Editorials

Race participants covered a total of 33,609 kilometres during the race and contributed to the planting of 6,722 trees across Asia as part of a joint initiative by MSIG Insurance and District Race SingaporeA high turnout of over 3,200 participants took part in the 2nd edition of District Race...

Strength training has been well established as an important part of a healthy lifestyle. It is even more important for runners for optimal performance. A large amount of time they spend running puts a large amount of strain on their joints, ligaments, and bones; and this is true for...

Few days before I stumbled across this Bangkok Midnight Marathon ad on Facebook, my wife told me that she doesn’t mind going for a weekend trip to Bangkok for shopping and massage. When I saw it, I thought it was perfect timing! It would add nicely to our long...

There is obviously a lot of history around marathons in general. Most people know the story of Pheidippides in 490 BC running from Marathon to Athens to announce the defeat of the Persians to all those waiting Athenians. Each of the great marathons known as the World’s Major Marathons has...

I sat at the race briefing of the Self Transcendence 24 Hour Race at the Tooting Bec athletics track in a bit of disbelief as to what I was attempting to do in 24 hours. A few weeks ago, I had written to the Malaysia Book of Records to...

Globally, runners in timed mass participation running events have never been slower - shows a recent study covering 107.9 million race results from more than 70 thousand events between 1986 and 2018. In 1986 the average finish time for a Full Marathon was 3:52:35, whereas today it's 4:32:49 - a...

A large study covering 107.9 million race results from more than 70 thousand events from 1986 to 2018 has recently been published by RunRepeat.com and the IAAF. We took a deep dive into the data and hereby presenting you some of the key findings. Global participation in the last 10...

One of the most common running injuries is Iliotibial band syndrome (IT band syndrome). This issue occurs when the connective fascia tissue that connects the shinbone to the pelvis bone becomes too tight. The tightness of the tissue causes the IT band to painfully rub against the femur. Often, it is runners who...