Regional

Organised by one of the Thai trail organisers, Teelakow, it was also the organiser who did the trail race in Koh Chang.  Signed up for this race because I thought every year, I should do a decent ultra at least, just to keep up.  The race was year-end and...

It's my first full marathon in Taipei! ? Had been wanting to run a full marathon in Taipei for a few years and finally did it this year. Maybe will run again a marathons in Taiwan but in other areas outside of Taipei. Last year I had many races...

I guess many Singaporeans don't even know there's a Hot Spring in Singapore ? The first time I went to Sembawang Hot Spring was many years ago when I was in Primary School. A friend brought me there because he felt bad that I fell when he tompang me...

Training It's been a while since my first HM (May 2019) so I had plenty of time to prepare to the next stage. I committed to quite a high (for me) weekly mileage bar and gradually raised it up to 100-110K, then started descending 6 weeks prior to the race,...

In 2019, about 110 pay-to-participate running events took place in Singapore including road races, trail runs, walks, multi-sport events and obstacle races (source: JustRunLah!'s Race Database). As the year is coming to an end, let us have a look at the pricing trends and make a comparison with five years ago. Average...

Caps have many uses when it comes to running. Ventilation, hair control, aerodynamics, narrowing of vision to enhance focus and protection from the external environment are just some of them. Style and fashion is another use of a running cap but if you want to really stand out from...

This is an account of the 9th marathon which I did with Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2019 and the 10 km race the morning after.  (The event was a well organized one in my opinion.  But I won't be going into the usual review in this blog.  Perhaps another...

THE POPULAR “Takbo Para Sa Kalikasan” series will surely return for a third year in 2020 under Green Media Events.  Just like before, four separate races will be held beginning with “Fire” Run on May 31. This will be followed by “Water Run” on July 19, “Air Run” on September...