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2020 Edition Cancellations: Salomon X-Trail Malaysia Series and Gold Coast Marathon

Globally, the COVID-19 pandemic is still disrupting lives and normalcy. In the running world, no events have been spared be they the major marathons or a regional favourite such as the Gold Coast Marathon (GCM). Many Malaysians make the GCM…

Strava Removes Free Features and Introduces New Subscription Plans

Almost everyone who has come into running and cycling would likely may have heard of or have used Strava. However, effective today, Strava has brought some major changes to the social-fitness networking app and software. Despite releasing 51 athlete-facing improvements…

WHO and IOC team up to strengthen Olympics 2021 efforts

The world has now stepped into a new world of ‘unknowns’ with advent of the COVID-19. The new pandemic has set the world of sports into pandemonium with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021. Every single precaution will be…

IRONMAN Postpones World Championships to 2021

IRONMAN today announced in conjunction with host city partners and authorities in Hawaii, United States and Taupō, New Zealand, that due to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the 2020 editions of the IRONMAN® World Championship and IRONMAN® 70.3®…

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….

[Updated] 9 Places to Run in Klang Valley and Selangor during CMCO

2020 seems to have changed all our running plans with the Covid-19 pandemic and the Controlled Movement Control Order (CMCO). However, as we always say, ‘training must go on!’ We all miss our parks adorned with lush greenery, which brings…

Over 13,000 Runners Join the Virtual Pittsburgh Marathon

Despite the absence of a starting gun, crowds cheering and scenic view of the city, over 13,000 runners from 43 states and 5 countries still completed the full and half marathon last weekend. “These runners devoted so much time to…

Ex-Telegraph Editor and Key London Marathon Figure Dies

John Bryant, 76, who was born in the Somerset village of Haselbury Plucknett, died at his home in Surrey on Thursday after a long illness. Over four decades, his career included The Daily Telegraph editor-in-chief and roles at The Tims…

Sports Distancing: How to Protect yourself while Exercising

We are all anxious to be free again, to enjoy running and cycling in the great outdoors after 46 days in the Malaysian quarantine. However, we need to bear in mind that the covid-19 virus continues to linger and we…