How to Use the KLSCM VR 2020 App to Record Your Run
More than 45,000 runners have registered to compete in the upcoming Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) VR 2020. Possibly the biggest virtual run in Malaysia and South East Asia thus far, the race will commence on December 5 to…
Continue Your KL Marathon Streak With Inaugural KLSCM 2020 Virtual Run
Every runner in Kuala Lumpur has been nursing itchy feet and their shoes have been yearning to take to the streets of the Golden Triangle again. Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck out the live marathon this year, the Kuala Lumpur…
Fuel Your Race With A Feast at Penghu Marathon
Imagine a marathon where the route and the local delicacies spur you onto completing the race. Last weekend, more than 2,800 people took part in the Penghu Cross-Sea marathon based in Taiwan. When the international borders and flights reopen, look…
Wendy Chan Shares The Mental Torture of London Marathon Virtual Race
The Virtual London Marathon 2020 was a unique event. Participants paid to participate, and would receive actual bibs, and medals and tees upon completing the race over a weekend. It was so popular that the race was sold out in…
Get Ready, Set, #20139 With Berlin Marathon
The BMW Berlin Marathon is giving you a unique virtual experience by challenging you to Eliud Kipchoge’s world record time of 2:01:39. Ready – Set – #20139 Put on your running shoes, inline skates or even a wheelchair or handbike…
Virtual London Marathon sold out, Boston Marathon Registration Postponed
Even the world’s major marathons have not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic still spreading aggressively throughout the world. The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced that registration for the 2021 Boston Marathon has been postponed and will not take place…
Penang Bridge International Marathon Turns Virtual
Penang Bridge International Marathon 2020 will be going virtual this year in a global movement against Covid-19 pandemic. Sporting a new logo, the virtual run will be free for all, to reward the many runners who have been supporting Penang…
In History: First Women’s Olympic Marathon Aug 5th, 1984
It has been 36 years since the inaugural women’s Olympic marathon was held in Los Angeles on August 5, 1984. In the historical race, fifty women lined up for the 42.2km run and American Joan Benoit-Samuelson took the win in…
Olympic Qualification for Marathon Runners and Race Walkers Can Recommence from 1 Sept
World Athletics have announced from 1 September, runners and race walkers will be able to participate in pre-identified, advertised and authorised races to qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. The lift of the suspension is due to concerns over the…
From Refugee to Olympian: Film Celebrates South Sudan’s Marathon Man
South Sudanese Olympic marathon runner Guor Maker is training for next year’s Tokyo Games in the foothills of the U.S. Rocky Mountains, but three decades ago he was running for his life. During Sudan’s long civil war Maker lost 28…
