The Running Lab in Novena Square was crowded when I went in. Many were already in their running attire and all too many cameras were seen, flashing their shutters with style. It wasn’t just a normal day for Running Lab and all the people in it. It was a day where Luke McKenzie, a three time Ironman Champion, came to run with runners and triathletes because just so conveniently, he was in Singapore during that time. A nice turn-up of 74 athletes came and the run was broken down into three groups to accommodate the various running speeds; not leaving anyone out. A brief introduction of Luke and Steve was done. Steve Locke is in-charge of -Swiss and he’s a triathlete as well.

Here’s another installment on the TT Series of interviews initiated after telling you about TriathlonTeam.org. This time its with two-time British National Triathlon Champion and Beijing Olympian Will Clarke! Please be sure to check out Will-Clarke.com another great Pro Triathlete Website worth following. Now, let’s get down to business:

This interview is the second in the TriathlonTeam.org Interview Series which I have dubbed the TT Series for short!

Aleksander was super quick to respond and is generally just a great guy to talk to! I hope you enjoy it and please also visit Pulsslag.com for Aleksander’s musings!

Here is my pretty recent interview with the legendary XTerra Triathlete Conrad Stoltz. His responses were so excellent and eloquent that I decided to just publish the whole lot word for word! (This was an e-interview since I live in QUITE the different time zone!)

Make sure you check out Conrad’s Blog at http://www.conradstoltz.com/. He’s an excellent writer and I’m sure no one will contest that he’s worth listening to! Anyway, lets get down to it:

In conjunction with the Great Eastern Women 10k 2008, the “Women Against Cancer” charity initiative – championed by 10 women MPs – raised a total of $100, 000 for the Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) and Cervical Cancer Prevention Fund (CCPF).

On 1st june 2009, the cheque presentation event was witnessed by guest-of-honour Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, Minister in Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Transport, Mrs Jessie Phua, Nominated Member of Parliament, Mr Ng Keng Hooi, Group CEO of Great Eastern Holdings and Mr Terence Khoo, Managing Director of Enterprise Sports Group (ESG), presented a $50,000 cheque each to the two co-recipients of the “Women Against Cancer” fund at a ceremony held at Raffles Hotel’s Royal China resturant.

With the new funds, Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF) will launch a new Breast Cancer Awareness Education Programme targeted at female students in secondary to tertiary schools.

Set up by the Obstetrical & Gynecological Society of Singapore and Singapore Cancer Society, the Cervical Cancer Prevention Fund is dedicated to raising awareness among women in Singapore about cervical cancer.

The “Women Against Cancer” charity initiative was started by Great Eastern and Enterprise Sports Group in 2008, in conjunction with the Great Eastern Women 10km run, the biggest all-women sporting event in Singapore and Asia with some 10,000 runners last year.

This year event will be held on Sunday 1st November 2009. Race infomation will be available on Monday 29 June 2009. The event will raise its participation numbers to 15,000 in 2009, up from 10,000 last year. Fila will be the new apparel sponsor for Great Eastern Women 10k run 2009.

Race categories :

• Competitive 10km
• 5km Fun Run
• Corporate Challenge
• Schools Challenge

Beneficiaries of the “Women Against Cancer” fund are :

• Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF)
• Cervical Cancer Prevention Fund (CCPF)

Please visit http://www.women10k.com for more details.

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SUUNTO’s new Training Effect technology is set to revolutionize the market of Training Aids and Heart Rate Monitors. With all the world looking to technology for more innovative training methods and that competitive edge, it was very interesting to listen to Suunto’s take on training with a heart rate monitor.

I woke up early at 0830, caught a cab at 0910 and then, together with the driver’s help, I found Key Power International Showroom amongst a row of shop houses. Alexander Craig and Pete Jacobs, the renowned triathletes, came in for a sort of interview where they talked about their experiences and advices on the trainings and triathlons, including Ironman at 1000 sharp.

On Friday March 20th, I was given the opportunity to meet Craig Alexander the two-time Ironman world champion. We met him at Key Power International, the sole distributor for Newton shoes in Singapore. With Craig being sponsored by the Boulder, Colorado based company it was only fitting that we should meet him there.

Triathlon has seen exponential growth in interest in the last few years and having the world champion competing this weekend on local shores adds to the excitement so I took the opportunity this morning to head over KPI which is hosting Criag Alexander for an interview.

SGRunners.COM organised a contest for Bloggers. These are the selected bloggers who stand a chance to get an ID Band to do a review. More information about ID Band, please click here.

Entry 1

Makes me realize how important for a lone runner to have a ID with him if anything do happen during the run. I myself is a “lone wolf”, a person who like to run alone, lonely biker along Mandai or LCK would probably be me… I don’t carry my wallet, nor my IC or even my driving licence :-/ call it stupid or stubborn, thinking that it always happens to others instead of myself. more… – zainal63

Entry 2

I totally lost control of my bike while cruising down a slope and bake too late to avoid a sharp bend. I was flung off my road bike and luckily I was wearing my helmet (which has a slight crack). I think I was unconscious for almost 30 to 45 seconds due to the strong impact. I couldn’t speak then. more… – oal

Entry 3

“Miss! Miss! Are you alright?” the voice aroused me from my semi-consciousness. My ankle was fractured, making me lie in an extremely uncomfortable position. The ID Band replayed this re-enactment as a reminder every time I looked at it. more… – nicoletan

Entry 4

Which are what goes on an ID band, so if the extreme ever happens to me when I’m running (like collapse from, I don’t know, too much of the good music coursing through my veins), at least I won’t be just another statistic, or one of those Jane Does lying unconscious in the hospital. more… – hecatemel

Entry 5

i guess the ID band culture isn’t really strong in Singapore at the moment. but i guess it will soon catch on with avid runners who may go for long-distance runs on their own! more… – eline

Entry 6

Marv opens his eyes too fast, too wide, allowing light to hurt his eyes. He feels the bed under him and a hand on his head. He finds his mother standing beside him. His mother opens her mouth “You fainted in the park, someone found you on the ground and brought you here and you never bring your IC with you. It will take me hours to know you’re in trouble.” more… – enzo1103

Entry 7

I was just paranoid. After 200m, it was clear that he just wanted company. So we jogged on for the next two km. At times he went ahead but mostly we jogged side by side. Every now and then, he would do his business by a tree or a bush. In the early hours of this Thu morning along the remote PCN, it felt like Will Smith and his dog in “I am Legend”. more… – seong350

Entry 8

“Breathe – breathe – breathe” his usual calm mantra to keep him steady…This time though something was wrong – his heart, normally the strongest part of his endurance anatomy, was pounding harder than usual and throbbing with pain. In this lapse in concentration he overlooked the pothole in the road and in one explosive second was sent careening off his bike into the ditch on the side. more… – triflash84

Entry 9

I banned the band (pardon the pun) a couple of years ago when the whole Make Poverty History Campaign was out in full force. Donations, money, charity and above all, a silly white band were not going to cure the world of ugliness, sickness, war but most of all greed. So when I saw people brandishing the silly white or yellow or blue or band of choice, i secretly sniggered and walked away very quickly. more… – jessintha

Entry 10

In the past few years there have been cases of hit and run in which runners and cyclists have been run down by a vehicle while crossing the road, even when following the laws of the road. more… – minicoopers51

Entry 11

The ID band also takes the tedium of filling out the same information behind the bib at every race and should you succumb to say heat exhaustion, all the useful information to the medical team is available on the band around your wrist or ankle. more… – bakhwee

Entry 12

Of course, you could carry a card with all these information. A laminated one too, perhaps. But those who perspire a whole lot like me will know that sweat pervades in mysterious ways – sooner or later your card will look like the remnants of the powergel you just took, and surely that’s not the point. Something then, for you to consider: ID Band. more… – Cokiee