At least five races and running club events cancelled due to haze in Singapore

Members of the Chill Pace Run Club on Sept 2. The club cancelled its Oct 7 run due to the haze.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHILL MOVEMENT

Published Oct 12, 2026, 06:24 PM

Updated Oct 12, 2026, 06:54 PM

Haze in Singapore forced at least five run clubs and races to cancel events from Oct 7 to 11 as PSI readings turned unhealthy across all regions.

Chill Movement Run Club cancelled its weekly run, and founder Saul Mirpuri also called off a paid Oct 11 event, promising refunds for 280 sign-ups.

Mirpuri said people reported coughs and watery eyes, and he was not comfortable holding outdoor exercise while air quality stayed poor.

SINGAPORE – At least five run clubs and running events cancelled planned activities from Oct 7 to 11, as air quality worsened with the haze.

These include a running club on Oct 7; free runs organised by the Singapore Runners Club and Parkrun Singapore on Oct 10; the ticketed 5km and 10km runs under Technogym Circuit Blazers Race - 2026 that same day, organised by the titular fitness equipment company; and an outdoor exercise event on Oct 11.

The Straits Times has contacted the organisers of Circuit Blazers Race - 2026 to ask about refunds.

On Oct 7, the four-month-old Chill Movement Run Club cancelled its weekly Wednesday evening run because of the haze.

At 7pm that day , the Pollutant Standard Index, which measures air quality, registered unhealthy readings in all five regions (north, west, central, east and south).

Readings between 101 to 200 are considered unhealthy , with healthy people advised to reduce prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion. The elderly, pregnant women and children are advised to minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor exertion when air quality is in this range, while people with chronic heart and lung conditions are advised to avoid it.

Readings hit a 2026 high on Oct 9 in central Singapore , with a PSI of 186 recorded in that region at 2pm that day, and unhealthy PSI readings at all other regions as well. Air quality remained poor on Oct 10 and 11 .

Chill Movement Run Club founder Saul Mirpuri, 30, cancelled a ticketed 5km run and outdoor exercise event that had been scheduled for the morning of Oct 11 at Tanjong Beach Club.

He said he would refund the 280 people who had signed up.

With the event planned for the Formula One weekend, he had expected at least 500 attendees – the same as the inaugural event in 2025 – and for ticket sales to jump just before the event.

A $70 ticket would have given access to either a pilates class, a beach bootcamp or a calisthenics session, followed by recovery in ice baths, while a $40 ticket would have received entry to a 5km run around Sentosa, followed by an ice bath.

He says that ticket-holders for the Oct 11 event had messaged him last week to complain of cough and watery eyes, and to ask whether the event would still go ahead as planned.

“I was forced to cancel the event because of the haze,” he says. “I didn’t feel comfortable getting people to pay for an event when the conditions weren’t right.”

Despite the air quality, some runners continued posting runs on social media over the weekend. Mirpuri says that regular attendees of his club are asking whether a run is scheduled for Oct 14.

“I’m seeing the levels of haze and thinking about it,” he says. “People are messaging me because they see other run clubs running. But I’m not comfortable with running outdoors in these conditions.”

9月2日，Chill Pace Run Club的成员们。由于雾霾，该俱乐部取消了10月7日的跑步活动。

图片：由 CHILL MOVEMENT 提供

发布于 2026 年 10 月 12 日下午 6:24

更新于2026年10月12日下午6:54

新加坡的雾霾迫使至少五个跑步俱乐部和比赛取消了 10 月 7 日至 11 日的活动，因为所有地区的空气污染指数 (PSI) 都已达到不健康水平。

Chill Movement Run Club 取消了每周的跑步活动，创始人 Saul Mirpuri 也取消了 10 月 11 日的付费活动，并承诺向 280 名报名者退款。

米尔普里表示，有人反映出现咳嗽和流泪的症状，在空气质量仍然很差的情况下，他不放心组织户外运动。

新加坡——由于雾霾导致空气质量恶化，至少有五个跑步俱乐部和跑步赛事取消了10月7日至11日期间计划的活动。

其中包括 10 月 7 日的跑步俱乐部活动；10 月 10 日由新加坡跑步俱乐部和新加坡公园跑 (Parkrun Singapore) 组织的免费跑步活动；同一天由泰诺健 (Technogym) 健身器材公司组织的 2026 年泰诺健赛道开拓者赛 (Technogym Circuit Blazers Race - 2026) 的 5 公里和 10 公里收费跑步活动；以及 10 月 11 日的户外运动活动。

《海峡时报》已联系 2026 年 Circuit Blazers 赛事的组织者，询问退款事宜。

10 月 7 日，成立仅四个月的 Chill Movement 跑步俱乐部因雾霾取消了每周三晚上的跑步活动。

当天晚上 7 点，衡量空气质量的污染物标准指数显示，所有五个地区（北部、西部、中部、东部和南部）的读数均不健康。

空气质量指数在101至200之间被认为是不健康的，建议健康人群减少长时间或剧烈的户外体力活动。老年人、孕妇和儿童在空气质量处于此范围内时，应尽量减少长时间或剧烈的户外体力活动；患有慢性心脏和肺部疾病的人则应避免此类活动。

10月9日，新加坡中部地区的空气污染指数（PSI）达到2026年的最高值，当天下午2点该地区的PSI高达186，其他所有地区的PSI读数也均处于不健康水平。10月10日和11日，空气质量依然糟糕。

Chill Movement Run Club 的创始人 Saul Mirpuri（30 岁）取消了原定于 10 月 11 日上午在丹戎海滩俱乐部举行的 5 公里跑步和户外运动活动（需购票）。

他说他会退还给已经报名的280人的费用。

由于该活动计划在F1周末举行，他预计至少会有500名参与者——与2025年的首届活动相同——并且预计在活动开始前门票销售会大幅增长。

一张 70 美元的门票可以参加普拉提课程、海滩训练营或徒手健身课程，之后还可以在冰浴中恢复；而一张 40 美元的门票可以参加环绕圣淘沙岛的 5 公里跑步，之后也可以进行冰浴。

他表示，上周有10月11日活动的持票人给他发信息，抱怨咳嗽和流泪，并询问活动是否还会按计划进行。

“由于雾霾，我被迫取消了活动，”他说。“在这样的环境下，我不放心让人们付费参加活动。”

尽管空气质量不佳，一些跑者周末仍在社交媒体上发布跑步照片。米尔普里表示，他所在俱乐部的常客都在询问10月14日是否安排了跑步活动。

“我看到雾霾很严重，一直在考虑这个问题，”他说。“有人给我发信息，说他们看到其他跑步俱乐部都在跑步。但我不太愿意在这种天气下户外跑​​步。”