Less than 12 Hours to the Standard Chartered Half Marathon
I is nervous.
Have I prepared enough? Will I hit the Wall? Can I finish in a respectable timing?
This will be my first REAL run with my human companion (PS. she will henceforth be referred to as "The Human"). Yeah sure, I attended the Hello Kitty Run ("HK Run") at...
Running Heroes Vol 3: Haile Gebreselassie
The man is here in Singapore this weekend, he's running Stan Chart with us all on Sunday.
So I thought it would be great to finish the series of running heroes with a real legend of the long distance scene.
Haile was born in 1973, one of ten children in Asella,...
Race Review: The Maze Challenge Asia, I Came, I Ran, I Conquered (by...
Challenge accepted!
I have a confession... I’m not the most active/sporty person in the world. Most of my free time is spent at home (probably reading the latest Young Adult book from the library), trying out a new restaurant, going shopping, surfing the internet, or just catching some Zzz’s.
When I...
Race Review: The Maze Challenge Asia, An A-maze-ing Experience (by ‘SlowRunner’)
Getting to the event
Both Dudi and I took a coach bus from Singapore to attend the inaugural Maze Challenge Asia which was held at Sepang International Circuit on 29-30th November 2014.
The Maze Challenge Asia was a world's first running event that featured a giant complicated maze with physical obstacles in its course. It...
Marina Bay Cruise Center – The Noah Ark of Singapore
Running the Marina South Pier
Sg Unfit Runners have explored many places in Singapore but there is this infamous place at the Southern tip of the island which we haven't explored yet. And what is it infamous for? It's infamous for its 600m walkway from the newly opened Marina South...
Race Review: Santa Run For Wishes 2014 (by Chelza)
Ho ho ho!
Christmas came early for Singapore this year! If you were at The Promontory @ Marina Bay last Saturday evening, you would have double- checked your calendar and thought that Christmas was yesterday instead. Decked in Santa-lookalike race tees and Christmas hats, thousands of Santa Run For Wishes’...
84-year-old running his 100th marathon at SCMS14. What’s your excuse?
With the countdown for Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore coming to single digit (7 more days to go!), one participant at SCMS this year drew my attention. Mr Chan Meng Hui, or known as Uncle Chan to some, is seeking to complete his 100th marathon at SCMS this year. This makes Uncle Chan the oldest...
Race Review: 8th Hatyai International Marathon, 2014 (by ‘ALCE’)
Change of plans
I was one of those unfortunate ones that booked the Starlight Ultra (21km) held in Penang in May 2014 but only to have the event postponed to August due to the by-election of Penang’s politician Karpal Singh. This has left me infuriated because my travel plans were...