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.

Is the multi-featured wrist device worth all of the hype? It is if you crave a tool that can help handle portions of your life and keep tabs on your activity and health as you juggle work, home, school and whatever outside activities claim your time and energy. Should you buy an Apple Watch? I’m privileged to be invited by Apple to take on a personal try to find out, my selection: Apple Watch 38 mm Stainless Steel Case (Milanese loop with additional White Sport Band).

After a two year hiatus in the region, the Powerman Asia Duathlon Championships will make a comeback to Putrajaya on Sunday, 6 March 2016. Organised by E-Plus Entertainment Productions, the event featuring a run-bike-run duathlon race format will anticipate about 3,000 participants, including top duathletes from around the world.

A half marathon, fun run and community lifestyle event all rolled into one? It’s all part of the one-of-a-kind ASEAN Unity Run 2015 launched during the ASEAN Day Celebrations on Sunday, 9 August. Held at Padang Merbok in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the inaugural run was organised with the aim of fostering ties and building community engagement while promoting a healthy lifestyle in the region.

Back in 1999, The first Townsville Running Festival had 26 finishers for the marathon, 58 finishers for the half marathon, and 31 finished the 10 Km. Over the years the festival has grown steadily both in event offering (there is now a 5km race) and attendance. 2015 attracted a record turnout of 3,264 participants, drawing runners from 17 countries including the UK, Germany, France, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and more.

Previously, we have shared 11 “haunted” places in Singapore that runners should be careful of during the hungry ghost festival. Now, just avoid these nine parks after dark and you’ll never have to give the topic a second thought.