ToughASIA

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Exclusive Interview: Shahrom Abdullah inspires newbies to challenge Powerman Malaysia

Shahrom Abdullah is a well-renowned name in the Duathlon scene in the last twenty years. Now an owner of his own bicycle shop, SA Bike in Alam Damai, Cheras, Shahrom still finds time to train and race competitively in the…

British Triathlon star Lucy Charles-Barclay hungry for more success

Lucy Charles-Barclay talks about sacrifices, support and female inspiration while celebrating International Women’s Day and new partnership with CeramicSpeed For British professional triathlete Lucy Charles-Barclay, 2019 is the year she intends to complete some unfinished business, and convert her two…

[Video] Katie Zaferes: “I am strong”

International Women’s Day – The Pursuit of Equality “I’m so proud of the fact that Triathlon has a history of being equal in its approach to gender. There are so many sports that don’t, and I am proud to be…

Triathlete Father and Son brings different dimension to Powerman Malaysia

Racing as father and son, brings a whole different dimension to Powerman Malaysia. Everyone in the family is usually busy with their own things – my son, Edward at school, while I am away at work during the weekdays. With…

Junior Triathlete overcomes bee sting and foot injury for PowerKids Malaysia 2019

Incidentally, the last month hadn’t been kind to me. I’ve been carrying a foot injury, plus my foot swelled up from a bee sting! However, considering it’s my last race in Powerkids Malaysia (due to age limit), I decided to…

Live, Love, Glow on the Illumi Fest Run 2019

The Illumi Run was an event I had been anticipating since I had heard of its return last December. I had participated in the event the previous year and had loads of fun there. A friend of mine told me…

Antony Costes and Annamaria Eberhardt-Halasz power to 2019 Powerman Asia Duathlon Championships – Malaysia titles

Bruins and Chicano complete top three in Men’s as Torres and Chapman round off podium in the Women’s Elite classes. The 2019 edition of the world’s largest Duathlon Competition, the Powerman Asia Championships – Malaysia got underway for the main…

Glowing Party on the run at Illumi Fest Run 2019

After being out of the running scene for a while, my sister and I were looking to join a run event that is short, interesting, fun, and Illumi Fest Run Malaysia 2019 seemed to fit the bill. We arrived at…

Newbie duathlete endures cramps and crashes to complete Powerman Malaysia 2019

The thought of Powerman Malaysia started off during the early bird sales where my ex-boyfriend now husband teased me saying that he had signed me up for the event and that we need to begin training for it NOW. We…

Largest Reebok Virtual Race – Be More Human opens for registration

The Reebok Be More Human Race is back with 3 stages of running over 3 race weekends 17 May – 30 June 2019. Last year’s race brought 8,199 runners together from six different countries in Southeast Asia for the virtual…