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Running with a tyre… what do you need ?
How it started… I don’t really remember but I think I was joking with my running friends that we should train pulling a tyre. I think it was after seeing last year Standard... READ MORE
Malaysia Women Marathon 2018 & Cervical Cancer Awareness
Early January I attended a running clinic organised by the Malaysian Women Marathon in preparation for the upcoming race that will be held in on March 4, 2018 in Shah Alam. The training... READ MORE
Launch of Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2018 – 10th year anniversary
Standard Chartered KL Marathon is now at its 10th edition. 10 years in KL becoming over time the biggest and most prestigious marathon in Malaysia. SCKLM is organised by Dirigo Events with Standard... READ MORE
Race report: Sydney Marathon 2017
Summary I went to Sydney to run the Blackmores Sydney Marathon 2017, thanks to slots given by the Malaysian Women Marathon. Ed Belcher and I were 5 hours pacers back in March for... READ MORE
Luna Sandals – Impressions after few months
I have to confess that as a barefoot runner, you have to get a pair of sandals. It’s simply not fun to run barefoot for long in cold climate or in warm climate. Malaysia being the later, from 11am onward, … Continued
Review of the Scosche RYTHM+ Heart Rate Monitor
If you have a GPS watch, you’re very likely to have the chest strap holding the device used for measuring your heart rate. The strap has to be tightly secured on your chest in order to capture a good HR signal. It … Continued
How I fixed my flat feet…
I actually do not remember clearly when I started wearing shoes insoles to help me release the pain I was feeling in my feet after a run. At the age of 15, I complained of foot pain after running. I … Continued
2XU Running Clinic
A few weeks ago I saw an invitation on Facebook for a running clinic organised by the 2XU Malaysia Running group. After some consideration, I decided to go there… is it useful ? Should you go there ? What’s a … Continued
Barefoot, you mean… really no shoes ?
This post is an introduction to a series of multiple posts about barefoot running. I’m a runner probably like you and I’ve been walking barefoot for years while I’m running barefoot for now 8 months. I’d like to share in … Continued
Pink Ultra – The “MWM” moment of ultras
I’ll reproduce here the content of a post I wrote for the Malaysian Ultra Runners Association (MURA) about the recently held Pink 50 Ultra. That post was published on July 3, 2015 in preparation for the race in order to … Continued
MARDI MAEPS Trail Run 2015 – Race report
I’m writing this review few weeks after running that race on July 26, 2015. I ran previously the 2014 edition and it was fun though there were couple of issues: congestions at some section especially in the first half and too big … Continued
King of Sungai Lembing – Race report
Few months ago, I got to know about King of Sungai Lembing right after attending King of Kemensah Trail race, where I was volunteering with Team Pacat (you can read the report here). I was thinking about doing that race but actually … Continued
Puchong Hill night run – aka Blackwater series
During the month of Ramadhan, Muslims runners have to shift their workout to the evening mostly. Morning runs are not really an option as breaking the fast is happening very early (at least I did not see anyone mentioning they … Continued
Should you join a running group (part 3) ?
This is the 3rd and last part of our post for new runners and joining a running group. You can read the first part here: Should you join a running group (part 1). and the second part here: Should you join a running … Continued