The last Saturday of April saw women gearing up on skates and cruising through the park connectors from East Coast Park to Changi Village.. It was the Women On Skates event, postponed since end March. But that did not stop the ladies’ spirit of sporting.

Some parts of the path were littered with hazards like twigs and seeds. However, the ladies pushed on to the end, their moods never dampened. Several SAVs and instructors were present to ensure safety, further adding on to the success of the event. At the end at Changi Village, it was time to take a break and indulge in great Singapore food.

(Photos courtesy of Faussi and David Lim)

Here’s what one of the volunteers, Skateline instructor Faussi, has to say about the event:

“Glad to see lots of “old” faces and of course the new ones, especially the ladies. The skate started of with a bang, that was the first time ever I witnessed the most number of ladies (and girls of course) skating… Well of course, because i missed the previous woman on skate event.

The whole skating was actually quite relaxing, but it gets quite boring and challenging once we hit the park connector to Changi. It was just like an endless track that goes on and on and it was very dark at one point. Why is it challenging ? Cos we are skating against a group of runners who were doing a marathon running and imagine having to skate for about 8Km without water… Luckily i still have a few drops of water in my trusty old Camelbak =)

Well, sure very happy when we see the light at the end of the track (not tunnel), well almost the end at least. Another 3.3Km for the last stretch of the park connector and halfway there, some of us stopped for a drink and I stopped for a piece of Ice cream Potong, yummy…

Everyone finished the skate and what a better way to finish then having a plate of nasi lemak and a glass of Bandung at the food court @ Changi Village. Nice night scenery as well (check out my photos!!)”

Read more about the event here.

Check out SAV David Lim’s photos here.