Running A Marathon Will Keep You Younger, New Research Says
A new study by researchers from Barts and University College London reported that training and completing a marathon can improve the health of a new runner’s arteries, cutting about four years off their “vascular age”. 138 novice runners attempting the…
Eliud Kipchoge Focuses on Breaking Course Record of London Marathon 2020
The world’s fastest human to run a sub-2 marathon and the official fastest marathon in history has announced that he will be attempting to set a new course record at the London Marathon in 2020. Eliud Kipchoge holds the current…
Marathon for Tokyo Olympics 2020 moved to Sapporo
The marathon of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been moved to the northern Japanese city of Sapporo by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Moving the marathon and race walk events 800 kilometres north, will avoid high humidity and searing temperatures…
Taking A Hard Look at Malaysia’s 2019 SEA Games’ Results
The curtain has come down for this year’s SEA Games in The Philippines and it’s time to review how our athletes fared in this latest biannual games. Being the ToughAsia people that we are, we’ll focus on a few sports…
100 Marathons And Counting … For Kong Yen Erl
Not too long ago, it was common to hear from ordinary folks that that they would want to run just one marathon to tick their bucket list. Oh, how times have changed. More running events, better technology in gadgets and…
Brigid Kosgei breaks women’s marathon world record at Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2019
For someone who finished in second place twice at the Chicago Marathon, Brigid Kosgei has finally broken through, not only to win it but also break the women’s marathon world record. The 25-year-old Kenyan broke Paula Radcliffe’s long-standing world record…
INEOS 1:59 Challenge – Key Facts To Know
Eliud Kipchoge, 34, reigning Olympic champion and official world record holder of the marathon distance will attempt to break the two-hour barrier in Austria today. His marathon world record at 2:01:39 was set at the Berlin Marathon in September 2018….
Fun Facts for Chicago Marathon 2019
This weekend’s huge international marathon has to be Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Runners the world over look forward to this annual race in one of the largest cities in the United States of America. Let’s look at some trivia…
Bekele Records Second Fastest Marathon Timing In History
Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia ran an amazing 2:01:41 at the BMW Berlin Marathon to become the second fastest person in history. His timing is a brutal 2 seconds shy of Eliud Kipchoge’s 2:01:39 recorded at last year’s edition. 37-year-old Bekele…
40,000 Runners Expected At 11th Edition of Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon
The Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon’s (KLSCM) 11th edition is coming up next weekend on 28 and 29 September and you can look forward to the following highlights:- Change in name from SCKLM to KLSCM to give more prominence to…