Travelling

Eleven years ago my friend Ethan talked me into running my first marathon. He’s been pretty good at talking me into things ever since then, so when he suggested we run the Halong Bay Heritage Marathon, it was easy to say yes. Ethan lives in the US but was born...

Borobudur Marathon 2019 Powered by Bank Jateng, organised by the Central Java Provincial Government in collaboration with Kompas Daily Newspaper, has successfully concluded its third edition in Lumbini Park, Borobudur Temple Area, Magelang, Indonesia, on 17 November 2019. Centred around the theme of The spirit of Synergy and Harmony...

Multiple vantage points to watch Singapore’s first evening raceThree days of festivities await the cityTraffic announcements ahead of Singapore’s first evening Marathon SINGAPORE, 12 November 2019 – The 18th Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) will take place from 29 November – 1 December. This year will see the most exciting line-up...

Participants covered a total of 82,000 kilometres during the race and completed over 180,000 virtual checkpoints and challenges with the District Race appThe Ultimate Explorer Challenge winner was awarded a round-the-world trip courtesy of District Race – The first-ever District Race in Malaysia saw over 8,000 participants conquer the...

It's about two weeks since the 13th October 2019 where I did my third star world majors.  Travelling all the way to Chicago.  The idea of going to the USA since my last trip in 1997 to New York, where the Twin Towers were still alive, was really surreal. ...

Have you ever run a marathon in your life? If you haven’t, don’t look down on yourself. Majority of people haven’t. In fact, it is a lifetime goal to many. The satisfaction that comes with achieving this major milestone is one of the reasons why people run a marathon not only in...

Having come across and reading about this run in April this year, I thought the idea of doing my overseas run in this region (Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar) would not be completed if I had not tried Laos. And it seems in Laos, this is the only run in...

It's Ours to Run The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon™ (SCSM) is a running event where individual stories and personal battles converge, and people from all walks of life run alongside each other, cheered on by a supportive community. It is a race where no one has to lose, so someone else...