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Project 1000: Natalie Dau’s 2nd Inspiring 1,000 km Journey, This Time Through the Philippines

The RunSociety Team — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 09:01:32 +0000

Singapore’s ultramarathoner and Guinness World Record holder, Natalie Dau, is preparing to embark on her second Project 1000—a feat that promises to be as inspiring as her first. This monumental 1,000-kilometer run, scheduled for April 2025, will take her across Luzon, the largest island in the Philippines. With every step, Natalie aims to inspire communities, [...]

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Run For Hope 2024: How Community Spirit Fuels Advancements in Cancer Research

The RunSociety Team — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:02:30 +0000

On Sunday morning, 17 November 2024, over 5,000 runners, volunteers, and supporters gathered at Singapore’s Marina Barrage for Run For Hope 2024. Against the backdrop of a rising sun and an unwavering sense of purpose, participants embarked on the 5km and 10km routes—not for medals, but for something far greater: the hope for a future [...]

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Run For Inclusion 2024: Celebrating a Decade of Unity and Empowerment Through Sport

The RunSociety Team — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 07:15:19 +0000

In an inspiring celebration of inclusivity, the 10th anniversary of Run For Inclusion took place on 9 November 2024, gathering over 1,800 participants at Singapore’s scenic Jurong Lake Gardens. Organised by Runninghour, Singapore’s pioneering inclusive sports co-operative, Run For Inclusion 2024 marked a decade of bridging communities, fostering empathy, and championing the integration of persons [...]

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Tokyo Marathon 2025: How to Guarantee a Race Slot Now

The RunSociety Team — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:55:47 +0000

The Tokyo Marathon 2025 Charity offers runners a unique way to secure their place in one of the most prestigious marathons in the world. The Tokyo Marathon, inaugurated in 2007, has swiftly become a part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (WMM), which includes iconic races such as the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New [...]

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The Story of An Extraordinary Runner Who Ran 200KM For $200,000: Dr. Tan Poh Kiang

Aidan H. — Tue, 21 May 2019 01:58:31 +0000

If you wonder what motivates doctors, the honest ones will tell you that they like working with people, want to make a good living and earn respect from patients for their skills and expertise. But there’s a doctor in Singapore whose motivation far exceeds these relatively mundane goals. Dr. Tan Poh Kiang, President of HCA [...]

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People’s Association-ASICS Community Ultra Ekiden Collects Running Shoes for the Needy

Celine Oi — Sun, 25 Mar 2018 08:15:09 +0000

Held on the 24th and 25th March 2018, some 1000 participants from the public, Community Sports Clubs, corporate organisations and associations, including ASICS, Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Canon Singapore, Ministry of Home Affairs, SAFRA and StarHub were split into teams of 10 and took turns to race through a total team distance of 88.8km [...]

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Should Singapore Running Event Volunteers Be Paid?

Nathan Lin — Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:01:36 +0000

When Ong Tian Hua Anthony took to Facebook to register opinions on the topic of event volunteers, he did not hold back! If you too have witnessed situations in which insufficient numbers of volunteers show up to work a race—if confusion reigned at your last marathon and if you’ve witnessed volunteer-related communications breakdowns that dramatically [...]

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NCSS Ambassador Charlene Wong Needs No Medals to be Proclaimed a Winner!

Aidan H. — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 09:05:58 +0000

Men and women fall in love with Charlene Wong every day of the week. The busy wife and mom, community volunteer, popular teacher and all-around tornado of energy just happens to be deaf, but that never stops her from being fully-engaged with the world at the astonishing age of just 36. What? She looks ten [...]

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