Oceanman 10 KM 2023

I don’t know what got me into doing this 10 Km swim but maybe I felt, its high time I do something crazy again before I cannot ( always so pessimistic isn’t it).  Way before signing up, I had done 2 times of 10 Km swims at home ground Sentosa Island.  To speak the truth, completion is not a problem ( ahem) but within a specific time, that is something.  For all Oceanman 10KM, the swim must be done in 4 hr 30 min, to be considered as completed the race.  Usually there is a half way 3 hour bench mark at the 6km point, this is where organisers will fish out the “slow” bunch.

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TCS New York Marathon 2023

I balloted for New York marathon since 2020, 2022 when the results for 2023 ballot came out and I lost it, I was thinking maybe I should just do charity or buy a slot from the tour organisers.  But just a few weeks after the ballot results were out, I received an e mail saying that if I purchase the guaranteed virtual slot for 2023 at a higher price, the physical slot for 2024 will be secured.

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