30 Dec 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
When we get injured, it is usually due to these factors – overtraining (and hence fatigue), incorrect technique or as a result of an accident. Other than the latter, the other two can be prevented. Overtraining can be solved by reducing intensity and volume to help you cope with the training load....
Read more → 06 Dec 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
When I saw the medal that the full marathon runners received at last year's Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM), I was like, "Wah! I want the medal, it's so big!" So yeah I went ahead to sign up for this year's SCSM and I got the medal (a bloody hard-earned one)... but not without first completing...
Read more → 19 Nov 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
When I was first presented with the proposition – to drive the Audi A4 2.0 TFSI up to Genting from Singapore and back on one tank of fuel – I immediately doubted it. “How is that possible?” I remember saying over the phone. But after 10 hours of driving and over 800km clocked, I was thoroughly...
Read more → 30 Oct 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
After completing the full distance at Ironman Malaysia last year, I decided I would only do the half-distance this time (phew I'm glad I did lol). Coming into this race, a large part of me wanted to get it over and done with. The past few months have been quite busy with work and I’ve been tired that...
Read more → 02 Oct 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
Specialized Asia celebrated its 10th anniversary in Singapore and they had Tim Don in town for a few days. Tim is the Ironman world record holder (7:40:23) and also one of the most inspiring athletes of all time. If you don't know Tim's story, here it is in a nutshell: He had set the world record...
Read more → 01 Oct 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
Your girl's on the cover! Aaaaahhhhhhh!! Super grateful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grace the cover of RUN magazine's Oct/Nov 2019 issue with Theragun Singapore (WeAreReady.sg). What a great start to the birthday month! Pick up your copy and read more about the benefits of percussive...
Read more → 01 Sep 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
I've been to the south of New Zealand four years ago (see my posts on Queenstown, Wanaka and Mount Cook) and it is so beautiful there that when my friends suggested going there for a holiday, I said yes without hesitation. Previously I went in the summer and now it's winter, so that will already be a little...
Read more → 17 Aug 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
You might have seen these photos on my Facebook/Instagram, where I had the chance to be a lingerie model for a day! :D I was really thrilled for this opportunity to work with Kate from Perk by Kate for this. We did an Instagram call-out for ladies who want to be part of this campaign and it was so hard...
Read more → 25 Jun 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
I've been wanting to host a runcation for the longest time and I'm so glad that it finally happened. A runcation, in case you are wondering, is literally a running vacation. So yes, you go for holiday and you run there! For the inaugural ROCKrunners runcation, aka #ROCKruncation, we headed to Pangkor...
Read more → 24 Jun 2019
Posted by Cheryl Tay 
Thank you to the Singapore Women's Weekly for featuring me in this! Yes, I took off my clothes for the camera again - but hey, all for a good cause. It took me a long, long, long time to reach this point where I am THIS comfortable with my body. Ironically, when I was at my thinnest (after all the crazy...
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