the fahrenheit performance podcast

We talked to Ting Chun, better known as TC, long time cyclist and manager of the Draft Punk Race Team. After riding and racing with different clubs for over a decade, TC decided to for his own in the form of the Draft Punk Race Team. It is the culmination and progression from his years as a juniors coach and his own cycling experiences. Listen to TC's story of how we started as a cyclist with ANZA...

We talked to Aaron Kiss, part student, part model, fully fledged triathlete. Growing up in Singapore and delving into the world of triathlon, Aaron quickly rose to the top of the local racing scene. Listen to Aaron's story of how we started as a cyclist and moved into triathlon before some pretty major injuries set him back. Staying motivated and driven to succeed, Aaron has worked his way back in...

We talked to Rachel Longstaff, school teach, seriously fast runner and aspiring triathlete. Growing up in Singapore to a British father and Singaporean mother, listen to Rachel's story of she progressed through the British middle distance racing scene and lessons learned upon returning to Singapore as a working professional while still maintaining a very high level of performance. She discusses tr...

It was a great pleasure to have Singapore Cycling's High Performance Director Shayne Bannan on the podcast this week. Before coming to Singapore, listen to his facinating story of how after growing up in Darwin in the far north of Australia to progress on to be the head coach of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) then progressing onto to being the inaugural general manager for the GreenEdge W...

We talked to national duathlete Man Yun. Listen to her story of how she started out as a runner into one of the most dominant duathletes in Singapore. After representing Singapore in duathlon in 2021 & 2023, Man Yun is focused on having the race that she knows that is in her for 2025. In the meantime she frequently podiums local triathlons, duathlons, 70.3 & T100 races. Listen to find out...

We talked to Cyril Bedat, the CEO of Purpose Performance Wear and owner of Simple Active. Listen to Cyril's story of how he left the corporate world to join PURPOSE and SIMPLY ACTIVE and reshape both of them to the companies they are today in a relatively short time span. On top of running two companies, Cyril also has a wife & two kids and has somehow managed to find the time to train and qua...

We talked to Qing Xiang, the founder of Ascent Bicycles. Listen to QX's story of how he left the field of Biomedical Engineering to form ASCENT BICYCLES. This one if for the bike nerds as we delve into the world of Computational Fluid Dynamics, yaw angles, stalling wheels and transient analysis... all of which are needed to bring wheels and bikes from the design realm to reality.about the guest:Qi...

We talked to Arjun Kandikuppa, one of the regions best Age Group Triathletes. Listen to Arjun's journey from a complete newbie to the sport in 2016 to becoming to one of the regions most dominant Age Group triathletes. He shares some tricks and tips to training and racing for new triathletes and seasoned athletes alike.about the guest:Arjun Kandikuppa: @ajkandi_triracing how to get a hold of us:po...

We talked to Andrew Ong, one of the founders of Break the Cycle, a ground up initiative by cyclists to use cycling to break the cycle of reoffending in Singapore. Listen to Andrew's incredible story of how he was incarcerated when he was 18 years old for a gang fight and lived a life of drugs and alcohol addiction. It was only after he hit rock bottom that he went back to school to get his life ba...

We talked to GLEE (Georgienne Lee) the founder of Journ a new upstart Singaporean (not just a) cycling brand. Listen to Glee's story on how she fell deeply in love with cycling during Covid times and how that quickly escalated from a complete newbie on bike share rental bikes to becoming a fully fledge roadie. From these beginnings sparked an desire to start a new brand (Journ) to complement her n...

We talked to Dr Siong Hing, the Singapore Cycling Federation's (SCF) President. Listen to Dr Siong discuss the ins and outs of being the President of the SCF and what it takes to manages all the stakeholders in the Singapore Cycling Community and beyond. From volunteering to help purely to restart the national championships back in 2014 becoming the President, Dr Siong has come a long way and has...

We talked to Singapore Athletics Runner & National Triathlete Keane Ko. Listen to Keane's story on how he only discovered running as a 19 year old to becoming one of the fastest distance runners in Singapore today. After discovering running during poly, Keane has shown that with dedication and hard work you too can achieve lofty goals. Even as a full time NSMan he still finds time to run 100km...

We talked to National Triathlete Cedric Chua. Listen to Ceddy's story on how came in to Triathlon quite late to becoming one of the fastest Sprint Distance Triathletes in Singapore. After not even doing endurance sports during school, picking up cycling when he was 15, finding a coach, then finding a group of friends that grew to become some of the most dominant endurance athletes in Singapore eve...

We talked to Alfred Goh, the Inked Mechanic. Listen to Alfred's absolutely captivating story on how he learned from the school of hard knocks to becoming one of the most recognisable names in Singapore's bike wrenching scene over the last two decades. From dropping out of school when he was 15 after his father passed away, then patching tyres at a local bike store and to packing his bags and livin...

We talked to Andy Goh, the man behind the local cycling brand Wheel Angel. Listen to Andy's story on how he is taking to the more established international companies to becoming one of the most well know local cycling brands. From learning the trade under another upstart local cycling business, to building his own brand out his bedroom and taking it to what it is today. about the guest:wheel angel...

We talked to Alaric, PTO famous local bike mechanic Listen to Alaric's story on how he became the go to bike mechanic for local teams in the region. From humble beginnings as a struggling high school student who discovered cycling which grew into a passion for wrenching on bikes. He has gone on to support Singapore National teams, regional race teams and also an official race mechanic for T100 Sin...

We talked to Eric, the airbrush & bike painter extraordinaire. Listen to Eric's story on how he built PAINT EXTREME after following a dream 18 years ago to learn how to paint motorbikes from TV shows. Now he is known as THE bike painter in Singapore who you go to when you need custom work down to you bike / helmet etc. about the guest:Paint Extreme: @paintextremehow to get a hold of us:podcast...

We talked to Yen, the artist, graphic designer, leather craftsman and custom shoe painter. Listen to Yen's story on how he built HTFU GOODS over the past few years. It started as an escape from his everyday job which and along with Life Coaching, saved him from the depths of depression. Now he is known as the cycling shoe guy who paints cycling shoes and sneakers into one off creative masterpieces...

We talked to Cavan Chan, functional nutrition counsellor and sleep coach about all things recovery & sleep related. Listen to us talk about sleep & recovery strategies and tips and tricks on how to incorporate this into your endurance training routine.about the guest:Cavan Chan: @cavanchanhow to get a hold of us:podcast@fahrenheitperformance.com@fahrenheitperformancepodcast

We talked to Claire Jedrek, triathlete, mountain biker and former race car driver. In Part II, we continue our conversation with Claire and hear about her recent foray into 70.3 racing at Langkawi and her role as a mentor to some of Singapore's elite athletes to expose them to the world of sponsorship and public engagement.about the guest:Claire Jedrek: @clairejedrekhow to get a hold of us:podcast...

We talked to Claire Jedrek, TV presenter, triathlete, mountain biker and former race car driver. In Part I, listen to Claire's backstory of her journey in endurance sports from when she was a school runner all the way through to her career as Singapore's first female race car driver and how this helped her endurance sportsabout the guest: Claire Jedrek: @clairejedrekhow to get a hold of us: podcas...

We talked to Cheryl Tay, triathlete and founder of Rock the Naked TruthListen to Cheryl's backstory of how she overcame her demons of some pretty extreme eating disorders and excessive exercising. Learn how this made her stronger to start one of Singapore's most popular body positivity movements.about the guest:Cheryl Tay: @cheryltaySGRock the Naked Truth: @rockthenakedtruthSGhow to get a hold of...

We talked to Boon Kiak, SEA Games Bronze medallist and all round great guy. Listen to Boon's backstory of how he came from being a student cyclist to one of Singapore's most accomplished cyclists. Competing in three SEA Games' (2019 / 2021 / 2023) and winning a Bronze medal in the 2021 Criterium. about the guest:Yeo Boon Kiak: @boonkyeoPodiatryQuest:  @PodiatryQuestSG  how to get a hold of us:podc...

we talked to Willy Mun, the 2023 Singapore National Champion in the Road, Individual Time Trial, Team Time Trial ad the overall Road Series Champion. Listen to Willy's backstory of how he came back from injuries and less than ideal preparation but still be able to be so dominate for the entire year.about the guest:Willy Mun: @cranknpedalhow to get a hold of us:podcast@fahrenheitperformance.com@fah...

we talked to Zul Awab, the founder of Holycrit.. a fixed gear race that will be forever known for its underground origins and grassroots support. Listen to Zul's amazing backstory of this race and how it landed him in prison for "illegal street racing" which would be more commonly associated with cars.about the guests:Zul Awab: @zul.awabHolyCrit: @holycrithow to get a hold of us:podcast@fahrenheit...