Singapore Marathon Runners Trained to Help Fellow Runners in Distress
⏮ BeforeRunners in medical distress relied on help reaching them along the course.
✅ Now238 trained runners are on standby to treat fellow participants this year.
In short
- The Singapore International Marathon has 238 specially trained medic runners on standby this year.
- It is a first for the race.
- The runners give up their own personal best times to help fellow participants in medical distress.
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Marathons put heavy strain on the body, and help can be slow to reach runners on long routes. Placing trained medics among the runners shortens that wait. The source does not say how the medics are trained or how many incidents they have handled.
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From CNA
In a first for the Singapore International Marathon, 238 specially trained runners will be on standby this year to treat fellow participants in medical distress.
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Some runners in Singapore are also trained helpers. This year, 238 of them will run a big race and be ready to help other runners who feel unwell. They give up their own best time so someone else can stay safe. What would you do if you saw a friend feeling unwell?
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