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Overcoming Setbacks and the Thrill of the Stretch Zone
One of our Elite Ambassadors, Ian Deeth, will run his debut marathon in the Gold Coast, Queensland on 2 July. In his last article, Ian reported on his adventures at the Spartan Elite Super obstacle race in Sarawak; this week he talks about overcoming other obstacles to reaching a fitness goal, as well as his final preparations for his first attempt at the 26.2 miles distance. As I write this post, there are just under three weeks before I tackle my debut marathon. In preparation, I committed to a 28-week programme, and for the first 17 weeks, my training had...
Taking a Short Break from Marathon Training – Spartan Super Sarawak
One of our Elite Ambassadors, Ian Deeth, will run his debut marathon in the Gold Coast, Queensland on 2 July. So far, Ian has discussed his background in sports, his perspective on finding your passion and infinite purpose and the value of setting goals. On 6 May, Ian temporarily switched focus to compete in his first Elite OCR (obstacle course racing) event of the year. The Spartan Super in Miri, Sarawak, was my first OCR race in nine months. So far this year, my training has been solely geared towards my debut marathon, but the temptation to jump back into an OCR race...
RDRC Interview with Longboarder Leonard Lee
Last month Red Dot Running Company ambassador Leonard Lee flew to Hong Kong to compete in "SBDW Distance Skate Race 6.0", not only winning the 21-kilometre event, but also breaking the course record. Longboard skateboarding is not wildly popular in Singapore – Leonard estimates there are around 200 active members of the long-distance push/pump (LDP) community – but there is plenty of opportunity for growth, thanks to a strong rider support network, plus plenty of paved cycling paths and park connectors on which to ride. We occasionally see LDP skaters in East Coast Park, where we do a lot of running, and...
A Zurich Marathon 2022 Experience by Derek Li
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