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Soh smashes national marathon record at Seoul Marathon in 2:23:42
The road to the national record was anything but smooth for Soh Rui Yong. He first flirted with the previous record of 2 hours 24 minutes 22 seconds at the 2016 Chicago Marathon with his then PR of 2:24:55. At the 2018 Berlin Marathon, Soh slowed in the closing kilometres to finish seconds away from his PB. On a frigid Sunday morning that registered 0 degree Celsius
From recreational multisport athlete to top-ranked half-marathoner
Even though Serena Teoh took up sports as an extracurricular for most of her school life, she never fully identified as an athlete. Ironic, considering that the 31-year-old recorded Singapore’s second-fastest half marathon time of 1 hour 22 minutes 7 seconds at the Gran Canaria Half Marathon in January. (Earlier reports listed Teoh as the unofficial half marathon record holder when she surpassed Mok
Claire Adorna and Kim Kilgroe aim to put Philippines on the map at Super League Triathlon
“Excited and nervous” is Claire Adorna’s mindset entering the Super League Triathlon this weekend. Kim Kilgroe is “scared sh*tless,” but she craves that level of pressure in her pursuit of improvement. Both Filipinos have the same goal: to reach at least the second stage on Saturday afternoon. Their race flags off at 3pm at ONEº15 Marina Cove. Saturday's Eliminator format is three stages of
Nicholas Rachmadi revs up for Super League Triathlon
Two swim races, one track race and one multisport race later, Nicholas Rachmadi is ready for next week's Super League Triathlon. Rachmadi opened his multisport season at the Metasprint Aquathlon on Sunday morning at Palawan Beach. He faced a strong international contingent that consisted of Australian Rahul Jegatheva, the overall champion, and a group of British International School (Phuket) students who swept the 16-19-year-old
Two Trebles and SEA Games qualifiers at 2019 IVP Track and Field
Ever since Ang Chen Xiang stepped onto the IVP scene in 2014, save the pulled hamstring in his first year, it has been title after title, record after record. The national record holder won his first gold in 2015 and has held a stranglehold on the title and meet record (14.39s) since. Ang has met the SEA Games nomination standard of 14.43s, and he
Soh Rui Yong wrests back half marathon national record at Houston Marathon
The war on the half marathon national record has been raging since 2014. Since 2010, the season's best times for the half marathon reflect just two names, but the competition has been anything but dull. The high turnover in record ownership between Soh Rui Yong and Mok Ying Ren saw the record drop from 70 minutes to 67 minutes within 3 years. After a
SEA Games qualifying journey begins at Singapore Duathlon for local champions Lam Wai Kit and Phoebe Kee
For the first time since 2007, the duathlon will be contested as a medal event at the SEA Games. This led to the 2018 edition of the Singapore Duathlon being postponed to January 2019 instead. The event, held on Sunday morning at East Coast Park, was earmarked as a talent identification opportunity for Triathlon Singapore as they seek to implement a high-performance duathlon program. This
Third time’s the charm for marathoner Mohamed Iskandar as he finishes on the podium for the first time
Mohamed Iskandar may not have been on top of the podium at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, but he certainly felt on top of the world that Sunday morning. After completing his third marathon in 2 hours 49 minutes 46 seconds, smashing his previous best by over 7 minutes, Iskandar dropped to the floor, closed his eyes and kissed the ground. “It was like
Lui Yuan Chow sets 1500m national record
“Just go out there and see how fast I can run,” thought Lui Yuan Chow as he toed the line in his season debut at the Victoria Milers meet on Thursday evening. It turned out to be a perfect time trial. Lui clung to the rest of the field who clicked off metronomic 61-second laps. No medals on the line, no sit-and-kick championship style