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…
Lini Kazim raises the bar towards 2021 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship
Lini Kazim is synonymous as the Coach of Team TIME Triathlon, but she raised the bar when she qualified for the 2020 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. This coach does not only “talk the talk, but she also walks the walk”…
Jamie Pang : Running since the 1980s, before social media and running blogs
A professed shoe geek, Jamie Pang started running in the days before the advent of social media and running blogs. He even wrote letters (there were no emails then!) to big brands about their shoes. The 50-year-old from Penang has…
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…
The Inside Scoop on Cycling, Ice Cream and Community Work
Sports has always been a social activity, and so is eating ice cream, which some might argue could even be a sport in itself. Merge both together and you would get one of Malaysia’s homegrown artisan ice cream brand owner…
Leave Your Past and Join Instagram Friendly Brand New Waves Run Club
At some point in life, anyone may be sucked into a dark period. What matters though, is how one bounces back from the episode. Such is a life lesson. For 23-year old Adam bin Nizam, that period was in 2017….
Ridwan Mustafa Is Raring For The Next Marathon After MCO Ends
400km of running outdoors a month, every month. Clocking this high mileage consistently is not for anybody, really. But for Terengganu-born Ridwan Mustafa – host of Selamat Pagi Malaysia, deejay and an adidas Runners creator – this is the distance…
Run Fast and Run Far With Setia Road Runners
Let’s face it. When this Movement Control Order (MCO) is lifted, we do not know if our activity routine may go back to normal immediately. There may be restrictions, perhaps, in the spirit of social distancing. There may be a…
