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…
No Sporting Activities for Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan and Putrajaya Under CMCO From Oct 14
Once again, Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya will be placed under Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) effective midnight Oct 14 due to the rollercoaster rise of COVID-19. The government has just announced the decision following advice from the Ministry of…
Running Races in Malaysia and Tokyo Suffer Cancellations
This will be the new norm, moving forward in this COVID-19 pandemic. You register for a running event, but you will not know if you could make it to the event, or if the event itself can take place. The…
World 5000m and 10000m records demolished by Letsenbet Gidey and Joshua Cheptegei
Once again, world athletics records have fallen, this time by the hands or rather, legs of Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei and Ethiopia’s Letsenbet Gidey. It wasn’t enough of Gidey to break the world 5000m record in 14:06.62, she shaved more than…
Shura Kitata and Brigid Kosgei win London Marathon 2020
Four-time winner and world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge was top favourite in the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon but lost the title to compatriot Shura Kitata. Kipchoge kept with the top group but succumbed to a hip injury in the final…
Podium Winner Andy Lee Shares His Favourite Trails in Penang
35-year old Penangnite Andy Lee, who works as a business unit manager in an automation firm, may initially seem like your typical running enthusiast. His story sounds familiar – he ran in primary school and was former state runner, then…
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…
Diversify Your Triathlon Training With IRONMAN Malaysia
Training in a pack has been said to enhance your performance, as with training with others who are better than you. Swimming, cycling, running – there is so much to do in triathlon. So let us improve ourselves during this…
Ewegene Tan Shares Favourite Running Places in Taiping, Perak
Sometimes, we hear that running event organisers are “in it” just for the money – that they do not run, do not know what runners want, and what have you. But for Ewegene Tan, the 46-year old Taiping-born who organises…
Safiah Galgo gets Women In Malaysia Running
It is always more fun to run together and to be able to discuss women-related running issues – and that is exactly what Safiah Galgo had in mind when she founded the Malaysia Woman Runners group on Facebook. Since 2019,…
