SINGAPORE: About 10,000 runners took part in the HomeTeamNS-New Balance REAL Run on Sunday morning.
Runners could choose between a 10 km and half-marathon (21 km) distance.
Minister of State
for Home Affairs & Foreign Affairs Masagos Zulkifli flagged off the
21 km race at 6:30 am and the 10 km event at 7:00 am at Changi
Exhibition Centre.
It's the only race in Singapore which has four punishing terrains - taxiway, road, sand and trail.
The winner of the 21 km Men's Open is Onesmus Muindi from Kenya, who clocked 1 hour, 8 minutes and 9 seconds.
First
to cross the finish line in the 21 km Women's Open is 31-year-old
Singaporean Qi Hui, in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 51 seconds.
- CNA/cc