By Les Tan

Alright, for all you runners out there who need to register for early bird discounts or else you foam at the mouth, you might like to know that you can register for the 2009 adidas Sundown Marathon at the Sports & Fitness Expo this weekend at the Singapore Expo.

There is a new 10km Women's category in addition to the 84km Ultra-Marathon, 42km Marathon and 10km Team categories.

2,000 slots are set aside for women who only like to run at night.

adidas is also launching 300 adidas Sundown Marathon 2009 Gift Card at the race expo and adidas stores. You can challenge (or ‘sabo’) your loved ones by buying them a race slot at early bird rates with this gift card.

Man: “Oh look, honey. I bought you a 10km race entry as a present.”
Woman: “Are you saying I’m fat?”
Man: *speechless*

Early bird rates (until January 31, 2009):
Ultra-Marathon (84km) $140
Marathon (42.195km) $60
Women's (10km) $40
Team (10km) $200

adidas Sundown Marathon facts:
Singapore's only night running event
Asia's only night 84km Ultramarathon
6,029 runners in 2008 (inaugural year)
322 84km ultramarathon runners
Organisers targetting 10,000 participants in 2009 for all categories

More event information can be found at the official adidas Sundown Marathon website, www.sundownmarathon.com.