By Les Tan/Red Sports
Mok Ying Ren crosses the finishing line first. (Photo 1 © Red Sports)
East Coast Park, Saturday, March 7, 2009 – Mok Ying Ren, 20, blazed home in a time of 56 minutes 7 seconds to win the open category at the Singapore Biathlon. 2,200 endurance junkies jumped into the waters off East Coast Park, including Chief of Defence Force Lt-Gen Desmond Kuek, Chief of Army Major-Gen Neo Kian Hong and Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong.
Mok was followed by Lim Zhi Ming in 58:20 and Sikhander Singh in 58:30.
In the women’s open category, Trudy Fawcett, a British national and Singaporean permanent resident, successfully defended her title in a time of 1:07:14 while Singaporean Dinah Chan followed in second in 1:08:23. Lin Zhi Yin was third in 1:12:03.
“The swim was a bit weird,” said Mok Ying Ren as he waited in the winner’s tent to collect his prize. “We were overwhelmed by the waves. I was in the second wave and it looked confusing because the first wave wore red caps and the buoys were red too!”
“My aim was to stay comfortable in the swim. I’ve been doing a lot of running training because I’m trying to make the SEA Games track and field team in the 10,000m since there is no triathlon event in the SEA Games this year,” said Mok.
The qualifying time for the 10,000m is 31:33 and Mok is currently about two minutes outside the qualifying time.
“The run was very good because of the cool weather. I wanted to do a 3:30min/km pace and I managed that,” said Mok.
Chief of Defence Force, Lt-Gen Desmond Kuek, also took part in the event, finishing in a time of 1:43:14.
“The race was very good and the weather was excellent. I’m sure everyone enjoyed themselves,” he said after the prize-giving ceremony. © Red Sports
Trudy Fawcett comes home first in the Women’s Open category. She recently won the Sprint Aquathlon, the first race of the Singapore Sprint Series. (Photo 2 © Red Sports)
The biathletes charge into the water as the sky turned overcast. (Photo 3 © Red Sports)
Christel Fung pops out of the water in 21 minutes 47 seconds, almost five minutes ahead of the next swimmer. (Photo 4 © Red Sports)
Lim Zhiyun emerges from the water second. (Photo 5 © Red Sports)
Dinah Chan finishes her swim in 27min 29sec. (Photo 6 © Red Sports)
Trudy Fawcett struggles with her cap as she emerges fourth out of the water. (Photo 7 © Red Sports)
Dughall, who finished third overall in the Men’s Veteran category, emerges out of the water in 27min 6sec. (Photo 8 © Red Sports)
David Lim (#1061) finished in 7th place overall. (Photo 9 © Red Sports)
Kevin Timmons, who finished first in the Men’s Veteran category, emerges from the water after a 22min 32sec swim. (Photo 10 © Red Sports)
Scott Ang, who finished fifth overall, swam a 19min 53sec 1.5km. (Photo 11 © Red Sports)
Mok Ying Ren emerges from the swim leg. (Photo 12 © Red Sports)
Lim Zhi Ming finished his swim in 22min 38sec. (Photo 13 © Red Sports)
Zhi Ming crossing the finishing line in second place. (Photo 14 © Red Sports)
Sikhander Singh finished in third position overall. (Photo 15 © Red Sports)
Dinah Chan comes in second… (Photo 16 © Red Sports)
… followed by Lin Zhiyun. (Photo 17 © Red Sports)
Dinah Chan and Trudy Fawcett congratulate each other. (Photo 18 © Red Sports)
Forkink (#1079) finished in sixth position in the men’s veteran with a timing of 1:11:16. (Photo 19 © Red Sports)
Dughall finishes third in the Men’s Veteran category. (Photo 20 © Red Sports)
Chief of Defence Force LG Desmond Kuek finishes with a timing of 1:43:14. (Photo 20 © Red Sports)
Results (Top 5)
Men’s Open
Mok Ying Ren (bib# 5030) 56:07
Lim Zhi Ming (5001) 58.20
Sikhander Singh (5031) 58:30
Willie Loo (5007) 1:01:36)
Scott Ang (4210) 1:03:07
Women’s Open
Trudy Fawcett (2185) 1:07:14
Dinah Chan (2015) 1:08:23
Lim Zhi Yin (2093) 1:12:03
Tan Sok Hue (2159) 1:14:26
Christel Fung (2022) 1:15:13
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