SINGAPORE MARATHONThe elite runners prepare to start Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon along the famous shopping district of Orchard Road in Singapore 04 December 2011 . Over 65 , 000 people , the largest ever fielded , took part in this years grueling Singapore marathon which begins a couple of hours before dawn so that the elite runners begin to cross the finish line just after sunrise in an effort to beat the notorious heat and humidty in the tiny tropical the island nation . EPA / STEPHEN MORRISON < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >