London 2012 or the 2012 Summer Olympic Games had just concluded, with the United States of America taking back their dominance over China for the top spot on the medal rankings. Host country Great Britain took the third spot outranking the Russian Federation and Republic of Korea for the top five. Here are the list of all countries that took home an Olympic medal.
Here’s something for a change, running vertically! Well, you won’t be running on the walls like Spiderman, but you do get to run on stairs—lots of it! Here are the event details:
Are you joining this year’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore? SCMS with Racers’ Toolbox is releasing training videos that may help you prepare for the big day. Here’s the first of the video series:
Week 1: Getting started
Third day: Thursday, March 03, 2011. Finally, after three days, the “trilogy” of media launches is about to conclude. On this third day we were brought at The Establishment in the Fort Entertainment Complex for a lunch launch of one of the biggest races of the year, the adidas King of the Road.
Third day with fellow runners / bloggers (again courtesy Marvin Opulencia / zmarvin.multiply.com)
From adidas Philippines:
The Fort, Taguig City, Philippines (March 03, 2011) – adidas, a global leader in running, launched today its very own Running Championship across Southeast Asia for 2011 titled the adidas ‘King of the Road’ (KOTR). Held in five countries across the region, the adidas KOTR will culminate in an ultimate championship race in its first ever host country, the Philippines, on October 23, at the Bonifacio Global City, The Fort.
November 11, 2008 was the day “runningpinoy” was born on the web, and now two years hence the adventure continues.
No medal has been won yet in the athletics, but the competition is just as high as it can be! Makes you forget that these athletes are youngsters 18 years old and below (born between January 1, 1993 and December 31, 1994 are eligible to compete):
What a showdown! Even in YOG they remain rivals.
The song “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black Eyed Peas is a very memorable song for me as every time I hear it, it reminds me of a special occasion: last year’s Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. That was one of the songs playing before the marathon started and it was then that it stuck. Last night it was again one of the preferred songs for the opening ceremonies of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Singapore.
Registration for this year’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) is now closed.
Here’s the official statement:
Attention all fervent running enthusiasts! Due to the overwhelming response, we regret to inform you that all race categories except Kids Dash are now closed. Thank you for your ardent support in Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS 2010) and we look forward to seeing you again next year!
But if you’re really desperate to join you may try this option:
Unsuccessful registrants no longer have to hang their head in despair!
Our Run for good charity programme will be opening the last 150 race slots for a silent bidding to raise funds for Club Rainbow (Singapore). Bidding will commence on 5 July at 0000hrs and ends on 18 July at 2359hrs. The minimum amount to kick start the bid will be SGD$300. The top 150 successful bidders will need to fulfill the successful bidding amount in order to entitle themselves to an exclusive spot in Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010. Click here for more information
I guess there won’t be an SCMS for me this year! Good luck runners! 
You may also read about my Singapore adventures from last year’s SCSM.
Last year was my first ever marathon outside the Philippines during what was then called Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM). This year, Standard Chartered, the event’s title sponsor, decided to give it some makeover by having a name change. But the changes with this year’s event is more than superficial—new sponsors, Race Director, routes, and event are being introduced.
ASICS would be the official outfitter of this year’s SCMS under the three-year sponsorship agreement (until 2012) and as such will be offering 15% discount off regular merchandise at ASICS Concept Stores, located at Paragon, #04-44A and Marina Square, #03-110 for participants of SCMS 2010 from August 01 to December 04, 2010. Singapore Sports Council (SSC), the organizer of SCMS, appointed Dave McGillivray, the person behind Boston Athletic Association’s (BAA) Boston Marathon, as this year’s Race Director, but the two major changes that would be introduced this year are the new routes and the new Ekiden relay.
Full marathon runners will run down Orchard Road, Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts building, followed by bustling Chinatown and the grand Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. Half marathon runners will start on Sentosa Bridge through Universal Studios and 10K runners will start off at the Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and will run past Singapore’s Financial District before moving over to the new Helix Bridge.
The Ekiden (long distance relay) is the new addition to SCMS where six runners form a team to cover the entire 42.195K. The first runner will flag off with the full marathon runners while the rest of the participants will be allocated to their respective stations.
I would’ve wanted to set a new course record with SCSM but it seems that with SCMS that’s no longer possible, but it does offer the charm of a new route (I think I’m more excited with 21K route, unless the marathon route covers it too) and the promise of a better race.
Registration for this year’s SCMS is already open and if you register between May 20 and June 04, 2010 you get at least 45% discount. There’s also a 15% discount if you use Standard Chartered Credit or Debit Card. This year’s race would be on December 05, 2010. More details of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2010 will be released within the next few months.
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