Running Scene in Singapore 2012

RUNNING SCENE Covering an approximate area of 2012) only 710 square kilometers, Singapore has seen an emerging trend of commercial running events held in recent years. in SINGAPORE Participants, from both local and foreign, have grown exponentially with the introduction of a variety of concepts, distances and locations. Let's take a look at some of the interesting facts of the running scene on this little island. RUNNING EVENT LOCATIONS IN SINGAPORE TOP 6 POPULAR LOCATIONS: 56 MACRITCHIE RESERVOIR TOTAL NUMBER OF MAJOR 3 RUNS RUNNINGS EVENTS NORTH 6.9% WEST 12.1% CENTRAL 15.5% EAST 25.8% EAST COAST PARK 10 RUNS SOUTH 39.7% ESPLANADE BRIDGE 3 RUNS GARDENS BY THE BAY THE FLOAT 5 RUNS 4 RUNS NICOLL HIGHWAY 4 RUNS NUMBER OF EVENTS PER MONTH MOST POPULAR EVENT DAY Monday Average of 4 events held monthly with November the busiest and August the lowest. Around 9% of the events flag off after 7pm. 10 Tuesday 8 Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 Saturday 15 Sunday 39 MOST POPULAR DISTANCES 4.7% 3.8% 6km THE LONGEST DISTANCE EST. TOTAL DISTANCE COVERED 15km 160.9 KM 5,242,534 KM 2.8% 7.5% 27.4%, 18.9% . 3.8% (100MILES) 12km 800m 21km it's like THE SHORTEST DISTANCE 350M TIMES AROUND THE EARTH Others 31.1% 10km 5km INTERESTING FACTS 1 of 13 MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION TOTAL NUMBER OF DISTANCE VARIETIES TOOK PART IN AT LEAST 1 RUN 28 EST TOTAL NUMBER OF RUNNERS 403,126 AVG CALORIES BURNED PER KM EST CALORIES BURNED BY RUNNERS 403,000,000+ 38 THAT ENERGY IS ENOUGH TO 77 72 POWER ALL SINGAPORE for HOUSEHOLDS IN PUBLIC HOUSING $52.8 AVERAGE COST OF A RUNNING TICKET THE CHEAPEST TICKET $10 THE MOST EXPENSIVE TICKET $300 $21,000,000+ IN REVENUES ON TICKET SALES IN 2012 RUNNING IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN SINGAPORE THAT ARE DONE BY DIFFERENT RACES, GENDER AND AGE. Brought from space by Sources: RunSociety, Wikipedia, Singapore Department of Statistics and Press Releases of various events. RUNSOCIETY All prices are stated in Singapore Dollars. Please note that this infographic is intended for general information purposes only. Records are broken by bonds. www.runsociety.com