Sundown Marathon 2014: 42km Podium Finisher, Alex Ong
He was using this race as a form of training for the Gold Coast Marathon in July. So to 27-year-old PE teacher Alex Ong, his 42.195km second-placed finish at 2014’s … Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Sports
Sports Nutrition For Endurance Runners: By Sports Dietician, Jaclyn Reutens
This is the second article in a series on healthy food and running. Training is not the only thing that’s important for endurance runners if they wish to improve themselves … Continue Reading →
Multiple Sclerosis won’t stop her from running Sundown Full Marathon
Shannon Heo has Multiple Sclerosis (MS) – a condition that causes muscle weakness, loss of balance, vision disturbances and extreme fatigue. But that won’t stop the 35-year-old veterinarian from running … Continue Reading →
Singapore’s National Cerebral Palsy Football Team: Going For Gold
The green-shirted player sprinted effortlessly down the length of the football pitch. He reached the final third of the grassy field – and passed the ball to his waiting teammate, … Continue Reading →
Disabled Sportsmen can Achieve Sporting Success – With Your Help
Jason Chee lost both legs and one arm – in a navy accident. Shariff Abdullah Peters was born without a left foot. And Dr. William Tan has been paralysed from … Continue Reading →
Eating Anything Vs. Vegetarian Diet: Top Runners, Mok Ying Ren and Russell Ericksen
South East Asia’s top marathoner, Mok Ying Ren, confesses to treating himself to an occasional meal of burger and fries. Displaying a picture of a rather huge burger with a … Continue Reading →
Eating Habits of Mok Ying Ren and Singapore’s Other Top Runners
To kick-off a healthy food and running series, I spoke to three of Singapore’s top runners on their eating habits. They are Mok Ying Ren, a gold medal winner at … Continue Reading →
Paralympian Dr William Tan To Handcycle 500km in Four Days
Cycling 500km in four days is no mean feat – even for an able-bodied person. But Dr William Tan, a medical doctor who contracted polio at the age of two … Continue Reading →
Catwoman Will Run 24 hours to support underprivileged children
Running 24 hours straight is definitely no mean feat. And running 24 hours straight in a tight costume – is even tougher. Catwoman Costume But Jenap Said, who is better … Continue Reading →
A Training Session With Singapore’s Top Distance Runners
I attended a training session with Singapore’s top runners – Mok Ying Ren, Ivan Low, Russell Ericksen and Fang Jian Yong. To find out how their interval training went, read … Continue Reading →
Rio Ferdinand & Sergio Aguero at SG Game On: SingTel Ultimate Selfie Challenge
Rio Ferdinand and Sergio Aguero are in Singapore, for the SG Game On Ultimate Selfie Challenge, organised by SingTel and Samsung Mobile. To find out how SG Game On went, … Continue Reading →
Some Challenging Routes for Training Runs in Singapore
You have been doing regular runs around your neighbourhood and along favourite routes. But now you feel like trying out more challenging ones. Here are some routes that runners can … Continue Reading →
Taking on 42km at the Sundown Marathon – Barefooted
They started barefoot running just over a year ago and only participated in their first Full Marathon completely barefooted – at the 2XU Compression Run in March. Now they are … Continue Reading →
Sundown Marathon: Tips in Running By Veteran Endurance Athlete, Adrian Mok
As a runner, you would probably have a GPS watch measuring heart rate and workout intensity. But do you understand the readings? Some of us don’t. As a lead up … Continue Reading →
Making Waves Running Barefooted: Nabin Parajuli
This barefoot runner is making waves in the Singapore running scene… despite having picked up running only one and a half years ago. He likes to do barefoot running because … Continue Reading →