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Zero Waste Runners make debut at Income Eco Run

SINGAPORE – A special group of 1,500 ‘Zero Waste Runners’ competed for a green cause at the Income Eco Run on Sunday (Apr 30) morning, opting to forgo their finishers’ medals and tees in a bid to reduce waste.

SINGAPORE – A special group of 1,500 ‘Zero Waste Runners’ competed for a green cause at the Income Eco Run on Sunday (Apr 30) morning, opting to forgo their finishers’ medals and tees in a bid to reduce waste.

The group were part of close to 10,000 participants who turned out at the F1 Pit Building to compete across the three categories: 21.1km half marathon, 10km, and 800m Kids Dash.

A pioneer of Eco-races in Singapore, the Income Eco Run – former known as the NTUC Income Run 350 – also adopted eco-friendly practices for the event, which included encouraging participants to bring their own bottles, giving out post-run e-certificates, and producing finisher medals from recycled metal.

‘Zero Waste Runner’ Mok Ying Ren, the 2013 SEA Games men’s marathon champion, was crowned the local champion in the half marathon category after clocking a time of 1hr 16:56min, while Jasmine Goh was first in the local women’s category with her time of 1:28:00.

“I’m very happy that I placed first in the 21.1km local category,” said Mok. “I just started training again, so I’m quite pleased with my timing!

Running as a ‘Zero Waste Runner’ was actually refreshing to see fewer cups on the road after the race! I believe that these efforts, though small, enable us to be environmentally conscious, and helps in the larger-scale-of things towards reducing carbon emissions and zero waste.”

Mr Marcus Chew, Income’s Chief Marketing Officer, said: “We set out to take ownership of the race this year to champion a sustainable future, which is aligned to our core business of making insurance not just accessible, but sustainable, for all in Singapore so that we can be more future ready.

“We are heartened by the level of participation in this ‘green’ run, especially the eager subscription for the ‘Zero Waste Runner’ category. This shows that many of us are ready to do our part for a sustainable future.”

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