Most of us know that 4 legged smaller domesticated animals with horns hopping around on grass is called goat. My younger daughter used to sing, ‘High on the hill was a lonely goatherd…’ from The Sound of Music, which happened to be one of the all-time favourite movies of my mom. Yes, they love music.…
[Read Part 1 – Travel back (& forth) in time] [Read Part 2 – Travel back (& forth) in time] March 17, 2019 was the Taiwan marathon, exactly 4 weeks after the Hong Kong marathon, which is against conventional wisdom; thy shalt not run 2 marathons within a few months’ time! This time I got…
2020 started off as per usual, I bet no one could guess what was emerging and waiting for mankind. The new coronavirus has been storming the world and took numerous lives. As of today, there has been over 200 million cases with approximately 2%+ mortality rate. No one really knows its natural history and more…
The Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon in December 2018 was a good run. I had my “cheat shoes” (those 4% faster shoes) and I was training well. I had probably covered over a thousand km with my running friend, Jing Song. Jing Song is relentless and intelligent. He decided to run his maiden marathon in Singapore…
Early December usually is a period of rest & relaxation. It is even more so in the last few years because the Singapore marathon always happens on the first Sunday of December. With some variation, runners typically ramp up their training to the maximum in volume and intensity until 2-3 weeks before the event and…
At the beginning of mankind’s history, there was harmony. According to the Christian Holy Bible, after mankind was created, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, which was the beginning of numerous problems. Probably the first agreement between human beings was the beginning of many troubles to follow. Men against men, nations against nations has…
Running has been part of my life since I was a small boy. I went to a great high school, the St Louis School, in Hong Kong in the 1970s. At St Louis, there were many book smart boys but there were numerous boys who were talented in soccer and basketball too. Ball players generally…
My first ever full marathon run was the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS2015). Before that I had 3 half marathon experiences with some semi-decent results. I had thought about running a full marathon since I was a teenager but I had a lot of respect for and fear of that 42.195km…
[Read Part 1 here] [Read Part 2 here] Lately there has been quite a bit of coverage in the Singapore media about a few runners trying to beat the 2:24:22 Singapore marathon record. This includes the record holder himself, our 50 year old FlexiFitness Coach, M. Rameshon… but he is different. IMHO, this increased interest…
I have taken part in a few track meets before and have watched numerous of them live or on television. I did not expect the Asia Masters Athletics Championships (AMAC) to be such a different experience. I certainly learnt a few things. (1) Enthusiasm: We were all younger than I expected. I thought enthusiasm was…
Bits and Bites from Dr Ansgar Cheng 