Marathon

The TCS Sydney Marathon 2025 was always going to be a management exercise. Tendonitis near the calf, a multi-week eczema flare, three weeks of international travel — by the time race week arrived, the question wasn’t whether to PR but whether the body would hold together for 42km. It did. This is how that happened, and what running the inaugural World Marathon Major actually looked like from inside a broken build.

My long runs in Sydney sat around 135 bpm at 5:30 min/km. Comfortable, conversational, well within what I’d call easy. Then I moved to Singapore. Same effort. Shorter run. Slower pace — 6:15 to 6:40 min/km. Heart rate: 155 bpm and climbing. Nothing had changed about my fitness. Everything had changed about the conditions. And that gap between what I expected and what my body was doing forced me to rethink something I thought I already understood: what “easy” actually means.

How you fuel is a key success factor to finish your first marathon. For first-timers, it can be overlooked and make it more difficult than needed. Today, I’ll share how I plan carbs and fluids from long run to race day, and what Kyoto Marathon 2026 added to my notes.

Training gets you to the start line fit. What gets you there calm, with the right kit, documents, and plan, is a different skill. StartLine is a simple checklist app I built that keeps travel, logistics, and gear in one place so you can focus on preparation instead of last-minute scrambles.

A few days after the Kyoto Marathon 2026, the finish-line high has faded. The hardest part is not the 42 kilometres I ran anymore; it is the discipline of not running again too soon.

Some races pull you in quietly, like a whisper. Tokyo is the opposite. It grabs your attention with neon lights, orderly chaos, and the promise of one of the smoothest marathon experiences on the planet.

As good as it feels to finish a running race, it quickly gets replace by a strang feeling of emptiness. My last marathon in Sydney proved me that again. If you’ve ever felt a low-mood dip, lack of motivation, or just “now what?” in the days following your race, you’re definitely not alone. In this post I’ll walk you through what the “post-marathon blues” are, why they happen, how long they might last, and, most importantly, actionable steps to come out the other side feeling recharged.

You’ve signed up for a running competition, and trained for it for months, and here we are, a few days before the race. The pre-race anxiety is ramping up. Today, I’ll share how to best manage it with my own few tips.

If you have started a training plan for running, it probably includes a long run. This is commonly part of the running training plan but it’s not always obvious how it helps you progress.

As Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon announced a new finish line for their 2023 edition, I take this opportunity to reflect on the 2022 edition and share my feedback on the great race.