Editorials

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...

Finisher t-shirts is not a rare sight in our country. You must have come across people wearing them and proudly displaying their achievement in all sorts of places, from the gym to the hawker center, and from classrooms to a night out. How many of them are they doing...

The Runner's High The "runner's high" is a state of euphoria that can be experienced by someone engaged in a vigorous workout. It is known that when the body is pushed to its limits, it produces endorphins, in order to compensate for the pain. Endorphins, the natural opiates of the...

Records in running progression On  September 29th, 2013 the men's Marathon word record was broken, with Wilson Kipsang from Kenya finishing the race in 2:03:23. This is roughly a 40% improvement since 1908, when the record was 2:55:18.4 (Johnny Hayes, USA). Similarly, all running sports have seen dramatic improvements in records. For example, the...

Running shoes anatomy 101 Heel-toe drop (or offset, or differential) is a term that came along with the boom of technology in running shoes, and the increasing interest in barefoot running. So what exactly is it, and why are people interested in it anyway? First of all, one needs to know...