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Chain-Smoking Marathoner: The Incredible Tale of Smoking on the Run

The RunSociety Team — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:03:46 +0000

In the world of marathon running, where discipline and health are paramount, an unusual story recently emerged. A Chinese marathon runner was disqualified for chain-smoking throughout the race. While this incident may seem just a quirky footnote in sports, it offers surprising insights into the unconventional and the human spirit’s resilience. The Chain-Smoking Marathon Incident: [...]

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How to Become a Good Marathoner

Liam Cayton — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 06:04:01 +0000

Stepping up to the starting line of a marathon is an exhilarating moment. It’s a blend of anticipation, excitement, and perhaps, a touch of fear. However, to become a good marathoner isn’t just about lacing up your running shoes and hitting the pavement. It involves meticulous preparation, endurance, mental strength, and above all, a profound [...]

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UA Flow Velociti Elite: The Fastest Running Shoe Yet?

The RunSociety Team — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 05:01:52 +0000

The world of running has undergone a major transformation in recent years, with advancements in footwear technology leading to faster times and record-breaking performances. Under Armour is at the forefront of this movement, striving to provide athletes with the performance solutions they need to succeed. By listening to athletes and understanding their needs, Under Armour [...]

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How to Complete The 6 World Marathon Majors

The RunSociety Team — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:05:55 +0000

Have you ever dreamt about winning your first Abbott World Marathon Majors finishers? With these six popular races, you need to be strategic about your registration and plan months or years in advance, as you will need to train yourself to be marathon ready when the time comes. So, to cross this off your bucket [...]

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Best Free Marathon Training Plan in 2024 By 10 Marathoners

Samantha Khoo — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:12:00 +0000

Every runner has their own approach in terms of training themselves for a marathon. They create their master plan on how, what and when to prepare for the upcoming marathons. We are super excited to speak to some of the most avid and elite marathoners in the running community and have them share with you [...]

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Malaysian Women Marathoners: Why Run A Marathon?

Samantha Khoo — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:23:53 +0000

“She believe she could, so she did.” – R.S. Grey Although we do not know when can we be out on the road running freely, it’s never too early to prepare ourselves for a marathon. Previously we spoke to 8 amazing women marathoners from Singapore to find out why did they run a marathon. Today [...]

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Singapore Women Marathoners: Empowering Women Through Running

Samantha Khoo — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:58:42 +0000

“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” – Lalah Deliah What happens when you cannot join a marathon race now? No worries, you can still be inspired by other peoples’ marathons stories at home. Running a marathon race is not easy, and it’s more challenging for female runners. So to make running a [...]

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Farewell to Singapore’s Oldest Marathoner, Uncle Chan and What We Can Learn From Him

Aidan H. — Sun, 03 Mar 2019 06:29:30 +0000

Tears flowed and hearts filled with emotion as the wake of 89-year-old Mr. Chan Meng Hui, dressed in his “101st marathon” singlet and surrounded by finisher medals earned over the last three decades, was held to pay tribute to Singapore’s beloved “oldest marathoner.” His passing on 21st February came as a shock to everyone in [...]

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Why are Some Athletes Psychologically Superior to Others?

Simon Christensen — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:19:55 +0000

Have you ever thought how some athletes look superior at some point in their career and then something happens, so they get the desired popularity in a day or vanishes overnight? Nowadays, even semi-professional athletes work under similar conditions as elite athletes are doing on a regular basis. They have comparable resources & facilities but [...]

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Want to Get Your Next PB? Record Breaking Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge Reveals The Secret

Cherment Tay — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 08:57:15 +0000

The marathon man himself, Eliud Kipchoge. Yet again, he has managed to achieve something that many of us can only dream off, shattering the current marathon world record by 78 seconds during the BMW Berlin Marathon 2018 on 16th September 2018. The Kenyan persevered on and pulled ahead of his competitors early, finished strong, and achieving [...]

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What Made Budhia the World’s Youngest Marathon Runner?

Ayushi Bhatnagar — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:13:02 +0000

If we ask, what you were doing at the age of 4, you’ll probably say, “dozing off in my mother’s lap or playing.” We agree, most of us did that. Though, there’s one inspiring case that tells the story, otherwise. That such case is Budhia Singh. A boy aged 4 turned the quarter of a marathon [...]

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World’s Oldest Female Marathoner Harriette Thompson Passed Away at 94

Nathan Lin — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 02:44:27 +0000

Harriette Thompson, a cancer survivor and a classical pianist who started marathons running at 76 died on Monday (16 October) in Charlotte, N.C at the age of 94. Ms Thompson is the holder for the fastest time in a marathon and half-marathon for a woman over 90. Her son Brenneman revealed that Ms. Thompson had [...]

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SEA Games: Singapore’s Soh Rui Yong Wins Men’s Marathon Gold Again

Nathan Lin — Sat, 19 Aug 2017 02:48:05 +0000

Defending champion Soh Rui Yong clinched gold in the men’s marathon at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (19 Aug) and became the first Singapore man to defend SEA Games marathon titles, crossing the finish line in 2hr 29min 27sec in front of the Istana Kehakiman in Putrajaya. This timing is about five [...]

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I Achieved My PB at the Gold Coast Airport Marathon 2017. Here’s How I Did it!

Eva Natalia — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 12:10:41 +0000

As someone who has done all her five full marathons in Singapore, I thought it’s about time that I step up my game and join overseas full marathons. Little did I know that taking part in the Gold Coast Airport Marathon (GCAM) 2017 changed the way I think about what my body is capable of, [...]

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Why We Keep Signing Up for Marathons

Eva Natalia — Sun, 28 May 2017 13:41:04 +0000

When running the previous marathon, we told ourselves we need a break from running a marathon. We were in so much pain and we didn’t think we can run another marathon. 42.195km is not an easy distance to conquer. Time flies. Soon, registration for another marathon opens. We spend a lot of time contemplating, should [...]

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Eliud Kipchoge Sets New Record in the History of Running

Nathan Lin — Sat, 06 May 2017 06:10:16 +0000

Nike’s goal of creating a sub-2-hour marathon has been so close but is just an audacious aspiration even after three years of planning. The Nike Zoom Vaporfly Elite today redefined the limits of athletic footwear performance, becoming the first shoes to complete a marathon, clocking 2:00:25 for the classic 26.2-mile distance worn by Eliud Kipchoge. [...]

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Can Nike Really Produce a Sub-Two Hour Marathon with its Breaking2 Moonshot at Monza?

Aidan H. — Fri, 05 May 2017 01:02:00 +0000

This coming weekend, Nike will attempt to break the two-hour marathon barrier, with Eliud Kipchoge, Lelisa Desisa and Zersenay Tadese at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza complex outside Milan, Italy. This audacious aim of shaving three minutes off the world record is a tall order, no matter what, the conditions would require a 2.5 percent improvement [...]

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10 First Marathon Lessons Learned: Do Any of These Stories Sound Familiar?

Nathan Lin — Sun, 29 May 2016 17:15:57 +0000

When Singapore’s Sundown Marathon flagged off last weekend, many runners had no idea if they would place dramatically at the finish line. Given the spirit of friendly competition that always pervades the popular annual Sundown Marathon, there were plenty of congratulations to go around for the top runners, for those equally proud to have run [...]

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Run a Marathon: Why I Finally Dared to Do It

RunSociety Community — Sun, 29 May 2016 12:30:25 +0000

Before I decided to run a marathon, I thought that running was one of the most dreadful activities a person could ever do. I loathed running. Always being a bigger guy playing football growing up, I was always a lineman. In fact, I was always the slowest on the team. Fast forward to high school, [...]

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True Confessions of First-time Marathon Runners

Aidan H. — Sun, 07 Feb 2016 13:15:18 +0000

Just about everything about my first marathon experience remains indelibly etched on my brain, because it turned out to be a lesson in what not to do when preparing for a race! I flaunted the rules when it came to eating properly in preparation for my debut and I won't share details about this nightmare, so use your imagination.

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