Back after a 2 week hiatus where Mr Soh was breaking the 5,000m National Record (14:36.22) and winning the hot and hilly SCORE Half Marathon (1:11:52)!

Welcoming Dr Ong Kian Ming as our first POLITICIAN on the pod. A former deputy minister in Malaysia and an avid runner, Dr Ong breaks down the Malaysian road running scene with us, including this past weekend's SCORE Marathon.

About Dr Ong:

Ong Kian Ming is a Malaysian politician and lecturer. He served as the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry in Mahathir Mohamad's seventh cabinet from July 2018 to February 2020, and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bangi from May 2018 to November 2022, and Serdang from May 2013 to May 2018.

Prior to joining politics, Ong was a senior lecturer at the UCSI University and a prominent political analyst, whose articles were published in news portals such as Malaysiakini, Malaysian Insider and The Edge.

Ong, a Fulbright scholar, holds a doctorate in political science from Duke University. He also has a master's degree in economics from Cambridge University and a bachelor's degree in economics from the London School of Economics. He completed his O- and A-levels at the Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in Singapore respectively, where he was a Raffles cross country runner.

Most substance ever covered on our pod after a historic weekend.

Recapping a huge weekend for Singapore distance running at the 2026 Gold Coast Marathon, HM and 10km.

The time warping women's HM record (2016 -> 2019 -> 1996 -> 2026).

Jordan Donnelly - Online Troll?

How Singapore Athletics can better optimise OCTC to prevent leakage and better support all events?

How Soh Rui Yong will connect Singapore distance running to the world.

Amir's Belgian summer race circuit.

Romaine and Amir's predictions for the Pocari Sweat 2.4km National Championships.

Malaysian marathon ace Ni Jia has enjoyed a meteoric rise to the top of the running scene while working his day job in IT. He's also not afraid to question the policies of the Malaysian sports officials despite warnings of potential backlash...

On Episode 15, Ni Jia breaks down the convoluted selection process Malaysia Athletics Federation yesterday announced for the 2027 SEA Games that Malaysia will be hosting, his plans to make the team, and more.

Register for the Pocari Sweat 2.4km National Championship here. Special shoutout to the ladies - we have a few more spots available for you! https://pocarisweat.com.sg/2400m

Our first ever Malaysian guest!

Is Esther a runfluncer?

How did she go from Wushu to running to triathlon to fastest ever half marathoner in Malaysian history?

Will Malaysia host a triathlon at the 2027 SEA Games?

All this and more on Episode 14!

Boomshakalaka! Our BEST guest yet? Nick Bester joins the podcast to talk about how he quit his banking job to be a running coach, almost gave up after a year, but then a timely break rocketed Best Athletics into the empire it is today. Lots of hard questions too from our loyal listeners too:

Does Nick think he is a runfluencer?

Why move to Winchester?

What negative comments have stuck with him the most?

What happened with Matt Fox?

Why did Nick and Anya Culling stop working together after great success and her first England vest?

Who is Nick Bester and what comes next for him and Best Athletics?

All this and more on Episode 13 of the RunSohFast Podcast.

Our longest episode yet with more stories than ever before!

Why did Pranav quit running at 16 years old before becoming a National Schools cross country, 1500m and 5000m triple gold medalist at 18?

How did Pranav go from being a bridge card player to a triple champion and the best schoolboy athlete in Singapore?

Why does Pranav hate the 1500m and prefer the half marathon?

Is he Jeeva 2.0?

Experiences being coached by Lim Kien Mau and then Fabian William?

All this and more answered here.

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From battling injury and depression as an athlete whose whole world was sprinting, to now a young coach mentoring the best athletes in Singapore (100m to 1500m), Coach Khai is perhaps one of the most beloved figures in Singapore Athletics.

How did he overcome depression and his demons?

What makes a former sprinter a top middle distance coach now?

Which athlete has the biggest ego in Singapore in his view?

Does he know he has a huge backside?

Coach Khai answers all this and more on Episode 11 of the RunSohFast Podcast. Enjoy.

Choo Ling Er gives us our most inspiring episode yet! After a near death bike crash in 2010 that resulted in 2 broken legs and a blood clot in her brain, Ling Er has embraced her second chance at life to the fullest - becoming Singapore's greatest ultra-endurance athlete ever. From 2018-2023, her 9hr 38min Ironman performance was the best by any Singaporean - man or woman.

Overcoming an unfortunate race week bug, Romaine raced 2 season's best at the Taiwan Open 800m and 1500m, tentatively earning a place on Singapore's team for the World Road Running Championships (Mile).

After over 10 years with Coach Elangovan and Trackstar Athletics, Romaine embraced a new coaching setup and training philosophy at the start of 2026 when she joined Coach Khai and Oldham Athletics. We explore a typical week of training with Oldham middle distance, and more.

We host our first non-distance running guest! National Record Holder Kerstin Ong joins the pod and recounts her journey as a full-time influencer funding her athletics career and setting national records on the side.