Singapore will once again be the only Southeast Asian country to host the Nike + Human Race 10k race for 2009.

Last year, the Nike Human Race 10k hosted the world's largest event with nearly 780,000 participants taking part.

This year's multi-city event, termed as ‘the Day the World Runs', will take place on 24 October 2009.

The physical race is hosted in 24 cities, but through Nikeplus.com, every city and road will become a race day course. Some of the cities hosting races this year besides Singapore are: New York City, Sydney and Rome. By combining the virtual running world with the physical, the Nike + Human Race will be open to anyone, anywhere.

Runners also have an alternative to choose to run wherever they like on race day by using their Nike+ iPod Sport Kit or Nike+ Sportband to log the run as opposed to being present at the physical race.

There will also be four categories for participants to enter. The School Team Challenge Cat. A is for students from secondary schools, junior colleges, ITE and polytechnics, while the Cat. B is open to university students.

Men's and Women's Under 25 welcomes any participant aged below 25 on race day while the Men's and Women's Open Category opens its arms to all participants.

In Singapore, the 10 kilo-meter race will commence at 7.30 am and the registration fee of S$20 (for runners 24 years and below) or S$35 (for runners 25 years and above) before GST includes a Nike race t-shirt with a pre-printed number bib and a finisher's bracelet for all participants who finish the race. The physical race route will be announced at a later date.

Prior to ‘the Day the World Runs' on 24 October, a Guys Vs Girls challenge will be held via the Nike+ challenge to raise funds for Charities.

The first group which clocks the most distance from now until 26th September will win the first sum of $5,000 for their charity. The winning gender for the next week will win another $5,000 for their charity. $10,000 will be up for grabs in the third and fourth week each, and the fifth week will see the winning team earning $20,000 for their charity.

The distance logged in for each gender is cumulative, starting from the first week, and there is no limit to the number of runners joining in this challenge.

The Nike+ Human Race 10K started last year when Nike decided to launch a global initiative to provide running enthusiasts with an unparalleled running experience by combining their love for music and a scenic 10km route in 26 major cities around the world. The post-race concert this year will consist of top bands from Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines to provide great entertainment for runners who have just completed their 10km run on a Saturday morning.