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Klang Born Jackson Loke Feels Hopeful for Restarting of Races

Multisports involve multiple disciplines. For duathlon, the disciplines for running and cycling are involved. And often, this sport favours those with a cycling background, as in the case for Klang-born Jackson Loke. The 31-year old sales executive of K-Flex Malaysia…

Running Pacer Kartini Misses Her Marathons

Running was not part of Kartini Ahmad Kamal’s life until 2012. However, since then you can spot her as a marathon pacer and on podiums too. The running stars must have been aligned for the 42-year old administrative & accounts…

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…

Sports Dietician Amber Chew’s Hot Tips for Runners and Triathletes

Are you eating enough? Especially when you love your workouts and training but too often, you might be pushing too hard, then get fatigued by the whole experience. 25-year old budding runner, triathlete and part-time sports dietitian, Amber Chew might…

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…

Mohd Akashah: Running Since 15

It is never easy to impose self-discipline especially at a young age as we tend to get distracted with all the wonderful things in life. But for 23-year-old Mohd Akashah bin Mohd Izhar (Mohd Akashah) from Sg. Petani, Kedah, he…

Granola Brought Shasha and Shake Running Together Forever

Have you heard of the granola love story? During a run training session for Powerman Malaysia back in 2019, Sheikh Ali Imran (Shake) ran beside Salmah Hasan (Shasha) and they both started talking. After the session, Shake ordered a pack…

Challenge Seeker Yen Chia Achieves Many Firsts in Her Sporting Journey

Not too long in 2016 did Chia Shio Yuan popularly known as Yen Chia, dabbled in running to improve her body strength. By 2017, she completed her first duathlon Powerman Malaysia Sprint Category and Olympic distance triathlon at Port Dickson….

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…