18,000 turn up for Nike We Run SG 10K

18,000 runners hit the streets of Singapore for the Nike We Run 10K. (Photo 1 courtesy of Nike Singapore)

Republic Boulevard, Sunday, November 3, 2013 – 18,000 runners took part in the Nike We Run Singapore that was flagged off at the F1 Pit Building.

Runners had the chance to choose alternate paths at three points along the 10km route. The alternate choices allowed runners to run on grass, along the Kallang River, and hear different music genres.

The practical effect of the split routes was to split the crowd up along congested areas of the race and give runners more breathing room and space to manoeuvre, especially since a noticeable number of runners were walking.

Runners submitted 13,000 suggestions during registration and Nike Singapore, the organisers, made the most popular suggestions reality at various points along the route.

“We have listened to our runners. That is why this year’s race theme is built around them and the personal choices that they make. It allows our runners to exercise their freedom and individualism to create a race that is uniquely theirs,” said Alvin Soo, the country marketing manager for Nike Singapore. “This is their race based on their rules. It is not simply about the finishing point, but the experience in getting there.”

American sprinter Allyson Felix, the 2012 Olympic 200m gold medalist, was on hand at the finish line to encourage runners to run an additional 1.5km after the finish line. Those who did had a chance to interact with Felix after the race.

“Running is as much about the journey as it is about the finish. We Run Singapore takes the running journey to a different level and makes it completely personal to the runner,” said Felix.

Nike We Run SG is part of Nike’s global We Run series. According to Nike, more than 350,000 runners will have taken over 3 billion strides in We Run races in 26 cities by the end of 2013. Nike’s We Run races range in distance from 5K to the full marathon.

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Individual Male Under 25 years old
All timings are gun times
1st Banjamin Quek – 00:33:58.32
2nd Fang Jianyong – 00:34:01.49
3rd Emmaneul Tapie – 00:34:13.04
4th Loh Yuting – 00:35:56.51
5th Wilbert Ho – 00:36:09.04
6th Su Yen Bing – 00:36:23.75
7th Shi Ronghua – 00:36:44.23
8th Giebert Foo – 00:37:09.41
9th Lui Ran Tan – 00:37:28.82
10th Buddha Rai – 00:37:34.49

Individual Male 25 years and above
1st Elkana Kiptum Ruto – 00:32:28.71
2nd Shahrudin Hashim – 00:33:41.46
3rd Stuart Haynes – 00:33:41.98
4th Patrick Coles – 00:33:51.57
5th Lim Kien Mau – 00:34:11.53
6th Foo Gen Lin – 00:36:18.81
7th Jagat Bahadur Magar – 00:36:45.54
8th Alessandra Fiascaris – 00:36:51.14
9th Mohamed Iskandar – 00:37:05.05
10th Jamie Chambers – 00:37:09.68

Individual Female Under 25 years old
1st Mok Ying Rong – 00:40:24.09
2nd Eliza Ng – 00:42:12.65
3rd Lee Jingci – 00:43:55.01
4th Abigail E Xuan Sim – 00:44:11.95
5th Hoon Suan Neo – 00:44:30.52
6th Lee Mei Hui – 00:44:47.93
7th Fleur Lrgrain – 00:44:52.87
8th Viola Jelagat – 00:45:09.53
9th Lynette Tung – 00:47:30.94
10th Denise Chia – 00:47:50.27

Individual Female 25 years and above
1st Anne Qi Hui – 00:37:31.72
2nd Vivian Tang – 00:38:38.39
3rd Jie Shi Neo – 00:40:54.20
4th Renuka Satianathan – 00:41:55.05
5th Yew Cheo Ng – 00:42:52.92
6th Nicole Quah Wei Ling – 00:43:32.04
7th Michele Tan Bee Kiang – 00:44:22.90
8th Fridah Jepkite – 00:45:08.92
9th Sharon Wee –  00:45:48.10
10th Martine Craen – 00:46:01.38

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