Singapore Marathon – Page 8

Rameshon is Singapore’s fastest male marathoner; Daniel Ling finishes second

National marathon record holder Murugiah Rameshon came across the finish line of the Singapore Marathon in 2 hours 49 minutes and 37 seconds to reclaim the mantle as Singapore's fastest male marathoner.

By Les Tan|2009-03-10T10:32:38+08:00December 9th, 2008|Front Page News, Nation in Motion, running|8 Comments

Vivian Tang is Singapore’s fastest female marathoner and sets new PB to boot

The minute she started jumping up and down after finishing the race, something was up. The last time Vivian Tang finished a race, the Women 10K, she was exhausted, head down, and muttering about being slow (it turned out the 10km was 400m longer). This time, she had enough energy after 42km to do a victory jig.

By Les Tan|2012-12-06T13:43:06+08:00December 8th, 2008|Front Page News, Nation in Motion, running|7 Comments

Luke Kibet wins US$35,000 at Singapore Marathon (plus US$15,000 for showing up)

Pre-race favourite Luke Kibet of Kenya won the Singapore Marathon in 2 hours 13 minutes 1 second while Edith Masai of Kenya won the women's category. The winners won themselves a US$35,000 pay day for their achievement.

By Les Tan|2009-03-10T10:29:09+08:00December 8th, 2008|running, World in Motion|6 Comments

Ex-national sailor Ben Tan is third-fastest Singapore marathoner after coming in behind Daniel Ling and M. Rameshon

Dr Benedict Tan, 41, finished the 42km marathon this morning at the Singapore Marathon in a personal best time of 2 hours 56 minutes to complete his transformation from Asian Games gold-medallist sailor to one of Singapore's best marathon runners.

By Les Tan|2009-03-10T10:26:48+08:00December 7th, 2008|Front Page News, Nation in Motion, running|11 Comments

Luke Kibet and Alem Ashebier lead elite line-up at Singapore Marathon

The Singapore Marathon this Sunday will see reigning world champion, Luke Kibet and a team of elite marathoners together with 50,000 other participants take to the streets of Singapore.

By Les Tan|2009-03-10T10:26:24+08:00December 6th, 2008|Nation in Motion, running|0 Comments

With 50,000 signing up for the Singapore Marathon, you might not actually be running

The organisers of the upcoming Singapore Marathon are understandably over the moon that 50,000 folks have signed up to run the various distances (42km, 21km, 10km). While it will all make for lovely crowd shots of packed streets and bring in a conservative estimate of S$1.5 million in registration fees alone (assuming a $30 per head), runners may end up being walkers for part of the route.

By Les Tan|2011-10-21T23:21:13+08:00October 29th, 2008|RED out loud, running|6 Comments

Singapore Marathon gets double the money. Do we get double the space?

The organisers of the Singapore Marathon received a sponsorship funding boost earlier this week when Standard Chartered Bank nearly doubled the sponsorship fee from S$1.05 million to S$2 million for this year's version of the Singapore Marathon. In 2002, there were only 6,000 runners at the event. Last year, the numbers hit 40,000.

By Les Tan|2011-10-22T22:37:31+08:00June 7th, 2008|Nation in Motion, running|14 Comments

Reflections on the 2007 Singapore Marathon

City Hall, December 2, 2007 - In my quiet little corner in the east of Singapore, thousands of sweaty, exhausted and determined people run by once (or twice) a year on a pilgrimage to satisfy their craving for a runners' high, plodding along roads and concrete paths on their journey to victory.