The seventeenth version of the Great Eastern Women’s Run returns to full swing and registrations launches at Raffles Place by Ms Low Yen Ling, Minister of State, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and Mr Khor Hock Seng, Group Chief Executive Officer, Great Eastern.
The 2023 occasion – which shall be held on Sunday, 29 October on the Singapore Sports Hub – returns for the primary time to full, pre-pandemic scale and can characteristic six classes of race actions, up from the 4 final yr. The two further classes are the 21.1km half marathon, in addition to the 100m Princess Dash for three- to six-year-olds. They complement the 4 classes from final yr: the by-invite-only 21.1km half marathon for native elite runners, in addition to the classes for members of the general public of 10km, 5km, and the 2km ‘Mummy and Me’ run for women with daughters aged 5 to 12.
This yr additionally sees a rise of aggressive classes with extra prize cash being put aside to nurture native sporting expertise. In addition to the 21.1km elite by-invite-only class, money prizes can even be awarded to the highest three finishers of the 21.1km and 10km native closed classes, with greater than $18,000 of prize cash to be given out.
At right this moment’s launch occasion, Minister of State Low Yen Ling ran alongside representatives from Great Eastern, Daughters Of Tomorrow, Singapore Cancer Society and Singapore elite runner and SEA Games participant Vanessa Lee on treadmills to mark the official opening of the race’s registration, in addition to the beginning of the fundraising marketing campaign by Great Eastern’s staff and monetary representatives. The runners had been flagged off by Mr Khor, Great Eastern Group CEO. This show of solidarity absolutely exemplifies this yr’s race slogan of ‘Start Strong, Finish Great’.
For every kilometre the fundraisers clock between right this moment and 30 September, Great Eastern will donate $1 to the beneficiary organisations Daughters Of Tomorrow and Singapore Cancer Society. All race registrations right this moment can even entice a $5 donation from Great Eastern.
To have fun Great Eastern’s one hundred and fifteenth anniversary, the primary 115 girls who got here to the launch occasion decked in any Great Eastern Women’s Run T-shirt from a previous race acquired a pair of complimentary race slots of their selection, whereas different on-site registrants had been ready to enroll at a particular launch day promotional price.
The funds raised will go in direction of programmes supporting underprivileged girls of their back-to-work journey and serving to most cancers survivors to combine into on a regular basis life and to regain a powerful sense of neighborhood and identification.
Singapore’s solely all-women’s run has been organised by the insurer Great Eastern since 2006. The race was cancelled in 2020 resulting from COVID-19-related social restrictions. In 2021, the run was held just about, apart from a smaller bodily occasion for elite runners. Last yr, the run resumed in a decreased bodily format on the Sports Hub, with 4,000 runners participating.
How to participate in fundraising
The Great Eastern Women’s Run Reach for Great Fundraising Challenge 2023 helps two beneficiary organisations: Daughters Of Tomorrow and Singapore Cancer Society.
To donate, please go to right here.
Great Eastern Women’s Run Registration
Register now right here along with your feminine posse to participate in Singapore’s solely all-women’s race.
Race Categories and Pricing
All costs are in Singapore Dollars and are inclusive of GST.
Policyholder refers to Great Eastern Policyholders.
Loyal Runner refers to Great Eastern Women’s Run 2022 runners.
On-site launch promotion price is relevant to all registrants (together with public, policyholders, and constant runners) who buy race slots on-site on the launch occasion on 5 May 2023.
Registrants could make fee through Credit/Debit Card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express) and PayNow.