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…
Fewer training runs improves marathon pace?
Follow ToughASIA’s Strava Running Club Here Strava, the world’s largest sports participation platform with over 44 million members and a million more joining every 30 days, recently launched ‘The Escape Plan’, a four-week challenge to be active at least five…
Brotherhood carries 3 Lee brothers across the finish line of Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur Marathon 2018
If you can’t run a fast race, make sure you run a good race. Having run a 50km trail run in Port Dickson the week before, blisters on the sole of my feet had only just recovered in time to…
Sleep can wait for runners at the Educity Sundown Marathon Iskandar 2017
It was an invigorating night as 3500 runners gave up their sleep to participate in the Educity Sundown Marathon Iskandar 2017 recently. The event was sponsored by EduCity Iskandar Malaysia – a fully integrated education hub. The race was flagged-off…
Jeff Lau challenges 230km Jungle Ultra Marathon in Peru in raising awareness for AIDS
Malaysian ultra-marathon runner and Sanctband Active brand ambassador, Lau Jun Tean also known as Jeff Lau, finished the toughest endurance race on earth at the Jungle Ultra 2017 in Peru, with the aim to promote healthy living and raise awareness…
Ultra runner Jeff Lau sets foot into the Amazon rainforest at Jungle Ultra 230km marathon
From freezing temperatures of the Arctic to the searing heat of the Sahara desert, now ultra runner Jeff Lau Jun Tean, will be the first Malaysian to test his mental and physical strength against the suffocating jungle undergrowth and river crossings at…
