Branded “The World’s Most Beautiful Runway”, the Air New Zealand Queenstown International Marathon will take place once again in Queenstown, New Zealand on 21 November 2015. The international running festival offers run options for all ages from 42km, 21km, 10km to a 3km fun run for kids. Set amongst New Zealand’s most stunning landscapes, runners will get to experience the best of Queenstown – Arrowtown, Lake Hayes, Shotover Bridge, Twin Rivers trail, Lake Wakatipu and more.

Not everybody throws a party when running shoes are introduced to the retail market—but when a shoe is as eagerly anticipated as the latest version of the Saucony Ride 8, someone could start popping champagne corks.

If you’re so new to the Singapore running scene you didn’t know that the Sundown Marathon starts after dark or you think The Colour Run refers to your laundry, give yourself a break! You’re going to make mistakes. Even veteran Singapore runners do. But the great thing about mistakes is that you can use them as teachable moments, understanding that most mistakes can be corrected. The following five are the most egregious in our opinion, so if running is your passion, undertake a gut check and see where you stand on each!

If you’ve ever experienced a serious sports injury, you know the recovery process can be daunting. In some cases, it’s hard to come back. Thankfully, Randall Wu didn’t give up despite suffering a catastrophic cycling accident that fractured his skull in seven places! This modern-day optimist is an inspiration to many—and we’re pretty sure you’ll feel the same way after getting to know him, too!

You’ll be running, climbing and crawling across unknown terrain, splashing through mud and tackling many unique and challenging obstacles. In fact, the race venues for the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sprint on 10 October 2015 and Singapore Sprint on 15 November 2015 are still a guarded secret—we only know that it’ll be epic!

I was wandering through an athletic shoe store recently when I was literally stopped in my tracks by a pair of shoes with the unwieldy model name of FAAS 500 v4 pwrCOOL Running Shoes. That’s a really long name for a shoe, I thought to myself, wondering what possessed Puma, the manufacturer, to choose it. But as I did a little research on the shoe, and after testing it, I came to the conclusion that it deserves a nice long name because it’s a really cool shoe.