As a young student in Berkeley 13 years ago, my first orientation camp was in the Marin County Muir Woods. 13 years later, I am back on the shores, waiting for the start of the Stinson Beach Marathon.
The fourth annual Great Eastern Women 10K saw more than 14,000 women register to take to the streets of Marina Bay in either the 10km or 5km Fun run categories.
Leah Malot of Kenya won the Great Eastern Women 10K in a time of 33 minutes 56 seconds, beating out Anna Thompson of Australia by five seconds. Three Singaporeans - Qi Hui (6th, 37:52min), Vivian Tang (7th, 38:47min) and Elaine Lim (9th, 41:25min) - finished in the top 10.
Singapore was the only country in Southeast Asia to host the Nike+Human Race 10K, and here's a picture story on Singapore's race.
23% of registered runners did not finish the race. What happened? Let us know.
Defending champion Jauhari Johan beat 7,877 other participants to retain his Nike+Human Race 10K title with a time of 31 minutes 1 second.
The IVP Track-and-Field Championships concluded with a second day of competition that saw exciting contests in the men's 200m and men's 800m which Mustapa Muhammad Elfi and Subaish won respectively as NUS wins both the men's and women's team titles.
A quick glance up towards the blue sky, if only in a desperate bid for contrast to the menacing red, followed by a nervous shuffle, and it was time. My mind filled with questions and doubts as a cool, calm Chee Yong, in lane number six, jokingly lamented his "lack of youth".