Currently Playing: Power Of The Dream - Celine Dion
Congratulations to all marathon heros (And heroines)! This year's race has been tough, the weather harsh, the route was long, but just by making it past the finish line, you guys proved yourselves to be made of tougher stuff than all of that! =)
SCMS 2010 Logo and Full Marathon Finisher's Medal
In any other kind of race, there would only be one champ, but hey, for a marathon, everyone of you who made it to the end is a champ in your own right!
Not that the ones who fell out mid-way are any lesser of a champ... The courage to participate in the event itself is commendable, and having the discipline to listen to your own body and fall out of the race only to come back stronger next year deserves utmost respect. =)
Finishers of the full marathon receive an Asics finisher's tee with the new SCMS logo that features a stylised runner with the Esplanade and Marina Bay Sands in the background:
Can't help but feel that the runner in the new logo looks more slender and more feminine than the previous years' - Maybe it is to celebrate the fact that we have more ladies who really enjoy the challenge in long distance running? Sublimal message signalling the dawn of the modern-day superwomen!
The finisher's medal this year is one cool rectangular slab of alloy:
The rear of the medal features landmarks specific to this year's routes - Orchard Road and Marina Barrage (Full marathon), Sentosa (Half marathon), and the Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Flyer (All categories):
Being part of the largest annual sporting event in Singapore was a great way to mark the end of 2010 for me - And for those who are still hesitating whether to take up the challenge, I'd say go for it! Live the dream, like what Celine Dion croons in 'Power Of The Dream', which is the theme song for the 1996 Olympics.
Let's do this again in SCMS 2011! =)
