Coaches Arrangement to SIM

Countdown to Singapore International Marathon: 12 Days.

Yeah, the coach arrangement to Singapore Marathon is published. It is produced by PK Chan, an EXCO of Pacesetters Club who is in-charged for the SIM coach and hotel arrangement.

According to the schedule, there will be three buses leaving for Singapore at 7.30am on Saturday 3 December. It is important that runners board the correct bus for a stress free journey. For ease in identification, they even name the buses with inspiring names such as follows:

All-stars Coach leaves from Taman Permaisuri
Boleh Coach leaves from Bukit Aman car park
Champion Coach leaves from Bukit Aman car park

This photo, extracted from PACM website, was taken at Bukit Aman car park before leaving for SIM 2004.

The buses will only arrive in Singapore at 3:00 P.M. for runners to collect the race entry packs. And later check into Peninsular-Excelsior Hotel.

On Sunday 4 December after the race, the buses would depart from hotel at 3:00 P.M. sharp.

One of the important reminders is that don’t forget to bring along your valid passport; SIM confirmation slip and photostat ID.

My initial plan was to go by Sri Maju bus on Thurday night and plan to reach Singapore on Friday morning. That would allow us to have Friday and Saturday morning for sight-seeing. Saturday afternoon would be at the hotel to welcome and mingle with other runners.

Going by PACM buses was my last resorts as that does not give much time for sight-seeing. It is quite similar to an extended version of the commando style except that it involves putting up a night at the hotel.

For those who are going on Saturday morning and return on Sunday afternoon, I would suggest that you spend the evening at Orchard Road to enjoy the pre-Christmas mood. Last year, the entire street was beautifully decorated with colorful lightings welcoming visitors and the event.

I was going through the passenger names lists and out of 120 Pacesetters runners, I only know the following runners – about 10% of them. I could have seen other runners before with the frequent meets at Bukit Aman car park after training runs.

All-stars Coach (Coach Leader is Phoon Yoke Heng, 012-202 2152):
Jacky Loh Theam Fah
Carmen Leong
Ang Chee Kiang
Phoon Yoke Heng

Boleh Coach (Coach Leader is PK Chan, 012-200 8566):
PK Chan
Weng
Amelia
Ng Chooi Ling
Krishnan Karuppan of Adidas

Champion Coach (Coach Leader is Lisar Oon, 012-313 3881):
Lesley Tan
Lisar Oon
Shahrom Abdullah (I took a photo with him during recent Powerman Duathlon race)