Shape Night Run 2013 - Top 15 Results

Date: 7 Sep 2013

Prize: Top 10 winners and limited finishing medals.

A short race report.

With the presence of very strong competitors, this year I managed to secure a 7th position in the Men's Junior Veteran category, even though my timing was faster than last year. Despite the rainy weather prior the race, it was quite humid and the road was rather dark and slippery.  Still, I was quite happy and satisfied with the shoes that I was racing with; the Skechers GOrun Speed. They they were super light, fits snugly and performed very well even though the are pretty worn out for I have been running in them for a while now.

All the 5 categories were packed with strong contenders among the 7000+ participants. Some said it's because of the prizes but perhaps it is the reputation of the race.  With a streak of success for the past few years, the Shape Night Run has been a household brand, attracting many runners even though it offers only limited medals. The event was very well organized with 4 water stations and accurate distance markers. The route is similar to last year, but this time I realized how it can be challenging and treacherous too, flat at the beginning, therefore encourage runners to run faster than ought to be, then ends with a series of hilly ramps.

Another great event and is highly recommended.

More photos here

  Before the race at the Skecher's tent. It was slightly drizzling but everybody seems to be so excited

Meantime, there was this fitness challenge and people were doing mass planking.

The mascot from Skechers.

Happy runners waiting to be flag off

 It was very humid and uncomfortable while waiting inside the cage. Finally the 12km race was promptly flag-off at 8.00 pm

 Fun run runners

 Cheer leaders

 Women veteran

 Men senior veteran

 Men junior veteran

 Men open

Women open

Top Results

Women Open

Men's Junior Veteran

Men's Open

Men's Senior Veteran

Women Veteran

Puma Mobium Elite GLOW Edition - A review

PUMA recently releases the new Mobium Elite Glow edition - this model basically comes with the enhancement of reflective and glow-in-the-dark features with the objective of improving visibility. It has been about 2 months now that I have been using the 'original' Mobium Elite since I shared about my experience with them in my earlier review here.

Although initially I thought they will serve well as strength training shoes for development of strength and form, but I have grown to really liked them as an everyday trainer and so I have been running in them quite frequently.

And for me they work very well for especially when running on flat roads.  I really enjoyed the fact that these shoes provide great support without the bulk and they really encourage good running form. Despite the natural design and minimum cushioning they can be really comfortable than they looked once you get used to them.

And this is probably why the Mobium Elite was recently awarded “2013 Best Debut” by Runner’s World China for the innovation. I think they are well worthy of this award.




Now, lets get back to the Glow Edition. The Mobium Elite Glow is actually the same shoe, but made with improve visibility through reflective and glow features. This is very importance as it provide safety especially for runners whom like to run on the open road at night.

I think the best way to illustrate what the glow is all about is through the animated photos below which present the effects of the shoes in different lighting conditions.

Here the picture shows (1) is how the shoe looks like in normal lighting condition, (2) how the reflective material looked when exposed to a light source such as camera flash or when shined upon by the headlight of a car, and (3) finally, how the glow-in-the-dark work (in a room that is completely dark)

The glow-in-the-dark effect really work like those material found in our analog watches, and you will find the glow stronger if they have been exposed recently to a light source (maybe the sun light or artificial light). So that means the glow will give best result when running during dusk, where the shoes are being 'charged' by the evening sun and it will provide the glow as it get darker into the night. My basic camera could not capture much of the glowing effect, but even with just the reflective material the shoes provide good visibility. I think runners that favors running at night will appreciate this feature.

Within the Mobium Elite Glow Edition, there are nice colors to choose from.

So I guess this is THE SHOE for the Puma Night Run in Korea!

Besides the Mobium Elite, it is also good to know that the Glow feature is also available in other Puma running shoes, such as the Puma Bioweb and Puma Faas 300 v2.

PUMA Night Run Korea 2013

PUMA Brings Light to the Night Run with Mobium Elite Glow

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 6 August 2013: In line with the release of the new Mobium Elite Glow this Autumn, global sportlifestyle company PUMA announced that the next PUMA Night Run will be held in Seoul, Korea on the 28^th September at the Seoul Grand Park (Seoul Zoo). The PUMA Night Run is part of PUMA’s long-term running sustaining program and has been held in key cities including Taipei and Sydney. The Night Run in Seoul is expected to draw at least 7,000 runners.

The PUMA Night Run in Seoul is the perfect venue to experience the new Mobium Glow. Equipped with Adaptive Running Technology, it adapts to your natural running movement with the Mobium Band that enhances your natural spring, Expansion Pods that help reinforce cushioning, protection, and flexibility in all the right places and Windlass Chassis that changes in length, height, and proportion with your foot for natural movement. In addition, it adapts to your environment. It is enhanced with Reflective and Glow- in- the-dark features that ensure visibility to keep you protected while you run, whether it be during the day, night or low light conditions. 

The PUMA Night Run is a 7km race around the park. Runners will enjoy the natural surroundings as well as the 4 courses  – the midfoot running, glow, energy and cheering course.

Registration starts on 26^th Aug at http://nightrun.puma.co.kr with a joining fee of 30,000 KWR (26 USD). Race participants will receive a running kit that contains a PUMA Tee, guidebook, store discount voucher and running accessories.

For more information, visit http://www.nightrun.puma.co.kr