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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
Limits don’t exist for Kim Kilgroe
Check out our pre-Asian Games features: Nikko Huelgas and John Chicano. Things could have been very different if Kim Kilgroe hadn’t committed all her money into triathlon in 2016. Would she have been toeing the line alongside the region’s top triathletes at her first Asian Games? Would she have the time to travel to training camps all over the world challenging limits? Starting out
Chasing New Summits (Nikko Huelgas): Being a national athlete is a national interest
Chasing New Summits is a column where athletes share their stories in their own words. Check out our pre-Asian Games features: Kim Kilgroe and John Chicano. I was a college swimmer. In 2009, I joined a run, just for fun. A coach spotted me and told me I had the talent for more than just swimming. He told me if I do well in
John Chicano races to win, or he has no money for food.
Check out our pre-Asian Games features: Kim Kilgroe and Nikko Huelgas. Eight years ago, John Chicano found himself bringing up the rear of the competition at the Subic Elite Junior race when he emerged dead last in the swim leg. It was his first international race just off two months of swim practice when he was struggling to cross a 25-metre lap pool. His
Chasing New Summits (Soh Rui Yong): Army Half Marathon; road to Berlin
“It’s a stress reaction. If you run on it anymore, your foot will break.” Those were the fateful words I heard 3 months ago that took me out of the 2018 Ottawa Marathon – a race I had dedicated 3.5 months of No-Pay Leave to train and prepare for in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona. I’ve always known that every decision made in this
20 confidence-boosting triathlon skills to help you enjoy your next race
When you have mastered these triathlon skills, you will be physically and mentally more prepared for your triathlon race. On race day, you will struggle less, and triathlon will become more intuitive and more enjoyable. You might even find racing more fun. If you want to learn more about the listed skills, one way to understand them better is through Second Wind’s triathlon skills
Cedric Chua emerges national champion in Tri-Factor Triathlon; Singapore unrepresented at Asian Games
With one month to go before enlisting into the army, Cedric Chua just wanted to leave his mark to put himself in consideration for the 2019 SEA Games. And left his mark he did. In his third crack at the standard distance in the Trifactor Triathlon held at East Coast Park on Sunday morning, Chua emerged the national champion and finished second in the
Toh Ting Xuan sets 5000m national junior record, first junior to run sub-18 minutes
2018 has been nothing short of a dream season for Toh Ting Xuan thus far. After setting the ‘A’ Division 3000-metre record at the National Schools Track and Field Championships, she upgraded to the 5000m at the Singapore Open. Her debut netted her the national junior record and a ticket to the Asian Junior Athletic Championships. On Thursday, Toh shaved 17 seconds off her
My Second Wind – Berlin Marathon, 2019 SEA Games qualifier
I’m excited to share with everyone that I have been accepted into the sub-elite field of the 2018 Berlin Marathon, and will contest my third World Marathon Major on September 16th! (London and Chicago in 2016 were my first two majors.) It has always been a dream of mine to run one of the most prestigious marathons in the world, and one that features