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Help Remove Plastic in Run For The Oceans with Adidas and Parley

ADIDAS INVITES MALAYSIANS TO HELP END PLASTIC WASTE THROUGH RUNNING adidas and Parley’s global impact platform, Run for the Oceans, returns for the fourth year, and marks the second Parley Missions chapter of 2021 For every tracked KM via the…

Top Tips to Gear Up for District Race Malaysia by AIA Vitality

District Race Malaysia by AIA Vitality offers a fun, unique and engaging way to encourage Malaysians to get creative with their fitness routine to live healthier and better lives through the District App. The digital world has shown unprecedented growth…

Ken Ooi Hated Running But Now He Cannot Stop

Business owner Ken Ooi Kien Lam did not even like running in the beginning, but he has now improved tremendously and has progressed significantly in cycling and triathlon too. What brought on the change? The sports enthusiast had been hiking…

Finishing Last Encouraged Alyce Ooi To Become A Swimming Coach

Some people only learn swimming as adults, and Alyce Ooi Lee Tze is no different. Her pursuit into triathlon drove her to learn swimming on her own but later learnt that mishaps can happen if one is not equipped with…

District Race – A Brand New Way to Get Active

District Race Malaysia by AIA Vitality returns in an all-new digital event, extending across all of Malaysia with bigger and better prizes. The world’s greatest urban exploration race has gone digital and is free for all to join. The event…

Chris Khoo Starts MAF Runners Malaysia Facebook Group to Encourage Sustainable Running

In 2020, triathlete and runner Chris Khoo started on the Maximum Aerobic Function (MAF) Running method initiated by Dr. Phil Maffetone. As its name describes, it focuses on aerobic running with a simplified formula to calculate your starting point or…

It All Began On a Date for Running Couple Debbie Hooi and Fadzly Tajuddin

Would you go running while dating? Married for four years now, Debbie Hooi and Fadzly Tajuddin took a chance and has continued running together ever since. Occasionally, the Kuala Lumpur-born Debbie and Petaling Jaya-born Fadzly can be spotted running at…

Triathlon Powers Couple Sue Kay and Rupert Chen To The IRONMAN 70.3 World Championships

She was already cycling and running, and practising bendy poses in yoga. He was one of Malaysia’s fastest IRONMAN 2016 finisher. Together, Sue Kay and Rupert Chen have now become one of our favourite couples in triathlon whom we love…

London Marathon Calls For 100,000 Runners in October

London is calling 50,000 runners worldwide to join in the virtual 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon on October 3rd. This is in ADDITION to another 50,000 participants running in the physical race in the Big Ben city. 50,000 runners seems…

Aimi Iwasaki Keeping Others Fit and Optimistic During MCO 2021

Although we have embarked into another Movement Control Order (MCO) period, Aimi Iwasaki is keeping an optimistic eye on the horizon. Learning from the ‘dark ages’ of 2020, the Penang-based triathlete has developed a fourth discipline – mental strength. Recently…