Karen Siah is the embodiment of femininity, beauty and grace, but this fitness coach takes no prisoners when it comes to training clients. Blame her drive and dedication on her parents! They adapted to her “tomboy” lifestyle when it became clear that she preferred rugged activity over “girly girl” dolls. Karen admits to being a fearless child, climbing trees, hiking mountains and rolling down hills, but after discovering rhythmic gymnastics at age 10, she took her competitive nature indoors.

Dubbed as the toughest road ultra 100km race in Malaysia, the TITI100 will begin on 6 March 2014 at Selangor. More than 500 ultra-marathoners are expected to challenge this event which is held for the second time in 2015.

Vietnam, The HCMC Run returns in 2015 after the success of its debut edition in 2013 with more than 5,400 participants of different ages. As one of the fore-running race event organisers in Vietnam, the HCMC Run has the charisma to spark interest among the community and allows people to embrace running as an important part of a healthy lifestyle.

Singapore is one of the world’s hottest tourist destinations right now, but few talk about its running trails. Thanks in part to heavy investment into tourism, Singapore’s running trails are some of the best maintained and most scenic in the world, with options for all skill levels. So if you are a runner, you should really run in at least one of the following great running trails in Singapore.

The Chiang Mai Marathon 2014 will be held on Sunday, 21 December 2014. The 9th edition of this iconic race in the most famous tourist attraction city of Northern Thailand has attracted runners from more than 30 countries around the world.

How is it that runners, a corporation, an organiser and some of the most deserving kids on the planet are coming together in February 2015 to make an international statement that promotes both healthy athletic competition and “doing the right thing”?