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Island House Invitational Triathlon: Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez score double victories on Stage 2

Day two of the Island House Invitational Triathlon saw a repeat of day one with Gwen Jorgensen and Javier Gomez taking out the wins. Stage two comprised a draft-legal “Enduro”, or triple triathlon, with a course consisting of a 500m…

Obstacle tips from Reebok Spartan Race Elite athletes

Need tips on conquering your next Reebok Spartan Race? Hear from Reebok partners and Spartan elites Amelia Boone, Hunter McIntyre, Rose Wetzel, and Matt “The Bear” Novakovich on how they overcome the toughest obstacles that come their way. Favourite &…

Triathlon Tips: Two tried-and-true swim sets for maintaining swim fitness

Are you in your triathlon ‘off-season’ but still thinking about maintaining your swim fitness? It’s important to maintain fitness in the pool, but you don’t necessarily want to be at your peak. Sometimes taking a mental and physical break can…

Exclusive Interview with Maslina Ismail: All you need is nine fingers

Determination, grit and strength are the three things this pretty girl, Maslina Ismail is made of. This time, Maslina Ismail won second place in the Hopper Warrior CrossFit competition organised by CrossFit Pahlawan recently. Maslina lost out narrowly to regional…

Viper Arena – Where Challenge Meets Darkness – 26.03.2015

Viper Arena is back with a new edition, 7km route with 15 awesome unique obstacles. Set on the massive Stadium Shah Alam, the night of 26th of March 2016 will be unforgettable with fitness enthusiasts rising up to the Challenge,…

New Ironman and Ironman 70.3 races announced in Weymouth, UK

IRONMAN announced today the addition of two new races to the 2016 European Tour, IRONMAN® Weymouth and IRONMAN® 70.3® Weymouth triathlons. The inaugural races will take place concurrently on Sunday, September 11, 2016 with registration for both events opening on…

2015 CrossFit Liftoff powered by Rogue

Snatch. Clean and jerk. Work out. Two max-effort lifts and a test of GPP will make up CrossFit’s first online weightlifting competition which will be held in early November. The 2015 CrossFit Liftoff, powered by Rogue, will begin at 5 p.m….

Kameichi Yawata keeps breaking records in CrossFit at 101 years

If you’re still thinking that you’re too old to take up Cross Fit, centurion Kameichi Yawata will inspire you to take that first step. Yawata first took up Cross Fit when he was 99 years old and trains each week…

Challenges CrossFit

Snatch, Clean and Jerk and workout in CrossFit Liftoff starting 05.11.2015

Snatch. Clean and jerk. Workout. Two max-effort lifts and a test of GPP make up the 2015 CrossFit Liftoff, powered by Rogue. There are three divisions, Open (all ages), Masters (40+), and Teenage (14-17), and eight weight classes: Men –…

Inaugural Spartan Race Malaysia tests grit and strength of true Spartans

Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) is fast becoming an addiction. Over 8000 spartan wanna-bees invited themselves to be tortured and tormented while testing their true grit, endurance and strength in the inaugural Spartan Race Malaysia. Held in Setia Alam, 22 obstacles…