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Joshua Cheptegei smashes 5km world record in Monaco

Starting his 2020 racing year with a flash of lightning speed, Joshua Cheptegei smashed the 5km world record by clocking 12:51 mins* at the Monaco Run 5km. The 23-year-old Ugandan broke the event’s 13-minute barrier from the previous record of…

Run Through The Night with Shah Alam Running Club

In search of night crawlers around Shah Alam, friends Mohd Taariq and Mohd Haidir aka Botak banded together to form the Shah Alam Running Club (SARC) back in 2015. Not crawling per se, Taariq and Botak were keen on night…

Pacemakers Malaysia Continues Running Strongly Since 2004

When you want to join a running race, would you ring up a band of brothers? That’s what Ronnie See did in 2004 and 16 years later, the Pacemakers Malaysia still runs together in a group. Formerly known as Der…

KL Standard Chartered Marathon 2020 has Sold Out!

The biggest and most popular marathon in the Golden Triangle, the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) sold out its public registrations in a record 7 hours yesterday. The 12th edition of ths premier distance running event is slated to…

Hong Kong Marathon to proceed in February

Organisers of The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will proceed with the 2020 edition to be held on February 9th. The race is highly popular around Asia and anticipates 74,000 participants in the biggest participation sporting event in Hong Kong,…

Malaysia Women Marathon 2020 collaborates with MCIS Life

The 8th edition of the Malaysia Women Marathon will be known as the MCIS Life Malaysia Women Marathon (MWM)’ for the next 3 years. The only women marathon in South East Asia welcomed MCIS Insurance Berhad (MCIS Life) as their…

Wedding bells toll for running couple Tasha Jacky and Safwan Ghafar

Just when Fatin Atasha – popularly known as Tasha Jacky – was feeling unlucky in love, the universe decided to bring running into her life where she met her future husband. “Back in 2015 after a dreaded heartbreak, I always…

New world 10km record set by Rhonex Kipruto in Spain

The new decade has only just begun, but Rhonex Kipruto has already smashed the world record at the 10k Valencia Ibercaja, clocking 26:24*. The 20 year old Kenyan won the World Athletics Gold Label road race in Spain, and is…

Plant-based diet fuels Amer Hamzah Arshad to personal bests in running and triathlon

More professional athletes are turning to plant-based diets to fuel their podium-winning ways. With the significant decrease in cholesterol, blood pressure and heart disease risk, triathlon professionals such as Patrick Lange and Jan Frodeno experience an increase in their athletic…

100 slots available for Duathlon simulation at TeamM3X’s Tri Studio launch on 11th Jan

If you’re thinking about trying a duathlon, RC Coaching will be conducting bike-run-bike-run session using bike trainers in front of the new M3X new studio in Putrajaya launching on 11th Jan. 100 slots are available during the session conducted by…