The Blackmores Sydney Running Festival 2015 was a double-first for me – first time participating in the event and first time Team FatBird was appointed Training Partner in association with CTC Travel and Destination NSW. The event was also awarded the much-coveted IAAF Gold certification last year, making it a must-run event for the running community in Singapore. As it was my maiden marathon experience at the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival, I decided to go for the full experience and signed up for the Full Marathon.

Have you ever been curious about which marathons and running events are the biggest in terms of numbers of participants/finishers? We had enough curiosity about it to take a look at the figures and find out. It can be confusing if you talk only about the running events, because there can be a massive number of participants, but they don’t all enter the marathon distance, they are spread across all distances within the event, that is why we are listing both biggest marathons and biggest running events.

Do you think there will be zero AIDS in our world one day? Yes, zero. Well, UNICEF hopes so! Supporting UNICEF’s global agenda to achieve an AIDS-free world, the 10th UNICEF Charity Run will be held on Sunday, 29 November 2015 – two days before World AIDS Day on December 1st. More than 13,000 runners are expected to come together in the half marathon, 10 km, 5 km and 3 km races.

Unfazed by grey, hazy skies earlier in the day, hundreds of animal lovers and their canine friends came together and enlivened East Coast Park last Saturday, 3 October 2015. Drawing a record number of participants, Light Up Your Life Run was co-organised by animal welfare group Save Our Street Dogs (SOSD) and Assisi Hospice, and is their largest charity event to date.

We’re not in the business of redefining your alphabet, but if you’re a marathon runner, you know how many components go into a race. As an homage to your favourite sport—and just for fun—we’ve created a Singapore marathon-focused alphabet just for you. Each letter and word represents an aspect of the physical pursuit you cherish most, so see how many you would have chosen had you composed this alphabet yourself.

When you’re a runner, one of the best parts of travelling is getting to see the sights and sounds of the new locale by foot. If you’re visiting Singapore, you’re in for a real treat as a runner. Whether you’re pounding through a steamy jungle or you’re soaking in the views of the roaring waves, you’re going to find something incredible to help make those distances fly by!