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Nike+HumanRace Singapore 2008 (31st August Esplanade Bridge)

04/08/08 Hot off the oven! Race Pack Collection Details! UPDATE: RACE PACK COLLECTION Date: 24th August 2008 (Sun) & 25th August 2008 (Mon) Time: 10am to 8pm Location: Central Square Fountain, Clarke Quay Participants will need to present your IC/Passport/Fin Card and confirmation slip. Reprint your confirmation slip here. Note: If you are unable to collect your race pack in person, you may allow a representative...
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Running and sports, an advertised healthy way of life

I can't help noticing some new advertisements we are seeing around our bus stops lately, particularly those typically up on signboards by JC decaux which seems to litter all round the areas where I do my evening runs. It's seems that the health promotion board is selling sports as a great way for both young and old to get...
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Endurance Races gone bad article on Straits Times today – yay!

I read with great interest in today's front page article on the Straits Time on poorly organised races in Singapore. With runner's experiences and the bad of the runs exposed. While the OSIM triathlon and SCM taking the few "must run" and better organised events of the annual runner's calender. The interesting thing is the Passion run and City...
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New Balance Real Run 2008, Changi Exhibition Centre 19 October 2008

Update! The Place, Time and venue are confirmed. The details provided as of here has been accurate, there will be no race at Sentosa as opposed to other rumored conflicting schedules. Register for the run today! Race pack collection All participants are required to collect their Race Packs which include Number Bib and Race Chip at the New Balance REAL Run...
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Mizuno Mt Faber Run 2008 Post Race

The Mizuno Mt Faber race was this morning, I did not run the event but based on feedback and word of mouth together with my own observations, the race went on very well and as satisfying as last year's race, with few improvements here and there. There were very much fewer runners this year too, presumably form the boycott...
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New photo stitches, on the Henderson Waves Bridge!

Here is the 2nd installment of the my review of the southern ridges park connector review, this time the panorama shot from on top the bridge itself with people like on a normal visiting day. This panorama is a 180 degree shot with Telok Blangah hill on the left and Mt Faber on the right. It comprises of about...
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New Hortpark photo stitches!

You may know of the southern ridges park connector review I wrote recently on the sights and sounds you can get on the 9km journey from Harbor front to West Coast park. Complimentary to that will be a photo stitch I finally got done on the Hyderabad Road's Hort Park. This panorama is a 360 degree shot facing the...
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Trilympics 2008 19-20th July (Organised by SMU, SVC and JJC at Toa Payoh Stadium)

The Trilympics 2008 is a collaborative effort between Singapore Management University (SMU), Student Volunteer Corps (SVC) and Jurong Junior College (JJC), as a tribute to youth volunteerism and support for disability sports in Singapore. Inaugurated in 2006 as part of the Olympic Dream Series, it aims to reach a climax in September 2008 as part of a send-off party...
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Mizuno Wave Run 2008 (Bedok Reservoir)

There we have it, the return of the Mizuno Wave Run 2008. The first few races from 2004-2005 were great, but last year's one was really terrible. Looks like it's deja-vu again this year as the 2008 run will take place exactly at the same venue and route. Here are some off-hand details of the Mizuno Wave Run 2008 Race...
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Southern ridges park connector walk – Canopy Walk, Kent Ridge Trail, Clementi Woods and West Coast Park

Canopy walk Coming from Hortpark, will bring you along the path to the next line of attraction of this park connector- The tree top canopy walk. The name itself should suggest a bit or two on your following route up to the attraction, involving quite alot of climbing from the bottom of Kent Ridge hill, leading up to Kent ridge...
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Southern ridges park connector walk – Forest walk, The Alexandra Arch Bridge & Hyderabad Road’s Hort Park

The Forest walk The forest walk consist of a series of interlinking grated steel walkways joined together to form a continuous linked hilltop walkway towering over the tree canopy tops. One end starts off at the peak of Telok Blangah hill park, slowly descending down the hill as it goes before ending at Alexandra road with the Alexandra Arch Bridge....
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Southern ridges park connector walk – The Marang Trail, Mount Faber hill, Henderson Waves Bridge

The southern park ridges is part of the newly constructed park connectors which aims to completely link all the various parks in Singapore in a continuous round island loop, taking you from ends such as Choa Chu Kang to Changi coast road. This southern portion of the island loop (also known as the Southern ridges) spans a total distance...
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Mizuno Mount Faber Run 2008 Race Details

Last year's race was great! And after last year's success, VGO will be having their 2nd annual regular go at the Mount Faber run again. For those who are familiar with the brief history is line of Mt Faber races are a resurrection of the annual race many years ago. Just hope the previous experiences of badly organised wave...
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2008 IPPT cleared

Passed my IPPT with a silver at Maju Camp yesterday. Despite able to get a silver, it was my worst result to date, with 3 points (C) scored for standing board jump and 2.4km run with 21 points total. It was like Oh my Gosh, 11:14 for 2.4km? that was like more than 1 minute since I ran last...
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Youth Olympic Games Dialogue Session with Mr Jacques Rogge and the YOG Panel

Held this morning at the Victoria Junior College, the dialogue session saw a panel of key personnel such as Mr Jacques Rogge (President IOC), Mr Sergey Bubka (Chairman, YOG Coordination Commission) and Mr Ng Ser Miang. Security was relatively tight with police presence, as hinted by the police vans and cars parked around. The gathering saw "top" students from...
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Safra Sheares Bridge Run & Army Half Marathon (AHM) 2008 Details

Race Expo (Collection of Race Pack) Date: Friday, 15 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug Time: 10am - 6pm Venue: SAFRA Toa Payoh This race is also known as the Singapore Bay Run as well. Well just as always, the Army Half Marathon (AHM) aka Singapore Bay Run aka Sheares Bridge Run 2008, held around the third quarter of the year. Date: 24 August 2008 Start...
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2008 Singapore River Raft Race (SRRR 2008)

Ok here the event info for ya people to row da recycled boats in the Singapore River which we will (ironically) be drinking recycled water from. This is also in response to few inquiries I've received on it as well, so here it goes. The 20th Anniversary Singapore River Raft Race will be held around mid year this 2008, contrary...
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Nice photo of me at the 2007 Standard Chartered Marathon

Got this lying on my harddisk for sometime, but hey why not get this up as it simply beats those commercial photographers who simply can't take anything for crap on our running events. This photo is sent by courtesy from my track and field junior captain who got few photos from few buddies in redsports.sg (you can visit their...
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NTU National Vertical Marathon 2008 Post Race Report (Republic Plaza)

The 2008 National Vertical Marathon is on at the Republic Plaza, having just came back from the event, so here are the highlights and happenings of the event. Race conduct It's quite understandable the organizers decided to take on the largest category head on first thing in the morning- the Mens open, which is the category I was registered for...
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Catching up on the run, River Valley side of Alexandra park connector

Have not really been running alot lately, not to mention even varying my areas of runs this month even if I tried putting myself on the tarmac too. But nevertheless got up my lazy bum for to get some runs done during this hectic period of Chinese new year, not to mention all the calories and fast food taken...
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