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The Adidas Sundown Marathon in Singapore is a yearly sports tourism event organised by Adidas, since 2008. It is a competitive event which allows both active and passive participation of locals and international visitors. Besides the main competition, there are actually various aspects of the event which fall into the leisure and spectator sports eg. Charity drives and movie marathon held on the actual day.

About the Event
On 30th May 2009, it was the second year running for the Adidas Sundown marathon since it started in 2008. It is Asia’s only mass night running event. With the total entrant of 10670 marathon enthusiast, the Adidas Sundown Marathon 2009 was ranked as the largest all night running event in Asia.

The event was organized by Hivelocity Pte Ltd, who were also responsible for bringing the Aiva Singapore Ironman 70.3 Triathlon and the Raw Dualthlon to Singapore.

In the running categories, this year’s event included the 84km Ultramarathon, the 42km Marathon and the newly introduced women 10km, Team Challenge as well as the Corporate Challenge. The race has attracted runners from all over the world, to name but a few were Morocco and Britain, France, Hongkong, Australia, United Kingdom. A new sundown record was created with 680 Ultramarathon entrants and 156 Ultramarathon finishers.

The Ultramarathon kicked off at 1900hrs at Changi Point while the team category begins at 2000hrs followed by the Women’s 10km at 2030hrs and the Marathon at 2395hrs.

The 3rd adidas Sundown Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, 29 May 2010.

Route
The race takes place throughout the entire east side of Singapore. It is 42km long and is separated into 4 different sections, namely the “String of Lights”, “Heartland Twist”, “Waterfront Trail” and “Homerun”. The starting point at Carpark 1 at Nicoll Drive, brings runners along the east coast of Singapore, with the cool sea breeze blowing against them. Ahead at Changi Coast Road, a chain of lights can be seen to guide the runners. The stretch of straight road eventually brings runners into the East Coast Park via a park connector. Landmarks such as the Bedok Jetty as well as the Marine Cove can be seen on the sides till the 20km mark of the race was by marked by a u-turn into the “Heartland Twist”. The course takes a left turn and up a few sloping overhead bridges and at the end of the third bridge, it leads runners into the Bedok Reservoir Park, marking the beginning of the third section; “Waterfront Trail”. The trail skirts around the banks of the Reservoir Park and into Tampines New Town where the course is flat again. A right turn at Tampines Avenue 9 takes you alongside the canal with a breathtaking view. The final slope was the Tampines Expressway (TPE) and straight into Pasir Ris Park towards Downtown East, signaling the last leg of the race; “Homerun”. The run takes runners past Downtown East and into the housing estates of Pasir Ris. This was shortly followed by a 300m uphill climb where the top of the hill marked the 38km point of the race. From there, it was downhill all the way to the finishing point at Netheravon Road.

Facts and Statistics
An estimated number of 8,000 participants took part in this grueling race. The major participants were Singaporeans while the minorities were made up of people from foreign countries. The night race was kicked off by the 601 Ultra Marathon runners at 7.00pm. The Ultra Marathon was the main highlight of the race as the runners have to complete an 84.39km long run. The pack was led by Benny Loh who eventually came in first place and broke last year’s record of 7:37:15 by coming in at a time of 7:36:05.

The Team and Women’s 10K race begun at 8.00pm and 8.30pm respectively. Lastly, the Marathon Men and Women, which had a total of 5,500 participants, were flag-off at midnight.

The race was definitely a challenging one for every participant. Not only do they have to persevere throughout the long and tiresome run, the night atmosphere had made the surroundings of the race track seemed unfamiliar and hard to see as well. The challenges that the race has brought were in fact the underlying motivations and reasons for most of the participants to join the race. In addition, the race allows them to meet people who share similar interest as them and share their love for running as well.

This year, the organizer received an overwhelming response to a point where there were no more slots left available for all the categories. In view of this, they are hoping to increase the number of intake for next year’s race.

Race Fees:

Results
Results for the top 3 standings of the 5 individual race categories: 84km Ultra Marathon Men's Open 1. Benny Goh 7:36:05 - Singapore 2. Luc Eleaume 7:43:59 - France 3. Ho Hoi To 7:44:03 - Hong Kong

84km Ultra Marathon Women's Open 1. Jeanette Wang 8:47:36 - Singapore 2. Yong Lai Chee 8:49:32 - Singapore 3. Lee Bik Sai Ida 8:55:40 ¬¬- Hong Kong

42km Marathon Men's Open 1. Ahmida Lamchanmak - 2:43:06 ¬¬- Morocco 2. Yong Jin Kiat - 3:23:26 ¬¬- Singapore 3. Michael Hua - 3:24:57 ¬¬- Singapore

42km Marathon Women's Open 1. Lisa Jones - 3:48:27 ¬¬- United Kingdom 2. Veronica Tang - 4:01:29 - Singapore 3. Lesley Tan Li Lian - 4:04:49 - Malaysia

10km Women's Open 1. Anna Thompson - 36:41:00 - Australia 2. Cheong Tsui Ying - 43:50:00 - Singapore 3. Mandy Neil - 45:31:00 - United Kingdom In the Ultra Marathon Women’s Open category, Jeanette Wang who had participated in last year’s race, amazingly defended her women’s title as well as broke her own record by coming in first with a timing of 8:47:36, which is 27mins better than last year.

Launch and Publicity Movements
The Sundown marathon commenced at Changi Point. The start-off point being situated near Changi Village began in the middle of the night.

The registration was held at the Sports & Fitness Expo, receiving overwhelming responses. Being the event title sponsor, adidas extended exclusive promotions solely for the benefits of the participants. The promotion lasted till the end of the race day to not only gain awareness but for the welfare of the participants to gear up and maximize their potential.

Newsletter is obtainable from the official website where subscription for it is available as well to keep updated of news regarding the event.

Carbo Dinner
To maximise the athlete’s potential, it is advisable to consume more food rich with carbohydrates. Through this dinner, they hoped to prep the competitors by increasing the storage of glycogen in the muscles. The buffet is held two days before the actual race at the indoor stadium. Competitors will then have sufficient rest and adequate stored energy to persist in the race.

Adidas Sundown Marathon Carbo-Loading Dinner Buffet: Date:	Thursday, 28 May 2009 Time:	6.30pm – 9.30pm Venue:	Brewerkz Indoor Stadium 2 Stadium Walk #01-06/07/K1 Singapore Indoor Stadium Singapore 397691 Fee:	$30 Nett

Buffet Menu Tortilla Chips Served with Salsa Mixed Green Salad with Balsamic Dressing An assortment of veggies tossed in Balsamic dressing Bread Basket An assorted selection BBQ’d Chicken Flame grilled chicken glazed with Brewerkz BBQ sauce Beer Chili Beef and beans covered with melted cheddar cheese. Pasta with Marinara Sauce Penne pasta in tomato-based sauce White Cheddar Mashed Potatoes Buttered Rice Brewerkz Baby Brownies Drizzled with Chocolate Sauce Pecan & Prune Cake With Whiskey Sauce Drinks (Free-Flow) Ice Water Soft Drinks Coffee / Tea

Superhero Movie Marathon
The movie marathon coincides with the adidas Sundown Marathon occuring at the starting point, Changi Point. The three movies, Iron Man, Transformers and The Incredible Hulk were pictured over a big screen. Spending time with these blockbuster movies while supporting those Sundown marathon runners.

The first 100 people who arrived got a free picnic mat!

Movie marathon starts on Saturday night at 12midnight.

Team/Corporate Challenge
Results for 2009:

Team Challenge Men's MRC - 3:02:57

Team Challenge Women's athlon ladies - 2:47:44

Team Challenge Mixed Alpha - 3:42:00

Corporate Challenge Men's TLL Rec Club - 3:17:44

Corporate Challenge Women's SAS Chics - 3:27:28

Corporate Challenge Mixed RedsXtreme - 2:45:57

Women's 10K
Adidas Sundown Marathon Womens 10K is a new category introduced in 2009. This race is coordinated especially for the ladies to experience the night race as well. In addition, each competitor received an exclusive event top differentiating from the normal race top. Besides the exclusive top, the finishers of the 10km race received a visor.

The race starts at 0830h.

Charity Campaigns
Charity Bib Number Auction encourages both competitors and non-competitors to aid the foundation for the needy by biding for their desired bib number. The revenue brought in from this event goes directly to the Beyond Social Services foundation. Beyond Social Services is adidas adopted charity.

Starting Date:	1000h, 25 March 09, Wednesday Ending Date:	2359h, 24 April 09, Friday Eligibility:	Participants / Non-Participants above 18 years old Bibs Availability:	00001 - 10000 Adopted Charity:	Beyond Social Services

Impacts/Trends of Adidas Sundown Marathon as a Sporting Tourism Event
Discerning trends that are being identified is that, through these marathons, these events are be treated as attractions that can be used to generate and attract investments as well as tourism receipts.

In the social cultural aspects, it is also beneficial for that there are cultural exchanges between the local runners as well as the international participants. The heartwarming scene where friends and families cheer their loved ones on promotes national identity, social cohesion and morale.

Despite the possibility of facing some environmental threats such as pollution from the littering, there was much effort being put in place to keep these threats to a minimal.

The race also puts participants into test to push themselves to even greater heights displaying the values of determination and the never say die attitude. On top of that, these races also act as a medium for fund raising for the underprivileged. In the long run, these races would bring about permanent positive impact to the growth of sport tourism.