HE was no track champion but running was his life and at the wake of 89-year-old Chan Meng Hui, his casket was befittingly surrounded by an array of colourful medals picked up over three decades.
His passion for the sport was evident – both in life and death.
Ironically, he wasn’t always a runner. He was, from personal notes of family and friends, a heavy drinker and smoker, in his early years, who preferred party shoes to running shoes. After all, Uncle Chan was never too fussed about competing with fellow runners. This was a man who simply ran at his own pace – it was never about the speed and always about the finish.
Uncle Chan loved running so much that he even went for a jog on the day of his son’s wedding tea ceremony, recalls Mr Lee. He explains: “He told me that even on the day of his son’s wedding he went to run and came back late for the tea ceremony. I wasn’t surprised because running was his life.” “He was like a mentor to me and a father to every runner who joined the club. He would dish out his advice and tell us about his life story, how he was not a born runner but through life experiences he started running.”
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