Run For Light 2023
| Date: | 18 March 2023 |
| Venue: | Punggol Waterway Park |
| Time: | TBC |
| Location: | Singapore |
| Categories: | 10 km, 5 km, 1km Blindfold Walk / 10km Team Challenge |
| Notes: | We have already reached our maximum capacity and therefore, we wish to announce that we are unable to take in new registration after 25 Feb 2023. |
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More about this event
Your Heart Matters!
Since inception, Run For Light has always been the ‘beacon of light’ to the visually impaired ones through our long term partnership with Guide Dogs Singapore Ltd (GDS).
The 8th edition of Run For Light has fused ‘Light’ and ‘Heart’ together, thus the theme for 2023 – Your Heart Matters! Through Run For Light event, it is hoped the combination of ‘Light’ and ‘Heart’ will reach out to our community to exercise empathy & compassion to those who are less privileged than us as well as to stay active & healthy for our heart sake.
Supported by SportSG, Run For Light 2023 is scheduled on 18 March, Saturday at Punggol Waterway Park at 1700 hour. In partnership with Jalan Kayu CSN for the first time, the annual run event will engage Punggol and Jalan Kayu residents to participate in the event as part of community engagement.
Iconic Blindfold Walk
The event will mark the return of the symbolic 1KM blindfold walk to be led by a guide dog & its visually impaired handler from GDS at the iconic Punggol Waterway. Participants are teamed up in pairs will join the walk contingent comprising the guide dog & its handler and volunteers from GDS.
After the blindfold walk, 5KM fun run and 10KM competitive run will follow suit. Top 5 finishers in men’s and women’s 10KM category win plaques and prizes. To commemorate the event’s 8th edition, there is a new race category in team challenge which will comprise of 8 members of mixed gender with each member running 10KM at the same time. The combined timing of the 6 fastest runners in the team will determine the team final standing. The top 3 teams win plaques and prizes.
The route is staged at the iconic Punggol Waterway Park when the sun is set to retreat to a cool evening run. There are plenty of fun and interesting activities at Punggol Town Square where participants will gather after completing the walk or run.
Where is the event venue?
The on-site run will take place in iconic Punggol Waterway Park in the evening on 18 March 2023.
Virtual runners can choose to run anywhere that is safe between 1 to 31 March 2023.
How does the Blindfold Walk work?
The event will mark the return of the symbolic 1KM blindfold walk to be led by a guide dog & its visually impaired handler from GDS at the iconic Punggol Waterway. Participants are teamed up in pairs will join the walk contingent comprising the guide dog & its handler and volunteers from GDS.
How do the Fun Run and Competitive Run work?
The 5KM fun run and 10KM competitive run take place after the Blindfold Walk.
The top 5 finishers in men’s and women’s 10KM competitive run category win plaques and prizes.
How does the Team Challenge work?
To commemorate the event’s 8th edition, there is a new race category in team challenge which will comprise of 8 members of mixed gender with each member running 10KM at the same time.
The combined timing of the 6 fastest runners in the team will determine the team final standing. The top 3 teams win plaques and prizes.
Since inception, Run For Light has always been the ‘beacon of light’ to the visually impaired ones through our long term partnership with Guide Dogs Singapore Ltd (GDS).
The 8th edition of Run For Light has fused ‘Light’ and ‘Heart’ together, thus the theme for 2023 – Your Heart Matters! Through Run For Light event, it is hoped the combination of ‘Light’ and ‘Heart’ will reach out to our community to exercise empathy & compassion to those who are less privileged than us as well as to stay active & healthy for our heart sake.
Supported by SportSG, Run For Light 2023 is scheduled on 18 March, Saturday at Punggol Waterway Park at 1700 hour. In partnership with Jalan Kayu CSN for the first time, the annual run event will engage Punggol and Jalan Kayu residents to participate in the event as part of community engagement.
Iconic Blindfold Walk
The event will mark the return of the symbolic 1KM blindfold walk to be led by a guide dog & its visually impaired handler from GDS at the iconic Punggol Waterway. Participants are teamed up in pairs will join the walk contingent comprising the guide dog & its handler and volunteers from GDS.
After the blindfold walk, 5KM fun run and 10KM competitive run will follow suit. Top 5 finishers in men’s and women’s 10KM category win plaques and prizes. To commemorate the event’s 8th edition, there is a new race category in team challenge which will comprise of 8 members of mixed gender with each member running 10KM at the same time. The combined timing of the 6 fastest runners in the team will determine the team final standing. The top 3 teams win plaques and prizes.
The route is staged at the iconic Punggol Waterway Park when the sun is set to retreat to a cool evening run. There are plenty of fun and interesting activities at Punggol Town Square where participants will gather after completing the walk or run.
Where is the event venue?
The on-site run will take place in iconic Punggol Waterway Park in the evening on 18 March 2023.
Virtual runners can choose to run anywhere that is safe between 1 to 31 March 2023.
How does the Blindfold Walk work?
The event will mark the return of the symbolic 1KM blindfold walk to be led by a guide dog & its visually impaired handler from GDS at the iconic Punggol Waterway. Participants are teamed up in pairs will join the walk contingent comprising the guide dog & its handler and volunteers from GDS.
How do the Fun Run and Competitive Run work?
The 5KM fun run and 10KM competitive run take place after the Blindfold Walk.
The top 5 finishers in men’s and women’s 10KM competitive run category win plaques and prizes.
How does the Team Challenge work?
To commemorate the event’s 8th edition, there is a new race category in team challenge which will comprise of 8 members of mixed gender with each member running 10KM at the same time.
The combined timing of the 6 fastest runners in the team will determine the team final standing. The top 3 teams win plaques and prizes.
Runner's Entitlement
Race Pack
- Finisher Medal
- e-Certificate
- Specially curated RFL event tee (for all on-site participants only)
- Compressport multi-sport towel (for all on-site participants only)
- Single copy of RUN Singapore’s digital edition
- e-Certificate
- Specially curated RFL event tee (for all on-site participants only)
- Compressport multi-sport towel (for all on-site participants only)
- Single copy of RUN Singapore’s digital edition
Race Apparel
Finisher Medal
Route maps
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Discuss
Hi team
I would like to register for 10km virtual run.
Will I receive medal? What else I get in the pack?
Hi, thank you for your interest. You can refer to more details at https://connect.justrunlah.com/event/run-for-light-2023/?target=entitlements
Me a d wife would like to participate virtual run. Is that ok if we submit same map? Even if we track in each of pur phones, map would be same right
Do you have onsite registration?
Am I able to accumulate my timings and distance for 10km virtual run?