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For the third year running, Singapore’s largest orienteering race Ubin WayFinder was held on 1 November 2015 at Pulau Ubin. This year, my 2 friends and I decided to participate in the non-competitive Ubin Explorer team category as it was our first time trying orienteering as a sport. I...

This morning I ran my first ever race and first ever trail in my life! (There's always a first for everything, eh?) I was a little worried that I wouldn't be able to perform because I had never ran a race or a distance longer than 5km before, but these...

Back to this race for the second year running!  Great race as usual. Too bad I wasn't on form (trying not to blame the haze, but oh wells, that is still part of the reason) and thus the unofficial timing of 2 hours 20 minutes. Well, it is still an...

Today marks the 10th year of the largest all-women race in Asia, the Great Eastern Women's Run (GEWR) where 17,000 over female runners from Singapore and beyond challenge their endurance, speed and celebrate the journey to greatness. This is the first time taking part in the GEWR and I'm...

Two years ago, I was a disappointed finisher of the inaugural Commando Challenge. We were delayed for hours at the start point along the green corridor, many obstacles broke down beyond repair, and for a registration fee of $90+ we received a transparent plastic bag of a t-shirt and...

When my brother asked me to plan a half marathon training programme with two runs a week, I refused. That training plan would flout conventional wisdom, which recommends a minimum of three runs a week, I lectured. Two weekly runs would not meet the mileage commitment required for a half...

Hey fellow Yogies! How does groovin' to some good music after an awesome (hot) sunset yoga session sounds?! Head down to Singapore's first ever Yoga+Concert event "BLISS OUT" at The Meadow @ Gardens by the Bay on 12th December 2015 for to find out more! As a lead up to...

Commissioned in 1912, Lower Peirce Reservoir is the second oldest reservoir in Singapore. Impounding the upper-reaches of Kallang River, the reservoir is surrounded by a mature secondary forest interspersed with rubber trees and oil palms. With an early morning start we had the pleasure of soaking in the serene surroundings...