Runner Completed 218km Run
Sunday, 28th March 2010
Mr. Yong Yuen Cheng, physics teacher and NTU (Nanyang Technological University) alma mater, completed the 218km run at around 7pm. He started the day before at 8.30am. 218km is equivalent of five marathons, and Singapore's longest foot race ever. He and eight fellow runners in the 218km Run Round Singapore race to celebrate its NTU 55th anniversary and raise funds for the school's needy students. They managed to raise about $218,000 ($1,000 per km?) from this event towards student bursaries to help future generations of NTU needy students.