Heat

Three weeks after spending 20 hours in the Vietnamese mountains, I lined up in Perth hoping for 3:20 at best. I crossed the line in 3:15:54, a five-minute PB over Brisbane 2025, after drifting off my own pace plan from the very first kilometre. This post is mostly about why that plan was wrong, and why I’m glad I didn’t stick to it.

Running with eczema in Singapore and Malaysia can feel like negotiating with the weather every morning. Most advice around eczema and exercise tends to stop at “avoid sweat” or “stay cool”, which is not particularly realistic if you are trying to run consistently in Southeast Asia.

With temperatures often reaching 30°C or more, running in Singapore can be uncomfortable and even dangerous if you don’t take the necessary precautions. Fear no more, here are some of the tips I collected over the past 5 years to make the most of your running session.