Contributed by Feisal Bin Abdul Rahman

OUB Centre, Sunday, 23 May, 2010 — At 63 storeys, or 282 metres, tall, the OUB Centre was the site of the National Vertical Marathon where Gino Ng, a physiotherapist and former national triathlete, emerged as the fastest man for an unprecedented 10th time.

He clocked 8 minutes 54.86 seconds in winning the men’s open category.

In the women’s open category, Kok Hui Ping emerged tops with a time of 11 minutes 34.73 seconds.

This year, the event saw 2,000 participants, an increase of 25% from the previous year. Among the 2,000 participants was Tan Soo Cheng, the oldest participant at 84 years old, who took part in the Veteran’s Challenge category.

Individual Results (Top 10 only)

Men’s Open

1. Gino Ng — 8 minutes 54.86 seconds
2. Melvin Wong — 9:49.10
3. Nuno Delicado — 10:05.00
4. Chan Kong Hoong — 10:25.44
5. Andrew Ngo — 10:32.83
6. Eugene Tan — 10:36.31
7. Goh Tingfu — 10:44.21
8. Lee Guan Lin — 11:00.47
9. Chua Weiboon — 11:13.46
10. Joerg Kanonenberg — 11:14.40

Full results for the Men’s Open can be downloaded here

Women’s Open

1. Kok Hui Ping — 11:34.73
2. Vanessa Smith — 11:53.81
3. Sumiko Tan — 12:16.74
4. Roda Ramos — 13:44.46
5. Anne Aho Eagling — 14:02.86
6. Li Pea Lim — 14:33.54
7. Roshidah Karyeo — 15:12.46
8. A. Quek — 15:14.44
9. Yim Pui Fun — 15:14.64
10. Frieda Levycky — 15:17.16

Full results for the Women’s Open can be downloaded here

Youth Challenge (for participants aged 12 to 16)

1. Aldrich Lim — 9:40.33
2. James Ng — 11:29.20
3. Moses Ng — 12:11.42
4. Eddie Yong — 12:30.80
5. Tian Zhen — 12:35.57
6. Jason Koh — 12:51.63
7. Shankar Suresh — 12:52.92
8. Wee Yu Ning — 13:04.52
9. Dylan Lau — 13:04.70
10. Chen Yujie — 13:07.00

Full results for the Youth Challenge can be downloaded here

Veteran’s Challenge (for participants over the age of 45)

1. Jeremy Snoad — 11:18.43
2. Eswaran Sakthivel — 12:05.20
3. Tay Soo How — 12:25.47
4. How Choon Kiat — 12:28.63
5. Choon Yoon Tak — 13:16.68
6. Kan Yuen Hong — 13:40.25
7. Wong Fook Khee — 14:23.59
8. Lim Cheow Teck — 14:33.31
9. Wee Liang Boon — 14:44.67
10. Koh Phek Choo –15:04.96

Full results for the Veteran’s Challenge can be downloaded here

Team Results (Top 3 only except Lovers’ Challenge)

Open

Winners

Team 2 — 0:57:40.21 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Melvin Wong, individual 1st — 10:31.82
Andrew Ngo, 2nd — 10:42.42
Ang Chee Yong, 3rd — 11:03.77
Sumiko Tan, 11th — 12:29.99
Elaine Lim, 13th — 12:52.21

Runners-up

Team 38 — 1:10:47.66
Chris Knott, 4th — 11:38.08
Gavin Kramer, 10th — 12:24.06
Andrea Hatzidis, 29th — 14:54.18
Zuzana Kucerova, 35th — 15:40.86
Leisl White, 41st — 16:10.48

Second Runners-up

Team 3 — 1:16:11.95
Tan Hong Taa, 7th — 12:05.74
Joel Che, 18th — 14:07.61
Jethro Wong, 25th — 14:37.04
Teo Jin Shi, 31st — 14:57.67
Phyllis Choong, 82nd — 20:23.89

Full results for the Team Open can be downloaded here

NTU (for NIE/NTU students only)

Winners

Team 22 — 0:58:22.93 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Colin Tung, individual 1st — 10:09.61
Muhammad Shah Feroz Moheden, 2nd — 11:11.52
Ang Chee Yong, 3rd — 11:23.22
Sumiko Tan, 5th — 12:29.89
Eileen Tan, 6th — 13:08.69

Runners-up

Team 11 — 1:16:40.16
Sng Cheng Wei, 7th — 13:32.06
Aloysius Ong, 8th — 13:48.40
Ng Yu Jun, 10th — 13:58.63
Chua Kian Seng, 18th — 16:25.11
Huang Qian Qin, 29th — 18:55.96

Second Runners-up

Team 8 — 1:23:06.70
Kuan Chin Sheng, 9th — 13:51.64
Saw Kok Seng Kenneth, 14th — 15:12.61
Ang Ren Jie, 15th — 15:20.58
Debbie Lee, 24th — 17:52.19
Rimmel Choong, 34th — 20:49.68

Full results for the NTU Team Challenge can be downloaded here

Inter-JC Challenge (for junior college students only)

Winners

Team 21 — 1:00:58.87 (hours:minutes:seconds)
Kenneth Goh, individual 1st — 10:37.95
Loau Xuan Yu, 2nd — 10:42.02
Ng Jing Kuang, 3rd — 10:44.41
Eliza Tan, 70th — 14:07.38
Sarah Tan, 91st — 14:47.11

Runners-up

Team 22 — 1:06:25.38
Shreyas Chandrakantha Roo Inna, 5th — 11:25.91
Vincent Ong, 9th — 11:33.17
Jared Tay, 29th — 12:36.73
Tan Mei Xuan, 89th — 14:45.96
Amanda Quek, 138th — 16:03.61

Second Runners-up

Team 6 — 1:08:35.04
Tay Yi Yan, 4th — 11:21.02
Chew Hong En, 7th — 11:29.15
Wilbert Ho, 12th — 11:43.92
Melinda Chan, 148th — 16:15.63
Benavon Lee, 187th — 17:45.32

Full results for the Inter-JC Challenge can be downloaded here

Lovers’ Challenge

1. Ewin Teo and Sumiko Tan — 12:11.97 and 12:12.18 respectively
2. Andrew Ngo and Lim Funghwee — 14:37.67 and 14:37.40
3. David Li and Geraldine Khoo — 15:56.46 and 15:55.55
4. Dennis Ang and Fernie Ng — 16:00.20 and 16:00.25
5. Misbahulmunir Bin Samad Samad and Sonia Chin — 16:17.76 and 16:19.18
6. Leon Chow and Tan Kee Leng — 16:30.00 and 16:30.10
7. Jonathan Chua and Sabine Herrmannsdoerfer — 16:44.12 and 16:42.68
8. Mohamad Amin Bin Mohamad Nor and Nazimah Saini — 16:48.57 and 16:48.56
9. Cheng Zai Hui and Hazel Koh — 16:49.34 and 16:48.60
10. Silas Huang and Daphne Tang — 17:04.30 and 17:04.45

Full results for the Lovers’ Challenge can be downloaded here