Co-founder of Fast and Free Run Club and a Clubhouse Floorlead at Rapha Singapore, Azaria Heng has helped build a thriving community around two of his favourite sports
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Name: Azaria Heng
Instagram: @azariaheng
Sport: Cycling, Running
Favourite 100PLUS Drink: 100PLUS Active
At what point in your life did you have your biggest breakthrough?
Azaria: Mainly was me graduating and qualifying for law school, but after that I did my first ever half-marathon in my life, which was the Gold Coast Marathon. It was a graduation present for me to get back into fitness. I gave myself six months to train for that, I think that sparked everything that came after in 2023 and the bulk of this year.
What is your favourite hobby outside of sports?
Azaria: Hobby outside of my main two sports which are cycling and running? I would say football maybe, and tennis. I did play a lot of tennis when I was in uni. I picked up tennis on my own, yes you can pick up tennis by watching YouTube videos chuckles. Maybe your lessons will come in lost balls. But football was because it revolved around a lot of many Singaporean boys growing up, both indoor and outdoor (football), and then of course with the whole UK culture when I was studying overseas, football was very prevalent.
Who are three people in your life that you look up to the most?
Azaria: Firstly one of my cycling heroes, Bradley Wiggins. I think he really changed the era of cycling which really inspired me a lot when I was starting out cycling 10 years ago.
Second one would be my coach back then when I was in Temasek Polytechnic Triathlon, coach Eugene. I owe it to him a lot to understand about not just the sport, but also about athletes and the management aspects of a team, and how he was able to bring an athlete from nothing to something.
Third person would be my dad. He is someone who lives a simple life but is always supportive of everything I do. Even though he had to scrimp and save, he made sure I had decent equipment to kick off my hobby.
Rate yourself across the three disciplines of triathlon.
Azaria: Firstly would be cycling. Back then it was cycling, swimming and then running. Running had always been my weakest. But right now I would say cycling, running and then swimming.
What is one resolution last year that you did not fulfill?
Azaria: I would say maybe firstly on a personal front I did not pass my bar exam. But on the sport side, I regret not participating in a UK cycling based event which is really dear to me. I missed out the bulk of it while I was studying in the UK.
And to now work with Rapha Cycling Club, and get the opportunity to go to the UK to participate in a big event, that would be really nice. For example an event like 'Manchester to London', a charity event by one of the founders of Rapha, and it's still a big event to date in the Rapha calendar.