I wanted to cap the year with an out of town race and decided on the Standard Charter Singapore Half Marathon which was held last Sunday, December 9, 2018.
Having ran the race last year, this years SCSM proved to be quite different. For starters, organizers introduced a two day format where in participants in the 5km and 10km category (20,000 runners) flagged off a day before their Marathon and Half Marathon counterparts (30,000 runners). Also unlike last year where the starting point was at Orchard Road, the Half Marathon and the Full Marathon both began at 4.30am from the Formula One Pit Building and ended at The Float @ Marina Bay.
A new race route was also introduced which I personally feel was not as scenic as last year. Probably the only distinct similarity would be the weather... hot and humid all throughout which was quite challenging.
A new race route was also introduced which I personally feel was not as scenic as last year. Probably the only distinct similarity would be the weather... hot and humid all throughout which was quite challenging.
Nevertheless, running the SCSM half marathon was the perfect way to end my 2018 racing season. The last time I ran a 21km race event was sometime in July 2018 since having been quite selective in the races I choose to join (and mainly struggling with the early morning call times which is normally around 3am).
I am looking forward to a better running and race season for 2019.
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