TRENDING

The haze is back in Singapore, giving lots of worry for runners. Large-scale fires in Indonesia can rage on for weeks and months, and coastal winds carry the smoke over to Singapore and Malaysia, causing reduced visibility, as well as potential adverse health effects.

Non-runners think that it is crazy to wake up before sunrise every morning in blazing heat or freezing rain to willingly participate in strenuous physical activity until the lungs begin to burn and sweat pours off the skin.