As far as I know, the Adidas Sundown Marathon is the only night race in Singapore. It started out with an 84km run through the night. Yes, you did not read wrongly, it started with an ultra-marathon of 84km through the night. They included other race categories, such as the 10km run for women, 21km and 42km, last year and this year.
Last Saturday on 29 May, I participated in my second Sundown Marathon, completing my third 10km run. This year’s 10km run started earlier than last year, at 7pm. As I took off from the starting point at Changi Exhibition Centre, I could actually see the setting sun in the distance. Running at night is definitely cooler, temperature-wise, than running in the day, but it was just as humid. I was sweating buckets barely a few minutes after I started.
Although it was quite cool (no pun intended) running at night, the race route left much to be desired. It's kinda boring, with no real scenery. You run along the Changi Coast Road, next to the airport, so you see planes landing and preparing to take off, but other than that, really, the scenery can put you to sleep.
About my own race results - well, I thought I was running very fast already, given that I have not been training consistently, but I still ran a slower time than last year. Oh well, just another sign that I should probably train harder. :) Running gives me a high (yes, there is really something called "runner's high") - I can't wait for the next race even though I was huffing and puffing by the time I finished that 10km. My next race is a half-marathon in September!
With that, I have 3 10km runs, 3 half-marathons and a full marathon under my belt. As I write this, I'm probably going to sign up for either the half or the full marathon in December, I still can't decide! The heart is willing but the body may not.
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