Singapore Marathon: Organisers cap 21km and 10km numbers

Sports Minister Chan Chun Sing (fourth from right) launching the event at Raffles Place Park. (Photo courtesy of Ho Shu Fen/Fulford PR)

Raffles Place Park, Friday, July 6, 2012 — The organisers of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore have capped the number of runners that can register for all categories.

The changes will hit the 21.1km and 10km categories in particular, based on past participation numbers (see table below).

For the 21.1km route, the quota is 10,000 while for the 10km, no more than 20,000 will be accepted.

In 2011, 19,700 runners registered for the 21.1km category while 16,000 signed up for the 10km.

The Singapore Marathon has been plagued by complaints of congestion because the different routes converge and all runners finish at the same point.

The quota for the full 42km marathon is 25,000. 20,000 signed up for that category in 2011.

The 5km, first introduced in the 2011 edition, has been scrapped. 5,000 signed up for that category in 2011.

The event was given a gold label certification by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) after it was organised in 2011. London, Berlin and New York City marathons are the other events with the same certification. Singapore is only the fifth Asian country and the first in South-East Asia to achieve this.

Organisers believe that the event can hold 60,000 runners comfortably.

“Running is the most popular sport in Singapore and the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore is the only Gold Label certified running event locally to date. We believe the sweet spot for a good quality marathon in Singapore’s context is in the range of 60,000 runners.

“This will allow us to pay more attention to the race experience, which is not only about running along a scenic route, but also about the ambience along the running route and other programmes we organise around the marathon in the lead up to and during race day,” said Mr Lim Teck Yin, the chief executive officer of the Singapore Sports Council, and the chairman of the marathon organising committee.

Other improvements to the Marathon include revised race routes, faster processing times at baggage deposit counters and more slots for pre-race runner’s activities. Pre-race runner’s activities include running clinics and sponsor programmes to help runners prepare for race day.

Registration fees this year also remain unchanged.

The first 1,000 registrants at Raffles Place Park received a limited edition goodie bag each.

Runners can also register online via the official website — www.marathonsingapore.com — from 11am on July 6th, and at Toa Payoh Sports & Recreation Centre (SRC) from 10am on July 7th, 2012 onwards.

Singapore Marathon Statistics

Finisher information for 2016 taken from http://www.marathonsingapore.com/2016-results/.
Finisher information for 2015 taken from http://www.marathonsingapore.com/2015-results/.
Finisher information for 2013 from Live Tracking. Finisher information for previous years from runpix.info.
% M = % of male finishers

	Registrants	Finishers	% Finished	% M	% F
2016
42km	N.A.	8,023		83	17
21km	N.A.	9,309		69	31
10km	N.A.	12,234		56	44
2015
42km	N.A.	8,972		84	16
21km	N.A.	9,496		70	30
10km	N.A.	14,170		56	44
2014
42km	13,451	10,658	79	84	16
21km	13,068	10,309	79	69	31
10km	20,643	16,626	81	55	45
2013
42km	16,100	12,012	74.6	84	16
21km	12,000	9,263	77.2
10km	20,000	15,554	77.8
2012
42km	17,500	12,922	73.8	85	15
21km	10,000	7,462	74.6	70	30
10km	20,000	14,363	71.8	55	45
2011
42km	20,000	15,727	78.6	85	15
21km	19,700	14,806	75.2	65	35
10km	16,000	12,023	75.1	53	47
2010
42km	20,000	14,853	74.3	85	15
21km	15,000	11,277	75.2	63	37
10km	20,000	15,444	77.2	48	52
2009
42km	17,500	14,258	81.5	85	15
21km	12,500	9,795	78.4	65	35
10km	20,000	15,100	75.5	51	49
2008
42km	15,252	12,393	81.3	85	15
21km	11,806	9,090	77.0	68	32
10km	20,084	15,045	74.9	50	50