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Alia’s Fight to the Finish: From Domestic Violence Survivor to Endurance Champion

For most runners, endurance races are a test of physical and mental limits. But for Khairunnisa Alia Binti Muhamad Sauzi (Alia), crossing the finish line at the Pacer Endurance Challenge 2025 as the Women’s Open 3-hour category champion wasn’t just…

From Self-Doubt to Champion: Muhammad Faaiz’s Journey to Endurance Glory

When Muhammad Faaiz Danial Bin Zawari crossed the finish line of the Pacer Endurance Challenge 2025, completing 18 laps (a staggering 36km in 3 hours), few realised that his greatest competition was not the clock or the course—it was the…