SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon is on for Sept 9th
Despite reports to the contrary, the 20th edition of the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon will be held this year.
10km and 31 storeys in under 41 minutes, Ang Chee Yong wins U Run Challenge
Ang Chee Yong took top honours in the 10KM + Vertical Climb Men’s Open category with a winning time of 40 minutes 53.27 seconds. In second place was Foo Gen Lin and in joint third place were Ivan Low and Philip S/O Ramachandran.
A runner’s recap: the Hong Kong 100km Ultra Trail Race
There was another guy in the tent dressed in only t-shirt and shorts, and he was suffering from Stage 1 hypothermia. I thought, by comparison, I was in much better shape.
“Training for a triathlon is excellent cross training for a runner.” — Mok Ying Ren
Training for a triathlon is excellent cross training for a runner. Cross training simply means doing another activity other than your primary sport which can stimulate your cardiovascular system.
IVP Track and Field: NUS lead NTU by single-digit margins for men’s and women’s championships
The Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic (IVP) men's pole vault record was broken on the first of two days of comepetition. Singapore Management University (SMU)'s Dominic Chan vaulted a height of 4.31m to inch past the previous record of 4.30m set by Solomon Tan in 2006.
“With so many supporters, we were just immersed in the fun of running.” — Mok Ying Ren
Mok Ying Ren clocked 2:46:00.28 and finished as the fastest Singaporean at the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Sunday, December 4, 2011. He shares with us a first-hand account of his race.
78.6% of those who signed up finished full marathon
15,727 marathon runners crossed the finish line at the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore on Sunday. That's 78.6% of the 20,000 runners who signed up for the 42km race. 85% of the finishers were men.
Charles Kanyao is surprise winner of Singapore Marathon
Charles Mwai Kanyao, 35, was the surprise winner of at the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore while Irene Jerotich Kosgei, last year's women's winner, retained her crown.