim signed himself and his little girl up for the Energizer Obstacle Race (EOR)? They even trained a few times for the race. A week back, Daddy Lim prepared the jerseys and they were all excited.
The race took place yday and it was freaking hot. We parked at the zoo and took a bus to the venue.
The Chan family came and gave their support. Uncle C is gearing up to join with boo next year, given that the min age is 6 for the parent and child race but we spotted a boy who was in the race and he can't be 6. He looks like he barely learnt how to run properly.
The organiser also promised pretty of games for the kids. Lil Isaac has been promised the treasure hunt while jiejie races and he had been looking forward to it.
There was a lot of waiting. The participants were let off in batches. So we sat on the stage (for the camera) waiting for Daddy Lim and Lil Shauna to be flagged off.
We were all very excited when it was their turn.
We didn't know how long they would take but saw some parent and child teams coming back even before Daddy Lim and Lil Shauna raced off. Those must be the really good ones. We then went back to the tent, hoping to go for the treasure hunt only to realise that it starts at 6pm, which was a good hour away. They had rodeo and trampoline but required a minimum height of 1.2m. The disappointed kids ended up back in the tent, watching bigger kids race remote control cars instead. Unfortunately the bigger kids hoarded the remotes and the smaller kids can only watch... or helped to mend broken tracks.
Daddy Lim and Lil Shauna came back just when we were getting bored watching the cars go round and round the little track.
They looked great other than a dirty shoe. The obstacles weren't that hard and they didn't get themselves as dirty as we thought they would. We had even lugged a bagful of clothes and shoes thinking that they would need to change after the race. Blehhhhh.
We had wanted to leave but Lil Isaac was fussing to go for the treasure hunt. The Chan family left and we waited for the hunt to start at where the q was supposed to start only to realise that it was a wrong place to wait - lousy signboard. By the time we joined the q, it was so long and it would have been night by the time it was our turn. We had to coax the children out of the q and headed back home.
Overall, the race was great (according to Daddy Lim and Lil Shauna). They definitely had plenty of fun. However, the venue was lousy and inaccessible. The waiting sux too. Most importantly, I think they over promised the activities for the kids. Nevertheless, it was a memorable 1st race for the father and daughter.
Mummy Lim
