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Soh Rui Yong, Lim Bao Ying national champions at Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon
“This is impossible,” thought Lim Bao Ying as she powered past Mok Ying Rong and Rachel See in the final 10 kilometres of the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Lim’s best finish was fifth place last year. Clocking sub 3:20 on home soil remained a dream in the wee hours of Sunday morning. That all changed within 3 hours 16 minutes 32 seconds as Lim
“That barefoot runner” is Nabin Parajuli
Running can be a tough sport. Running barefoot? That’s another story altogether. How to run barefoot? Isn’t it painful? Do you get blisters? These are some questions frequently posed to Nabin Parajuli, otherwise known as “that barefoot runner” since he burst onto the competitive scene in 2013. Growing up, the Year 2 SIM Economics and Management student did not own proper training shoes, so
“The moment I’ve dreamed of.” Emma Middleditch’s YOG
A month after placing 11th at the Youth Olympic Games triathlon, the whole experience still seems distant and unreal for Emma Middleditch. And rightly so; her Singapore citizenship was approved barely a week before the YOG qualifier in Subic Bay last June. As if the time crunch wasn’t enough of a variable, the hurricane warning in Subic threatened to cancel the qualifying race. The
The new kid on the block is SEA’s fastest marathoner
(feature photo credit: Elizabeth Campbell) Up till last year, Tony Ah Thit Payne was unsure whether his half Thai roots was enough to represent Thailand in international competition. After all, the 29-year-old Kiwi had spent most of his life in New Zealand. 22 years in Dunedin, where he graduated with a law degree from Otago University. Another four years in Auckland where he landed
Mok Ying Rong defends Great Eastern Women’s Run 21KM title
First half marathon of the year? Not a problem for Mok Ying Rong. After waiting out a thunderstorm that delayed the program by an hour on Sunday morning, the defending Great Eastern Women’s half marathon local champion stormed back into the National Stadium in a time of 1 hour, 27 minutes 21 seconds. Rachel See and Neo Jie Shi finished second and third respectively.
Trampled on the world stage, but Rachmadi returns hungrier than ever
When there’s a wheel, there’s a way’ is a column featuring your next door folk balancing their athletic pursuits and their everyday life. Brought to you by Bikes n Bites. A string of victories at the Metasprint and Trifactor series looked to be a solid confidence booster for Nicholas Rachmadi ahead of the Youth Olympic Games qualifiers in Subic Bay. The inclement weather changed the
Herlene Yu dreamed of the Youth Olympic Games. Then Murphy’s Law kicked in.
'When there's a wheel, there's a way' is a column featuring your next door folk balancing their athletic pursuits and their everyday life. Brought to you by Bikes n Bites. 2018. Youth Olympic Games year. Herlene Yu had been looking forward to this for 18 months. It didn’t matter that she had to get up at 5am four times a week for morning swim
Bryce Chong defends Singapore International Triathlon title as National Service Looms
Bryce Chong, who was the champion at last year’s Singapore International Triathlon, emerged victorious again this year. This year's finale race for the National Triathlon Championships (NTC) had a standard distance event on top of last year's sprint distance race, with Metasprint Triathlon and Trifactor Sprint Triathlon now part of the series. But just like last year, all NTC athletes started together. Right from
Chasing New Summits (Soh Rui Yong): Berlin Magic: Running in the world’s fastest marathon
2hrs 25min 05sec – the clock read as I crossed the line of the 2018 Berlin Marathon. It was the second fastest time ever in Singapore history, 10 seconds of my personal best of 2:24:55 set almost two years ago in Chicago. I wasn’t completely sure what to feel. Obviously, it was slightly annoying to come 10 seconds short of your marathon best, but