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Event
Information:
The
Sundown Marathon previously known as
Adidas Sundown Marathon would be
considered as a Sports Tourism
Event. The official sponsor for the
event have change to New Balance
This marathon is organized by the
same team who made the Aviva Ironman
70.3 Singapore Triathlon possible.
It started in 2008 and had been
ongoing for Four years till now. The
race takes place once a year in
Singapore. A unique point that sets
this race apart from the rest is, as
its name suggests, that it is Asia's
only mass night running event. The
race attracts athletes from all
walks of life and managed to attract
10,670 entrants in the 2009 race.
There are different races and they
are namely the ultramarathon (84.39
km), the marathon (42.195 km), the
Women (10 km) and the Team/Corporate
Challenge (10 km x 4 runners). All
races starts at different time on
the same night.
In
, 84km ultramarathon is replace
with 100km ultramarathon.
Participants would have to pay a fee
to participate in the race. The
price varies according to the time
period where the registration is
made, the category of event
participants are interested in, and
also, the runners' history of
participation in the event. While
all events happened on the same
night for the previous Sundown
Marathons, the marathons and
ultramarathon will take place on
different nights for the
Sundown Marathon. The marathons are
scheduled to take place on 28 May
, while the ultramarathon on 25
June .
The
Marathon has surpassed the record
turnout set at last year’s inaugural
race. As of 3 March 2009, more than
10,000 men and women have signed up
for “Singapore’s Toughest Race”.
This total breaks the event’s
previous entry record of 6,088
participants. A total marathon field
of over 5,500 turned up on Saturday,
May 30. While the Sundown Marathon’s
companion race, the Sundown
Ultramarathon, is nearing the 280
participant mark and is on pace to
shatter the record field of 322
participants set last year. Despite
the fact that it is a relatively new
race present in Singapore, the
overwhelming response shows its’
potential to become one of the world
class event. This year’s route
travelled through some of east’s
most beautiful urban parks as well
as major local landmarks such as
Bedok Reservoir, East Coast Park and
the Changi Ferry Terminal; all set
to the backdrop of Singapore’s night
sky. A new addition to the event is
also the introduction of the Women’s
10KM which has garnered remarkable
response from the public which
totals to about 2,200 runners .
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