First Vertical Marathon
Sunday, 3rd May 1987
The first vertical marathon in Singapore saw 130 men and 50 women took part in the race up 1,336 steps to reach the top of the 73 storey Westin Stamford, the world's tallest hotel at the time. Winners of the inaugural event, Kenneth Kang and Helen Gilbey, clocked the fastest times of 7 min 20 sec and 9 min 4 sec respectively. The event managed to raise S$20,000 for the Community Chest of Singapore.