4 DEC 2005 UTC+0800 to Race Day
 
Guided Tour

Flat, fast, shady and beautiful - a marathoner’s dream run. Well, dreams do come true. Just look at this year’s running route.

Esplanade Bridge

With the Esplanade Theatre on the Bay on the left, the Padang on the right and the cool morning dew on your face, it’s the only place in Singapore to begin your Race.


Marina Bay

As anticipated, over 10,000 people will head south straight to the cool winds plying the expanse of Marina South. Great for kite flying, insane seafood buffet feasts and mass soccer games, the runner will have only one thing on her mind – punching out eastwards towards Geylang, the land of Malay gastronomic delights.


Grand Old Lady

The throng then channel towards the ‘Grand old lady’, the National Stadium where “the beautiful game” is played to screaming fans and the holding ground for our much loved National Day Parade.

The route stays eastwards past through the sleepy Tanjung Rhu area until the smell of salt air welcomes you to the East Coast Park.


The Beach Run

Nothing beats a beachfront run, especially at the East Coast Park. Shaded with tall Casuarinas and other local fauna, a runner can look forward to supporters, cheering picnickers and sleepy campers left and right of their course.

The cool breeze will pick up as the runners head towards the East Coast Lagoon, where they loop back the same way, and then westward to Fort Road.


Stadium Road to Marina Promenade

With the rising Sun behind, runners are will be on cruise control, choosing towering skyscrapers as their own personal direction marker. As they reach it, they’ll realize the meaning of people power as the road devoid of cars are replaced with even more cheer teams and supporters helping you on your way.


The Padang

For the runner, this is the most spiritual part of the Race. It’s the road where all physical struggle and fatigue are exorcised. It’s the place where all doubts of ever finishing the Race are replaced with indescribable euphoria and even disbelief at the feat. Thirty-nine years ago, at this site, the nation of Singapore was declared an independent State marking an era of struggle to economic success. A fitting place to welcome in the runner who dared to try…and triumphed.