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Free Up Your 2020 Calendar For Runs in Amazing Thailand

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:44:26 +0000

October is coming up real soon, and the next thing you know, it’ll be 2020 already! You would need time to plan for a race, and train for it. Well, if you are gainfully employed, chances are that you would have annual leave days that can be typically carried over to the first quarter or [...]

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Captivating Views Savoured At Inaugural Ultra Trail Chiangmai

Iskandar Shahril — Sat, 07 Sep 2019 15:27:54 +0000

Exactly a year ago, I ran the 56km Orsieres-Champex-Chamonix (OCC) race category of the famed Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB). That represented the climax of my trail run journey to date that had started three years earlier, with lots of travel for qualifying races in Thailand, and a stroke of good luck during the ballot [...]

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Challenge Yourself To Run A Race in Thailand for $350 All-In Including Flights

Iskandar Shahril — Wed, 21 Aug 2019 09:17:59 +0000

Let’s face the hard truth. When we travel, we would need to spend, of course. And then let’s face the harder truth. Spending time in Singapore is not cheap either these days. If your weekend starts with a Friday night out, some hipster cafe chill out on a Saturday morning and an eat out later [...]

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Craving For New Running Experiences? Explore Top Running Events in Thailand

Iskandar Shahril — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 11:20:33 +0000

So, you have run – either on your own or in races – at East Coast Park, Marina Bay, MacRitchie Reservoir and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. In both day time and also the wee hours when the roads are closed for the marathon. In short, you’ve been there, done that! With all due respect, there [...]

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adidas Ultraboost The Fun In Your City Runs

Iskandar Shahril — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 02:30:29 +0000

If you have been running for a while, you might notice some trends within your running circles. Each run distance becomes longer, run durations increase and all sorts of gadgets come into play. These are all good until it hits you – that when everything needs to be measured, every single time, it kills all [...]

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adidas Invites All Runners For A Race To Fight Against Marine Plastic Pollution

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 06:10:02 +0000

Running – a sport that readers here love and indulge in – has been evolving so much in the last few years. Fortunately, it is moving in the right direction. In terms of equipment and gears, nutrition and training, technology has improved by leaps and bounds. Beyond hardware, there is also a more important evolution [...]

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If You Want A Memorable Holiday Run Then The Paris Marathon Have to Be In Your Running List!

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 23 May 2019 02:06:14 +0000

If you have participated in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, I am sure you would have felt proud just by standing at the starting line, knowing that you were part of the 50,000-strong crowd making up the full and half marathon distances, as well as the 10km, 5km and kids categories. If you did the [...]

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Reebok Forever Floatride Energy Revives Reebok In the Running Scene Again

Iskandar Shahril — Fri, 10 May 2019 02:57:26 +0000

Receiving the new Reebok Forever Floatride Energy has brought a sense of nostalgia for me. While I do have Reebok apparel for sports, I have not considered this brand for running shoes for a very long time. To put things in context, I grew up in the 1980s when aerobics was the most popular form [...]

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Versatile adidas PureBOOST GO Updated For City Running

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 11 Apr 2019 01:40:50 +0000

Accelerate. Dodge. Sharp turns. Blind spots. Emergency braking. Think I’m referring to driving? Well, think again. Running in the streets of Singapore can be a bit of a drama these days. E-scooter users and pedestrians with eyes glued to their mobile devices turn our runs into real world arcade games with these characters as potential [...]

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New Balance Continues Its Fresh Foam Technology With Zante Pursuit

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:57:41 +0000

The New Balance Fresh Foam Zante series has honestly been a hit-and-miss affair for me. When it was first introduced around 2015, I was attracted to its blue-and-pink colours to give it a shot; previously I was an ardent fan of New Balance’s cushioned 1080 series. That first generation Zante was light, responsive and lasted [...]

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adidas Runners Singapore Kicked Off 2019 with a Resolution Run in the Latest SolarBoost

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:06:54 +0000

On 6 January, the first Sunday of 2019, adidas Runners Singapore wasted no time in putting its running calendar into action. A select group of creators – adidas speak for influencers – as well as the member of the media gathered at adidas Vivocity outlet to embark on the first community run for the year. [...]

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Do You Wear The Same Shoes for Training and Racing?

Iskandar Shahril — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 08:53:07 +0000

In an ideal world with infinite resources, we would be in ownership of all types of running shoes: racing flats for short distance runs, cushioning shoes for long runs to save our knees and other joints, as well perhaps some affordable ones to run in wet weather conditions. And then, we also have shoes that [...]

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Little Known Yokohama Marathon May Be Japan’s Best Kept Secret Race Yet

Iskandar Shahril — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 08:55:13 +0000

Through my observations, the Singapore running segment is constantly growing and evolving. As runners complete all the local running routes, they start to get bored and look for new challenges abroad. And as certain overseas races become popular and are commercialised into sports tourism, trendsetting runners would explore to run at less known races overseas. [...]

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CP-Meiji Addresses Runners’ Post-Workout Nutrition Needs With Its High Protein Milk

Iskandar Shahril — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 05:56:46 +0000

In sports chatter, the mere mention of “protein” typically conjures up the image of a buff gym goer or bodybuilder. And more often than not, this can be a turnoff for us mere mortals chasing that elusive six-pack abdomen or single digit Body Mass Index (BMI) figure. But then, this means that most of us [...]

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I Finally Unlocked My Achievement at OCC UTMB 2018

Iskandar Shahril — Fri, 28 Sep 2018 10:08:09 +0000

It has been three weeks since I competed at the Orsières-Champex-Chamonix (OCC) race category of the famed Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB). It was a personal proud moment as it marked a milestone in my journey as a running enthusiast. The OCC is the shortest distance category on offer that required qualifying races, and while [...]

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GoPro Hero 6 Goes Where Mobile Phones Can’t!

Iskandar Shahril — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 11:16:26 +0000

Let’s just say that when I first got my hands on this new GoPro, the sun, moon and stars did not align and it took quite some time to warm up to it. Charging took ages, the camera was easily hot, my fingers fumbled with the rear touchscreen, and soon enough, the battery went flat. [...]

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Columbia Trail Masters Thailand 2018 Returned With A Sold Out Crowd

Iskandar Shahril — Sun, 05 Aug 2018 07:10:35 +0000

Every race attracts all kinds of runners. At one end of the spectrum are one-off runners who take part to tick an item off their bucket list, while on the other end are the hardcore citizen runners who take part in races week in, week out. Then, in between, there is the whole gamut of [...]

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Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo Review: Make It Your Daily Distance Training Shoes

Iskandar Shahril — Sat, 04 Aug 2018 09:05:50 +0000

In the last few weeks, I have had the privilege of reviewing four highly rated shoes from established brands. Granted, no pair of shoes are perfect, but over time, I have developed my preferences, and the Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo is one of two models that have seen significant mileage since I got my hands [...]

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Think Long Distance Running, Think adidas Ultraboost Parley

Iskandar Shahril — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 12:41:26 +0000

Pablo Picasso was famously quoted “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist”. Perhaps, this applies to a talented painter, sculptor, poet, playwright that he is, but what about to mere mortals like us? About a month ago, I had to break my own rules when it comes to [...]

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Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo Debuts For Your Long Runs

Iskandar Shahril — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 16:10:39 +0000

Tokyo, a sprawling megalopolis of 9.2 million people, has always been at the forefront of creativity and technology. From meticulously designed origamis to Nurburgring record beating racing cars, the world has always looked up to this lively city for ideas to emulate. In the world of shoes, it is also synonymous for its huge sneakers [...]

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