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[FEATURED NEWS] Chill. Walk. Laugh. Xponents explore Singapore at HTX Annual Walk & Run 2023

HTX’s Annual Walk & Run 2023, which has the theme “Engineering Good Health,” has given Xponents the opportunity to explore Singapore on foot, either solo, or with their teammates and colleagues.

Chief Executive Chan Tsan (second row, fifth from right) and Deputy Chief Executive Chen Yeang Tat (second row, fifth from left) led an exuberant start to the 2023 Annual Walk & Run! (Photo: HTX)

The cloudy morning of 29 November 2023 saw approximately 800 Xponents setting off from various locations around Marina Bay and East Coast to converge at the Singapore Sports Hub for the official Flag Off event of HTX’s Annual Walk & Run 2023.

Reaching the Sports Hub. (Photo: Josiah Lau)

Arrival at the Flag Off event! (Photo: Yip Ai Kia)

Participants who had walked or run at least 5 km to the Flag Off event were rewarded with goodie bags. (Photo: Clarence Chen)

CE Chan Tsan (front row, third from left) and the senior management led Xponents to do the Great Singapore Workout at the Flag Off event. (Photo: HTX)

Masseurs were on hand to help Xponents recover from their treks to the Flag Off event. (Photo: HTX)

This year’s Walk & Run, which has the theme “Engineering Good Health,” has given Xponents the opportunity to explore Singapore on foot, either solo, or with their teammates and colleagues.

Assembling for a long walk at HarbourFront MRT Station. (Photo: Tan Teck Chuan)

Getting ready at Jurong West for a trek. (Photo: Sathish s/o Asokan)

At the Geylang Park Connector on the way to East Coast Park. (Photo: Quak Lin Hong)

Singapore’s gardens and tourist attractions have become popular pit stops for the participants’ walking and running routes. These include...

Bay East Garden (Photo: Bernard Phang)

Singapore Botanic Gardens (Photo: Jason Tan)

Jurong Lake Gardens (Photo: Suhaimi Bin Da’ed)

MacRitchie Reservoir Treetop Walk (Photo: Joshua Ong)

Gardens by the Bay (Photo: Terina Lee)

East Coast Park (Photo: Elfeiz Fadhil)

Universal Studios Singapore (Photo: Caroline Ng)

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple (Photo: Joanne Tan)

Haw Par Villa (Photo: Wang Jiale)

Singapore Flyer (Photo: Galvin Lim)

The 2023 Annual Walk & Run will end on 8 December, which is when the top 30 teams which have accumulated the greatest mileage over the 10 days of the event will be announced. We encourage all participants to walk or run as much as possible until then!