By Elvin Liang
Start of the race. (Photo 1 © Stanley Cheah/Red Sports)
Jurong Lake Park, Sunday, July 7, 2013 – Foo Gen Lin clocked 34 minutes 22.56 seconds to win the 10km open category at the Jurong Lake Run. Ang Chee Yong was second in 34:35.85 while Rai Dev also made the podium in third place, stopping the clock in 34:42.82.
Gen Lin, a Singapore permanent resident, won himself a cheque of S$1,500. Gen Lin also participated in last year’s edition where he came in fourth in the 6km men’s international category.
Colin Tung, who finished second in last year’s race, was fourth this time around in 35:17.45.
Kenyans swept the top three positions in the men’s 10km international category. Chirchir Hillary hit the tape in 30:34.69 while Peter Keter was second in 32:34.64. Langat Ken Kipkirui was third in 33:49.16.
Keter said he found the morning run slightly cooler and although he did not break his personal best, it was a good run nonetheless.
In the men’s 10km veterans category, Kek Hong Leng defended his title with a timing of 38:28.18. He was followed by Al Yeoh, who also finished second last year, in 38:44.11. Ralph Gomarsall was third in 39:53.22.
In the women’s categories, the morning warmth did not stop Yvonne Lin and Suzanne Walsham from winning another victory this year. Walsham won the 10km open race in 37:31.31. She was in second place by Anne Qi Hui who clocked 38:41.58 while Sue Corser was third in 40:54.13.
Lin won the 6km race in 24:30.41. Ng Yu Jun was second in 25:21.86 while Cheong Tsui Ying stopped the clock in 26:04.35 for third place.
This year’s Jurong Lake Run was flagged off at 7 a.m. by the deputy prime minister, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, and the route took the runners through Jurong Lake Park, Chinese Garden and the Japanese Garden. The event saw runners taking part in three categories – 3km, 6km and 10km.
10km Men Open Category (S’pore Citizens and PRs)
1st Foo Gen Lin – 34:22.56 (Gun Time: 34:24.43)
2nd Ang Chee Yong – 34:35.85 (34:38.17)
3rd Rai Dev – 34:42.82 (34:45.16)
4th Colin Tung – 35:17.45 (35:20.42)
5th Tilak Magar – 36:16.07 (36:17.67)
6th Philip Ramachandran – 36:26.89 (36:28.91)
7th Ivan Low – 36:44.54 (36:50.14)
8th Tan Swee Tiong – 36:57.03 (36:59.55)
9th Hamdan Hafiz – 37:01.37 (37:04.14)
10th Mohamed Iskandar – 37:50.52 (37:54.42)
10km Men Veteran Category (S’pore Citizens and PRs)
1st Kek Hong Leng – 38:29.18 (Gun Time: 38:32.16)
2nd Al Yeoh – 38:44.11 (38:47.41)
3rd Ralph Gomarsall – 39:53.22 (39:56.67)
4th Mike Barclay – 40:23.80 (40:27.92)
5th Ramasamy s/o Subramaniam – 40:40.41 (40:41.91)
6km Men Open Category
1st Ivan Low – 20:29.24 (Gun Time: 20:31.06)
2nd Fang Jian Yong – 20:48.66 (20:49.80)
3rd Tan Lui Ran – 20:57.68 (20:59.45)
4th Parajuli Nabin – 21:23.24 (21:26.53)
5th Tan Wei Bin – 21:52.81 (21:55.48)
6th Tiong Weijie – 22:58.32 (23:01.53)
7th Vincent Liu – 23:19.03 (23:22.04)
8th Albert Chang – 23:40.65 (23:43.97)
9th Sng Cheng Wei – 24:07.58 (24:10.06)
10th Augustine Tan – 24:11.51 (24:14.44)
6km Men Junior Category (S’pore Citizens and PRs)
1st Dhashman Thangavelu – 22:21.99 (Gun Time: 22:25.05)
2nd Lee Jian Ler – 22:25.40 (22:28.03)
3rd Teng Jian Hong – 22:29.56 (22:31:78)
4th Maran Rajendharen – 22:42.36 (22:45.01)
5th Caleb Hia – 22:56.46 (22:58.59)
10km Women Open Category
1st Suzanne Walsham – 37:31.31 (Gun Time: 37:34.16)
2nd Qi Hui – 38:41.58 (38:44.55)
3rd Sue Corser – 40:54.13 (40:54:41)
4th Yong Man Yun – 43:24.77 (43:29.16)
5th Stella Lee Yien Ping – 43:34.99 (43:38.17)
6th Lynly Tan – 44:18.12 (44:30.88)
7th Elaine Tee – 48:09.18 (48:17.92)
8th Lynette Tung – 48:58.64 (49:05.40)
9th Yee Pey Ling – 49:10.78 (49:19.31)
10th Ow Lai Fern – 49:54.31 (50:31.42)
10km Women Veteran Category (S’pore Citizens and PRs)
1st Vivian Tang — 39:29.89 (Gun Time: 39:33.14)
2 Grace Lim Bee Chan – 46:40.30 (46:44.92)
3 Ong Ah Lan – 48:42.79 (48:50.67)
4 Felicia Yeo – 49:36.32 (49:40.92)
5 Teo Soo Tian – 49:37.47 (49:43.31)
6km Women Open Category (S’pore Citizens and PRs)
1st Yvonne Lin – 24:30.41 (Gun Time: 24:30.78)
2nd Ng Yu Jun – 25:21.86 (25:25.59)
3rd Cheong Tsui Ying – 26:04.35 (26:06.59)
4th Lee Mei Hui – 27:06.72 (27:09.18)
5th Janelle Seet Ann Mei – 27:44.38 (27:48.28)
6th Ong Wang Chin – 27:48.43 (27:50.77)
7th Ng Yew Cheo – 27:49.83 (27:53.27)
8th Sem Hui Leng – 28:57.95 (29:00.45)
9th Fong Faith – 29:03.24 (29:04.05)
10th Cheang Jan – 30:22.09 (30:26.53)
10km Men International Category
1st Hillary Chirchir (Kenya) – 30:34.69 (Gun Time: 30:37.30)
2nd Peter Keter (Kenya) – 32:34.64 (32:35.81)
3rd Ken Kipkirui Langat (Kenya) – 33:49.16 (33:49.16)
4th Jagat Bahadur Magar (Nepal) – (34:50.64 (34:50:64)
5th Bijay Sunuwar (Nepal) – 36:20.76 (36:23:69)
10km Women International Category
1st Gemma Needham (Britain) – 46:00.25 (Gun Time: 46:11.80)
2nd Katharine McFarlane – 47:25.02 (47:29.16)
3rd Camilla Mcmyn (Britain) – 48:44.73 (48:55.43)
4th Everlyn Harkins (Ireland) – 48:59:20 (49:14.42)
5th Marli Meier (Britain) – 49:26.53 (49:34.67)
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