Marathon #6 : Genghis Khan MTB Adventure & Grassland Extreme Marathon

How it began

Towards the year end, during my resting season, I will start plan and prepare for the races on the second year.  This race was done in 2013,  time flies and it has already been 2 years since the race had passed.  I signed on this race because I was already getting very tired about the races in Singapore.  Being a small country, we do not have the luxury of wide spaces and scenic locations for run.  Thus the bare minimum of only 2 full marathons a year did not really satisfy my desire and needs for having to run more.  This is when we started to venture out.  Actually, in 2012, I was already travelling to many places regionally for races.  Therefore at the end of 2012, I began to think about going even further.  One site that I find very useful for me to research on the races to go for is http://marathons.ahotu.com/ .  This site categories the types of races based on Month, Countries and Distance.  It allows me to know when will be a good time to go and based on my budget, which are the ones I can go.

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Marathon #2: THE SUNDOWN Marathon in Singapore

First organised by the Sports organisation, Hivelocity Singapore,  in 2008, and the event has continued ever since since. From a humble attendance of just over 6,000 in the first year, Sundown Marathon’s registration is expected to reach 30,000 for the third straight year in 2015, making it Asia’s largest night marathon once again. Being the nation’s[…]