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So, you registered for a marathon. Faced with the challenge of running 42.195km all at once, you start looking up the web for marathon training schedules and shocked to see marathon training differing from one website to another. Yes, the quote "one man's meat is another man's poison" is extremely applicable...

Mok Ying Ren and Mok Ying Rong: Tips on Running Injuries 2013 Sea Games Marathon Gold Medallist Mok Ying Ren and his sister Mok Ying Rong are both household names in the running field. And besides running, they also have medical expertise. Mok Ying Ren is a doctor in the Singapore...

 A race that dares to be different Challenges, historical sites, live band performances- you name it, SMU Mile Run provides you with it. Yes, SMU Mile Run might not be a race with many years of history. Yet, it is a commendable race that should not be taken lightly. At 8.10am...

Hey folks, just realised I did not check back after the completion of my first Triathlon. Well, I survived my maiden triathlon, and like what most folks say, you'll want to do it again and again and again... I arrived pretty early on race day, setup my bike and the...

Another early alarm call, for another Sunday Race. This time I'm off to Bedok, for the Tampines Run 10k. I live west and work in the CBD, so I don't often run in the East, but I know of Bedok Reservoir from taking my daughter to a birthday party at...

Did you win the race? Do you ever get bored of running? Wouldn’t you ache a lot by running so fast and/or far? Blah blah blah! Yes, as runners, regardless if we are amateur runners, leisure runners, seasoned runners or even, competitive runners, there are bound to be several questions that we are...

The Army Half Marathon takes place on 31 August. If you have entered this, you would probably have already completed your longest run and be tapering down your training by now – to be fresh on race day. Here are some tips from Singapore’s Mok Ying Ren, the South East...

Finally, the global running phenomenon parkrun has arrived in Singapore. Actually it arrived in June, but I didn't notice until last week! So what is parkrun? On their website (www.parkrun.com), the lovely parkrun people say : We had an idea. We ran with it. Parkrun started back in 2004 when 13 runners got together on a blustery...