Best News Website or Mobile Service WAN-IFRA Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2022 Best News Website or Mobile Service Digital Media Awards Worldwide 2022 SINGAPORE: A day after her achievement of running 1,000km from Thailand to Singapore over 12 days, Natalie Dau looked remarkably relaxed. Perhaps it is because she has had seven hours of sleep instead of her usual two. Or that she is finally enjoying the air-conditioning in a hotel room instead of baking in 39 degrees Celsius heat or dodging wild dogs.
Dau's legs are swollen - she plans to see a doctor later in the day - but she looks at ease. After all, the 52-year-old has accomplished what she set out to do. Her feat through Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore on foot has earned her the Singapore record for the "Fastest 1,000km Thailand-Singapore Ultramarathon".
Her entry to the Guinness World Record for the "Fastest Crossing of Peninsular Malaysia on Foot" is pending official certification. Plus, she has raised about S$50,000 (US$37,000) for GRLS, a charity which works to elevate women and girls through sport and exercise, as well as help them develop leadership skills. "A lot of people didn't believe I could do it," Dau told CNA on Thursday (Jun 6).
"I'm not offended that they say that ...
(The accomplishment) is a crazy thing to wrap your head around." TWO MARATHONS A DAY An avid ultramarathoner, Dau had been looking to do something a little "crazier", something more of a "personal journey" rather than signing up for just a.
