Dr Arthur Tjandra’s Facebook account was terminated by Facebook in September 2016. As he can no longer share his favorite race photos with his friends and relatives on Facebook, he has now re-posted those photos on this blog. He will continue to post all his race photos here. When he took part in his first race back in 2004, he promised himself that he would compete in at least 80 races by the time he is 80 years old. As of 2017, Dr Arthur Tjandra who is in his mid-40s, has competed in more than 40 races. Let’s wish him good health, so that he can continue to run up to and beyond the age of 80!

Dr Arthur Tjandra does not have any social media account. Therefore, if you see any social media account (e.g. Friendster, My Space, ICQ, etc) using his name and pictures, that is definitely a fake account! Dr Arthur Tjandra only posts his photographs, mostly photographs taken during his race trips, on this blog.

The following selected photos tell his life story.

Early to mid-1990s: Life as a medical student.

At University of Wales, College of Medicine:

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At University of Sydney School of Medicine:

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Mid- to late 1990s: Life as an intern and medical officer.

At Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney:

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2000-2008: post-graduate specialty training in Singapore.

Some photos taken with prominent figures in Singapore:

With President Wee Kim Wee:

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With President S. R. Nathan:

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With A/Prof Fong Poh Him

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With Dr Pierre Fournier

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And of course, not forgetting some of the most memorable shots taken at his marathon/duathlon/triathlon races!

First Race: Osim Singapore Triathlon 2004:

Singapore Duathlon 2005:

Completion of his first full marathon distance race in Dec 2005, approx. 2 years after Dr Arthur Tjandra first picked up running as a hobby in Jan 2004:

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2005:

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Singapore Duathlon 2006:

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2007:

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Photo shoot Oct 2008:

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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2012:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2013:

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In 2013, Dr Arthur Tjandra took part in his last full marathon race at Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon. 2014 is the year he downgrades from full marathon to half marathon races, as he simply does not have the time and conducive environment to train for full marathon. He is a decent sub-2-hour half-marathoner, but a pathetic 5-hour marathoner.

With such bad timing in his last full marathon race, Dr Arthur Tjandra is determined to focus on and train for half marathon races.

Last full marathon race, Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2013:

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Maldives 2014:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2015:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2017:

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Sydney Marathon 2017:

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Brisbane Marathon 2018:

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Sydney Marathon 2018:

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Melbourne Marathon 2018:

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  1. My virgin race: Osim Singapore Triathlon 28 Aug 2004
  2. First State Visit to People’s Republic of China Oct-Nov 2004
  3. Singapore Duathlon 13 Mar 2005
  4. Osim Singapore Asian Triathlon Championship 2 Jul 2005
  5. New Balance Real Run Sentosa 28 Aug 2005
  6. Army Half Marathon Singapore 11 Sep 2005
  7. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2005
  8. Singapore Duathlon 26 Feb 2006
  9. Phuket International Marathon 18 Jun 2006
  10. Army Half Marathon Singapore 27 Aug 2006
  11. Singapore Oakley City Duathlon 20 May 2007
  12. Siemens Run Kuala Lumpur 8 July 2007
  13. Army Half Marathon Singapore 26 Aug 2007
  14. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2 Dec 2007
  15. Army Half Marathon Singapore 24 Aug 2008
  16. Photo Shoot Oct 2008
  17. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 7 Dec 2008
  18. Tribob Sprint Series Singapore Duathlon 15 Mar 2009
  19. Army Half Marathon Singapore 16 Aug 2009
  20. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 6 Dec 2009
  21. Long Beach Marathon 17 Oct 2010
  22. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 5 Dec 2010
  23. Army Half Marathon Singapore 4 Sep 2011
  24. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2011
  25. Tokyo Marathon 26 Feb 2012
  26. Paris Marathon 15 Apr 2012
  27. Gold Coast Airport Marathon 1 Jul 2012
  28. Army Half Marathon Singapore 9 Sep 2012
  29. Behind the scene: Channel News Asia documentary TV show, Nov 2012
  30. Seoul Marathon 17 Mar 2013
  31. Gold Coast Airport Marathon 7 Jul 2013
  32. Army Half Marathon Singapore 1 Sep 2013
  33. Sydney Marathon 22 Sep 2013
  34. Melbourne Marathon 13 Oct 2013
  35. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2013
  36. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 7 Dec 2014
  37. Gold Coast Marathon 5 Jul 2015
  38. Melbourne Marathon 18 Oct 2015
  39. Vienna City Marathon 10 Apr 2016
  40. Gold Coast Marathon 3 Jul 2016
  41. Sydney Marathon 18 Sep 2016
  42. Melbourne Marathon 16 Oct 2016
  43. Jeju Olle Trails Run 22 Jun 2017
  44. Mount Namsan Seoul Run 26 Jun 2017
  45. Gold Coast Marathon 2 Jul 2017
  46. Brisbane Marathon 6 Aug 2017
  47. Sydney Marathon 17 Sep 2017
  48. Melbourne Marathon 15 Oct 2017
  49. Mizuno Wave Run Singapore 26 Nov 2017
  50. Run for Hope Singapore 21 Jan 2018
  51. Gold Coast Marathon 1 Jul 2018
  52. Brisbane Marathon 5 Aug 2018
  53. Run for Singapore, Nation Run Challenge 53 Km, 9-31 Aug 2018
  54. Sydney Marathon 16 Sep 2018
  55. Straits Times Run Singapore 23 Sep 2018
  56. Run for Animals Challenge 4 Oct 2018
  57. Melbourne Marathon 14 Oct 2018
  58. Home Team National Service REAL Run 21 Oct 2018
  59. Christchurch Run Jan-Feb 2019
  60. Queenstown Run 2-7 Feb 2019
  61. Te Anau/Milford Sound Run 7-8 Feb 2019
  62. Canberra Marathon 14 Apr 2019 (running with plantar fasciitis)

 

Dr Arthur Tjandra’s Race Results

2K Run

No. Date Event Time
1. 28 Aug 2004 Osim Mini Triathlon – Run Relay 0:07:58 *PB

5K Run

No. Date Event Time
1. 6 Oct 2018 Treadmill Running 0:21:05 *PB
2. 2 Jul 2005 Osim Triathlon – Run Relay 0:24:34

10K Run

No. Date Event Time
1. 21 Oct 2018 Home Team NS REAL Run 0:53:38.2
2. 23 Sep 2018 Straits Times Run 0:54:48
3. 16 Sep 2018 Sydney Marathon 0:53:12
4. 21 Jan 2018 Run for Hope 0:56:38
5. 26 Nov 2017 Mizuno Wave Run 0:54:27
6. 8 July 2007 Siemens Run KL 0:55:12
7. 20 May 2007 Oakley City Duathlon 0:57:55
9. 26 Feb 2006 Singapore Duathlon 0:47:47 *PB
10. 13 Mar 2005 Singapore Duathlon 0:56:21

 

Half Marathon

No. Date Event Time
1. 14 Apr 2019 Canberra Marathon 2:08:02
2. 14 Oct 2018 Melbourne Marathon 1:59:16
3. 16 Sep 2018 Sydney Marathon 1:57:22
4. 5 Aug 2018 Brisbane Marathon 1:59:20
5. 1 Jul 2018 Gold Coast Marathon 2:01:01
6. 15 Oct 2017  Melbourne Marathon 2:02:12
7. 17 Sep 2017 Sydney Marathon 2:00:21
8. 6 Aug 2017 Brisbane Marathon 2:03:48
9. 2 Jul 2017 Gold Coast Marathon 1:59:48
10. 16 Oct 2016 Melbourne Marathon 2:06:51
11. 18 Sep 2016 Sydney Marathon 2:11:40
12. 3 Jul 2016 Gold Coast Marathon 2:09:14
13. 10 Apr 2016 Vienna Marathon 2:18:44
14. 18 Oct 2015 Melbourne Marathon 2:21:39
15. 5 Jul 2015 Gold Coast Marathon 1:57:45
16. 7 Dec 2014 Singapore Marathon 2:20:48
17. 13 Oct 2013 Melbourne Marathon 2:04:13
18. 22 Sep 2013 Sydney Marathon 2:00:13
19. 1 Sep 2013 Singapore Army Half Marathon 2:18:40
20. 7 Jul 2013 Gold Coast Marathon 1:58:11
21. 9 Sep 2012 Singapore Army Half Marathon 2:06:53
22. 1 Jul 2012 Gold Coast Marathon 1:53:06
23. 4 Sep 2011 Singapore Army Half Marathon 02:23:24
24. 17 Oct 2010 Long Beach Marathon 02:08:08.93
25. 16 Aug 2009 Singapore Army Half Marathon 02:03:41.50
26. 24 Aug 2008 Singapore Army Half Marathon 01:57:45.45
27. 26 Aug 2007 Singapore Army Half Marathon 01:58:54.54
28. 27 Aug 2006 Singapore Army Half Marathon 01:57:33.65
29. 18 Jun 2006 Phuket Marathon 02:06:02
30. 11 Sep 2005 Singapore Army Half Marathon 02:07:06.82

Duathlon

No. Date Event Distance Time
1. 15 Mar 2009 Tribob Sprint Duathlon 3K-20K-3K 1:03:42
2. 20 May 2007 Singapore Duathlon 10K-40K-5K 3:20:28
3. 26 Feb 2006 Singapore Duathlon 10K-36K-5K 2:35:17
4. 13 Mar 2005 Singapore Duathlon 10K-40K-5K 3:04:37

Marathon

No. Date Event Time
1. 4 Dec 2013 Singapore Marathon 5:29:02
2. 17 Mar 2013 Seoul Dong-A Marathon 5:10:37
3. 15 Apr 2012 Paris Marathon 5:09:28
4. 26 Feb 2012 Tokyo Marathon 5:05:17
5. 4 Dec 2011 Singapore Marathon 5:26:43
6. 5 Dec 2010 Singapore Marathon 5:38:35
7. 6 Dec 2009 Singapore Marathon 5:09:22
8. 7 Dec 2008 Singapore Marathon 4:44:18 *PB
9. 2 Dec 2007 Singapore Marathon 4:53:25
10. 4 Dec 2005 Singapore Marathon 5:09:30

*PB: Personal Best

 

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