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!

The third Yoma Yangon International Marathon will take place on 11 January 2015. Registration for YYIM 2015 is now open till 12 December 2014, so act fast!

Happily, you won’t find a single Gloomo among the members of the Morning Greeters, an informal group whose mission – bringing smiles to the world – is making quite an impression on Singaporeans. Members of our editorial staff met with the official Smiler-in-Chief (SIC) of The Morning Greeters, Adrian Phoon, to find out what’s behind this movement.