Dispel negative stereotypes of pollution in China—Yunnan Province has been rated for having high-quality air conditions. Remote areas like Shangri-La have never been afflicted by smog; Kunming is dubbed the “Spring City” due to its consistently moderate temperatures with bountiful foliage and year-round flower blossoms. The pure air and refreshing scenery makes for the perfect inaugural marathon.

Men, if you’re afraid of wearing colours, let RunSociety show you how. Add two to three colours to your all-black workout outfit and you’re good to go!

Energizer Singapore’s iconic night trail is back with its 5^th edition on Saturday, 2 May 2015! Embodying their “That’s Positivenergy” slogan, the global leader in portable power solutions is pledging S$11,000 to support SportCares Foundation’s sports programmes. Since its launch in 2012, the community-engagement foundation has reached out to more than 8,000 underprivileged and at-risk youth through positive platforms like football, basketball, running, dragonboat and tennis.

Legend has it that a long time ago, Yatsugatake was an ordinary mountain with only one summit and was higher than even Mt. Fuji. Envious of its height, Mt. Fuji’s goddess struck the former with a long stick, and that’s why Yatsugatake—which literally means eight, or many, mountains—has so many peaks now.

While everyone’s falling asleep safe and sound or even having fun on their weekend night, it’s a different scenario for Sabah’s running scene. It’s time to run out in the darkness for the Asia Xtreme Adventure (AXA) X12 Dark Run which was held on Sunday, 1 March 2015 at Nexus Karambunai Resort in a suburban area of Sepanggar. The event flagged off at 12:00 a.m. and went on till 6:00 a.m. in the morning.

Nostalgic heritage sites, lush greenery, historical railroads. Sound like great places for some hiking or historical excursions, don’t they? Yet, you would be surprised to know that these unique places are actually some, and in fact, most of the race routes of last Sunday’s Green Corridor Run 2015! Many of the famous running clubs like The Yellow Fellows and F1 Runners were there too! Decked in blue race singlet, I was there to unlock one of my achievements for 2015—to complete a 10km nature trail run.