World Vision Singapore’s Global 6K for Water closes its year with a 6km run or walk from Marina One on Saturday 28 November, starting at 8.30am. No entry fee is listed for registration, walkers are as welcome as runners, and registered runners can borrow ASICS trainers for the morning while trial pairs last.
The morning, hour by hour
- 8am: the on-site ASICS shoe trial opens.
- 8.30am: the Final 6KM Run/Walk flags off.
- 9.45am to 12.30pm: a World Children’s Day celebration for participants and families.
The 6km distance is deliberate. World Vision’s case for the event is that children across Asia and Africa walk an average of 6km a day to collect water that may not be safe to drink, and each runner on 28 November is matched with a child they are running for. Participants are encouraged to ask friends and family for a love gift to the cause.
Entry standard: pick a pace, or walk
Registration is a single form. You choose a pace group of 6:00, 6:30 or 7:00 minutes per kilometre, 7:30 and slower, or “prefer to walk”, so the start line holds everyone from walkers to runners on a 36-minute pace for the distance. You also sign a health and safety declaration that you are fit to take part.
You can register up to five guests on the same form, each with their own pace group. Anyone under 18 needs a parent or guardian’s consent, and the adult registering them must stay with and supervise them throughout. If you only want the celebration, there is a separate option to attend that without running.
The route has not been released yet; World Vision will share it closer to the day.
How the ASICS shoe trial works
ASICS Singapore is lending the SONICBLAST 2 and NOVABLAST 6 for the run. To get a pair:
- Register for the Final 6KM Run/Walk, not just the celebration.
- Sign up as a OneASICS member before the event. It is free, and the trial is for members only.
- Arrive early, go to the ASICS Shoe Trial Zone, and show your registration confirmation email and your OneASICS membership.
- Get fitted, run, and return the pair to the same zone afterwards.
Pairs are limited and handed out first come, first served, so if you want your size, be there when the zone opens at 8am.
After the run
The celebration includes a Creators’ Charity Fair with local makers, a virtual trip to Cambodia and Myanmar to hear from the communities being supported, and appearances by World Vision Singapore goodwill ambassadors Felicia Chin and Apple Hong. Homegrown character Ang Ku Kueh Girl has a limited edition Global 6K towel, given in thanks for an additional love gift. Participants in the HONGJOONG 6K virtual run can collect printed photocards and a limited edition calendar on the day.
Marina One sits in the Marina Bay financial district, with Downtown and Marina Bay MRT stations the closest. Arrive early if you want a trial pair.
