R.e.s.t: The four letter word most dreaded by runners.
Plantar fasciitis - the showstopper for the last two weeks. Only yesterday, I learned how to pronounce it properly. You hear runners rant about the agonizing heel condition but nothing drive home the debilitating pain until you experience it first hand.
Allow me to recount how I got here. In...
5 Reasons Why Runners Should Pick Up Yoga
Running is a cardiovascular activity that involves repetitive, fast-paced movements of the body, mainly the legs and hips. Yoga, on the other hand, is relatively passive activity where the mind, body and soul are engaged while performing meditation in different poses using multiple parts of the body. While the...
You Won’t Believe Who That Runner Is
If you guessed Ashley Liew, you were right!
Yes, that's one of today's Singapore's fastest runners, back in 2006 when he was turning 20!
Thank you. Ashley for allowing JustRunLah! to use the photo. This is by no means an embarrassment for Ashley or any other beginner. In fact, Ashley has been such an...
Planks
Planks work your back, chest, shoulders, and neck in addition to your abs. Strengthening these muscles allows you to keep your shoulders back and your chest high. Planks also develop isometric strength in your core, which helps you stand up straight or sit up straight for long periods of...
Supplements, are they important for runners?
Midway through your long-run, signs of energy running low start to show as you find every stride getting heavier, slower, and pausing your run seems to be the most probable decision you would make as the water or isotonic drink you had is insufficient. Besides time wasted from stopping...
Resilience
Two weeks ago, out of desperation, I had snipped off all the yellowed leaves on a pepper plant after the last pest attack and left it barren with only a scrawny stem. I continue to water the leafless stem daily and secretly hoping it will persevere if I give...
GO50: The Finish Line for 50K in 50 Days
Today marks the last 50km run of the Go50 Run project initiated by 2 admirable ultra runners, Mediacorp editor, Lim Nghee Huat, 61 and PE teacher Yong Yuen Cheng, 43 who have been running 50km daily for 50 consecutive days to commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday and spark off the...
Health Benefits of Running
Many of us know that to regular exercise is necessary to maintain good health. Yet, a majority of us find it way too easy to make excuses about being too busy, or tired, or plain unmotivated. As the saying goes, if you are too busy to take care of...