Pictures by Lai Jun Wei, Vanessa Lim and Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports.
The Padang, Sunday, December 6, 2008 - The Singapore Marathon last Sunday saw the roads of downtown Singapore closed to traffic as tens of thousands of runners ruled. Runners took part in the 42km, 21km and 10km races and while some were racing to win serious money, most were running for health, for the environment or just for pure fun. Here's a picture story of the Singapore Marathon brought to you by the crew.
Enjoy.
Participants of the half marathon are flagged off. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
The elite runners running under the Christmas lights in the wee hours of the morning. (Photo 2 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Teron Eugene Lum shows a peace sign in the early phase of the full marathon. He eventually finished with a time of 5 hours 4 minutes and 43 seconds. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
As the full marathoners returned from the loop around Shenton Way, the race course was a flood of people, stretching for as long as the eye could see. (Photo 4 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Despite the early hours, most people were still in high spirits as they ran the first stretch of the race. (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Nur Azhar and Muhammad Hazam Bin Suhaimi were all smiles as they started the race. (Photo 6 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Patrick shows a cute face as he passes by. He finished with a time of 7 hours 8 minutes and 29 seconds. (Photo 7 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Runners head towards the Esplanade. (Photo 8 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Abi from Great Britain leads a line of runners. She eventually finished with a time of 3 hours and 58 seconds. (Photo 9 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
The sidewalk becomes a bed as a volunteer succumbs to exhaustion after helping with logistics in the wee hours of the morning. (Photo 10 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
REDcrew Colin Tung striding down the last 100m to the finish line… and he looks like he’s enjoying it. (Photo 11 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Some runners secured notes to the back to give some needed encouragement to the person behind. This one said, “Come with me to the finish.” (Photo 12 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
The race saw people of all sorts take part. Even Spiderman showed up for the event. (Photo 13 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Christmas also came early for this runner. Maybe he is one of Santa’s elves in disguise? (Photo 14 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Besides Spiderman, Wonder-woman also showed up for the race, “flying” through the course in 3 hours and 8 minutes flat. (Photo 15 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
One person decided to empty the contents of his stomach after the race. Just one more reason to add to the list for why some people do not take part in marathons. 🙂 (Photo 16 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Others had to be wheeled away as they collapsed at the finishing line due to exhaustion. (Photo 17 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Mok Ying Rong, the younger sister of Singapore’s fastest marathoner, also took part, finishing third in the women’s 10km in 43 minutes 34 seconds. (Photo 18 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
A runner showing his patriotism after the race. (Photo 19 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
“Finally, it’s over…” (Photo 20 © Vanessa Lim/Red Sports)
Dr Ben Tan chills out after the full marathon. (Photo 21 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Sefli Ahar from Brunei posing for a shot after finishing in third place in the men’s 21km race. (Photo 22 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Visually-handicapped Kenyan athlete Henry Wanyoike (left) with running-guide and childhood friend Joseph Kibunja after finishing the half-marathon in which they finished eighth and seventh respectively in identical times of 1 hour 22 minutes 16 seconds. (Photo 23 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Gurkha Dipendra Gurung (right) from the Singapore Police Force (SPF) finishes sixth in the men’s 10km in 35 minutes 23 seconds. (Photo 24 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Taking a self-portrait to remember this accomplishment. (Photo 25 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Proving that age is no barrier to running, Prasert Puthivorachai, Mont Vanisornkul and Kamon Vanisarakul finish their 10km run in just under one-and-a-half hours. (Photo 26 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Celebration at completing the race. (Photo 27 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Want to see three grown men hugging each other? These three friends congratulate each other at their accomplishments. (Photo 28 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Yvonne Lin gives Charlene Tan a helping hand at the finishing line. (Photo 29 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
A kiss for your accomplishment! (Photo 30 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Deejay Rod Monteiro runs down the finishing stretch. (Photo 31 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo also took part in the race, running the 10km in 1 hour 3 minutes and 44 seconds. (Photo 32 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Swaminathan Ekambaram made his appearance again this year with his message to donate one’s eyes. (Photo 33 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
A runner encounters difficulties at the finishing stretch. (Photo 34 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Some of the pacers who ran the route. (Photo 35 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Soh Rui Yong finishes the 10km as the top local and in 4th place overall with a time of 34 minutes and 44 seconds. (Photo 36 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
James Iau Nan Hoong does his 10km in 41 minutes and 57 seconds. (Photo 37 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Raffles Institution’s Chew Hanyu, the reigning National Inter-school Cross-Country A Division girls’ champion, was one of many school runners who took part in the race, which serves as an early marker for many school teams for the upcoming cross-country season. She finished seventh in the women’s 10km with a time of 45 minutes 47 seconds. (Photo 38 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Lee Xuan De finished the men’s 10km in thirtieth place in a time of 38 minutes 43 seconds. (Photo 39 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Azrul Bin Azmi is a face of determination as he trudges down the final leg of the race. (Photo 40 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
With the finishing line set against the backdrop of the former Supreme Court, Shao Kwan Kiat raises his arms in accomplishment as he finishes the full marathon in 5 hours 40 minutes and 20 seconds. (Photo 41 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Some families took the run as an opportunity for an outing, completing the run together. (Photo 42 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
The kids’ dash provides the young ones with an early exposure to a marathon. (Photo 43 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Huang Yanming, Freddy Ng and Lie Jun Jie cross the finishing line. (Photo 44 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
As runners trooped across the finishing line, many showed faces of relief and accomplishment. (Photo 45 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
Part of the course saw the runners run through Anderson Bridge. (Photo 46 © Tan Huey Ying/Red Sports)
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The event is also known as the "Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon".
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