16 Virtues to ace any race – #1: Try
Before any race, you might feel apprehension.
You might feel like you aren't ready for this, or that maybe your body just isn't designed for endurance. Even if you're already used to lacing up your shoes and going out for a sweaty workout, you might not feel like running very much...
5 Things to Avoid before Race Day
Runners enjoy running. Being breathless and sweaty after overcoming another medium-distance training can leave us feeling exhilarated. So we easily assume that we're invincible - we like to think that we don't need resting, and just more compression gear should suffice. But like any other complex machinery, our body needs taking care of...
Soh Rui Yong ramping up his preparation to break National Record again
Soh Rui Yong had broken a national record for 10km race at USA's Portland Track and Field Field Festival 2014 with 31:15:95, and another national record for half marathon at Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon earlier this year, with 1:07:21. But the 2015 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games marathon champion...
An Open Letter to Running – From A Singaporean
Ever since I started running, it has helped made me a happier person and my body has never felt greater than before. Here is an open letter to running, which I hope can help encourage more people to start running like me.
You are tough
Like some of my peers, I stopped...
5 Run-and-Eat routes for Singaporeans
We pride ourselves on our local foods - Laksa, chicken rice, satay, rojak.. They make up our culture and are intertwined in coffee table conversations, old friends meet ups and a lot more community experiences.
One thing runners like, apart from the muscle tightness we feel a good 10km, is...
New Guinness World Records to be Broken at SCMS 2015
The biggest marathon everyone Singaporean is looking forward to— Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore 2015 is less than a months' time away. This year, there will be a little twist to the marathon. It is neither about breaking the world record in longest distance ran nor the fastest time clocked for...
5 Secrets from the Elites
You're scared. The amount of time you've invested in training up has created an expectation and in 42km, a lot can happen to cause a lapse in performance.
You might have 4 weeks, 1 week or just a night before your race day. If you're participating in the upcoming SCMS, you've slightly less...
5 Common – but inaccurate – recovery methods
Running is the most popular sport among active Singaporeans. There are over 150 races per year. OSIM Sundown Marathon attracted 26,000 participants this year, while Great Eastern Women's Run had 17,000 participants. From more established races such as Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore to niche events such as Color Run and Illumi Run,...