BREAKING: 50,000 in S'pore Marathon 2009. Getting Bigger And Better. WELL DONE SAA!!!

ahleebabasingaporethief · Dec 6, 2009

Well done SAA.
More and more taking part EACH YEAR. This year more than 50,000 participants....wow!

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SINGAPORE: It was a clean sweep by the Kenyans at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon on Sunday - with all top three runners finishing the race faster than last year's time.

Luke Kibet from Kenya had the number one tag, and he lived up to it by once again winning the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon in the men’s elite category - in a course record time.

The 26-year-old clocked 2 hours, 11 minutes, 24 seconds - almost two minutes faster than his winning time last year. He will take home US$35,000 in prize money.

"To win a race is not a joke, to run 42 kilometres, it is a tough race. I'm waiting for the race organisers if they can call me for next year. I will come here for the third time," said Kibet.

Kibet's double victory in Singapore matches his countryman Amos Matui's wins in 2005 and 2006.

Johnstone Chepkwony, who clocked 2 hours, 11 minutes, 32 seconds, and Vincent Krop, who clocked 2 hours, 11 minutes, 49 seconds, made it an all-Kenyan sweep of the men's elite category - all finishing faster than last year's winning time.

The women's elite category was won by Russia's Albina Mayorova Ivanova - in 2 hours, 32 minutes and 47 seconds. This is her second marathon after giving birth to her daughter.

In the Singapore Men's section, 23-year-old Mok Ying Ren won in his debut of the Marathon. The SEA Games triathlon gold-medallist clocked 2 hours, 43 minutes, 42 seconds.

The Singapore Women's section was won by Qi Hui in 3 hours, 15 minutes and 25 seconds.

Some 50,000 runners took part this year, and there are hints that next year's marathon will be bigger.

Oon Jin Teik, CEO, Singapore Sports Council said: "We definitely have more than 50,000 people asking to join in. So, we definitely have plans for next year for a bigger and better one.

"I think this requires a lot of in-depth planning, especially on the route and everything else. But the demand and enthusiasm from the athletes, I think, is where gives us a lot of hope."

- CNA/sc

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cocobobo · Dec 6, 2009

Re: BREAKING: 50,000 in S'pore Marathon 2009. Getting Bigger And Better. WELL DONE SA

it's a fad now this marathon thing... you have people at the starting line all taking pics of themselves for fb. then be prepared for an onslaught of fatties wearing 'marathon finisher' tshirt. i bet if their timings are printed on those tshirts, very very few would be proud to still wear them.

rodent2005 · Dec 6, 2009

Re: BREAKING: 50,000 in S'pore Marathon 2009. Getting Bigger And Better. WELL DONE SA

cocobobo said:
it's a fad now this marathon thing... you have people at the starting line all taking pics of themselves for fb. then be prepared for an onslaught of fatties wearing 'marathon finisher' tshirt. i bet if their timings are printed on those tshirts, very very few would be proud to still wear them.

You will get the T-shirt and finisher's medal as long as you crosses the finishing line and you have enrolled in the full marathon, which means you can do an unauthorised u-turn before the official u-turn point. Not too difficult at the East Coast Parkway stretch to cheat.

The other thing you will not get is the finisher's certificate after they have verified your result.

ahleebabasingaporethief · Dec 7, 2009

Re: BREAKING: 50,000 in S'pore Marathon 2009. Getting Bigger And Better. WELL DONE SA

cocobobo said:
it's a fad now this marathon thing... you have people at the starting line all taking pics of themselves for fb. then be prepared for an onslaught of fatties wearing 'marathon finisher' tshirt. i bet if their timings are printed on those tshirts, very very few would be proud to still wear them.

No wonder the young fuck face CB wants to steal the limelight by giving so much trouble .

People in the SAA have been doing this S'pore Marathon from day 1 inception.
Now that they are doing very well, he wants to come in and steal the limelight for political advancement. Fucking useless piece of shit.

boring · Dec 7, 2009

Re: BREAKING: 50,000 in S'pore Marathon 2009. Getting Bigger And Better. WELL DONE SA

cocobobo said:
it's a fad now this marathon thing... you have people at the starting line all taking pics of themselves for fb. then be prepared for an onslaught of fatties wearing 'marathon finisher' tshirt. i bet if their timings are printed on those tshirts, very very few would be proud to still wear them.

agreed.now those run very commerial, had stop running, miss the old days marathon route by axxonmobil

ahleebabasingaporethief · Dec 7, 2009

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boring said:
agreed.now those run very commerial, had stop running, miss the old days marathon route by axxonmobil

You didn't know you live in S'pore?

Now that it's a HUGE SUCCESS in more ways than one, people already eyeing and beo-ing ok.
Got people already want to STEAL the credits liao.

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