When We Put Long-Distance Runners to a HIIT Workout Challenge
Over the last weekend, 10 of us from Running Department chucked our running shoes aside, and participated in Test of Will 2019, an event hosted by Under Armour. In it’s 4thedition this year, Test of Will is an urban fitness challenge, consisting of four 1-minute exercises, with 20 seconds rest in between each exercise. The
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At 39 KM, In to the Pacer’s Mind, to Find
Of course crossing a finish line warrants a big smile on a pacer’s face and that is why every finish line photo is flooded with smiles but today we want to retract 3 KM’s before the finish line, get in to the pacer’s mind and find, what do they think then? Pacing is akin to
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Running OSIM Sundown Marathon ? It is time to understand Carbo Loading.
You’ve probably heard the term carb loading thrown around, especially around athletes right before a big race as they stuff their faces with mountains of bread and spaghetti. Truth be told many of us don’t really understand Carbo Loading. With OSIM Sundown Marathon roughly around two weeks away let us throw some light on Carbo
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Can runners take a leaf out of Greta Thunberg’s book?
Who is Greta Thunberg and what can runners learn from her? At just 16 years old, Greta Thunberg has started an international youth movement against climate change. The Swedish teenager first staged a “School Strike for Climate” in front of the Swedish Parliament in August last year. She continued to gain international attention after speaking at
How did Janice train for MR25 Ultra Marathon?
The 41st edition of the annual Mizuno MR25 Ultra Marathon took place on 30 December, 2018. Held at Macritchie Reservoir the race is only considered finished when the participant completes 5 laps of 10.35km (approx) each, totalling 51.75km (approx). The winner is the person that completes the most laps within the race’s 12 hours period.
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Jacky and Laine’s Strong Comeback in SCSM 2018
Over the last few weeks our Feature Friday articles have introduced you to some of our pacers and their grit infused success stories. But whilst parading these pacer’s perfection through our articles we might have missed one of the most unspoken pacer experience, which is, what happens when pacers are not able to cross the finishing
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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
Mileage: The Long and Short of it
Mileage can be defined as the distance one accumulates over a period of time. For example, someone might say they averaged 50km/week over 3 months while training for a marathon. Mileage can be a tricky topic. Runners are unique based on age, gender, athletic background, body type, time commitments etc. But together with pace, how
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The ST Run 2018: How Do The Pacers Prep?
Have you ever wondered how pacers manage to get to the finishing line in a certain time on the race day? If that question crosses your mind, then this read is for you. In this blog, Mark Lam, a pacer for The Straits Times Run 2018, 18.45 KM catergory running at an even split of
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