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Powerman Malaysia: Types of Bikes You Can Use

Imagine this… on this joyous Saturday, 14 March 2020, you have been to the auditorium to collect your race pack, shopped a little, taken some selfies, and then pasted the necessary stickers on your bike and helmet. You push your…

Always Wanted To Try Trail Running But Worry About The Gear?

It is already 2020. In the last few years, you initially started running when your in friends signed you up for a fun run. Then, you upgraded yourself to a 5km timed run and increased your distance to 10km races….

Powerman Malaysia, the real Powerman experience – John Raadschelders, President of IPA

Every sport has its own holy grail event. In the world of duathlon, Powerman is the first and only global series, with its pinnacle event taking place every September in Zofingen, Switzerland. It is only in recent years that duathlon…

A Gutsy Journey From 100kg To 60kg For Dr. Nizam

You would likely have seen lots of advertisement posts on weight loss programmes using some magical diet formula, and resulting in the famous “before” and “after” shots. After a while, you do take them with a pinch of salt as…

Off-road Duathlon at Ampang in April 2020?

*Update 13 January 2020: Changes to flag-off timing for Run Asia Kemensah 2020 Trail Run category to 6:00am, 11 April 2020. While Powerman Malaysia 2020 will continue to be the top preference for a duathlon event in Malaysia, but seems…

Kiara Trail Run 2020: Suitable For Newbies To Hardcore Veterans

Kiara Trail Run is back for its fifth edition on 1 March 2020, and has two distance categories to fit the whole gamut of runners: from those wanting to dabble into trails for the first time, to hardcore trail lovers….

Taking A Hard Look at Malaysia’s 2019 SEA Games’ Results

The curtain has come down for this year’s SEA Games in The Philippines and it’s time to review how our athletes fared in this latest biannual games. Being the ToughAsia people that we are, we’ll focus on a few sports…

Danajamin Advocates Cleanliness in Upcoming Run

Remember all the littering images that went viral in some of the major runs in Malaysia? Looks like things are starting to turn around starting at the upcoming Danajamin Mighty Run (DMR) that will be introducing “plogging” to runners. Plogging…

Official: Powerman Malaysia Registration Date and Time

Yes, it’s an official leak we received from Fresh Events Asia Sdn Bhd, the new organiser of Powerman Malaysia, and it is now released FIRST on ToughASIA – the official registration date and time for the race. (We assure you…

Pacer Chai Yee Kuan unveils secret to running faster

Too often we hear stories of runners first taking up the sport for fun, either to socialise or support friends and family. They progress from a 5km fun run, to 10km, a 21km half-marathon, before achieving the full marathon, 42km….