The following pictures give a brief overview of how SMU AdRace 2011 Night Edition was conducted.
Photo 1: Participants at Singapore Flyer
Photo 2: Safety Briefing at Singapore Flyer
After their respective safety briefings, participants are given a 10 second count-down to their flag-off. We see participants rushing down the escalators of Singapore Flyer Sky Deck, full of vigour.
Photo 3: Participants starting off their race
Participants made their way down to their very first activity point, Marina Bay Sands where they tested out their wits, trying to solve the puzzle in the shortest time.
Photo 4: Participants solving their clues to get to their next checkpoint
Upon solving those difficult puzzles, participants had to figure out where the next station is located, based on the clues that have been provided to them.
On to the next station: Singapore Management University Administrative Building.
Photo 5: Teams moving on to their next station in SMU
Photo 6: Participants completing their task in the underwater segment of the race
Participants make a mad dash for the swimming pool, located on the 6th storey of the Administrative Building. Changing into their swim attire, participants subsequently began their underwater manoeuvring.
Participants who are new to the snorkelling equipment had a difficult time. You see them choking and retching when they accidentally swallowed the pool water. But it was a refreshing experience for them.
Photo 7: Partcipants at the Laser-Tag Station
Participants get to enjoy one of SMUX XSeed’s trademark activities, laser tag. They certainly had all the fun and intensity of a shoot-out, less the wounds and injuries!!
Photo 8: Participants looking fresh after completing their activities at the laser tag station
After completing laser tag, teams moved towards Labrador park where they had a chance at plankwalk.
Photo 9: Participants at the plankwalk station
After completing their plankwalk activity, teams proceeded to collect their bicycles and cycled through the central business district towards East Coast Park.
Photo 10: Bicycles ready for the participants
Photo 11: Teams working out the exact route before setting off
Photo 12: Teams ready to set off
After leaving Labrador park, teams arrived at East Coast park where they tried a new activity, Trikke. Teams were required to manoeuvre the trikke towards Goldkist Beach resort along the cycling track of the park.
Photo 13: Participant arriving in East Coast Park
Photo 14: Trikke at East Coast Park
Upon return from trikke, participants put on their skates and skated along East Coast Park towards Fort Road.
Photo 15: Teams putting on their skates before moving off
After completing the skating segment, all participants moved to Kallang Riverside Park. Open category participants had an additional segment, which was kayaking at the Kallang Basin. But what is the point of just kayaking along the basin since it would be boring? So we spiced it up for them with more clues to complete, which heightened their enthusiasm level.
Photo 16: Open Category participants collecting their clue during the Kayaking Segment
Photo 17: Participants solving their clues after Kayaking
Photo 18: Participants at the Butt Bash Station
Butt Bash?? Sounds stupid, but look at the joy in the participants’ face as they attempted to complete the station. This station brought back the child inside their heart as they played with sponge and water.
Right after their Butt Bash Station, racers rush back to the end point, SMU.
Photo 19: Teams racing to their end point
Photo20: Prize presentation to winning teams
At the end point, participants will submit their race card to clock in their timing. After computing the race timing together with time discounts and penalties, the top three teams with the shortest computed timing were awarded our top prizes.
Photo 20 shows the 1st runner up for the novice category; where they win themselves an ipod shuffle and waist pouch each. Posing with our winners is the guest of honour, Bernadette Toh, the Director of Office of Student Life.
