Image-conscious China chides its 'unruly' tourists

Marathon

21 Apr 2013

The atrocity that hit Boston on Monday is not the first time a marathon has been targeted. In April 2008, 14 people were killed when a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up at the start of a...

6:12AM

The road warrior

10 Mar 2013

It's 4.30am and Andre Blumberg wrestles with his alarm clock. Eyes full of sleep, he grabs a small pack filled with water and food before heading into the dark for his daily run - a two-hour...

4:35AM

Sports Digest, March 6, 2013

6 Mar 2013

Sunray Cave Sun Hei took an early hit in their AFC Cup campaign as they went down 1-0 to New Radiant of the Maldives at National Stadium in Male last night.

3:38AM

Anthony Chan and Grace Lien take Reservoir race honours

18 Feb 2013

Grace Lien Chia-hsuan stormed through the field to win the AVOHK Mizuno Reservoir Series women's race in a good time of 54 minutes and 47 seconds, but she was disappointed to be missing out on...

3:15AM

Marathon Mania: Banking on the carbs

29 Jan 2013

You could eat as much as you wanted before a marathon, but for such a long race, it's almost inevitable that you'll still run out of energy

11:34AM

Myanmar hosts first marathon in decades in Yangon

28 Jan 2013

Gathering before dawn in the shadow of the iconic Shwedagon Pagoda, runners flashed victory signs as they pounded the streets of the former colonial capital, the scene of several bloody military...

4:36AM

Opinion

Alex Lo

Rankings belie the real purpose of universities: to educate

5 comments

12:54AM

Howard Winn

Way to go

2:01AM

Disability no hurdle to Special Marathon 2013 participants

Thousands of people took part in a special race yesterday aimed at breaking down the barriers for people with mental disabilities.

4:59AM

Nepalese Manikala Rai aims for Vibram 100

Five years ago, Manikala Rai was inspired to take up running after watching a group of women descend Everest in the high-altitude Tenzing Hillary Marathon. Tomorrow, she will be the one to inspire...

4:27AM

Marathon Mania: Running on empty

There was more fizzle than bang in my run this week as I was struck with a case of the runner's blues. I hit the snooze button repeatedly, missed my runs, and made up excuses during speed sessions...

4:55PM

MARATHON MANIA WEEK 6

Make the best of the rest

Rest replaces my usual schedule of drills, speed work and long runs on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

10:14AM

MARATHON MANIA WEEK 5

Marathon Mania: Strain check

During my long run this week, I felt a familiar stabbing pain in my right knee. I grimaced at the pain caused by an iliotibial (IT) band that's tighter than a piano string.

1:23PM

SPORT

Financier finds trading lessons in marathon hobby

Eddie Lam Yat-ming has clocked up 25,000 kilometers on his runs over the past 20 years, equal to travelling from Hong Kong to New York and back again.

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