Rachel and The Reason Behind Her Happy Countenance
IER 2019 may have gone by in a flash, but in the lingering memory of the race, almost always is curiosity about Pacers ( aka people who run with balloons ). When Running Department published the pacer profiles for IER this year, I couldn’t believe that a 2.30hr pacer, who has 3 kids aged 21,
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Meet the Man Behind Running Department – Terence Teo
It has been a great running year! From the countless Train with Us runs at East Coast Park and Raffles Place UOB Plaza, to exploration runs at various locations, and the 4 major pacing assignments successfully executed. We thank each and everyone for lending their unwavering support in making every event a memorable and happy
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This Pacing Life & a Chance to Pace
If you were to ask someone who is new to running, “do you know who is a pacer?” Most likely, the response will be something like this, The term pacing or the role of a pacer is not commonly known. *Infact, the original term was pacemaker or pacesetter, sometimes informally called a rabbit, it is a runner
On your mark, to meet Mark!
We’re now T minus 2 days away from The Big Day! We sure hope all of you have gotten your race day gears checked, done your last minute shopping for race nutrition and our fav: carbo-loading. While the Pacers are prepping themselves up to give their best, we speak to one of our RD crew
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Meet The Crown Prince of Running
Taizi (太子) was the title of the crown prince of imperial China and even though pronounced and spelled slightly differently, Tai Zhi’s grit and great looks make him The Crown Prince of Running in our eyes. I was first introduced to the name Tai Zhi, as someone who ran his first marathon in a pretty
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Meet Melanie – Our #SCSM2018 Pacer and Yoga Instructor
In the first Feature Friday of November, we introduce to you one of our Full Marathon pacers for SCSM 2018, Melanie Ng. Melanie is a Yogi-runner, someone with a mutual passion for running and yoga. If you are aiming to finish SCSM 2018 full marathon in 5 hrs 30 mins, lookout for Melanie, as she
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Spotlight On Ho Boon Kim
Are you gearing up for the marathon event of the year – Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2018? Over the past few weeks we have seen an increasing number of public runners training with the SCSM Under Amour Pacers from Running Department. If you have missed out on training with the pacers so far, fret not,
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Aisah and Sheikh
If you want to run fast, run alone. if you want to run far, run together. an African proverb I’m sure some of us girls are still feeling high from last week’s GEWR Race. Were you running behind the high energy Mario Sisters with the 70min pacer balloons? If you were, I am sure you
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GEWR 2018 :The Mighty Ladies Behind Scenes
Under the spotlight this fortnight are our mighty ladies who have been working hard behind the scenes prepping the pacers for the Great Eastern Women’s Run (GEWR) 2018 taking place on Sunday, 14 October 2018. Meet Glendys and Kris (aka mommy hens of GEWR pacers) The Mommy hen duo during their Pacing duties for GEWR
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Feature Friday – Ling Si Shu
Runners who have been training with the Team 2:20 pacers for the upcoming Straits Times Run 2018 will definitely not miss this friendly, tall & slender pacer in the group! In conjunction with The Straits Times Run 2018 that will be flagging off on this coming Sunday (23 September 2018), we are casting the spotlight
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