Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore attracts more than 53,000 participants

More than 53,000 runners took part in the recent 2014 Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) with two-time Olympic gold medallist, Haile Gebrselassie, flagging off the Marathon category.

The Ethiopian legend also took part in the 10 kilometre race, marking his debut run in South-east Asia.

Finishing his race in third place, Gebrselassie (pictured below centre) stated "the crowd in Singapore has been fantastic and I treated the race as a celebration.

"It's a wonderful atmosphere and everything was great, except the weather. The humidity is not something I expected but the guys from Kenya really pushed me to go faster."

Runners took off from various locations - Orchard Road, Sentosa Gateway, and Esplanade Drive - and made their way towards the Padang, where they proceeded to celebrate completing another personal milestone for the year.

Kenya's Kenneth Mungara took home the win in the male category, reclaiming the crown he had won back in 2010. He had finished the race with a time of 2 hours 16 minutes 42 seconds (2:16:42).

The Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore, organised by Spectrum Worldwide events, was held on Sunday 7th December.

For more information on the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore go to www.marathonsingapore.com

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