It’s A Wrappe For Lim Yong
As if managing his family’s construction arm as a project engineer is too simple, 32-year old Lim Yong – born in Penang and raised in Petaling Jaya – decided to add the food business into his portfolio too. And as…
Paris Marathon Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Resurgence
The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris, originally planned on April 5, was postponed to November 15 when Europe experienced the first wave of COVID-19. Last night, organiser Amaury Sport Organisation decided to cancel the marathon as France faces a resurgence…
Ann Pow: IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship Qualifier After Only 3 Years in Triathlon
At the age of 19, Ann Pow Chia Ling dabbled into the sport of running and quickly started doing marathons. Not satisfied with doing just a single sport, Ann then bought a bicycle two years later to get into triathlon….
Link Up With Speediators To Be “Your Running Motivator”
“Running makes a better me!” – according to 38-year old “Speediator” Chris Liew Kok Kee, a bank relationship manager from Temerloh, Pahang. Chris started running in 2010 just be healthy, but running has taken to him experience life by completing…
Reminiscing and Looking Into the Future of Malaysia’s Running Industry with Linasbackyard
You may already be familiar with the Linasbackyard blog and Facebook page Cik Arnab & En Kura-Kura. But do you know the person behind these popular sites? ToughASIA got in touch with the humble 45-year old Marlina Ibrahim, the brains…
Garmin Connect Outage Still Unresolved After 24 Hours
It has been more than 24 hours since the first Garmin outage was reported, and it seems that some issues have yet to be resolved. Initially, some media sites reported the global website, production lines and Garmin Connect to experience…
Meet CG Lim, Mr. IRONMAN Malaysia
Chances are, if you have read, heard or been to an IRONMAN event in Malaysia, then you would definitely have heard of the name CG Lim. The 46-year old from Klang is unmistakably synonymous with the sport that within the…
Free Qualifying Runs for Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2021
Trail runners look forward to running at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) every August. However, this year’s race has been cancelled due to COVID-19. UTMB consists of races many distance categories. With the popularity of trail running on…
Loh Chooi Fern Leads Gold Coast Marathon Virtual 10km Run
The Gold Coast Virtual Marathon kicked off on 1 July and organisers published the current leaderboard rankings after the first weekend of virtual racing. Malaysia’s Loh Chooi Fern currently tops the women’s 10km ranking at 42 mins 40 sec. In…
BMW Berlin-Marathon Set for 26 Sep 2021
The 2020 edition of BMW Berlin Marathon was officially cancelled over the weekend. The organiser had made a pre-announcement some time back, but wanted more time so they could finalise the next steps of actions. Read Also: From Refugee to…
