Running Group

Kilometers of Friendship and Fun

by Keri Matwick

The AWA Running Group enjoyed running locally and abroad this past holiday season 2021. Wearing red Santa hats, the women did jolly runs through the Botanic Gardens. Then, changing into dazzling dresses, the ladies met for holiday dinner parties. Many women hopped on flights to go home and enjoyed a change of scenery and cooler weather for their runs.

Botanic Gardens Holiday Run

A much anticipated ‘gift’ was the first non-virtual race in Singapore since Covid! Ten members ran a 10km on Sunday, December 5th, as part of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon Grand Finale 2021 race series. Runners maintained the required social distances, and started queuing 90 minutes before the event started. Venti-sized medals and Starbucks coffees were well-deserved awards.

Happy Finishers of a 10K Portion of the Standard Chartered Race Series

To keep the group motivated, Nikki Elliott led a fitness challenge of #3for31, a 3mile/5KM run or walk a day for December. Her colorful and fun accountability trackers were quickly adopted by the other women who enthusiastically joined in and shared their daily run/walk.

We said farewell to Beth Reintjes and welcomed new members, Jessica Roth and Valerie Duchenne!

Like to join us? We run three times a week: Tuesdays, at the Botanic Gardens, three different times, 7am, 7:30am, and 8am, 5KM; Thursdays, varying locations, 7:30am, 8-10KM; and Saturdays, varying locations, 7am or 7:30am, 10-15KM. Come and run with us.

Keri is a linguist and teaches writing at Nanyang Technological University. Active in the AWA Running Club and Java Junkies, Keri enjoys running and meeting up friends at cafés.