Singapore is considered one of the safest countries in the world. We jog through park connectors at 11:00 PM, run along dimly lit paths with noise-canceling headphones, and some people even leave their belongings unattended when they go for their run!.
However, low crime does not mean no crime.
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It’s that time of the year when the old folks at home warn you against late-night jogs so you don’t accidentally step on someone’s burnt offer, kick a joss stick, or offend the “Good Brothers.”
We all know it is completely futile to tell an endorphin-chasing runner to stay indoors. If you must get your mileage in during the Hungry Ghost Festival, proceed at your own risk. Here are 5 places best avoided after dark—unless you’re looking for an involuntary PR powered by pure terror.
You have been warned…
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There are just three and a half months left until Singapore’s biggest running event: the BYD Singapore International Marathon 2026. If you have signed up but haven’t started training yet, it’s time to lace up your shoes and hit the road.
To help you achieve your goal, Xtep and Key Power Sports have launched the X-Run SG Training Camp. Designed for runners looking to set a personal best (PB) at the marathon,
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But there are warm-up and there are warm-up. Some people just shake their body a bit and think it is enough. Others go through a whole sequence of stretches – bending forward to touch the toes, pulling the leg backward… and then there are those that casually run 5 mins before they starts their run proper.
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In the concrete jungle of Singapore (where it’s always hot, humid, and sometimes extremely wet), runners of all shapes and sizes and paces roam free.
From East Coast Park to MacRitchie, from Marina Bay to Bedok Reservoir, thousands of runners emerge before sunrise every weekend be it for a casual run, a social run or a race. While scientists classify humans into one species (Homo sapiens), runners like our early cousin, Hominoidea can be classified into different sub-species.
After years of careful observation (and taking thousands and thousands of race photographs), we at Running Shots has identified several common species found in the Singapore’s concrete jungle.
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