Close to 15,000 enthusiastic female runners gathered excitedly with their besties at The Float@Marina Bay on 11 November 2012. Honest to goodness female camaraderie filled the atmosphere, as fellow runners greeted each other with an encouraging smile and words of encouragement as they awaited the start of Asia’s largest women’s only race. It is good to know that The Great Eastern Women’s Run is a key initiative under Great Eastern’s Live Great Program which promotes health and wellness through sports. The key of this program is to help women, live healthier, better and longer.

When you have a passion for running, nothing can stop you; not even age. For the first time ever, the 100PLUS PAssion Run featured a 100 strong walking contingent comprising grandparents and grandchildren, proving you are never too old to start running or too young to exercise.

What happens when you mash fashion with fitness? The result is a trendy, fashionable, and innovative pair of running shoes. Looking at these shoes really makes one get off that couch and GOrun.

“Cancer has slowed me down, but has not stopped me.” Carolyn Soemarjono walked a half marathon just weeks after chemotherapy to raise funds for the cancer society. This year, she’s running.

Fess up ladies, how many of you wear makeup to workout? You know that it’s not the greatest idea to wear makeup during rigorous exercise, but you do it anyway. Maybe you just want to look picture perfect while you exercise. But hey, we’re not here to judge. You would probably agree that if you have perfect skin, there would be no need to suffocate the skin while exercising.

Women want to look good all the time. That is why brands are designing running shoes fit for the roads and runways. These pretty shoes will make you want to pick up running, just so you can strut around in them.