What happens when you take Singapore’s fastest running crews, put them inside a multi-storey spiral car park and ask them to race for national pride?
The answer was On Squad Race Singapore 2026, where PRO Athletics Run Club (PARC) emerged victorious after a day of intense relay racing, earning the right to represent Singapore at the On Squad World Final in Los Angeles this September.
Held at Perennial Business City on 13 June, the event marked the Southeast Asian debut of On Squad Race, a global series designed to celebrate the run clubs, crews and communities that have become the driving force behind modern running culture.
Unlike a traditional road race, the competition centred around “The Spiral” — a looping ramp inside a multi-storey car park. Teams of four tackled the course in relay format, with each runner racing down and then back up the spiral before handing over to the next teammate. The format demanded more than just raw speed, rewarding teamwork, pacing and execution under pressure.
A total of 56 squads took part in the Singapore qualifier, progressing through heats and knockout rounds before the final eight battled for the title.
When the dust settled, PARC’s quartet of Joshua Kennedy, Chen Chang Rong Claire, Xiangyu Oliver Zhang and Eunice Choy crossed the line first in 6:41.34. Their performance secured not only bragging rights on home soil but also an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles, where they will face champion squads from cities including Berlin, Barcelona, Tokyo, London, Rio de Janeiro and Sydney.
TREX finished a close second in 6:48.34, while Tribal Triathlon Singapore rounded out the podium in third with a time of 6:48.72.
More than a race, the event reflected the growing influence of community-led running in Singapore. Over the past few years, running crews have transformed the local scene, creating spaces that blend performance, friendship and shared experiences. On Squad Race tapped into that energy by pitting entire communities against one another in a format built around collective effort rather than individual achievement.
Participants received an official On Squad Race race kit and had the chance to try and race in the Cloudmonster 3, On’s latest running shoe. Away from the racing, the venue took on a festival atmosphere with live music, recovery zones and fitness challenges that brought runners and spectators together throughout the day.
As the inaugural global series makes its way across cities around the world before culminating in Los Angeles, Singapore’s running community now has a team to rally behind.
And if PARC’s performance in the local qualifier is any indication, they won’t be heading to California just to make up the numbers.
