Sydney Marathon Participants Learn about Recovery Tips and Hacks with The Muscle Lab, Simply Active Asia and WeAreReady.sg
Singapore, 2 June 2024 - Some 54 Sydney Marathon bound Singapore participants were lucky enough to join in a recovery workshop specially curated for Sydney Marathoners by SportPlus.sg supported by Destination New South Wales and three local partners The Muscle Lab, Simply Active and WeAreReady.sg, after an originally scheduled mass run with 300 participants led by Fast and Free Running Club (FFRC) was cancelled due to inclement weather.
The event is the second of three Sydney Marathon Singapore Chapter activations that is slated to take place in the months leading up to this year's Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS on 15 September 2024, as part of overall efforts to engage with over 400 runners from Singapore who have signed up for this year's Sydney showpiece.
Among international participants, Singapore remains as the country with the second highest number of registrants for the Sydney Marathon, after organisers of Sydney Marathon announced that both the full marathon and 10KM categories had sold out.
The second Sydney Marathon Singapore Chapter run that was led by popular local running community Fast and Free Running Club had witnessed 300 sign-ups by Thursday - less than a week after registrations opened, but had to be called off after early morning showers on Saturday and slippery road conditions across Singapore threatened the safety of participants for the run.
"We are super bummed out that the run had to be cancelled, but we hope everyone who participated in the recovery workshop benefited from it and we definitely hope to have more opportunities to conduct Sydney Marathon related runs in the near future," said Dadima Kimmex, captain of Fast and Free Running Club.
Participants who had signed up for a specially curated recovery workshop with Sydney Marathon Singapore Chapter partners were treated to some useful recovery tips.
From nutrition and fueling for a marathon - different types of gels available on the market for runners and the benefits of Pillar Performance's triple magnesium to aid with athlete's sleep and recovery; to benefits of various massage therapy techniques and self-release techniques, useful types of stretches before and after training; and recovery tools that are available by Therabody such as percussion therapy including the latest Therabody PRO PLUS which includes heat, cold and infrared therapy.
Speaking after the event John Yeong, founder of SportPlus.sg, shared that it was unfortunate that the run had to be called off, but remained satisfied that the recovery workshop was a success and served its purpose of enhancing the runners' experience for this year's Sydney Marathon.
He added that the number of sign-ups for the run gives the organising team a confidence boost that efforts towards publicising the Sydney Marathon with the Singapore running community has gained significant traction, compared to a year ago when there was little awareness of the event in Singapore ahead of the 2023 Sydney Marathon.
"I think the team has done really well to put everything together in such a short time, and to react well with contingeny plans in place after this morning's run was called off," said John.
"We are also grateful for the incredible support from each of our partners who have come in to share their knowledge and expertise in their respective areas to benefit runners in the community so that they can train with greater confidence in the lead up to this year's Sydney Marathon."
Sydney Marathon Singapore Chapter part 2 with Fast and Free Running Club was the second Sydney Marathon activation to happen in the span of two months in Singapore, with one final run slated to happen in August with ASICS Running Club and Superhero Runners.
Registrants of this year's Sydney Marathon residing in Singapore can enjoy exclusive discounts from Sydney Marathon Singapore Chapter partners.
Nutrition: 10% OFF Simply Active Products at https://SimplyActive.com.sg with code: SIMPLYSYDNEY
Massage Therapy & Nordic Dip: 15% OFF at www.themusclelabsg.com with code: TMLSYD15
Massage Gun & Therabody products: 10% OFF at https://weareready.sg/collections/sydney-marathon with code: SYDMRTx10
For the full list of Sydney Marathon participant discounts, visit this page here.
