“There were only about 5-6km left to run and, by now, I was starting to run alone.” – Colin Tung, fastest S’porean at AHM
Colin Tung, the fastest Singaporean at the Army Half Marathon, shares with us a first-hand account of his race.
Colin Tung, the fastest Singaporean at the Army Half Marathon, shares with us a first-hand account of his race.
On his eighth attempt at the AHM, Colin Tung, representing the 2nd People's Defence Force, clocked 1 hour 17 minutes 7 seconds (nett time) to emerge as the fastest Singaporean in the race for the first time.
Red Sports founder, Leslie Tan, and his son, Young, participated in the Families For Life 800m Father and Child Challenge during the 2014 SAFRA Singapore Bay Run & Army Half Marathon.
Running their fifth consecutive Army Half Marathon together, the event has brought father-and-son pair Ang Ah Kiang and Kwan Yang closer.
Not wanting to rely on life-long medication to regulate his high blood pressure, 49-year-old NSman Mark Chui turned to running. The exercise has not only helped him lower his blood pressure but also aiming to complete his first half marathon at this Sunday's SAFRA Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon.
SAF officer Richard Toh will be running the 21km category and will join his sons for the Families for Life 800m Father and Child Challenge immediately after the half marathon.
The route for the Army Half Marathon remains unchanged for this year when runners are flagged off on September 1.
Soh Rui Yong was the fastest Singaporean on the day when he ran the 21km Army Half Marathon in a personal best (PB) time of 1 hour 12 minutes 25.15 seconds (gun time).