The Marathon has always remained true to this spirit and, as a result, has established itself as a major event on the Singapore sports calendar. Over the years, the Marathon has helped thousands of regular runners, both local and international, take on the challenge of participating in a marathon. This year, however, while maintaining the integrity of the Marathon, the sponsors and organisers have worked to broaden the appeal of the event to less serious runners who are interested in taking on only the quarter or the half marathon. Ms Patsy Lim, Mobil's Communications Manager, said that the Mobil Marathon, which has already established itself as an event for serious runners, has widened its scope this year, catering for those who are unable to complete the full marathon, and therefore reaching out to more people. Hence, the Mobil Marathon is for anyone who can complete at least 10km.
Participants can opt to finish at the quarter, half or three-quarter mark.
So far, more than 2,000 runners have registered their interest in participating in this event. To add to the fun, an additional category called the 'Half Marathon Team Event' has been added this year. Teams participating under this category should have a minimum of three and a maximum of five members. Only the first three team members crossing the finish line at the Half Marathon will be considered for the placement of the teams. The other regular categories which will feature in this year's Marathon are the Individual Men, Individual Women, Veterans Men, Veterans Women and the Wheelchair categories.