Jauhari Johan retains Nike+ Human Race 10K title

Story by Koh Yizhe/Red Sports. Photos by Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports

F1 Pit Building, Saturday, October 24, 2009 – Defending champion Jauhari Johan beat 7876 other participants to retain his Nike+ Human Race 10K title with a time of 31 minutes 1 second.

He improved on last year's timing of 32 minutes 45 seconds.

"I am very happy with my timing and performance," said the Indonesian after the race. "I won last year's race, but I felt that today's race was better as the course is flatter and easier. Today's race was also in the morning and I think my body fits morning races."

Jauhari Johan will be competing in next month's South-East Asian (SEA) Games and this race was a preparation for him.

"I will be racing in next month's SEA Games in the 5000 and 10000 track events. I should be able to win them," said Jauhari.

Dubbed "The Day the World Runs", the Nike Human Race 10K 2009 is hosted in 22 countries on October 24, 2009. Singapore is the only South-East Asian country to host the Nike+ Human Race 10K and had a decent participation of 7,877 out of the 10,000 spaces taken up.

Among the runners was Radio 91.3 DJ Rod Monteiro and he only had pleasant words about the race: "I have been a fan of Nike since I was a kid so I had to do the race. It is a great atmosphere and I think I'll be doing this every year! I ran last year and there's no sign of stopping for me!"

"I couldn't sleep last night because I was so excited!" said Rod. "As a runner, there are so many things that go through our minds the night before the race. Even when I told myself to sleep, I was tossing and turning on the bed. But overall I am happy with my time of 45 minutes plus."

When asked which race he felt was better, he was on the fence: "Ireally enjoyed both races – they were both very different. Last year, we ran in the evening with the sunset and the route was around Boat Quay. But this year, the route is more familiar as it is the normal marathon route."

Another runner that enjoyed the race was Zell Chang: "The race was good and the course was okay. The collection stations were also very smooth and I would definitely consider doing it again! Definitely an improvement from last year from what I heard from my friends! I guess the only thing would be the weather. If the race started earlier, it wouldn't be so hot!"

He finished with a time of 54 minutes 38 seconds.

Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, Teo Ser Luck, also took part in the race.

He shared his thoughts: "It was a good race. The course is flat and very friendly which is great for everyone. Novice runners can also try running as it is one of the friendliest 10K races around."

Men's Open Category

1st place - Jauhari Johan, with a timing of 31:01mins
2nd place - Thomas Kiprotich, with a timing of 31:55mins
3rd place - Jason Lawrence, with a timing of 33:34mins

Women's Open Category

1st place – Anna Thompson, with a timing of 35:13mins
2nd place – Vivian Tang, with a timing of 38:48mins
3rd place - Lim Baoying with a timing of 43:05mins

Men's Under-25 Category

1st place - Aaron Meng, with a timing of 34:35mins
2nd place - Colin Tung, with a timing of 36:17mins
3rd place - Lim Guo Hua, with a timing of 36:35mins

Women's Under-25 Category

1st place - Sumiko Tan, with a timing of 43:08mins
2nd place – Phua Hui Qin, with a timing of 45:17mins
3rd place - Melissa Tan, with a timing of 45:50mins

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