Runners on Blooklyn Bridge

Meet the Racefully team: Chris!

To help you get to know the brains behind Racefully a little better, we’ve put together a short set of questions for each team member to answer. The first set of answers we’re sharing with you are from Chris Pointon, one of Racefully’s co-founders. Leave us a reply if you have any more questions for Chris, or…

Run while you shop – this mall has its own running track

We’ll admit it, the Racefully team may have skipped the odd Sunday morning park run to hit the shops instead. However, if you’re a runner (or a shopper) in Osaka that excuse became redundant earlier this year with the opening of Morinomiya Q’s Mall. Dubbed as Japan’s 1st runnable shopping centre, the now-defunct Nissay baseball stadium in Osaka has been transformed…

Tokyo Narita airport

Get a gold medal in sprinting… for your flight

Tokyo is hosting the 2020 Olympics, and the airport is getting ready well in advance, with this rather nifty running track to help guide travellers get into the spirit of things (and navigate around the airport) The foot traffic lanes at Narita Terminal 3 are colour-coded with stenciled symbols to represent various airport destinations. The design…

Never get ahead of yourself…

…or you could end up like US marathon runner Ben Payne. He was running in the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia last weekend, and was poised for victory when he got caught up in celebrations before crossing the finish line. Just a little bit embarrassing, check out the video here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFdAeuNEF4I   The eventual winner,…