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Sue Teoh: Improving your swim – How you should spend your time and money

For most triathletes, swimming is a chore they have to endure to enjoy the rest of the triathlon experience. You have to finish that swim within the cut-off time to continue the race. Start working on your techniques early in the season,…

Exclusive Interview: Maslina Ismail, Malaysian Female CrossFit and Weightlifting Champion

  This is Maslina Ismail – the young lass who took several CrossFit titles in just two years, she is also indisputably the strongest Malaysian woman in theCrossFit scene. Last weekend I had the honor of meeting her and we talked about how…

Cliff Young, the runner who didn’t sleep

Once upon a time, there lived a potato farmer in one of the Australian country sides. He ploughed the land, he gathered the sheep and more importantly he believed in himself. He was meant for great things, as all the…

12 Days of Marathons

The enthusiast runner’s epic holiday, wouldn’t be the 12 days of Christmas, but this – the 12 days of marathons. It is time to start planning your trip, starting in Marrakech in January, then off to Tokyo, and ending your…

What Running Shoes Should I Buy?

When you think controversial issues, you would think of euthanasia, abortion, gay marriage, but, certainly not shoes. In the running world, shoes have caused such a stir, who would have thought that. The Barefoot debate has been an ongoing battle…

Top 5 Must Go Hike-Holidays in Asia

People who like shopping, they go to Milan. People who like partying, they go to Ibiza. People who love food, they go to Paris. People who love hiking, where do they go? We go everywhere. Here’s the 5 Must-see mountains….

Top 8 Toughest Races in the World

You begin with running a 10km. You decide to challenge yourself and go for a Half Marathon. Logically, the next step would be to run a 42.195 km. What’s next? You pick up new sports! You start cycling and swimming,…

Top 8 reasons why men procrastinate when it comes to working out

Yes, no point denying the fact that all men procrastinate. While some dads procrastinate on building that treehouse, fixing the ceiling or changing bulbs, most men procrastinate when it comes to working out. This especially applies to men who actually…

7 mistakes you should avoid while training

1) Over-training Over-training can be a bitch. The injury caused by that can be even bitchier. It can be devastating to newbies, especially when one sees good results and boom! Tendon tear. Usually this happens when a newbie wants to…