Subas Gurung and Fiona Lim win Men's and Women's Half Marathon races, while Vanessa Lee and Shaun Goh dominate in the 10km category
Singapore, 14 October 2024 - Marina Bay played host to a thrilling road race yesterday morning as some of Singapore's top athletes came flying out of the blocks in a bid to win an overall prize purse worth $8,000 at the Garmin Run Asia Series Singapore.
Led by the likes of Subas Gurung, Shaun Goh, Keane Ko, Sanjay Manimaran, Jon Lim, Melvin Wong and for the men's category, and Vanessa Lee, Nicole Low, Goh Shing Ling, Choo Ling Er and Sharon Tan for the women's, the 21.1km and 10km categories got off to a blazing start at sunrise. What is the Garmin Run Asia Series? Read up more in our feature story here.
They were joined by over 5,000 participants at Marina Barrage in the event's first ever appearance in Singapore, as part of a 9-country circuit across Asia. The Garmin Run Asia Series which began in 2022, was founded with the objective of going beyond Garmin’s products to bring runners in every city together to celebrate their love for running, uniting runners across the region.
Speaking with SportPlus.sg after her race, Choo Ling Er who got second place in the women's half marathon category shared: "I just came fresh off a full IRONMAN two weeks ago where I won my age group and got my slot the world championships for next year, I was feeling a little bit tired and I can feel that my body is not ready to push but I am about 90 seconds off my personal best today so I am very happy."
Australian born Singapore-based ultramarathoner Natalie Dau, conqueror of 1,000km from Thailand to Singapore earlier this year, was all smiles after her 10km sharing: "I think it was great seeing so many familiar faces out there, saying hi to everyone. I wanted to do my 10k under 50 minutes and I did, I managed to hit 46 minutes which was fantastic."
When asked what their favourite moments of the race were, Cindy Chiu and Emily Hsieh, pacers from Garmin Taiwan enthused about their personal experiences visiting Singapore and the good weather they were blessed with on race day after a humid shakeout run the day before.
"This being my first time in Singapore, I have to say the view of today's run was amazing - we can look around and take in the best views of Singapore and beside the bay. We were blessed with great weather and just a bit of a breeze today so it wasn't too hot. It is similar to Taiwan in that it's very humid. But when I was running today I felt really happy and high," said Cindy with a laugh.
Emily echoed her sentiments saying: "The most beautiful part for me was the start point. We have never run from a start line that is from a higher vantage point, and to have it set against the beautiful backdrop against the sunrise was just amazing."
Garmin Run Singapore Podium Winners
Men's 21.1km (Top Five)
1. Subas Gurung (01:08:50)
2. Keane Ko (01:17:07)
3. Jasper Yong (01:21:21)
4. Donny Chan (01:21:52)
5. Weidi Swee (01:22:09)
Women's 21.1km (Top Five)
1. Fiona Lim (01:33:02)
2. Choo Ling Er (01:34:09)
3. Sharon Tan (01:34:27)
4. Tse Xin Hor (01:40:32)
5. Natasha Anthony (01:40:39)
Men's 10km (Top Five)
1. Shaun Goh (31:49)
2. Jon Lim (32:27)
3. Sanjay Manimaran (32:52)
4. Jordan Donnelly (34:00)
5. Adarsh Aravinth (34:14)
Women's 10km (Top Five)
1. Vanessa Lee (37:15)
2. Nicole Low (38:18)
3. Goh Shing Ling (38:19)
4. Serena Teoh (41:55)
5. Yong Man Yun (42:59)
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