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The NUS Bizad Charity Run 2016 was held on last Saturday evening 24th Jan. This year, it aims to rally Bizaders past and present – and the general public – around a common theme: Inclusivity. This is the 6th in the series, and they are raising funds for NUS Business...

What better way to start the year than with an easy 5km race right in my own backyard.  I was quite happy to save some taxi money by cycling down to Big Splash (all of 5km) for the Brooks Run Happy race.  Managed to arrive seconds before the 10km category...

Went to Taipei for new year count down a few weeks ago, it was a good trip with the shopping, sight seeing and the good food. And of course, I must run! Although I'm not familiar with Taipei, I'm grateful for the technology known as GPS and Taipei is...

After a long hiatus from running, I finally got the chance to don my running gears and head out to East Coast Park for the Brooks Run Happy Half Marathon on 17 January 2016, flagged off at 5:30am. This is my first time running a half marathon race and...

2015 was my first full year of racing, having only started mid-2014 at the tender age of 44.  It was a fully loaded year with races encompassing running, cycling, triathlons, obstacles courses and swimming.  To say the least, I've dipped my toes in all of them, except for vertical...

I am a late bloomer as far as running is concerned. My previous post chronicled my first HM experience and also briefly mentioned how I started my running journey. Like many other runners, I also reflected on my runs and races in 2015.  It was a pivotal year for me.  After...

I signed up for the inaugural 3-Ten Golf Course Run in the final week just a few days before the race pack collection. The 3 refers to the 3 Golf Courses at the Orchid Country Club, Dendro, Aranda and Vanda. I had just completed the Standard Chartered Marathon Race and...

When I registered for the 3Ten Golf Course race, I had this romantic notion of gentle undulating hills, amongst the beauty of a golf course and the surrounding Sungei Seletar Reservoir.  I haven’t run a 10km race since February, about a month before I fractured my foot.  I figured...