Ah! The pre-race jitters or the feeling we get on the morning of the race day. Anyone who runs can relate to this feeling irrespective of whether you are a professional athlete or someone who has just started running. Hence, it is not something we can escape but the key is to learn to manage

These days, many people will not think of heading out for a run without a GPS tracker of some sort, be it a tracking app on the mobile phone, or a GPS watch. A GPS watch can provide the runner with data such as distance, time elapsed, pace, speed, calories burnt and even heart rate.

If you’ve ever come to one of Running Department’s Saturday training sessions, you may be familiar with a sign like this:     During the training leading up to races such as Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, Running Department offers a wide range of pace groups between 5:20/km to 7:49/km to train with every Saturday. These

The modern marathon elites are truly breathtaking to watch. The present world record stands at 2hrs 02min by Dennis Kimetto of Kenya . That's a mind blowing pace of 2min 55s per km, for over 42km. But would you be able to guess the winning time in the men's Olympic marathon in

Running Department returns for the third year as the Official Pacers for The Straits Times Run! Yesterday, the pacers from the Running Department led a special sunset run organised exclusively  for the 18.45km participants. Runners enjoyed the sunset and the picturesque scenery as they ran along Punggol Waterway Park with the

The SCSM 2018 Training Programme features a series of activities tailored to help runners train towards 8th & 9th December. Yesterday, at 9 AM this programme was officially launched at Vivocity with a myriad of activities. I reached the event venue early, and noticed the official pacers from Running Department mingling with the public runners.