Tay Ping Hui and Rui En's take on the Nike Human Race 
A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY
TAY PING HUI and RUI EN are leading a Battle-Of-The-Sexes face-off at this year’s 10km Nike+ Human Race. The team which clocks the most miles in the weeks leading up to the race will win money for charity. We check in on the sweaty celebs.
Longest Distance ever run
Ping Hui: "About 20km. I've taken part in quite a few marathons, and I've also done a triathlon."
Rui En: "6km in JC, which was for field hockey training."
Best 2.4km time Ping Hui: "I can't remember... 9 minutes? But that's many years ago. I'm a fragile old man now."
Rui En: "14 minutes. I absolutely detested 2.4km runs. I only re-discovered the joy of running in recent months."
Training method Ping Hui: "I've been trying to clock some miles whenever I can, mixing long distances with interval training. No personal trainer or special diet, just a potful of enthusiasm and lots of fluids."
Rui En: "My filming schedule has been intensive, so I’ve had no time to train. I’ve never tried a protein shake in my life, and I’m sure eating my favourite chicken rice is a sufficient diet plan."
I think I’ll finish the race in...
Ping Hui: "I'm aiming to clock-in in under one hour for the 10km race. But it's not the timing, really. I might even run alongside smebody if they needed me to."
Rui En: "Depends on how fast the trishaw uncle I hired can pedal. Actually, I’m a newbie runner, so I’m here to have fun. No pressure."
I’ve been trying to recruit people to my team by.. Tay Ping Hui: "I’m confident more guys will join because… of Rui En! They’re not joining the run to see me, right?"
Rui En: "Since I haven’t had time, my fan club has been a big help."
The Nike Human Race is on Oct 24. To help Tay Ping Hui or Rui En clock more miles before they big day, log on to www.nikeplus.com.sg to register. You’ll need to buy a Nike Sportsband to upload your running distance and add to your team’s miles. So far, the guys are ahead by over 9,000 km and have won $20,000 out of the $50,000 prize (the contest is conducted in five stages over six weeks).
Taken from this week's edition fo 8 Days (issue no. 991)
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