jogging and motivation thread

[Shawny88]

what kinds of running shoes are you looking for? and what paces so you normally run?

I am just a casual jogger doing 2 x 5km jog a week now

 

[kaisin82]

have you tried the following:
bishan park - old thomson road - upper thomson road - sembawang road - yishun ave 1 - yishun dam

I will take note of that and try it when i’m back in singapore. Are they close to MRT station?

 

[kaisin82]

I had quite a nice run a while back. Raffles mrt> orchard road>Holland Village> Clementi Mrt, that run is quite interesting, lots of things to see

 

[kaisin82]

have you tried the following:
bishan park - old thomson road - upper thomson road - sembawang road - yishun ave 1 - yishun dam

Sembawang road is where Neesoon camp is? That will bring back some memories lol

 

[kaisin82]

NTU is quite fun to run around but quite a bit of up slopes

 

[kaisin82]

131 for HM.

Current goal is to try breaking sub 90 comfortably.

Wow!! Super amazing!! That pace is superhero pace

 

[sales69]

What is everyone's fun running route for longer distances in Singaporere? I enjoy run-xploring new places. I did that as well when I travel overseas

Go along park connector network? If staying east side, many PCN to east coast then can extend to MBS side.

 

[xllms]

I will take note of that and try it when i’m back in singapore. Are they close to MRT station?

bishan mrt walk to most eastern part of bishan part approx. 10-15min.
yishun dam closest mrt station will be khatib, probably have to catch a grab. alternatively, you can do a u-turn at yishun dam and trace back yishun ave 1 and make a right turn at yishun ave 2 junction to run towards khatib mrt station.

 

[kaisin82]

bishan mrt walk to most eastern part of bishan part approx. 10-15min.
yishun dam closest mrt station will be khatib, probably have to catch a grab. alternatively, you can do a u-turn at yishun dam and trace back yishun ave 1 and make a right turn at yishun ave 2 junction to run towards khatib mrt station.

I know from Yishun dam, you can somehow continue to seletar camp if I remember correctly. Maybe I should really check this place out. Thanks for the idea!

 

[xllms]

Go along park connector network? If staying east side, many PCN to east coast then can extend to MBS side.

can try the following in town as well:
City Hall MRT station - Esplanade Park - Fullerton Road - Collyer Quay - Marina Bay Boulevard - MB Waterfront Promenade - Gardens by the Bay - Marina Barrage - Bay East Garden - Tanjong Rhu Promende - Tanjong Rhu Suspension Bridge - Singapore Stadium Promenade - Merdeka Bridge - Nicoll Highway and back at City Hall MRT station.

if more adventurous, after crossing Marina Barrage, turn right towards East Coast Park via Marina East Drive. And see how much ECP you can cover before heading back as per above route, or detour to a nearby MRT station.

 

[xllms]

Sembawang road is where Neesoon camp is? That will bring back some memories lol

run pass by Nee Soon camp entrance if memory serves me well.

 

[xllms]

Seletar camp will be on the other side of Seletar Airbase from Yishun Dam, so you have to run around the Seletar Airbase to reach the camp.

 

[xllms]

NTU is quite fun to run around but quite a bit of up slopes

so is NUS & Kent Ridge park.
can also try from western end of Kent Ridge Park run towards east to Mt Faber Park and ends at Sentosa broadwalk.

 

[GlassDoor]

can try the following in town as well:
City Hall MRT station - Esplanade Park - Fullerton Road - Collyer Quay - Marina Bay Boulevard - MB Waterfront Promenade - Gardens by the Bay - Marina Barrage - Bay East Garden - Tanjong Rhu Promende - Tanjong Rhu Suspension Bridge - Singapore Stadium Promenade - Merdeka Bridge - Nicoll Highway and back at City Hall MRT station.

if more adventurous, after crossing Marina Barrage, turn right towards East Coast Park via Marina East Drive. And see how much ECP you can cover before heading back as per above route, or detour to a nearby MRT station.

I do a variation of the above once or twice a month. start from novena area into cavenagh road connect to the above then east coast park then loop back to kallang then back home.. swee swee under 30km
start 6.30pm .. just nice for sunrise at MBS .. cooling and relatively safe(road traffic wise)

 

[xllms]

I am just a casual jogger doing 2 x 5km jog a week now

don't know what kind of shoes you will like and your feet pronation tendencies. Can consider the following:
特步xtep 2000km
李宁lining 赤兔8pro
361 eleos
乔丹qiaodan 强风3TR

 

[xllms]

I do a variation of the above once or twice a month. start from novena area into cavenagh road connect to the above then east coast park then loop back to kallang then back home.. swee swee under 30km
start 6.30pm .. just nice for sunrise at MBS .. cooling and relatively safe(road traffic wise)

wow! how often do you run 30km?

 

[kaisin82]

131 for HM.

Current goal is to try breaking sub 90 comfortably.

What’s your strategy for HM? Do you run same pace throughout? What kind of pace do you start off with?

 

[Ender]

here are my running shoes and sneakers, not including my court shoes and more formal shoes

Still lose to me. LOL

 

[GlassDoor]

wow! how often do you run 30km?

not often.. once or twice a month
beauty of that route is that it is variable.. by shortening the east coast park sketch before lopping back.. so 20-30km

 

[kaisin82]

just completed the run for the night! It’s a 75km week this week.