I consider myself very lucky to have known Chan Meng Hui as a friend. Aged 89 when he had passed away from pneumonia a few years back, Chan picked up … Continue Reading →
Ever since her days as a student-athlete at Raffles Girls School, Mok Ying Rong, now 26, has always believed very strongly in injury prevention. Said Ying, “When I began running, … Continue Reading →
The Marathon category at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2017 has officially closed, with more than 12,500 runners having signed up for the Marathon category. This is a 20 … Continue Reading →
As she departed Singapore to participate in for her maiden South East Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur to represent her country for the first time in her life, national … Continue Reading →
Marathon runner Jasmine Goh’s quest to take part in the 2017 South East Asian Games Women’s Marathon had initially started out as a pipe dream. Dream was planted in her … Continue Reading →
This year’s edition of the OSIM Sundown Marathon will see new components such as the inaugural Sundown Zone – where both runners and supporters can engage in other sporting activities … Continue Reading →
Prior to his recent seven-week training stint to Iten – a rural village in Kenya which is billed as the “home of marathon champions”, national marathoner Soh Rui Yong, 24, … Continue Reading →
Just before 7pm last night, Ah Siao made his appearance. He may have been half an hour late, but none of us really cared. In fact, there were screams and … Continue Reading →
Singapore’s fastest marathon runner, Mok Ying Ren, 25, took part in the 2XU Compression Run (21km Category) this morning. He used the race as a form of practice for the … Continue Reading →
The 2XU Compression Run takes place this coming Sunday. If you are participating in the race and have trained well, you should probably be looking forward to the day and … Continue Reading →
The festive mood was definitely in full swing at the inaugural MediaCorp Hong Bao Run yesterday. Many runners dressed up as Superheroes and Chinese New Year themed characters. A group … Continue Reading →
Last Saturday, I attended a talk organized by the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore team to prepare runners for the race next month. Top Singapore marathoner Anne Qi Hui and her … Continue Reading →
If you have put your name down for a marathon and you want to perform brilliantly and deliver a really good performance on race-day, here are some tips – to … Continue Reading →
Running over 42 kilometres is not an easy task and one cannot hope to do it without adequate training and developing the right mindset. But regardless of whether you just … Continue Reading →
You have firmly set your sights on running 42.195km. But should you take the plunge and actually sign up and train for one? Or should you give yourself another year … Continue Reading →