the fahrenheit performance podcast

We welcomed National Triathletes and 2025 SEA Games medalists Tey Yi Jun (Silver x2) and Herlene Yu (Bronze x3) to the red seats this week. Straight from the SEA Games, we caught up with this power couple as they started their offseason. With the stories and anecdotes still fresh in their minds, we downloaded the year is has been leading up to Singapore Triathlon's most successful SEA Games me...

We welcomed National Cyclist Dalvin Koh to the red seats this week. Fresh from the SEA Games, we caught up with Dalvin as he gave us a recap on how the race went and how he made his debut in Thailand as a 30 year old. At that age many athletes are winding down their careers, but Dalvin is just getting started. Having ridden bikes on and off for most of his youth, Dalvin really started training har...

We welcomed husband and wife full Ironman duo Nathan Jon Sing and Abigail Low to the red seats this week. For most of us doing a Full Ironman is a daunting task in itself, but try Abigail and Nathan for some reason decided in January to sign up for Busselton Ironman this year without ever even completing a sprint distant triathlon before. In Abigail's case, she didn't even know how to swim freesty...

We welcomed Farris Rahman - National Skateboarder, High Performance Sports Manager and SEA Games 2025 debutant to the red seats this week. Farris' journey is nothing short of extraordinary, starting skateboarding at four years old, tagging along with his older brother, he has reached many highs and just as many lows and is finally about to make his SEA Games debut at the age of 31. For many sk...

We welcomed everybody's favourite bike packer Ram back to the red seats this week. We caught up with Ram and his adventures and pick up where we left off after recording episode 63 (when he left his job and all his worldly possessions behind, and embarked on a solo journey from Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Cambodia - Laos - Vietnam - China by bike). The wonderful thing about Ram's sto...

We welcomed Emily Sambrook Smith, the recent overall AG winner at Langkawi on her 70.3 debut, T100 Singapore, 2025 MetaSprint Series and perpetual motion machine to the red seats this week. Listen to Emily's stories grit, determination, setbacks and the grind it took to have her breakout year in triathlon in 2025 and none of them where even her "A Race" which is the upcoming T100 Wor...

We welcomed Captain Awesome, professional triathlete and coach Guy Crawford to the red seats this week. Listen to Guy's stories from his life over the past 16 years as a professional triathlete and 14 as a triathlon coach. We sat down and discussed how he started and what I took to break into the world of being a professional triathlete. As fun as it sounds, its not all a bed of roses once you...

We welcomed back past guests, triathletes Arjun (episode 22) and Philipp (episode 53) to the red seats this week. After coming in third and fourth in their respective age groups respectively at the recent 70.3 Langkawi, we sat down to discuss the race, the leadup and everything in Langkawi. Listen their stories of training, the scorching hot race and the battles they had to endure to fight for the...

We welcomed professional photographer and generally goofy guy Haiqal Anwar to the red seats this week. After riding fixies as a youth, Haiqal was drawn to cycling and the many sub-cultures associated with it. After toiling away as an assistant early in his career, he finally got his big break and has landed some big clients not just in the cycling and has established himself as a photographer in h...

We welcomed national duathlete and med student Rachel Hew to the red seats this week. After only taking up running and endurance sports during her university days, Rachel has really taken to the multi sport events over the past five years competing races across the region. After trying them all, she eventually fond her niche in the duathlon and has now set her sights on a medal in the upcoming SEA...

We welcomed a very special guest, a runner, triathlete, coach and cancer survivor Tammi Lim to the red seats this week. Since October is breast cancer awareness month, we sat down with Tammi to hear her story of grace, resilience and strength as she tackled the toughest race of her life: beating cancer. As a seasoned triathlete and distance runner, Tammi has accomplished it all, podiumed at races...

We welcomed a veteran of the cycling industry in Singapore, VJ Varada to the red seats this week. After getting his start in the industry almost 20 years ago, VJ built a solid reputation with at various bike shops, finally finding himself at Cannasia then Specialized SEA teaching bike fit protocols to the stores around the region and being heavily involved in the product management for the company...

We welcomed Singapore BMX legend Chee Keong (CK) to the red seats this week. Listen to CK's stories from the past 25 years of living and breathing BMX and mountain biking. After medaling while representing Singapore in the X-Games, Asian Games to winning National Championships and local street competitions, CK really has nothing left to prove. Even so, he still regularly pins on a race number...

We welcomed mega ultra-runner and founder of the Singapore Falcons Run Club, Chris Timms to the red seats this week. After only really becoming a serious trail runner upon moving to Singapore less than ten years ago, Chris has become a powerhouse in the trail and ultra running community all the while juggling family life and a prominent position in an international school. Listen to Chris' sto...

We welcomed the familiar faces of twins Bernice & Eunice Tan to the red seats this week. Listen to Bernice & Eunice's stories on their triathlon journeys and how they juggle their time as athletes and starting out in their respective professional fields as fresh graduates. If you are into the local triathlon scene, you've probably seen them at the races, but may or may not know the...

We welcomed Louisa Middleditch, a SEA Games Medalist, Age Group World Champion and Singaporean National Triathlete to the red seats this week. Listen to Louisa's stories on how she juggles her PhD studies, training 20+ hours a week and her national duties as a triathlete. As a pure triathlete with almost 20 years of racing from when she was a little kid, through adolescence and now in adulthoo...

We welcomed Pham Tan, a Singapore skateboarding legend to the red seats this week. Listen to Pham's stories from the past 25+ years of street skating Singapore and how it shaped him and inspired him to start his own skateboard coaching business. Starting out skating the streets in Singapore to forming lifelong friendships, Pham's stories intertwine with many others in endurance athlete lan...

We welcomed Arfan Faisal, collector of national championships to the red seats this week. Listen to Arfan's stories of how he only started racing cross country XC mountain biking at 3 years old and has since risen through the ranks of all the cycling disciplines throughout the years. Now a senior member or the National team, focused on road racing and deep into preparation for the 2025 SEA Gam...

We welcomed Brayden Toh, national junior cyclist to the red seats this week. Listen to Brayden's stories of how he only started racing about 3 years ago but has quickly risen up through the ranks to now being on the National Development Team at only 18 years of age. We hear about his his journey from being a later night gamer during secondary school, to dedicating his training, diet and lifest...

We had Luke Wong, national downhill mountain bike to the red seats this week. Listen to Luke's stories of how he started racing as a 3 year old and now 15 years later, representing Singapore. We hear about his passion for DH mountain biking, his fears, injuries and what it takes to race against the best.... downhill. What is downhill racing? Why did he start so young? why does he love DH do mu...

We had Regine Goh, national triathlete and competitive swimmer in the red seats this week. Listen to Regine's stories from her past as a talented swimmer, life in the Singapore Sports School which ultimately led to her life as a triathlete representing Singapore on the worlds stage. What does the ideal triathlete look like? Is triathlon her full-time gig? What at the tricks and tips to overcoming...

We had Maurice Wong, the co-captain of the Singapore Rugby Union Team, in the red seats this week. Listen to Maurice's journey as a sports person in Singapore, picking up rugby as a CCA in primary school to ultimately representing Singapore on the worlds stage and taking his skills abroad to test himself against some of the best in the world. What does it take to stay at the top? Is rugby his full...

We had one of the regions most successful triathletes Elaine Young from Elevate Performance Coaching in the clinic this week. Not only does Elaine have a full time job as a Tax Business Manager for an MNC, she is a life and triathlon coach and a very competitive AG triathlete. She has had multiple age group wins in Ironman races in the region, and has finished two KONA world champions as well as o...

We had GLEE (Georgienne Lee) the founder of Journ back in the red seats this week. Glee recorded episode 20 with us where she described what it took to start a new brand (Journ) born from her passion for cycling and endurance sports. One year on, we touched base again and talked about the highs and lows of being your own boss and starting your own business. What worked, what didn't, what she w...

We welcomed RockStarArms Natalie Dau, Singapore's favourite Guinness World Record Holder and mega-ultrarunner to the clinic this week. Listen to Nat's story as how she started hobby runner after arriving in Singapore 21 years ago as a young and impressionable corporate go getter, to being an ultra running superstar. After reinventing herself multiple times as a basketball player, then mast...