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Team Costa Top 10 Running Series #3 – Southern Ridges

Connecting  Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park and Kent Ridge Park, the Southern Ridges is a 10km stretch of connecting trails, architectual bridges and diverse vegetation.  The Ridges provide panoramic views of the city, the harbour, the Southern Islands and the Strait of Malacca.  For nature lovers and within easy commute,...

Geylang River – The Gateway into Marina Bay (Highly Recommended)

It has been exactly 3 years since I started SG Unfit Runners and we are running into one of the biggest challenge of our blog: Finding an area in the central area which we have not covered yet and is acceptable by all the Unfit Runners who live all...

5 things I learnt from Marathon running

Why would you run a marathon? Before i run the marathon for the first time, i struggle to find a logical enough reason to explain my purpose in doing so. I blabber out reasons like... justforfunlah! seehowlor! which makes no sense. After i finished running the marathon, the answer is...

Running @ Kuantan, Malaysia

Country: Malaysia State: Pahang Highlight: Teluk Chempedak Beach, East Coast Mall Accommodation: The Zenith Hotel Water points: Petrol kiosks / Shops along the route (Please bring some money) This running route was done during a business trip to Kuantan. Kuantan may not be very popular amongst Singaporeans and the transportation there is also quite limited (currently only Firefly...

The Twin Races: Brooks Marina Run / Marina Party Dash Run 2015

Being a loaded racing weekend for me, I was grateful both events were in the afternoon.  The Marina Run was my first 10km for the year and third since I started running mid-2014.  The Party Dash was a 5km fun run and I had hoped for a very easy one...

Gear Review: SleekTag Grip – Take Your Motivation With You

SleekTag: Grip The Grip is part of SleekTag product family, that is, tags that come with an engraving of your choice.  The tags come in different formats, including wristbands (click here to read a review by fellow blogger The Ninja Turtle) for active adults and kids, as well as for your pets. Since this...

Barcelona, Spain – An Architectural Delight

15 October 2014 Whenever I mentioned to fellow runners that I did a run in Barcelona, the first thing that they asked, "Ah! So you ran on the beach of Barcelona? Did you enjoy the beautiful bikini babes and the morning sun over the horizon?" I did visit the famous beaches...

The Triple Races: Terry Fox Run / Aquathlon / Safari Zoo Run 2015

It was a weekend laden with racing activities.  Eight Team Costa members and two Little Leaguers* participated in three separate racing events on Sunday, 8 February. Here's a snapshot of each event: Terry Fox Run - East Coast Park Organised by the Canadian Association of Singapore (CAS) in memory of Terry Fox,...