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A short calendar month, February was nonetheless eventful, with both Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year. Amidst the socialising, our runners still managed to turn up at some of these events. Here’s a summary of February’s races. Safari Zoo Run 2015, 7 & 8 Feb, Singapore Zoo The month started with...

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...

We received the following review from one of the couples who won a luxurious vacation and we thought we would share it with all of you:  I was absolutely delighted when I found out I won a free 3D2N trip to Gaya Island Resort (GIR). A quick glance through the website and the...

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...

In 2015, one evidently missing event is the MediaCorp Hong Bao Run. In 2014, 5000 runners were up early to take part in the 8km run through the city. The event was the first running event to be held after the Chinese New Year, with participants getting a shot...

Another One in The Series No surprise here - this is (yet another) review of the Standard Chartered Marathon series - this time round in Taipei. As compared to the other runs in the series, this tends to get lesser attention, at least among Singaporeans, probably due to it's location(compared...

Country: Malaysia State: Federal Territory Highlight: Petronas Twin Towers, KLCC Park, Menara Kuala Lumpur, City Hall, Merdeka Square, Perdana Botanical Garden, KL Sentral, Little India, National Mosque of Malaysia, Islamic Arts Museum, Planetarium Negara, Bird Park Accommodation: Ascott Kuala Lumpur Water points: Convenience stores / Shops along the route (Please bring some money) This route was partially adopted...

The preparation Signing up for the marathon was piece of cake. Wake up early, sign in early, registered, go back and have a power nap, prepared for work. Simple as that. I was injured prior to training for 2014 HKM. I completed 2014 HKM in 3:39, which was disappointing as i...