How Singapore's growing trail running community is powering a 165km ultramarathon in the country

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With no mountains and few forests, Singapore is not the likeliest of places to hold a 165km trail running ultramarthon. SINGAPORE: Spanning about 50km from east to west, Singapore is not the first place one would expect to host a 165km ultramarathon. But earlier this month, more than 1,300 runners took part in the annual Ultra Trail Singapore (UTSG) event, with distances ranging from 20km to 165km. While larger countries often draw trail runners with mountains and hundreds of kilometres of