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 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…
Prominent US magazine Women’s Running have featured a plus size model on their cover, and the Internet is abuzz. The model, New York City-based Erica Schenk, was supposed to be part of a feature story on brands like Old Navy and Athleta focusing on plus-size athletic lines. Instead, the magazine chose her for the cover…
…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,…
We loved this recent article by Nick Crocker on men’s running shoe designs. Naturally, the Racefully team have never owned anything so tasteless and garish…not since 1998 at least…