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It there live view for this challenge ?

(10-09-2021, 10:38 PM)Blasterlord2 Wrote: [ -> ]This SRY quite childish. This kind of thing also wants to challenge people.

According to a press report, Soh's feat drew "a mix of reactions," with Soh himself elaborating that it drew "2 types of reactions" - one offering words of encouragement and the other had nothing but scorn for his effort. It's precisely because people poured scorn on his accomplishment that he issued an open challenge to anyone who thinks he's able to complete the 2.4 km run in under 7 minutes to do it, with $700 in prize money and 700 bottles of sports drink dangling in front. Apparently, Rui Yong was annoyed by the childishness of some netizens' comments, one of which remarked sardonically that "my army commando mate who smokes ran faster."

In your judgement, who is more childish - Soh or the sarcastic denizens? While some observers were tired of their childish  antics, I find it enormously exciting to issue a challenge to test people's running abilities and endurance. If you're super-fit with boundless energy, you're likely to relish the chance to rise to the challenge to prove yourself. But if you're no fitness buff and not very enamoured with exerting yourself, you won't give the challenge much thought. Personally I relished the thought of pushing my body to its physical limits in my younger days, but I suppose it's all a matter of opinion.

(12-09-2021, 07:44 PM)S I M T A N Wrote: [ -> ]According to a press report, Soh's feat drew "a mix of reactions," with Soh himself elaborating that it drew "2 types of reactions" - one offering words of encouragement and the other had nothing but scorn for his effort. It's precisely because people poured scorn on his accomplishment that he issued an open challenge to anyone who thinks he's able to complete the 2.4 km run in under 7 minutes to do it, with $700 in prize money and 700 bottles of sports drink dangling in front. Apparently, Rui Yong was annoyed by the childishness of some netizens' comments, one of which remarked sardonically that "my army commando mate who smokes ran faster."

In your judgement, who is more childish - Soh or the sarcastic denizens? While some observers were tired of their childish  antics, I find it enormously exciting to issue a challenge to test people's running abilities and endurance. If you're super-fit with boundless energy, you're likely to relish the chance to rise to the challenge to prove yourself. But if you're no fitness buff and not very enamoured with exerting yourself, you won't give the challenge much thought. Personally I relished the thought of pushing my body to its physical limits in my younger days, but I suppose it's all a matter of opinion.

I believe in doing things because they satisfy me, not because I want to challenge people. While I can run no where near SRY, I used to be a fitness enthusiast and could at least run 8:40 as my best timing. I do a couple of other things as well, which I don't think SRY can do, but I don't think there could be any comparison. 

Each of us is unique, and each can do things that others cannot. People whose ego get too big are childish, so are people who throw sarcastic remarks. 

In the whole scheme of things, all of us are very small and insignificant. These achievements don't mean anything. We live lives to fulfil our own destiny.

There's nothing new about covering the 2.4 km in under 7 minutes, if claims about speedsters running this distance in a sub-7 minute timing ring true. And these fleet runners are said to be from the SG Commando, Special Operations Force, Naval Diving Unit or are some fleet-footed civilians. In that case, those super-fast times clocked by the speedy gonzales have probably not been made public, unlike this Soh Rui Young's recent feat which received widespread media coverage.

Runners registering times of 7 minutes plus, though, are plentiful. I count myself as very fleet of foot, and used to clock around 7 1/2 minutes at the peak of my athletic prowess. However, I've grown older, and am something like an off-peak automobile that is no longer running at peak capacity. Though I'm consistently clocking a sub-8 min 45 sec timing now, it's more than a full minute longer than my best times in the halcyon days of my peak physical condition. But I'm not complaining for I'm still in fine fettle, and being able to run each day is great!

There's bound to be a gradual physical decline as one ages. Although Soh is already 30, he's still in his prime and shows no sign of  declining athletically. He's currently our fastest marathoner and holder of the national record in the 10,000 M. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon which really tests one's endurance as well. His recipe for his long track success is pretty obvious: he keeps himself in tip top condition by training intensively and competing in running events regularly. And of course having bags of stamina and strong, fast muscle fibres in his legs helped enormously.

For member here if run below 17 mins will get a mystery prize from soh.

(12-09-2021, 08:27 PM)S I M T A N Wrote: [ -> ]There's nothing new about covering the 2.4 km in under 7 minutes, if claims about speedsters running this distance in a sub-7 minute timing ring true. And these fleet runners are said to be from the SG Commando, Special Operations Force, Naval Diving Unit or are some fleet-footed civilians. In that case, those super-fast times clocked by the speedy gonzales have probably not been made public, unlike this Soh Rui Young's recent feat which received widespread media coverage.

Runners registering times of 7 minutes plus, though, are plentiful. I count myself as very fleet of foot, and used to clock around 7 1/2 minutes at the peak of my athletic prowess. However, I've grown older, and am something like an off-peak automobile that is no longer running at peak capacity. Though I'm consistently clocking a sub-8 min 45 sec timing now, it's more than a full minute longer than my best times in the halcyon days of my peak physical condition. But I'm not complaining for I'm still in fine fettle, and being able to run each day is great!

There's bound to be a gradual physical decline as one ages. Although Soh is already 30, he's still in his prime and shows no sign of  declining athletically. He's currently our fastest marathoner and holder of the national record in the 10,000 M. It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon which really tests one's endurance as well. His recipe for his long track success is pretty obvious: he keeps himself in tip top condition by training intensively and competing in running events regularly. And of course having bags of stamina and strong, fast muscle fibres in his legs helped enormously.

I am still waiting to see someone claiming the prizes from Soh.

(12-09-2021, 08:13 PM)Blasterlord2 Wrote: [ -> ]I believe in doing things because they satisfy me, not because I want to challenge people. While I can run no where near SRY, I used to be a fitness enthusiast and could at least run 8:40 as my best timing. I do a couple of other things as well, which I don't think SRY can do, but I don't think there could be any comparison. 

Each of us is unique, and each can do things that others cannot. People whose ego get too big are childish, so are people who throw sarcastic remarks. 

In the whole scheme of things, all of us are very small and insignificant. These achievements don't mean anything. We live lives to fulfil our own destiny.

Yeah, that's the spirit - taking on a challenge for personal gratification instead of daring others to take the challenge out of a sense of superiority, which is an arrogant way of behaving. That reminds me of a challenging situation I ran into many years ago. I'll chronicle the events that led to the challenge.

You see I'm a stair-climber rather than a lift user. Naturally I'll want to pound up and down the stairs at every opportunity to get more exercise. Whenever I visit my grandparents who live on the highest floor of a 17-story apartment building, I'll run up the flights of stairs to their flat on the 17th floor and jog down after leaving.

One day, after leaving their flat to buy some snack food for them, I returned using the staircase, as I'm wont to do. They then voiced concern about the health hazard of me over-exerting myself and possibly putting too much strain on my vital organs, esp my heart and lungs, which could be a real risk. They added that I wasn't getting any younger and hoped I'd start using the lift which they said was faster and much less taxing than pounding up the stairs.

Their words - that the lift was faster than me - set me to wondering if I could outrun the lift. Their words were still ringing in my ears when I got home. I toyed with the idea of racing with the lift in a mini-vertical marathon race to the topmost floor. I then decided to embark on a regimen of cardiovascular workouts to build up my speed, stamina and endurance with the aim of trying to beat the lift. After undergoing 2 weeks of training, which included dry runs up the flights of stairs to the 17th floor, I was raring to go.

On race day, my grandparents, with an incredulous look, tried to dissuade me from pulling this "dangerous stunt," but I wouldn't budge. As they were about to enter the lift on the ground floor with no other lift passengers, I made a dash for the stairwell and raced up the stairs. They rode the elevator to the topmost floor without stopping. When the lift door opened on the 17th floor, they could hardly believe their eyes when they saw me facing them, puffing and panting like carzy from sprinting. I had beaten the lift by mere seconds!

I derived what you call " self-satisfaction" from rising to a low-key challenge but it had the old folks worried sick!

(12-09-2021, 08:13 PM)Blasterlord2 Wrote: [ -> ] I do a couple of other things as well, which I don't think SRY can do, but I don't think there could be any comparison. 

Each of us is unique, and each can do things that others cannot. 

Mr Soh commented in a similar vein. He said he would not claim to be capable of everything they (the commandos) do.

While athletes like Soh Rui Yong are able to run very fast, other sportspeople have good spatial ability. They're better in hand-eye co-ordination, making them more proficient at ball sports such as football, basketball, golf, cricket, billiards or any game that involves estimating co-ordinates, and throwing, chasing something or aiming at a target. Being able to run speedily is only one aspect of sporting excellence; having superior spatial skills is another.

They're all good at different sports. Their measure of worth as an individual is related to how well they can run, kick a ball or hit a target. Oftentimes, it can be hard for even top sportspersons to live up to fans' expectations. In the pressure-cooker atmosphere of the sports world, it's common to see displays of temper, aggression, egotism and contempt for others.

(12-09-2021, 09:32 PM)dynamite Wrote: [ -> ]I am still waiting to see someone claiming the prizes from Soh.

What's all the hurry? All the speed demons will have ample time to train for the Pocari Sweat SG 2.4km Run on the 9th and 10th of next month. Come D-Day, the speedy runners, some of whom claimed to have run the 2.4 km distance under 7 minutes, will get the chance to strut their stuff under the watchful eye of Soh Rui Yong, officially recognized as the first and only sub-7min runner in the 2.4km.

My best was 9.15 something like that..not on track though. Around my camp. The last 200m or so was like using auto mode..dying for breathe and head going blank..

My best timing is 30mins no bbfa can beat me as I walk and play smartphone after 2mins...

(14-09-2021, 02:28 AM)S I M T A N Wrote: [ -> ]What's all the hurry? All the speed demons will have ample time to train for the Pocari Sweat SG 2.4km Run on the 9th and 10th of next month. Come D-Day, the speedy runners, some of whom claimed to have run the 2.4 km distance under 7 minutes, will get the chance to strut their stuff under the watchful eye of Soh Rui Yong, officially recognized as the first and only sub-7min runner in the 2.4km.

https://mothership.sg/2021/09/gurkha-soh-rui-yong-run/

We can crowd-source $7,000 prize-money for the Gurkha if he can beat Sorry Ong next month.

What SRY did was the kind of publicity we needed to raise the standard for many sports in Singapore. This is the type of motivation and talent scouting that made soccer so high standard in Brazil. Last time Singapore built many street soccer court but not much people play and no one is motivated.

In Facebook postings many are now calling out against SRY. Originally the challenge was opened to all in Singapore but apparently now a fit Gurkha has taken up the challenge but He mentioned that the Gurkha don't qualify as he is not a singaporean.

(09-09-2021, 07:31 PM)starbugs Wrote: [ -> ]It is difficult but I think many people can. This SRY is quite cocky.


https://sg.news.yahoo.com/soh-rui-yong-c...28702.html

Very curious, did he win any oylimpic medals?

The heat is on for the fastest runners in 2.4km... who will have the last laugh 

https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/athle...in-october

SRY should be commended for putting up the challenge that will encourage our soldiers to train harder. Good job SRY!

Lan Cell ..... later the whole Gurkha Regiments in SG come and race how? Many can hit below 7mins ...... Dr Soh becomes Dr Sohai Hong KAN Liow

(15-09-2021, 05:08 PM)Instinct Wrote: [ -> ]SRY should be commended for putting up the challenge that will encourage our soldiers to train harder. Good job SRY!

My sentiments exactly. If not for Mr Soh's blistering and well-publicized run in under 7 minutes, this 2.4km run would remain just another part of fitness test-takers' routine, with nothing out of the ordinary. For decades uniformed personnel and civilians alike have run this distance to gauge their fitness levels or for recreation. Never before has anyone running this mundane distance received so much public attention. When you come to think of it, all the bad publicity arising from the bickering among Soh and netizens could well turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Our forummer dynamite commented, "What SRY did was the kind of publicity we needed to raise the standard of many sports in Singapore."  He has a point there. This unusual event has in fact come under the glare of publicity with an open invitation to runners to meet the challenge of next month's 2.4km Run. When those running fanatics train extra-hard and do a lot of dry runs, their performance levels along with their times are bound to improve somewhat. Some casual runners may turn to serious running to prove themselves in the sport. This may bode well for the future of athletics in SG, which is evidently in need of reform. Now the magical numbers "2.4 km" will get everyone's attention.

(14-09-2021, 07:32 AM)Sharexchange Wrote: [ -> ]My best was 9.15 something like that..not on track though. Around my camp. The last 200m or so was like using auto mode..dying for breathe and head going blank..

Your time of 9min 15sec for the 2.4km run is by no means a slow time. It shows you're a relatively swift runner, You must have started out at a blistering pace only to end up huffing and puffing in the final stretch. Most runners know that the golden rule in distance running is to pace yourself so that you still have energy left near the end; otherwise, you'll wear yourself out.

(14-09-2021, 08:16 AM)ODA TETSURO Wrote: [ -> ]My best timing is 30mins no bbfa can beat me as I walk and play smartphone after 2mins...

Your time of 30 minutes must be one of the slowest around here. If it is entered in the record book as the slowest time, I'll bet nobody will want to better or equal it. Anyway, waliking is good for the soul, and it is infinitely better than being a couch potato. A lot of health problems is caused by our sedentary lifestyles. It is good to get off our butt and get moving. Exercise keeps us young and vital.

(15-09-2021, 11:35 AM)surfer Wrote: [ -> ]In Facebook postings many are now calling out against SRY. Originally the challenge was opened to all in Singapore but apparently now a fit Gurkha has taken up the challenge but He mentioned that the Gurkha don't qualify as he is not a singaporean.

Someone just want to bring him down. Now mobilise mercenary also. If still can't beat will try get talent from SEA. If still cannot maybe from Africa, Jamaica and USA.

(15-09-2021, 11:35 AM)surfer Wrote: [ -> ]In Facebook postings many are now calling out against SRY. Originally the challenge was opened to all in Singapore but apparently now a fit Gurkha has taken up the challenge but He mentioned that the Gurkha don't qualify as he is not a singaporean.

My understanding of the situation is that previously the rules stipulated that non-S'poreans are welcome to partake in the Run but are ineligible to claim the prizes. It isn't Soh who set the rules but the organizer of the Run, believed to be SG Athletics in collaboration with businesses.

The last I heard, Soh has just secured prize money amounting to $1,500 for the first Gurkha who breaks the current Gurkha record of 6 min 58 sec set by Subas. Another $1.5 K will be awarded to the first NS man or regular who blazes 2.4 km in under 7 minutes, and last but not least, $1.5 K awaits the S'porean who breaks Soh's existing record of 6 min 53.18 sec.

Our thanks are due in no small measure to sponsors Novastella, Prodel & Black Dot. The reality is that you can't race without sponsorship.

Not incidentally, Soh is the one who unselfishly invited Subas, Gurkha record holder, to the Pocari Sweat Run on Oct 9 &10. And he is a good sport who has secured the cold cash  from the good sponsors to be given out as prizes to the Gurkhas as well as to the others.

(15-09-2021, 06:28 PM)Tangsen Wrote: [ -> ]Lan Cell ..... later the whole Gurkha Regiments in SG come and race how? Many can hit below 7mins ...... Dr Soh becomes Dr Sohai Hong KAN Liow

So far only one Gurkha has managed to achieve a sub-7 time for the 2.4km run. The rest of the Gurkha contingent has not been showered with the same praises that have been lavished on Subas Gurung - their speediest runner - probably because their times are nothing to shout about. So there's very little likelihood of the Gurkha force outrunning the likes of Soh Rui Yong.

The Gurkhas are known for their combative prowess rather than their athletic prowess. They're mostly in good physical condition, trained to face danger as it presents itself. And it is because of their combative attitude, loyalty to their pay master and readiness to protect and guard establishments that nations such as SG and HK love to hire these mercenaries from Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world.

A sub-7-minute run is the only time that matters. On current form and times, the race is a toss-up between Soh and Subas. Those whose best runs are above 7 minutes hardly come into the reckoning, and there's no lack of such "second stringers" in the large field of over 2,000 paricipants. Beware of the self-proclaimed and the so-called sub-7 dark horses, though. We can't discount the possibility of them springing a major upset.