Indonesia

Indonesia spreads over 5200km between the Asian mainland and Australia, all of it housed within the tropics. This means that you can expect beautiful rainforest, sunny beaches and tall cloud-swept mountains. Indonesia comprises of 17,000 islands, with more than 500 languages and dialects are spoken by over 246 million people. A trip is Indonesia is...

Borneo International Marathon Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia In 2008, Sabah appeared on the marathon map when the Borneo International Marathon was held for the first time. It attracted 529 runners that year. Since then the BIM has grown in size and stature and is now a notable marathon on the South...

Waking up rejuvenised for race day, runners for the 21km/13km events were ferried to the start point at Ambarawa Railway Museum, located about 30 minutes bus ride from the resort. Runners were to start at the railway station, running along the heritage railway for most part of the course...

The 2nd day of the 3D2N travel and run trip was spent doing an easy run, exploring the resort while checking out the activities available. There is a 4.8km designated route around the resort for guests to walk/run. The route brought me through the rustic villages. I also saw...

MesaStila Hotel & Resort Magelang is located in Central Java, Indonesia, which is only 3.5 hours' away from Singapore (2 hours direct flight to Semarang Airport + 1.5 hours land transfer). Before my departure, everyone was worried that the haze condition will be bad. However, Java is actually located...

Race Venue - Bintan Island The largest island in the Riau Archipelago with almost 3,000 large and small islands, Bintan Island is a popular tourist destination for many of us Singaporeans. Just 1.5 hours ferry ride away from Singapore, the colourful town of Bintan, Tanjung Pinang, used to be a local...

Race venue - Central Java, Indonesia Java is the 13th largest island in the world and the 5th largest in Indonesia where the East-West spine of the island is lined with a chain of volcanic mountains. Located in the middle of Java island, Central Java province is an area rich in culture, history...

It was a wonderful weekend in Bintan, more so for participating in the Ironman 70.3 Bintan race. This is my third 70.3 event and as the sayings goes, 'third is a charm' is indeed true. Due to many factors such as proper nutrition, double training sessions, good weather and racing with...