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….
Towerrunning: Soh Wai Ching Towers Them All
Do you remember the last time you voluntarily skipped the lift and walked up the stairs to get to your apartment or office building high rise floor? Perhaps a long time ago, or not at all. Would you be up…
Focus on Capabilities, Not Disabilities – MyDIMA Run & Roll
“Run and Roll”. This is a simple yet beautiful concept of inclusiveness among the active communities in Malaysia. Run events are almost everywhere and anywhere, happening every weekend without fail. “Roll events”, where wheelchair bound persons can take part in,…
100 Marathons And Counting … For Kong Yen Erl
Not too long ago, it was common to hear from ordinary folks that that they would want to run just one marathon to tick their bucket list. Oh, how times have changed. More running events, better technology in gadgets and…











