If you never met a race you couldn’t stop yourself from entering – and you’ve got nothing on your calendar for 25th July – consider yourself invited to one of the premier trail running events on the Asian rim: The 2015 MSIG Singapore Action Asia 50. Ninety percent of this race will be off-road, so start breaking in those new trail running shoes now!

Just after a short three years, the annual 7 Sunshine Coast Marathon has gained a reputation for being one of Australia’s most loved running festivals. Set in charming Sunshine Coast, Queensland, this internationally-recognised road race is back on Sunday, 30 August 2015, and is anticipating a staggering 8,000 participants.

This story was related to me by a running friend in the United States. After learning the tragic events surrounding the death of her cherished running partner and dear friend, I was inspired to write this article on her behalf.

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Do you pound the pavements? Race along the road? Sprint across the sand? Or gallop on grass? After recently training for a marathon and spending most of my time out on the road, I decided to use my post-race recovery to explore what else is in offer for the running enthusiast in search of a more varied, and hopefully, more forgiving terrain.

What stops Theresa Tan in her tracks? Nothing. She has beaten race competitors, her own fears and insecurities and she’s beaten cancer, which shows how unstoppable she is! Though diagnosed with scoliosis at age 13, that didn’t mean that she stopped being active. Instead, she forged ahead with such focus, by the time the joint-winner of the Singapore Woman Award 2012 was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, she already knew how to fight. These days, she’s a whirlwind: she and her husband are raising three active children, she advocates on behalf of women with cancer who have no health coverage, she runs a writing agency and, oh yes, she likes a good race. Her book, A Clean Breast, was a labour of love, a defiant statement and the tale of a woman who’s yet to meet a challenge she couldn’t face down. It was a privilege to interview her. You’ll likely agree.