Under Armour Unveils Sportsmask, A Performance Facemask for Athletes
In late March when Under Armour announced it was shifting production to the design and manufacture of facemasks, face shields and other personal protective equipment for local healthcare workers combatting the coronavirus pandemic, the Baltimore-based company also understood athletes would…
ToughASIA Uses AI to Predict the Next Marathon World-Record Holder
So, our team at ToughASIA had some free time (thank you, COVID-19!) on our hands and suddenly a thought struck, “why don’t we let our artificial intelligence (AI) system solve the world’s toughest question and see if we could break…
Trail Running Around Klang Valley and Selangor: Where To Go During RMCO
Trail runners and hikers all over Malaysia can now celebrate the reopening of some trails and parks in the great outdoors! Such privilege will teach us not to take the little things for granted again. In this Covid-19 pandemic, we…
Sign Up And Celebrate The Free Gold Coast Virtual Marathon
The Gold Coast Marathon, similar to many other international mass participation events, have been greatly impacted by the current COVID-19 pandemic. And similarly, GCM as it’s commonly named, has also decided to go virtual for this year’s edition. But that’s…
Runners Unite to Surpass Global Running Day Pledge with ToughASIA
As the world separated us due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the world of runners have now started to come together again in attaining athletic goals. On Global Running Day, ToughASIA initially pledged to run 50 miles (80km) but a total…
KBS: Hiking Allowed Beginning 15 June 2020
Malaysia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) has confirmed that hiking is one of the outdoor activities allowed by the government beginning 15 June 2020. However, hikers are required to abide by the standard operating procedures (SOP) and social distancing….
Kenyan Champ Kipruto Targets Medal at Rescheduled Boston Marathon
Former Toronto marathon champion Benson Kipruto has returned to training as he tries to regain fitness and compete in Boston after the race was rescheduled to September. Kipruto, the tenth finisher in last year’s Boston marathon, believes with better weather,…
Ultrarunner Sets World Record, Completes 64 Marathons in 64 Days
Ultrarunner Alyssa Amos Clark from Bennington, Vt. has successfully completed 64 marathons in 64 days as of 2 June 2020. She has moved around a lot, and she recently returned to the U.S. from just outside of Naples, Italy, where…
Gyms to Reopen on 15 June
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that gyms and sports complex such as badminton courts can resume business beginning 15 June 2020. However, swimming pools will remain closed and other close-contact sports (including rugby, wrestling, boxing, football, basketball, hockey…
Join the Global Marathon Relay with World’s Top Marathoners
Loop Continuing on the Global Running Day fever, let us get into another global run happening this weekend from June 6-7th. Runners around the world have the opportunity to race in the MA RA TH ON initiative organised by the…
