Six personalities from Singapore’s ONE FM 91.3 will compete in the Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2016 urban obstacle race on March 13.
Glenn Ong, Cheryl Miles, Elliot Danker, Harry Corro, Andre Hoeden and Shaun Tupaz, who will compete in the race for the very first time, all share the desire to challenge themselves and inspire One FM listeners to follow suit.
The annual Men’s Health Urbanathlon, a highlight on the Singapore running calendar, will feature nine obstacles on a 14km course – including an all-new CrossFit-based obstacle – a first for any run here, with a finale obstacle promising to end the race with a bang.
“My 2016 resolution is to be fitter, faster and stronger than last year,” says ONE FM’s Breakfast Show DJ Glenn Ong. “I don’t think there’s anything else like MHU. It’s like an outing; you can do the race at your own pace and time depending on what level you want to push yourself to. Just enjoy the morning and the race. You’re not competing against anybody but yourself.”
Glenn is running the obstacle race with his buddy, and hopes fellow Urbanathletes will also invite their training partners.
DJ Cheryl Miles is also equally psyched. “Getting through the obstacles will require balance, core strength, stamina and agility which are all part of my fitness goals for this year,” she says.
Producer Shaun Tupaz, who says two of his 2016 goals are to have arms like Chris Hemsworth and abs like Channing Tatum. “Before the Urbanathlon came along, I was just watching their movies and mentally sculpting my body to look like them, but now I’m hitting the gym more frequently to prove I have what it takes to get a Hollywood body.”
For Harry Corro, who can be heard on weekends at ONE FM 91.3, the timing could not be better. “The Urbanathlon in March is perfect to get me started on training for the year, straight after the holidays and into an active lifestyle for 2016.”
News and sports DJ Elliott Danker says, “The thing I love about training for such events is that it forces you to be extra disciplined. You have to stick to your workout plan or you’ll suffer at the event. I’ve already started on 5km runs, and will be increasing it to 10, 15 and 20km gradually. I’ll also be doing more intensive kettlebell workouts and work on my diet.”