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Regional

Pokémon Run Singapore 2017 Attracts Close to 6,000 ‘Pokémon Trainers’

Southeast Asia’s first official Pokémon themed fun run, Pokémon Run Singapore 2017 (Pokémon Run SG), saw close to 6,000 participants, between the ages of 4 and 76 years, get healthy and have fun, all for the love of Pokémon. Participants included families, couples, and friends who took on...

NUS Business School’s Charity Run 2017 rallies community support for its students and...

The annual NUS Bizad Charity Run 2017 has raised more than $140,000 for financially disadvantaged NUS Business School undergraduates and the Autism Resource Centre (ARC), a not-for-profit charity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giqXjIkSn1Y Organised by the NUS Business School Alumni Association (NUSBSA) and NUS Bizad Club, this year’s event attracted more than 1,400 participants. The...

A conversation with Soh Rui Yong: Singapore’s Fastest Marathoner

IF I can have only one word to summarize Soh Rui Yong, Singapore fastest marathoner of all time based on IAAF certified marathon courses (2:24:55 at the 2016 Bank of America Chicago Marathon), it would be CONSISTENCY. Like most Singaporeans, I first came to know his name in a 2014...

Race Review: Gatorade Run 2016 [22km]

Gatorade Run is one of the most awaited event I've been spotting on, since last year I wasn't able to participate because of conflict on events. Well the registration fee was a little bit pricey, 1,700php for 22km event, which includes Event shirt, finisher's shirt, finisher's medal & loot bag....

Win a Free Racekit for CNY Lucky Run 2017

CNY Lucky Run 2017 生活很好,传下去。 Life is good. Pass it on. Race date: January 28 Race venue: SM by the Bay Like organizer's Facebook: Affinitea Run #CNYluckyrun2017 #LifeisgoodPassiton #affinitearace Win A Free Slot! Great news for JustRunLah! readers. We are happy to be giving away 5 Free Racekits for 8km participation! Fill in the form below to take...

Pacers Lead The Way!

One can hardly miss them - their medley of bright colored balloons, whooping cheers, whistles dangling around their neck with the word “OFFICIAL PACER” or "PACER" running loud across their chests. Yes. I am talking about pacers. Being a lead pacer in 13 pacing projects, average 3.25 per year, I have witnessed...

I’m cooler because I qualified for the World Marathon Majors

Balloting for the World Marathon Majors is like gambling. You put your cards on the table, and you leave it to the dealer to roll your dice. There's a reason why I don't play blackjack, or roulette (it's a luck dependent exercise). You are already beaten because the casino...

42 KM at 42 YO

It's January 2017. In several weeks, I'll be 42 years old. Definitely over the hill. But not too old to run a marathon. A quick search on average age for marathoners yielded this answer from FitnessFatale.com: "The average age of a marathon runner is 38.7 years old (40.2 for men,...