2012 ASEAN University Games — A race journal by Soh Rui Yong

Soh Rui Yong sets the pace early in the ASEAN University Games men’s 10,000m final. (Photo 2 © Liu Yu Hong. Courtesy of Soh Rui Yong)

Rui Yong chased by Vietnamese 5000m record holder Nguyen Van Lai who eventually won the race. (Photo 3 © Liu Yu Hong. Courtesy of Soh Rui Yong)

Where do we go from here? Rui Yong flat out after the race. (Photo 4 © Liu Yuhong. Courtesy of Soh Rui Yong)

Soh Rui Yong hands Agus Prayogo a Singapore souvenir. (Photo 5 © Liu Yu Hong. Courtesy of Soh Rui Yong)

Soh Rui Yong with fellow Singaporean Colin Tung (left) after the race. (Photo 6 © Liu Yu Hong. Courtesy of Soh Rui Yong)