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A runner’s recap: the Hong Kong 100km Ultra Trail Race

Red Sports reader — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:53:21 +0000

There was another guy in the tent dressed in only t-shirt and shorts, and he was suffering from Stage 1 hypothermia. I thought, by comparison, I was in much better shape. … [visit site to read more]

SAFRA AVventura: Joseph Foo and Fabian William win ultra category

Les Tan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:20:35 +0000

Joseph Foo Chien Boon, 42, and Fabian William Raj, 34, of team Adventure Madness Enduro, took home the top prize for the SAFRA AVventura™ Men’s Ultra category with a timing of 4 hours 42 minutes. … [visit site to read more]

SAFRA AVventura Kayaking tips

Red Sports reader — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:25:44 +0000

The SAFRA AVventura 2012, scheduled for Sunday, January 15th, is just days away and for those new to adventure racing, we bring you a series of tips on some of the disciplines of this growing sport in Singapore. … [visit site to read more]

SAFRA AVventura: Tips for sport climbing

Red Sports reader — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:16:42 +0000

The SAFRA AVventura, scheduled for Sunday, January 15th, is just a week away and for those new to adventure racing, we bring you a series of tips for this grueling sport which requires running, trail biking, sport climbing, kayaking, rope ascend and abseiling. … [visit site to read more]

SAFRA AVventura trail biking tips (or how not to end up flying over the handlebars)

Red Sports reader — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:48:30 +0000

The SAFRA AVventura, scheduled for Sunday, January 15th, is just two weeks away and teams can expect another grueling route and surprises from what is probably the toughest cross-terrain adventure race in Singapore. … [visit site to read more]

Adventure Racing: Singapore team on track for World Champs in Tasmania

Red Sports reader — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:53:43 +0000

The all-male SART-Expedition team comprising Chris Yeo, Ng Chee Koon, James Wong and Wilson Low are deep in training for the 2011 Adventure Racing World Championships (ARWC) scheduled to be held from October 31st to November 11th in Tasmania, Australia. … [visit site to read more]

Adventure Racing: 4 Singaporeans gear up for 2011 XPD race in Tasmania

Red Sports reader — Thu, 12 May 2011 06:40:14 +0000

SART members Chris Yeo, Ng Chee Koon, Caroline Tan, and Wilson Low will toe the start-line at the 2011 Adventure Racing World Championships to be held in the Australian state of Tasmania. … [visit site to read more]

310 participants get ‘ultra’ wet and high at SAFRA AVventura

Red Sports reader — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 03:13:32 +0000

Some 310 participants took part in the fifth edition of SAFRA AVventura this morning, the largest x-terrain adventure race in Singapore. … [visit site to read more]

Dads and kids to take adventure racing challenge at SAFRA AVventura

Red Sports reader — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:01:11 +0000

Father-child bonding takes on a new twist this weekend at SAFRA AVventura 2011. For the first time, the x-terrain adventure race will feature 14 father-and-child teams in its newly introduced Dads for Life Challenge. … [visit site to read more]

SAFRA AVventura introduces new challenges to cater to novices and families

Red Sports reader — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:23:09 +0000

Tough and gruelling. Expect the unexpected. These are two phrases that many have used to describe Singapore’s largest x-terrain adventure race, the SAFRA AVventura. The event was so tough that some participants could not even complete the challenging 51km race route on foot, bike and kayak earlier this year. … [visit site to read more]

200 youths go green in Jurong Lake District eco-adventure race

Les Tan — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:06:55 +0000

200 adventure enthusiasts took part in the T-Net Club X-Trail Challenge, an eco-adventure “Amazing Race” played out on the cool Sunday morning at various scenic points in the Jurong Lake District. … [visit site to read more]

Gan Wei Rong and Liang Zhen Xiao win youth category at SAFRA AVventura

Red Sports reader — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:45:12 +0000

Gan Wei Rong, 18, and Liang Zhen Xiao, 19, won the Youth Menâ€™s category at the SAFRA AVventura in a time of 6:02:54. … [visit site to read more]

More fun and surprises at SAFRA AVventura 2010

Red Sports reader — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:27:11 +0000

Come Sunday, adventure enthusiasts all over Singapore will once again be putting their endurance, speed and mental grit to the test at the SAFRA AVventura 2010. … [visit site to read more]

An interview with Julie Ong and Sim Phei Sunn – The North Face 100K trailblazers

Lai Jun Wei — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:01:08 +0000

Julie Ong and Sim Phei Sunn were two Singaporean endurance athletes who recently took part in The North Face 100 Singapore race. Phei Sunn and Julie competed in the 100km Duo Women’s Category where they came in second place and were the only Singaporean team on the podium. … [visit site to read more]

â€˜Relax' pair clinches bronze in tough adventure race

Les Tan — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:25:36 +0000

They called their team â€˜Tas Lepakâ€™, which means â€˜relaxâ€™ in Malay, but Ngee Ann Polytechnic pair Tiong Jia Hui, 18, and Ryuta Teo, 19, sure did not have an easy time clinching the third place in the Youth Mixed Category in one of the toughest adventure races held in Singapore in middle of January â€“ the SAFRA AVventura, Rough Ramble. … [visit site to read more]

Record 372 participants compete in one of the toughest adventure races in Singapore – the SAFRA AVventura, Rough Ramble

Les Tan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:32:13 +0000

Participants of the SAFRA AVventura, Rough Ramble had to run, bike, kayak, scale a towering 25m rope ladder, sport climb, rope ascend, abseil down rugged slopes with their bikes slung over their shoulders, and clear a jungle trail and water crossing in one of the toughest adventure races held in Singapore. … [visit site to read more]

Age no barrier for youngest ‘Rough Ramblers’ in SAFRA AVventura

Les Tan — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:06:26 +0000

Samuel Ong and Samuel Yong of Victoria School, both 15, are the youngest racers in a gruelling adventure race this weekend. … [visit site to read more]