A true test of endurance in gloomy, rainy and muddy conditions, the 2023 Metasprint Singapore Triathlon took every participant to the limit in more ways than one. Beyond the weather, tenacity and perseverance were the elements of the day. Kudos to everyone taking part - and their support crew for their resilience on the day making the event even more memorable.
Continue ReadingWe held our first ever Everesting Challenge in August, in celebration of Malaysia Merdeka Day. It was a true test of will, as everyone toiled their way through night and day to hit the total elevation of Mount Everest. Moving forward, the Everesting Challenge will be a staple event for us – and we have an exclusive PURPOSE Everesting cycling jersey as a reward for your hard efforts. Here is the next chance for you to challenge yourself – Everesting Challenge 20219/10 January 2021Singapore / Malaysia Register at https://purpose.asia/pages/everesting at just SGD 10 and book your own limited edition PURPOSE...
Continue ReadingLights on the bike are blinking. Lots of chatter in the dark. Brave souls getting their gear on to attempt the Everesting Challenge. One man was filled with excitement and hope. It was only 5am and a long day lay ahead, but Muhammad Ihsan Abu Bakar had a plan. 10 to 12 laps each time, until he hits the required 97 laps to achieve 8,828m – the elevation of Mount Everest. The first 36 laps went by quickly and the 26-year-old entrepreneur kept going on strong until he reached base camp (half the elevation of Mount Everest) on the 49th...
Continue ReadingIn celebration of this year’s Malaysia Merdeka Day, we created an Everesting Challenge to climb the elevation of Mt. Everest (8,848m) on our bicycles. Led by SEA Games athlete and our community manager Ziq Junaidy, he led the charge to complete the target of 98 laps (1 lap = 2.2km with 92m ascent gain) of about 210km. Congratulations to all who attempted and finished the Everesting Challenge – we had a quick chat with Ziq after he recovered from the amazing feat. Why did you decide to plan an Everesting Challenge?Ziq: There seems to be no races for 2020, so...
Continue ReadingWe launched a six-week brick training series, PFBRICK, to help participants train for the Powerman Malaysia duathlon race that was originally scheduled for 15 March. Led by Malaysian SEA Games athlete Ziq Junaidy, who planned the training for each week, we had run-bike-run and bike-run sessions. Thank you for joining us and it’s a shame that Powerman Malaysia got postponed, but don’t worry we will bring back the PFBRICK series closer to the race in November to help you get up to speed again!
Continue ReadingThe Southeast Asian endurance racing season kicked off in late February with Ironman 70.3 Bangsaen, Thailand. This race managed to go on, before the world got into lockdown mode due to the COVID-19 situation. We spotted some participants in our trisuits, that kept them cool in the hot weather! If you wore our suits, do tag us on Instagram with @teampurpose.
Continue ReadingWe are launching the PURPOSE Fellowship Brick series, led by Ziq Junaidy, to help you train in the lead up to the Powerman Malaysia 2020! It will take place every Sunday from 2 February to 8 March at 7.00am. Meeting point is the parking lot of Palace of Justice at Putrajaya. Here is the training programme: 2 Feb 2020 – 30 min run (easy) > 60km bike (steady) > 5km run (easy) 9 Feb 2020 – 30 min run (easy) > 60km bike (tempo) > 5km run (easy) 16 Feb 2020 – 5km run (easy) > 30km bike (race pace)...
Continue ReadingOn the same weekend, we also launched PURPOSE Running in Malaysia at Ahh-Yum by Kampong Kravers at Bukit Damansara. Thank you for coming out to join us on a Sunday morning for a run led by SEA Games athlete Ziq Junaidy and breakfast on us! You can view the rest of the photos here.
Continue ReadingIt was a very exciting weekend for us as we officially launched our all-new PURPOSE Running PRO Performance collection at the new KHcycle at ECP’s Cyclist Park. This is the top tier of our running collection and we will be releasing other tiers in the months to come. We will also release more colourways, as well as other types of apparel such as shorts and long-sleeved tops. Gathering at 7am in the morning on Saturday (18 January), we set off for an easy 5km run led by our marketing girls Cheryl Tay and Cheryl Wong, as well as our Singapore...
Continue ReadingIronman Malaysia has always been a big event for us and this year is no different. From just a simple appreciation dinner in 2017 to a breakfast run with 100 runners last year, we had our biggest outing in Langkawi this year. For the first time, we had a booth at the race expo at the Mahsuri Exhibition Centre, where we sold a range of our popular trisuits and also launched our all-new cycling caps and caps. Thank you for visiting us! On Friday morning, the day before the race, we had an easy 3km warm-up run led by Malaysian...
Continue ReadingThe Singapore International Triathlon once again tested everyone’s courage with rough conditions of the sea. It was a tough but you guys made it! Here are some photos of the awesome triathletes in PURPOSE (more on our Facebook page):
Continue ReadingPURPOSE headed to Bintan for the annual Ironman 70.3 race that was held on 25 August 2019. Sharing a booth with PURE, we were at the race expo with some of our trisuits and cycling kits. Thank you for coming to visit us! We also had a group photoshoot on Saturday afternoon, where we gave out arm sleeves and cycling bags to the first 30. The race was a brutal one as usual, with the tropical heat and humidity bearing down heavy on the athletes. Nonetheless, a huge congratulations to all who battled through and finished the race. We were...
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