The Red Sports Interview

The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 4)

In this final instalment, Kua Harn Wei shares how others have influenced him in his triathlon pursuits. He feels triathletes should invest resources not just in equipment, but in receiving coaching. ...

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The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 3)

In the third part of this interview by Enrico Varella, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei recalls how he cycled with just one leg after one knee became too swollen and painful. ...

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The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 2)

In the second part of the interview, endurance athlete Kua Harn Wei talks about the mental skills that take him through a gruelling endurance race. ...

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The Zen of the Deca Ironman — an interview with Kua Harn Wei (Part 1)

Meet Dr Kua Harn Wei – a mature late thirty-something, career academic, and serious athlete. He is Singapore’s first Double-Ironman, Quadruple-Ironman and Deca-Ironman. He has completed 10 Ironman triathlons back-to-back, over 10 days. ...

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Jan Zbranek: “I began outdoor climbing at the age of five …”

At five, he started to climb. At nine, he clinched top spot for the Youth category in the Czech National Championship. He began his route-setting career in 2001 as Chief Route Setter for Czech state level competitions and presided over the Czech Youth National Championships in 2004 and 2005. Both as an athlete and a route setter, Jan Zbranek is no stranger to the international sport climbing arena. ...

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Hong Wei Jian: “I would like to set the goal of local Slingers contributing more on the score sheet.”

Hong Wei Jian was the outstanding local player for the Singapore Slingers in 2010 ASEAN Basketball League season with an average 6.9 points and 1.9 rebounds per game to lead the locals. ...

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“Trail runners are a different breed of runner.” – An interview with Jeri Collett

Jeri Collett, 35, started out in triathlons and progressed to ultra-marathons in 2009. She is one of 35 runners slated to run 100km at the North Face 100 on October 9th. Training for a trail run in relatively flat Singapore is a challenge in itself, Jeri shared. Red Sports caught up with her about her love for trail and endurance running. ...

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