Running Review: Singapore Marathon - 42km SCMS 2012

When: 02 Dec 2012, 0500 am

Where: Start - Orchard Road, End - Padang (route through East Coast Park)

Weather: Cloudy

This is one of the best marathon event in 2012. 

Awesome crowd, lots of hype, excitement, well-organised race.

Pre-race:

There was a launch event held at Raffles Place where the early birds get to receive a goodie bag and a chance for the lucky draw. I wasn't there but I heard many people turned up.

On the race pack collection day:

At the Singapore Expo Hall. The queue was long,  there were booths selling sports' products and booths to sign up for other race events like the Sundown Marathon, 2XU Compression run etc.

Inside the race pack

- Race information

- Asics singlet

- One Nature Valley Granola bar

- Small Tiger Balm sample 

On the race day:

It was full of excitement. Lots of cheers from supporters - both locals and foreigners. 

Encouragements from volunteers and passer-bys. Many water stations, 2 stations where they provide energy gels and one station where they provide bananas. Live tracking available on its website.

Lots of entertainment along the race route - mascots, BMW cars, singing performances.. 

One down side was that around 30km point (after East coast park), the whole stretch of route was like a construction site - super boring 

The baggage deposit was located quite far away from the start point and end point, so I decided not to bring any baggage with me. 

After the race:

- 100 plus + finisher medal + finisher's tee :D

- Official timing out later that day 

- e-Certificate + photos + videos = myPace which is quite cool!

Overall, it is one of the best races of 2012. 

Lots of excitement and hype, motivation by SCMS, encouragement by supporters along the way, ample water points, and very well-organised, what else can you ask for?