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After a long hiatus from running, I finally got the chance to don my running gears and head out to East Coast Park for the Brooks Run Happy Half Marathon on 17 January 2016, flagged off at 5:30am. This is my first time running a half marathon race and...

2015 was my first full year of racing, having only started mid-2014 at the tender age of 44.  It was a fully loaded year with races encompassing running, cycling, triathlons, obstacles courses and swimming.  To say the least, I've dipped my toes in all of them, except for vertical...

I am a late bloomer as far as running is concerned. My previous post chronicled my first HM experience and also briefly mentioned how I started my running journey. Like many other runners, I also reflected on my runs and races in 2015.  It was a pivotal year for me.  After...

I signed up for the inaugural 3-Ten Golf Course Run in the final week just a few days before the race pack collection. The 3 refers to the 3 Golf Courses at the Orchid Country Club, Dendro, Aranda and Vanda. I had just completed the Standard Chartered Marathon Race and...

When I registered for the 3Ten Golf Course race, I had this romantic notion of gentle undulating hills, amongst the beauty of a golf course and the surrounding Sungei Seletar Reservoir.  I haven’t run a 10km race since February, about a month before I fractured my foot.  I figured...

Introduction Malacca River International Marathon returns for it's second edition this year, taking place on 20th December 2015. Event announcement was rather late and online registration (via LIV3LY.com) only 1 month prior to the event day. So I'd imagined it was rather rushed for everyone who had to make last minute travel...

I run during overseas vacation. Many will ask why not take a break since I m on vacation. My take for that will be, running is already part of my life, it is like drinking water and eating food, I can don run for a couple of days but...

Running buddies rejoice! It's the time of the year again for Christmas shopping! As much as I enjoy shopping for my fellow friends by rummaging through items from store shelfs and hopping from shop to shop to find the perfect gift for each of them, I myself get tempted...