Knockout-style race up and down hilly road in Upper Bukit Timah draws ultramarathoners, ‘non-runners’ alike

SINGAPORE — When 27-year-old Toh Wen Sheng completed a two-hour race having climbed a total of almost 700mabout 2.5 times the height of UOB Plaza in Raffles Place — eliminating 17 competitors in the process, one might have thought he had trekked up a mountain range overseas.

The remaining runners will then have three minutes of rest from the time the second last runner comes in, before the next round begins. This will go on, with one runner being “exterminated” each loop, until the last runner remains, and he will be crowned the winner. While there was no sign-up fee, there would also be no prizes in this event that Mr Swee said was like a gathering of friends.AN INCLUSIVE EVENT FOR RUNNERS AND NON-RUNNERS

Mr Loi Chii Lek, 28, who considers himself a “non-runner”, surprised himself by making it to the fifth round before being eliminated. Among the people who outlasted him was his wife, 25-year-old Toh Wen Qi, who is also the sister of the eventual winner, Wen Sheng. Mr Loi added that the event was inclusive as well. Unlike an ultramarathon which can span many hours or days, this event was uncharacteristically short, spanning only two hours.

The 3D printing engineer, who was introduced to ultra-running during the Covid-19 pandemic through some of Mr Swee’s events, said that even he was not ready for how quickly the pace increased as more were eliminated. Mr Timms, a veteran runner and British expatriate who has participated in many ultramarathons in Asia, said that watching Mr Toh sprint away downhill mentally “broke” him.“It was clear from the first 10 seconds of the last loop that he had a lot more left in the tank… In my head I saw that he was going to win this.”

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