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Why Do Fit Runners Suddenly Die While Running Marathons?

Liam Cayton — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 16:18:00 +0000

When the “father” of the U.S. running movement, Jim Fixx, suddenly dropped dead at age 52 on 20 July 1984, the sport took a serious hit. Fixx was an example of healthy living; in fact, he attributed his fitness to the sport. But a silent killer lurked in his body. After Fixx died, three of [...]

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Should Runners Wear a Face Mask While Running?

Samantha Khoo — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:10:48 +0000

Running while wearing a mask is not required in our everyday life, but face masks have become a part of our lives, and we must wear them anytime and anywhere when we are out in public. Since then, it has changed our running routine. But a question that is always unclear is whether we should [...]

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What Have You Learned From Running?

Samantha Khoo — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 09:57:37 +0000

2020 was a tough year for everyone, due to the pandemic crisis. It affected everyone’s lives, from wearing a mask when we are out to practising social distancing to protect ourselves and our loved ones. It made us realise that our life is full of uncertainties, as nobody knows what lies ahead in the future. [...]

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Will You Forget How to Run Once COVID-19 is History?

Aidan H. — Sun, 17 May 2020 17:21:46 +0000

It’s the new normal. You’re spending parts of your day balancing caution and risk with a need to get out and run so you don’t lose the benefits of your favourite activity. Meanwhile, news of events being cancelled at alarming rates—including the 2020 Olympics and dispiriting new studies that the virus has the capacity to [...]

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16 Most Asked Running Questions Answered

Liam Cayton — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:35:22 +0000

Wonder what your fellow runners want to know about the sport you all love when they’re too shy to pose running questions aloud? Wonder no more; we’ve covered all bases. And if one or more of these running questions happen to be on your own list of questions you’ve been reluctant to ask, everybody wins! [...]

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50 Fascinating Facts About the Joys (and Weirdness) of Running

Dr Vicky Lauren — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:55:14 +0000

The art and science of running extends beyond your toes. Curious runners study their craft, practice endlessly and wax poetic about details associated with the runs, events, gear and more. Having searched far and wide to find revelatory facts aimed at delighting your mind, we hereby invite you to go forth and enjoy the fruits [...]

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A Nation Obsessed? What is Happening to China’s Marathon Scene?

Aidan H. — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:46:02 +0000

When Mao Tse-tung lead the people’s revolution in 1949, he turned China from a somewhat primitive backwater to a vibrant society, ruling over signature social change that ranged from the “Great Leap Forward” in 1958 to forging ties with the west in 1972 when President Richard Nixon traveled to Beijing from the U.S. While Mao’s [...]

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Should You Run Every Day?

Liam Cayton — Sat, 17 Nov 2018 09:51:56 +0000

You started to run for any number of reasons. You may want to lose weight. Get fit. Spend more time outdoors since you feel tied to your desk for so many hours each day. But as you start to explore the sport you have chosen as your recreational focus, questions arise that may leave you [...]

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Should Singapore Marathons Ban Headphones?

Cherment Tay — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:15:48 +0000

While there has not been a solid consensus on the issue, the use of headphones by runners in marathons has been a heavily discussed topic among avid running fans for years. As technology has provided more and more options for easy-to-wear consumer headphones, individuals participating in marathons have increasingly turned to wireless headphones and other [...]

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How Much Money Did You Spend on Running in A Year?

Eva Natalia — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 03:37:03 +0000

Running can be cheap or expensive, depending on your approach towards it but for a woman in Singapore like me, running could be far more expensive for women than men. If you belong to the leftmost end of the spectrum, you believe that running is the cheapest exercise in the world because you don’t need [...]

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The Cheater’s Guide to Winning an Upcoming Marathon

Ooi Sin Yao — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 05:22:29 +0000

If you think about cheating on occasion when events let you down or you find yourself in a state of desperation because you haven’t been able to crack a PB ceiling all season, you’re not alone. Thoughts of cheating can be particularly frustrating when you read about folks who seem to have zero consciences when [...]

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Singapore Runners are Proud to Be the Happiest and Healthiest in the World

Nathan Lin — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 18:57:32 +0000

While the United Nations debates the world’s most harrowing subjects — particularly terrorism and international strife — the organisation also keeps tabs on the health and welfare of global citizens. Recently, the United Nations named Singapore as one of the three healthiest places on the planet. But if we’re so healthy, we must also be [...]

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The Diderot Phenomenon of Running

Gilbert Yang — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:05:12 +0000

I love running. I spent a lot of time on the sport by planning my routes and races more than the goals that lay ahead of me, like my wedding in the 4th quarter of the year; and the things I possess. I find it beautiful that I embrace running as my hobby and love. [...]

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As a Runner, What do Your Tattoos Say about You?

Aidan H. — Wed, 03 Aug 2016 12:37:33 +0000

A high-profile writer compared today’s body tattoo phenomenon to collecting refrigerator magnets: as long as there’s space to add one, why not ask a tattoo artist to ink on a butterfly, the date on which you won your first marathon or the name of your child? Of course, not everyone uses common sense when getting [...]

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Are Your Running Friends Seriously Talking Too Much?

Aidan H. — Sat, 30 Jul 2016 13:58:56 +0000

Did you know that your brain is wired to reward you when you talk about yourself? It’s true, according to Harvard University psychologists who study such things. Humans are, after all, social animals and we use words in every aspect of our lives. In a given day, most people devote 60-percent of their conversation time [...]

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Is Swearing Beneficial for Runners? The Answer Could Surprise You!

Nathan Lin — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 03:00:03 +0000

Do curse words regularly fly out of your mouth? Don’t be hard on yourself. Swearing can be cathartic — and Heaven knows, runners need to let off a bit of verbal steam when the outcome of races prove less than ideal. Let’s take this opportunity to celebrate the English Language Day, and show our respect [...]

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Do Runners Hate Wearing Glasses?

Nathan Lin — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 13:29:47 +0000

What’s up with glasses? For some reason, society seems to think that glasses are fair game. Wear a pair and you’re going to be grilled like a homicide detective in hot pursuit of a murderer who thinks the perpetrator is you. We wish this weren’t so, because what you wear perched on your face is [...]

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