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The heavy downpour during Penang Bridge International Marathon 2018 (PBIM18) has certainly raised a storm of angry protest among its runners. Rightly or wrongly, even keyboard commentators also rained down (pun intended) criticism on its organizer. What began as an almost-perfect flag-off of this international marathon has somehow exploded into...

After tapering from my run sessions, I have learnt to also appreciate other aspects of life. This time, I get to sit down with a table of food connoisseurs and enjoy a sumptuous Chinese New Year meal. It may seem too early for some Chinese New Year dishes when Christmas...

Penang is a familiar place for me as its my parents and sisters birth place, we would visit Penang at least once a year to visit our relatives. I could remember those days when I was just about 5 years old, we would take hours of bus ride to...

"Seize the Day, Catch the Sunrise" I've always wanted to participate in the Swissotel Vertical Marathon. I consider it as the marquee event amonsgst the local vertical races as it has been held in Singapore for more than 10 years and offers the highest building available for the public to...

Overview Trail races are getting popular in Thailand.  Having some of the more interesting terrains and weather condition, plus the cheap and good Rest and Relax after that, Thailand is definitely worth to do a trail race in.  Chiang Mai in the Northern part of Thailand offers rolling hills and...

It's sometimes just nice when you found out about about a race, registration was closed just the day before ? Luckily, registration reopened ? When Eleanor and I went directly to Woodlands Community Club to register,the run was just the next day ? Though even when registration wasn't close...

“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” Kathrine Switzer, the first woman in history to run Boston Marathon (1967) As my lethargic feet sprinted past the finishing line of Balik Pulau Marathon on 7th October 2018, a mixed feeling of joy and sadness overwhelmed...

One week after TPS, 21 Aug,  I was back at The Meadow, Gardens By the Bay.  Coincidentally, this seemed like a rehearsal for me.  The Saturday before I was at Gardens by the Bay for YOLO and then Sunday for TPS at East Coast, both 10 km races.  This...