Revamped race route for 2013 Sundown Marathon
The 2013 Sundown Marathon race route will feature the Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay and Singapore Flyer, as well as the soon-to-be-completed Singapore Sports Hub.
Having fun in the rain
The main pack of runners had gone past already at the SAA Cross Country Championships. As I stood by the gravel path with Mr Kunalan, we spied Mr Koh Thong Mui coming along. He was all by himself.
Gerrard Lin: “30km mark. 12km more. Hell began.”
If you were running at the 2012 Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore, you might have noticed one particular runner pulling a 14-kilogramme tyre with chains among the tens of thousands at the race.
Mok Ying Ren: “I did not want to quit because quitting once gives you permission to quit again”
Mok Ying Ren finished as the third-fastest fastest Singaporean at the 2012 Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore. Mok, who was the fastest Singaporean in 2011, came home in a time of 2 hours 54 minutes 57.54 seconds.
Vivian Tang: “I didn’t realise I had raced almost every month!”
If I don't see Vivian Tang's name in the list of top finishers at a Singapore road race, my first reaction is: "Vivian didn't run the race."
Marathon: Devathas finishes as 5th fastest Singaporean — in his sister’s shoes
I was hanging about the Padang when I saw Renuka Satianathan. First thing the bubbly 2011 SEA Games 10k runner says to me is: "I've got a really funny story to tell you!"
Marathon: 12,922 runners finish 42.195km
12,923 crossed the finish line for the 42.195km marathon at the 2012 Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore, according to the numbers generated by RunPix.
Marathon: Ashley Liew fastest Singaporean with 2:45:06 finish
Ashley Liew finished as the fastest Singaporean marathoner when he clocked a personal best (PB) time of 2 hours 45 minutes 3.35 seconds (chip time) at the 2012 Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore.