{"id":101688,"date":"2020-10-15T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=101688"},"modified":"2020-10-15T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T00:36:07","slug":"asics-world-ekiden-2020-a-virtual-marathon-distance-relay-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/health\/fitness-sports\/asics-world-ekiden-2020-a-virtual-marathon-distance-relay-race\/","title":{"rendered":"ASICS World Ekiden 2020: A Virtual Marathon-Distance Relay Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ASICS on Wednesday inaugurated a\u00a0virtual marathon-distance relay race,\u00a0<strong>ASICS World Ekiden 2020<\/strong>,\u00a0the ultimate running challenge that will see teams of up to six people from across the globe come together to complete a combined marathon. \u00a0Inspired by a century of Japanese running culture, the race will be split into six legs of varying distances, making it perfect for runners of all abilities and experience.<\/p>\n<p>Through the ASICS World Ekiden 2020, ASICS aims to help people renew their connections with each other, enjoy the mental and physical benefits of team competition and re-energise their collective love of sport and exercise with a shared goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101690\" src=\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic.jpg 841w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-150x106.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-696x492.jpg 696w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-World-Ekiden-2020-Infographic-594x420.jpg 594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To help the participated teams prepare ahead of the highly-anticipated event, ASICS is offering them free access to a variety of products and services in the run-up to race day, including training, coaching and expert tips. To celebrate the achievement of everyone who takes part, all teams who complete the race will be automatically entered for a chance to win a bespoke, made-in-Japan, authentic tasuki for the entire team of six runners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101696\" src=\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Phone_3114.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>The ASICS World Ekiden 2020 will also combine the best of real-world and virtual racing thanks to a new race platform using both <strong>Race Roster&#x2122;<\/strong> and the <strong>ASICS Runkeeper&#x2122;<\/strong> app. From tracking their team progress in real-time on their Apple Watch, Garmin or Fitbit device to ranking themselves on live online leaderboards and enjoying a customised in-race audio experience, participants will experience the excitement, connection and motivation of team competition no matter how far apart they are. They will even have to pass their very own digital tasuki \u2013 the narrow band of fabric used in traditional Japanese Ekidens \u2013 to each other at the end of every leg.<\/p>\n<p>Trusted voices within their community, ASICS has founded two regional teams to be part of ASICS World Ekiden 2020; an amateur team to discuss motivators of participation; an experience team to share training tips and key race preparations. The first team include ASICS\u2019 regional celebrities and influencers including Singapore actor <strong>Zong Zijie<\/strong>, radio host\u00a0<strong>Aishah Sinclair\u00a0<\/strong>from Malaysia, Indonesia actress <strong>Sahila Hisyam<\/strong>, Thai actors <strong>Toey Pongsakorn <\/strong>and <strong>Neng Sarun Naraprasertkul<\/strong>, Miss Universe Philippines\u00a0<strong>Gazing\u00a0Ganados<\/strong>, while the second team will be formed by athletes such as Singapore marathoner <strong>Serena Teoh<\/strong>, Malaysia marathoner <strong>Michelle Chua<\/strong>, Indonesia racewalker <strong>Hendro Yap<\/strong>, Thai sprinter <strong>Jirapong Meenapra<\/strong>, National Olympian <strong>Mary Joy Tabal\u00a0<\/strong>from the Philippines, and Vietnamese long-distance runner <strong>Nguyen Van Lai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101692\" src=\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/Ekiden_Highlight_On-Model_Female_4987.tif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ASICS World Ekiden 2020 is open to all, with distances that attract all levels of runner. To take part, people can simply sign up for free using Runkeeper&#x2122; or the ASICS hub at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asics.com\/us\/en-us\/mk\/asics-world-ekiden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asics.com\/us\/en-us\/mk\/asics-world-ekiden<\/a>. Teams must complete their relay race between <sup>\u00a0<\/sup>November 11<sup>\u00a0<\/sup>and 22, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>For expert advice, training plans and the latest news and information about the ASICS World Ekiden 2020, follow #ASICSWorldEkiden or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asics.com\/us\/en-us\/mk\/asics-world-ekiden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">asics.com\/us\/en-us\/mk\/asics-world-ekiden<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASICS on Wednesday inaugurated a\u00a0virtual marathon-distance relay race,\u00a0ASICS World Ekiden 2020,\u00a0the ultimate running challenge that will see teams of up to six people from across the globe come together to complete a combined marathon. \u00a0Inspired by a century of Japanese running culture, the race will be split into six legs of varying distances, making it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":101691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[33,2700],"tags":[19356,11993,11994,19358,19355,19357,19359],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ASICS World Ekiden 2020: A Virtual Marathon-Distance Relay Race | Pamper.My<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ASICS World Ekiden 2020,\u00a0a\u00a0virtual marathon-distance relay race that will see teams of up to six people from across the globe come together to complete a combined marathon.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/health\/fitness-sports\/asics-world-ekiden-2020-a-virtual-marathon-distance-relay-race\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ASICS World Ekiden 2020: A Virtual Marathon-Distance Relay Race | Pamper.My\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ASICS World Ekiden 2020,\u00a0a\u00a0virtual marathon-distance relay race that will see teams of up to six people from across the globe come together to complete a combined marathon.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/health\/fitness-sports\/asics-world-ekiden-2020-a-virtual-marathon-distance-relay-race\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pamper.My\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pamper.My\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pamper.My\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-10-15T00:00:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-10-15T00:36:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2020\/10\/ASICS-Ekiden-Key-Visual-Landscape_22Nov.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"841\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"595\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Pamper Editorial Team\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Pamper.My\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pamper.My\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/pamper.my\",\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/PamperMyMalaysia\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PamperMalaysia\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2022\/06\/Pamper.My-Logo-new.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/media.pamper.my\/2022\/06\/Pamper.My-Logo-new.png\",\"width\":555,\"height\":145,\"caption\":\"Pamper.My\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Pamper.My\",\"description\":\"Malaysia\\u2019s leading digital magazine for beauty, fashion, wellness &amp; 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