Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon — a photo story
More than 70,000 runners took part in the Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon (SSBR & AHM). This was the 20th anniversary of the event.
Top local runners face hiccups at Army Half Marathon
A few elite local runners found themselves left out of the top ranks of the Men's Closed category at the Army Half Marathon over the weekend.
“I could feel the record slipping away … ” — Mok Ying Ren at Gold Coast Marathon
Mok Ying Ren ran the Gold Coast Marathon in a time of 2 hours 27 minutes and 5 seconds on July 3rd. He shares a first-hand account of that race with us.
“Out in the countryside, the land was unsheltered and winds were very strong.” — Mok Ying Ren
Mok Ying Ren lowered his marathon personal best, by over a staggering 10 minutes, to 2 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds in winning the Christchurch Marathon in New Zealand. Here, he shares with Red Sports readers a first-hand account of that race.
Mok Ying Ren finishes 13th at Gold Coast Marathon in 2 hrs 27 min 5 sec
Clocking 2 hours 27 minutes 5 seconds to finish 13th at the Gold Coast Marathon, top Singaporean distance-runner Mok Ying Ren came up short in his bid to break the marathon national record of 2:24:22 for the second time in a month.
SAFRA Bay Run and Army Half Marathon to hit 20th edition in September
Participants of the 21km AHM will begin at the Esplanade Bridge and run along the Marina Barrage, Stadium Boulevard and Fort Canning Road, while participants of the SAFRA 10km Race and SAFRA 5km Fun Run will enjoy the scenic view around the Marina Bay as they run past Marina Bay Sands along Bayfront Avenue and the Floating Platform (also known as The Float @ Marina Bay) before finishing at the Padang.
Singapore Marathon registration opens; organisers SSC target 70,000 runners
The organisers of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore have increased the capacity of the event to 70,000 runners for this year. Last year, the event had 60,000 runners.
Mok Ying Ren wins Christchurch Marathon in personal best of 2 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds
A week after running a 5000m national record in Japan (pending ratification by the Singapore Athletics Association), Mok Ying Ren runs a marathon personal best of 2 hours 26 minutes 33 seconds in winning the Christchurch Marathon, coming just outside two minutes of the marathon national record.