Editorials

You have trained for weeks and it’s finally Marathon Day. Having a good game plan can help ensure that you do the absolute best you can on that day. What not to do: Starting too fast. The first 2km should feel comfortable. If you start out too fast, quickly adjust your pace and...

Mud, sweat and fun For running enthusiasts looking to take on a new challenge, an obstacle race could be just what you're looking for. Singapore's very own Commando Challenge, coming up on November 15th in Sentosa, isn't for the faint-hearted. Obstacle races promise lots of fun, while at the same time putting one’s...

Run to Bond. Run so others can. We have friends who are mildly intellectually challenged, physically challenged and visually challenged joining us to keep fit. Runninghour welcomes sports professionals and anyone who is passionate about running to join them as running guides. You can do so by filling up the Particulars and health declaration...

A requirement for precision! Have you ever wondered how a distance as long as 42.195km can can be precisely measured and validated down to its last meter? IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) has adopted the calibrated bicycle method as the only approved method for measuring road races. In this method,...

Hitting the wall is one of the biggest fears of every long distance runner. One of the leading causes is starting out too fast, driven by all the excitement building up till the flag-off. Furthermore, with so many things going through the mind and bodies of the -especially unexperienced-...

Creative marathon runners around the world Looking for costume ideas for your next race? We have put together a collection of some of the most creative costumes seen in races and marathons all over the world. London Marathon, U.K. Don't drink and run! No chickening-out for this one. The bird is the word. Rubik's cube...

Run For Those Who Can't A totally new type of running event, organised for a good cause, will take place worldwide on 4th of May at 10:00am UTC. East Asia is represented by South Korea (Jeonnam) and Taiwan (Hualien). While registration for Taiwan has closed (participation limit reached), there is...

6 Days. 250 km. Across the Sahara desert. For charity. Two Singaporeans, Chin Wei Chong and Ian Lye, are running 250km within 6 days (April 4-14 2014) across the Sahara Desert to raise S$100,000 for the local animal welfare organization Save Our Street Dogs. Just Run Lah! is always happy to...