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Ironman 70.3 Triathlon: Choo Ling Er and Wille Loo fastest Singaporeans

Les Tan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 06:47:18 +0000

Choo Ling Er finished as the fastest Singaporean woman at the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singpaore. Ling Er, 25, finished in 5 hours, 7 minutes and 35 seconds. … [visit site to read more]

“Training for a triathlon is excellent cross training for a runner.” — Mok Ying Ren

Les Tan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:37:50 +0000

Training for a triathlon is excellent cross training for a runner. Cross training simply means doing another activity other than your primary sport which can stimulate your cardiovascular system. … [visit site to read more]

Triathlon: Wille Loo and Sumiko Tan fastest Singaporeans

Tan Jon Han — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 04:16:52 +0000

Singaporeans Wille Loo, 28, and Sumiko Tan, 26, were the fastest Singaporeans at the Osim Singapore International Triathlon. … [visit site to read more]

Ironman 70.3 Singapore: Wille Loo and Choo Ling Er set new PBs to finish as fastest locals

Les Tan — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:42:43 +0000

Wille Loo, 28, finished as the fastest Singaporean at last weekend’s Irnonman 70.3 Singapore. He clocked 4 hours, 24 minutes and 8 seconds for a personal best time that also ensures his qualification for this September’s World Ironman 70.3 Championship in Las Vegas, USA. … [visit site to read more]

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

Red Sports reader — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 01:48:32 +0000

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. … [visit site to read more]

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

Red Sports reader — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:30:00 +0000

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. … [visit site to read more]

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

Red Sports reader — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:52:15 +0000

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. … [visit site to read more]

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

Red Sports reader — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:52:52 +0000

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. … [visit site to read more]

Youth Olympic Triathlon: The art of competition as taught by a coach from a country with a Phd in triathlon

Red Sports reader — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:00:51 +0000

Craig Redman, Australia’s triathlon national talent development manager shares his wisdom about the art of competition. … [visit site to read more]

Youth Olympic Triathlon: Scott Ang betters personal best in spite of early morning visit to hospital

Colin Tung — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:11:55 +0000

In spite of a stomach ache that necessitated a trip to the hospital at 2am on the day of competition, Scott Ang managed to make the start line of the boys’ triathlon. … [visit site to read more]

Youth Olympic Triathlon: Clara Wong suffers bike crash and flat tyre but picks herself up to finish race

Colin Tung — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:39:45 +0000

Singapore’s Clara Wong finished in 30th and last position (two triathletes did not finish) after suffering a bike crash and a flat tyre. Japan’s Yuka Sato becomes the first gold medallist of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, completing the sprint distance triathlon in 1 hour 00 minutes 49.69 seconds. … [visit site to read more]

Youth Olympic Triathlon: Japanese Yuka Sato wins first gold of Games

Erwin Wong — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:35:31 +0000

Singapore’s Clara Wong faltered in the cycling leg of the Youth Olympic Games women’s Triathlon competition, registering an uncharacteristically slow time of 47 minutes which was last in the field. … [visit site to read more]

Let’s wish our fellow Singapore athletes all the best at the Youth Olympic Games

Les Tan — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:15:09 +0000

The Youth Olympic Games are just around the corner and 130 Singaporean athletes will do battle in the red and white of Singapore. So feel free to express your best wishes to the athletes, especially if they are your teammates or your schoolmate, if they are your brother or your sister, if they are your son or your daughter. … [visit site to read more]

“I set my sights on the Ironman distance, just to see if I was up to it …” — triathlete Shawn Leong

Les Tan — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 08:09:39 +0000

The Kona Ironman is the pinnacle event for triathletes. Unlike most triathlon events, just because you can pay doesn’t mean you can take part. Shawn Ann Leong is one such talented Singaporean woman who qualified outright for a spot in the women’s 50-54 years category in the 2009 Kona Ironman at the age of 50. … [visit site to read more]

Singapore Management University sweep top five places at Bintan Triathlon

Red Sports reader — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:00:04 +0000

15 members of the Singapore Management University aquathlon team competed in the Bintan Triathlon. Eugene Lim, Xuan Sheng Ou Yong and Lionel Wong swept the podium of the Olympic Distance category while Benjamin Lau and Freddy Ng took first and third positions in the Sprint Distance category. This story is an account of the races by Devathas Satianathan, a member of the SMU aquathlon team who competed in the triathlon. … [visit site to read more]

Youth athletes get nod for 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Les Tan — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:06:42 +0000

The SNOC Games Selection Committee chaired by Minister Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence and President SNOC met today to select Team Singapore athletes and teams for the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. … [visit site to read more]

Australians win elite categories at 2010 Singapore Triathlon

Les Tan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:18:18 +0000

Australians Anthony McSweeney and Erin Densham won their respective elite gender categories at the Osim Singapore International Triathlon held last weekend. The event saw 3,600 participants across various categories, a slight drop from last year’s overall numbers. For the first time in seven years, the event also did not sell out by the closing date and the registration period was extended. … [visit site to read more]

Triathletes Scott Ang and Clara Wong win right to represent Singapore in Youth Olympic Games

Vanessa Lim — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 07:56:06 +0000

Scott Ang and Clara Wong led the Youth Olympic Games triathlon time trial from start to finish and will now be given the chance to don the colors of Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games in August. … [visit site to read more]

Loo Chuan Rong and Tan Cheng Yin are fastest Singaporeans at Ironman 70.3

Les Tan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:19:37 +0000

Loo Chuan Rong and Tan Cheng Yin were the fastest Singaporeans at the Aviva Ironman 70.3 Singapore triathlon. … [visit site to read more]

Interest in Osim Triathlon sees first drop in 7 years

Les Tan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:25:47 +0000

After years of increasing participation numbers, the 2010 Osim Singapore International Triathlon may need a final sprint down the stretch to match the record of 3,600 who took part in 2009. … [visit site to read more]