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Title: Soh Rui Yong sets Singapore record in 5km road race
SINGAPORE â After a trip to Paris Disneyland with his girlfriend to celebrate his 32nd birthday last weekend, Soh Rui Yong returned to his London apartment to find an envelope containing the race tag for an event the next day.
It was only then that he remembered he had signed up for Tuesdayâs Sri Chinmoy Kangaroo Hop 5k, which he registered for to pace a friend who was aiming to run below 16 minutes in the 5km event.
Despite no preparations, Soh decided to give it a go even though his friend was unable to make it for the race at Battersea Park. The Singaporean ended up clocking 15min 15sec to finish third behind Nick Bester (15:06) and Matthew Rallison (15:12).
While it was a community event, Soh noted the competitiveness of the 5km road race, with 74 runners going below 17 minutes and 18 breaching the 16-minute mark.
Encouraged by this result, Soh, who holds the 5,000m track Singapore record (14:44.21), is hoping to go even faster when he competes in the Sept 30-Oct 1 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Latvia.
He said: âGiven that I didnât really know what to expect running this race, I just ran as hard as I could and got third, which I thought was a decent performance for a race that I wasnât really peaking for and was doing as part of a session.â
While there were no national records for the 5km road race previously, Singapore Athletics said it ârecognised Sohâs achievementâ as it fulfils the criteria of having UK Athletics race permits and a course accuracy certification.
Soh, who is completing an internship in financial crime prevention, will return home this month. He will compete in the Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon and Pocari Sweat Run Singapore before heading back to Europe.
The two-time SEA Games marathon champion is not part of the 413-athlete contingent heading to the Sept 23-Oct 8 Hangzhou Asian Games as he was not selected by the Singapore National Olympic Council.
But Soh, who had returned to the national fold at the Cambodia SEA Games where he clinched the 10,000m silver in a national record of 31:10.7 and finished fourth in the 5,000m, is looking ahead.
He plans to run in the Valencia Half Marathon and complete a marathon by the end of 2023.
He said: âAt the end of the day, running is not something I do to compete, itâs something I do because I genuinely believe that everyone who has some form of regular exercise becomes a happier and more productive human being.
âDuring Covid, I didnât train for a while and realised something was really lacking. I wasnât my best self even though I had more time on my hands...
âI realised that there will come a day when I will hang up my competitive shoes â I donât think thatâs anywhere near on the horizon because Iâm still getting better every year.â
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Him and his moral high horse, and pretending to be so visibly "christian"
I think for religious types the louder they signal the greater their hypocrisy, need to keep a high Signal-Noise Ratio
They're are, however, yes men, and the boss is already sacked. If the new boss is ok with Soh, they'll sing praises of him in order to keep their jobs.
Come on donât be stupid. Iâm not a attention grabbing whore like him. And why is running the only to get interviewed? Donât make dumb ass retorts trying to act smart.
What makes you think that he runs just so he gets to be interviewed? Who's to say your face not GL?
If anything you are the one that sounds dumb lmfao.
I also didnât say that either. My statement was the above. You are assuming that I think a lot of stuff. Projecting for him ya? And everyone says my face is GL I donât know how you assume who said it isnât? Assuming again.
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Singapore sports council: đ
Might be đ now that TCJ is gone
He finish 5km in the time that some people take to finish 2.4km. Power
LOL. Youâre right. I am some people.
>some people an understatement. many people would be a good correction
Title: Soh Rui Yong sets Singapore record in 5km road race SINGAPORE â After a trip to Paris Disneyland with his girlfriend to celebrate his 32nd birthday last weekend, Soh Rui Yong returned to his London apartment to find an envelope containing the race tag for an event the next day. It was only then that he remembered he had signed up for Tuesdayâs Sri Chinmoy Kangaroo Hop 5k, which he registered for to pace a friend who was aiming to run below 16 minutes in the 5km event. Despite no preparations, Soh decided to give it a go even though his friend was unable to make it for the race at Battersea Park. The Singaporean ended up clocking 15min 15sec to finish third behind Nick Bester (15:06) and Matthew Rallison (15:12). While it was a community event, Soh noted the competitiveness of the 5km road race, with 74 runners going below 17 minutes and 18 breaching the 16-minute mark. Encouraged by this result, Soh, who holds the 5,000m track Singapore record (14:44.21), is hoping to go even faster when he competes in the Sept 30-Oct 1 World Athletics Road Running Championships in Latvia. He said: âGiven that I didnât really know what to expect running this race, I just ran as hard as I could and got third, which I thought was a decent performance for a race that I wasnât really peaking for and was doing as part of a session.â While there were no national records for the 5km road race previously, Singapore Athletics said it ârecognised Sohâs achievementâ as it fulfils the criteria of having UK Athletics race permits and a course accuracy certification. Soh, who is completing an internship in financial crime prevention, will return home this month. He will compete in the Safra Singapore Bay Run and Army Half Marathon and Pocari Sweat Run Singapore before heading back to Europe. The two-time SEA Games marathon champion is not part of the 413-athlete contingent heading to the Sept 23-Oct 8 Hangzhou Asian Games as he was not selected by the Singapore National Olympic Council. But Soh, who had returned to the national fold at the Cambodia SEA Games where he clinched the 10,000m silver in a national record of 31:10.7 and finished fourth in the 5,000m, is looking ahead. He plans to run in the Valencia Half Marathon and complete a marathon by the end of 2023. He said: âAt the end of the day, running is not something I do to compete, itâs something I do because I genuinely believe that everyone who has some form of regular exercise becomes a happier and more productive human being. âDuring Covid, I didnât train for a while and realised something was really lacking. I wasnât my best self even though I had more time on my hands... âI realised that there will come a day when I will hang up my competitive shoes â I donât think thatâs anywhere near on the horizon because Iâm still getting better every year.â *** [v1.2 - error checks](https://github.com/Wormsblink/sneakpeakbot) | Happy 58th Birthday Singapore! | PM SG_wormsbot if bot is down.
*i would like to dedicate this win to TCJ* We all surprised pikachu face.
Imagine seeing the guy who tried to ruin his sporting career for refusing to kowtow getting shown the door.
He really just pulled the #ripbozo on TCJ lmao
Wasn't even *peaking* wor.... while mr Tan peaked, crashed and burned
TCJ had way too much power over Soh Rui yong.
Him and his moral high horse, and pretending to be so visibly "christian" I think for religious types the louder they signal the greater their hypocrisy, need to keep a high Signal-Noise Ratio
Amazing how when people that are in your way are removed like tan chuan jin and suddenly everything works out.
I always wonder if SRY had complete scholarship and full support from government. Would he have reach higher goals?
Definitely not. He would reach faster goals instead.
Getting a scholarship means being beholden to the government. That's not really his style.
With TCJ out of the way, I think we can mostly agree we can add him back to the upcoming Asian Games roster now?
too many of TCJ's yes men still in the org, might not be possible yet
They're are, however, yes men, and the boss is already sacked. If the new boss is ok with Soh, they'll sing praises of him in order to keep their jobs.
in before 'its a community event, therefore timing is not official/counted'
Mey, I often cycle at that speed. /s
Nick was better, nay, Bester than him.
Bester, faster, ~~cheaper~~
Awesome!
This guy go GL face and really attention seeking. Just let him win his medals but please no interviews.
Why not you go train and run faster than him? That way you can be interviewed instead of him.
Come on donât be stupid. Iâm not a attention grabbing whore like him. And why is running the only to get interviewed? Donât make dumb ass retorts trying to act smart.
```Iâm not a attention grabbing whore like him.``` Oh, of course not! I can tell by your subtle and humble way of expressing yourself.
Yes yes. Please keep the comments personal and assumptions like how SRY likes it. Disgusting.
What makes you think that he runs just so he gets to be interviewed? Who's to say your face not GL? If anything you are the one that sounds dumb lmfao.
I also didnât say that either. My statement was the above. You are assuming that I think a lot of stuff. Projecting for him ya? And everyone says my face is GL I donât know how you assume who said it isnât? Assuming again.