Big Foot vs Giant Foot!

I thought my US12 is Big Foot....Saw this US17 sandals at WOS Wisma and compared....A Giant Foot indeed

Marina Bay Transformation in 5 years

Back in Nov 2006:

Now in Nov 2011:

A very real advertisement for all runners - Anti-Shoe Infomercial

Symphony of Birds

@Bedok Reservoir

Rare sighting at marina barrage!!

This is not the first time I seen a kite soaring our blue sky but this is the first time I saw this with my eyes in Singapore....place your mouse over the photo to zoom in:
 

Nicole Seah Party going for a run on polling day at marina barrage???

Nicole Seah taking MRT to her Rally in her party coloured top. Put your mouse over her photo to see what happened on polling day at marina barrage.....

What you need when running a hot weather marathon?

Water mist tunnel:

@ SSC

The birth of sgrunners.com

5 years ago....a community was found from an innocent idea and trial
5years later.....the simple idea has exploded into a large and active community in the Singapore Running Scene.
Anyone who runs and use the internet will know of the website sgrunners.com and I believe most of you who are reading this entry...but how many of you actually know about the birth of this website, forum or community?

Here is the birth story......by the "mother", The Lonely Runner

The innocent idea (full story at "Singapore Runners' Blog" ):

I was wandering, it will be great that Singapore running bloggers set up a community called Singapore Runner’s Blog or something like that. And we have a logo to identify our presence in this internet world. Not only for identification of Singapore running blogger, we can have a mailing list that update each other on running events that happened in Singapore or overseas. And not only updating each other on competitions, we can meet up for a leisure run together during weekends. Since we know that we will definitely run during weekends, it doesn’t matter whether you run alone or not, but it is great to have a company of runners. And not only that, if there’s a running competition overseas, they can go together or met up over there. Isn’t that great? There are no membership fees or stuff like that, it’s all about running and running and running.

The trial that started (full story at "Singapore Runners' Blogger Community" )

 

Well, this is just a trial. I have made a Singapore Runner’s Blogging Community. This is exclusively for all the running enthusiast in Singapore. Made by the runner, dedicate for the runners.

The story of how SRBC becomes sgrunners at http://thelonelyrunner.wordpress.com/2005/08/02/singapore-runners-blogging-community-2/

The very first time photo I took with the pioneers.....this is during the New Balance REAL Run Trial Run at Sentosa

After the New Balance REAL Run Trial Run at Sentosa

The very first event that sgrunners' members have gathered after an event REAL RUN 05

and our second gathering at east coast can be found at http://run-to-live.blogspot.com/2005/07/sgrunners-run-east-coast-half-marathon.html


Happy Birthday to sgrunners.com

Dr. Runner’s World and Mr. Hyde

Christopher McDougall..author of the famous BORN TO RUN wrote an interesting insight articles on Runners' World behind the scene changes of opinion and direction about running shoes.....look like the billion dollar industry is in danger.....

Read the FULL Article HERE

Great Savings from States

A colleague went US for holiday and a fren who worked in the States came back for holiday has helped to get some stuff from States....the reason being...is much CHEAPER than getting it here......

From left to right:

(F) is Cost from US
(G) is Cost from Singapore

A total saving of close to 50%!!!!! I think I purchase online and ship them back also cheaper.
I felt like kena chopped BIG CARROT HEAD if I get it here!!!

Heel running in VFF

Recently found a local VFF runner took part in the F1 Eq Nature Run. Interestingly, he is the one who overtook me less than 3km into the race and overtook by me at about 6km after the small drain....He was easily recognizable because he is the only one wearing VFF classic for the run.....

After reading his report, I was surprised and respect him for doing MR for the first time in a race and with his VFF.....I aws even surprised at the state of his VFF after the run and sometime strike me....the heels of his VFF are the ones that was thrashed!!! Very obvious that he is a rare breed in VFF running...a heel striker...probably the first I ever saw on the web...This was further confirmed when I saw his photos in his last year marathon report.

RESPECT!

The Evils of Strength Sucking Modern Shoes

I like this title ever since I got my ITB and switch to Nike Frees and VFF...

Here is a good article on it and barefoot running and VFF:

Barefoot Training, Vibram Five Fingers and the Evils of Strength Sucking Modern Shoes

The new Vibram Bikila in Boston Marathon

CEO Tony Post and Corrado Giambalvo at the Boston Marathon from Vibram5fingers on Vimeo.

Even the running shoes companies want a slice of the pie

Barefoot Jason published an interesting article on the insight of running shoes' companies plan to try and get a slice of a pie for the rise for minimalist running market. The impact of "Born To Run" is far beyond our imagination. The surge in Vibram Fivefingers sale has caused alarmed in the traditional running shoes industry and they are not keeping themselves at one side of the fence.

Like what Jason mentioned, I also doubt that they will produce anything close to vibram...it will more of a "reduced" running shoes...

The original article can be found at
http://barefootjason.blogspot.com/2010/04/news-from-minimalist-shoe-front.html

My Most Serious Injury with Vibram Fivefingers

NO cushioning and NO support with just a thin layer of Rubber...

A common question is "Didi you encounter any serious injuries running with VFF?"

My answer is shown in th picture above...just a black toenail...got it during my first evening/nite Run at MR...clumsy and not focus, I hit my pinky toes against a tree trunk...

This is the MOST Serious Injury I running with VFF

Ultra Runners - a snapshot of a day in the life

Vibram FiveFingers in the news

Running barefoot and running in minimalist footwear has hit this region...somehow..there are increasing amount of reports and articles in the media for this topics.....

Examples:
1. RazorTV covering barefoot running with 3 local runners
2. Mind Your Body in Strait Times has an article on "back to bare basics"
3. Channelnewsasia also covers on "Just do it barefoot: running shoeless is better"
4.The Star in Malaysia also covers running with Vibram FiveFingers
5. Another article in The Star on the same day covers on easing into minimalist footwear
6. Not related to running, divaasia has an article on "Barefoot comfort"

This is especially so hot mainly due to a scientific report publish on the nature journal and this research is originated from Harvard. The website for this research is at http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu/


The question is: Can this new wave of belief, research results and proven cases affect the billion dollar industry for running shoes???

Pink Ribbon Walk 2009

First time joining a Charity Walk. Arrived at 8am and saw this famous Milo truck..immediately went to grab a few cup of it!!!

Saw the Sgrunners Booth and took a photo with it as well............. Everyone in Pink Koh Cheng Mun was the host at the Start........ It was a big crowd for the walk........... Almost everyone...except one or 2 are in Pink..... 5km Walk also got water point!!! Everyone just walk........ Saw someone walking his parrot.......... Reaching the finishing point.............. Got ice mountain, 100 plus, Jia Jia Herbal Tea............... And even Swensen's Ice Cream!!! Yeah!.............

Come again next year...............

Methode Naturelle in 1930s....The result of the previous training in nature

Methode Naturelle is a concept from long time....the previous video is actually training concept of this Method....and below is the result of it....in a 1930s video...no gimmick...

Human Workout/Training in Nature..........Why pay for Gym membership?

I dreaming one day I can do what this fellow is doing everyday....get connected to mother nature