To run, you need the right pair of shoes on your feet – you won’t go out without them. But there’s another runner’s companion now available that’s equally essential to your kit.

Vertical marathons involve a special set of challenges compared to regular marathons, and completing one such as the upcoming Swissotel Vertical Marathon will definitely be no easy feat. Participants will have to overcome gravity and fatigue while scaling up the 73-storey building!

The third edition of Almaty Marathon, held on 20 April 2015, exceeded all expectations and attracted about 10,000 people, making it the largest running event in Kazakhstan!

The Singapore Financial District saw over 1,700 runners taking to the streets of Singapore Financial District last Thursday night for the Bloomberg Square Mile Relay! Macquarie Bank clinched first place for the second year running, and their prize money of S$10,000 was donated to Hope House.

The new IPPT system has been changed to 3 stations, requiring people to do push ups and sit ups while retaining the 2.4km run. Of the 3 fitness stations, the 2.4km run remains as the station that requires a base foundation of training in order to pass.

Get a taste of Singapore’s kampong spirit when the Kranji Countryside Run returns on 30 November this year! The route will take runners onto the country lanes of the little-visited Neo Tiew area, a paved jungle trail along Turut track, and even through Singapore’s largest organic banana farm, Bollywood Veggies!