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Back for its second year, the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants is organising the ISCA Run on Saturday, 30 May 2015 from 6.30am to 10.30am at the Playground at Big Splash, East Coast Park. With a line-up of activities for a fun-filled morning, the event aims to promote healthy...

Admit it, sometimes we sign up to races because the medals look awesome. We are lucky that some organizers take interest in designing medals for runners so they can show it off after they have earned it despite blood, sweat and tears. We look at our medal collection and...

History of Spartan Race Over the last decade, the popularity of mud runs and obstacle course challenges have met with international success. Clearly, runners thirst for a bigger challenge, and greater adventure, than the monotony of simply running. Among the most successful events out there is the Spartan Race. The Spartan...

Laguna Phuket Marathon After last year’s success of drawing over 6000 runners from more than 50 different countries, the 10th edition of the Laguna Phuket Marathon returns on 7 June 2015. This year, over 7000 runners are expected to participate in the event’s following categories: the AIMS-certified full marathon (42.195km),...

March 2015 brought with it a rollercoaster of emotions for the Singapore running community. Whilst our calendar was packed with popular running events, the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, our nation’s founding father, led to postponement and cancellation of some activities, while bringing a sombre note to others. Yet,...

After a busy month of racing in March, the racing scene in Singapore is slowing down a little to catch its breath in April. Nonetheless, it promises to be a month where there’s something for everyone. Six different types of events at six different locations, runners have every reason...

Shoes. When everything else is optional, they are the single, most important thing for running. Runners know this, and for this, we love our shoes. We buy multiple pairs, and rotate them according to the type of surface we intend to run on. We keep a close eye on...

It has been close to a week of massive outpourings of appreciation and gratitude for our beloved founding father Mr Lee Kuan Yew. The extensive love and respect for him vividly displayed by Singaporeans is evident. Love. What is that? Buddies, look, hear and feel all that had happened over the...