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4th time lucky When you sign up for a race 3 times and don’t get to run it – you probably don’t have much luck with it. In 2012 and 2013, it was due to being overseas because of work while in 2014 it was due to the inclement weather....

It's sunday, it's early and the alarm has gone off. It must be race day! Here we go again, after a few weeks off to recover from my Translantau 50k Trail Ultra experience, I am back pounding the pavement over the shorter distances. No 2XU last weekend, so this is...

Race Day The flag off was at 5am.  I had to wake up at an unearthly hour of 3am, grabbed my breakfast and was on my way out of the house by 3.30am.  I reached the venue (F1 Pit Building) at about 4.10am.  The first thing was to pay a...

Runninghour2015: Run So Others Can is Singapore’s first and only race where runners run with over 200 visually, intellectually and physically-challenged runners. It aims to increase awareness and allow runners to experience life with a visual impairment. Woke up around 4am that morning! After the necessary preparations, I took the...

I misunderstood the race information when I signed up.  I wasn't sure if I could have signed up for the blind run, as I was registering alone.  So I signed up for the 10k competitive.  When I received the e-booklet the week before the race, I realised that I...

Blind Man’s Buff? Not Really. When registration started for RunningHour, I was in 2 minds as to whether to sign up. Honestly while it seemed a unique experience, I was not too sure running blindfolded. Hence when I was offer a slot, my question was whether I had to do the blind run....

Challenge Accepted When I was first offered a slot for the Green Corridor Run I was slightly hesitant as I was not really a fan of trail running. Not that I didn’t like it but my previous experiences which included 2 NorthFace 100 25km runs, taught me to never underestimate...

HI to all JRL readers, I am You Liang, 23 this year. Before I start off with the normal race review entries, I would like to talk more about how running changes my life. Maybe after reading my stories, some of you are able to tell more of your...