Singapore Marathon

One edition, 2025 · December

47 percent

of finishes in 2025 had a sustained slowdown

712 ft of climbing

The biggest climb is 25–⁠30K: 222 ft.

Whole route
Climbs 712 ft, descends 644 ft

More early drifters here: 26%, against 14% elsewhere.

Paced most like Singapore: Chicago, New York City and Dubai.

From its one edition, Singapore’s 47% is higher than all 23 courses with three or more editions.

All numbers4 tables
Singapore, the whole course
Finishes8,877
Editions1
Median finish, average edition5:16:36
Sustained slowdown, average edition47.3%
Second 20K more than 10% slower63.6%
Median time given back after 20K+21:35
Climb, whole route712 ft
Singapore, edition by edition
YearRace dateFinishesMedian finishSustained slowdownAt the startDew pointHumidityWindStart time
2025Dec 78,8775:16:3647.3%74°F72°F91%3.5 mph04:30
Singapore, 5K by 5K
SectionClimbDescentNetPace vs. avg.
0–5K43 ft71 ft−33 ft−9.0%
5–10K159 ft126 ft+30 ft−9.8%
10–15K15 ft52 ft−22 ft−7.7%
15–20K7 ft5 ft+8 ft−1.7%
20–25K18 ft31 ft−19 ft−1.0%
25–30K222 ft180 ft+39 ft+4.4%
30–35K61 ft68 ft−10 ft+6.4%
35–40K52 ft54 ft0 ft+12.5%
40K–finish135 ft57 ft+76 ft+4.0%
Singapore, pacing types
Pacing typeSingaporeOther courses
Metronome20%28%
Gentle fader19%30%
Late fader16%16%
Early drifter26%14%
Cliff5%4%
Fast-start fader14%8%

How these were measured