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TweetIt’s hard to believe that just a few years ago, only a segment of the hardcore MMA fanbase outside of the European scene knew of Ireland’s Conor McGregor. Today, he is one of the sport’s superstars, the first fighter in UFC history to hold two titles simultaneously, and, on Aug. 26, the man competing in the biggest fight of 2017 when he enters the professional boxing ring for the first time to face unbeaten future Hall of Famer Floyd Mayweather. So how did this all happen? Let’s find out.2013TKO1 Marcus Brimage (Watch on UFC FIGHT PASS)Diehard fight fans knew about co ... Read the Full Article Here

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TweetAn action-packed night in Mexico City was capped off by a thrilling five-round main event that saw Sergio Pettis earn his fourth win in a row by defeating local favorite Brandon Moreno in a showdown between top 10 flyweight. Pettis survived an early onslaught from Moreno in the opening round as the fight hit the mat and the former Ultimate Fighter competitor nearly locked in a rear naked choke several times while staying in complete control on the ground. From there, Pettis started to take over with his diverse striking attack as he bombed Moreno with several stiff combinations while also tagg ... Read the Full Article Here

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Markos' victory over former champ was pivotal moment

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Scaramucci falsely listed as dead in Harvard Law School alumni directory

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Chris Christie confronts fan at Milwaukee Brewers game

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USS Ford makes history: Launches, lands fighter jet with magnetic technology

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Cyborg: 'If Eviinger Does Everything She Says It Will Be Amazing Fight'

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Former Trump administration officials, from Priebus to Comey

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UFC 214 Fight-by-Fight Preview

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Boy Scouts apologize for 'political rhetoric' in Trump speech

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Oezdemir's new nickname symbolic of his journey up UFC ranks

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Senate blocks proposal to repeal and replace ObamaCare

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Cormier: 'If I don't win, this is no rivalry'

TweetDon't miss out: Click here for UFC 214 PPV ordering informationDaniel Cormier began preparing for Saturday’s UFC 214 rematch with Jon Jones as soon as he left the Octagon after their first fight in January 2015.Of course he couldn’t have known that he was going to see Jones again or that it would take several starts and stops over the next 30 months to bring him to Anaheim this weekend, but he knew what needed to happen if he was ever going to even the score with the only man to beat him.“The first time he beat me, it was in the most important moments, in the fourth and fif ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump asks if The Washington Post is an Amazon 'lobbyist weapon'

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UFC and Dyaco International announce Global Equipment Partnership

TweetLas Vegas – UFC®, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization, announced today that it has entered into a new, multi-year global licensing agreement with Dyaco International that will begin in 2018. The partnership, negotiated by IMG, grants the rights to manufacture and distribute UFC branded combat and fitness equipment in both professional and retail markets worldwide, excluding China.As UFC’s global equipment and fitness accessory partner, Dyaco will develop an expanded collection of UFC branded equipment that includes the official UFC fight gloves used by all ... Read the Full Article Here

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Republican health bill still a mystery before planned vote

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Fight Night Long Island final results

TweetWho were the winners at Fight Night Long Island? Click below to get the results for all the fights at NYCB Live, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Long Island on Saturday, Jul 22, 2017.Weidman vs Gastelum | Bermudez vs Elkins | Cummins vs Villante | Rivera vs Almeida | Good vs Zaleski dos Santos | Natal vs Anders | LaFlare vs Oliveira | Grabowski vs Sherman | Bochniak vs Kennedy | Kelleher vs Vera | Johnson vs Albini | Burgos vs Pepey | Perez vs WadeFight Night Long Island: Weidman vs Gastelum main card Main event: Chris Weidman def. Kelvin GastelumChris Weidman gets t ... Read the Full Article Here

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Budget boss Mulvaney claims Obama had 'secret list' of proposed regulations

TweetAt a news briefing this week, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney continued to push the Trump administration’s goal of cutting back on Obama-era regulations.

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Home-game in New York hits full circle for Bermudez

TweetClick here to get tickets to Fight Night Long Island: Weidman vs Gastelum Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Atlantic City, New Jersey. Newkirk, Oklahoma.Those are just a handful of the outposts where Dennis Bermudez competed prior to earning his place on the UFC roster after advancing to the finals of the featherweight competition on Season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter a little less than six years ago.Since then, Bermudez has become a fixture in the Top 10 and continued to traverse the country competing inside the Octagon, picking up victories in places like Denver, Anaheim, San Jose and Las Vegas. One ... Read the Full Article Here

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CIA Director Pompeo says Russia in Syria to 'stick it to America'

TweetCIA Director Mike Pompeo told a gathering of intelligence and national security officials and experts Thursday that Russia is interested in keeping forces in Syria in part because they "love to stick it to America."

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Villante refuses to be boring, will put on a show in Long Island

TweetClick here to get tickets to Fight Night Long Island: Weidman vs GastelumThroughout their UFC careers, Gian Villante and Chris Weidman have always been in each other’s corner.While there have been instances where they weren’t literally present, shouting instructions and encouragement from beyond the Octagon fence, they have always been there in spirit and definitely spent the build up to their respective bouts logging time in the gym and helping the other decompress and stay loose in the days leading up to fight night. Though Weidman arrived on the biggest stage in the sport two y ... Read the Full Article Here

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NAFTA negotiations: first round of talks to begin in August

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FOX UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum Fantasy Cheat Sheet

TweetClick here to get tickets to Fight Night Long Island: Weidman vs GastelumFormer middleweight champion Chris Weidman will fight just minutes from his home when the UFC lands in Long Island, NY this weekend, as he faces former Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of the FOX UFC Fight Night card. It’s a fight that could have a major impact on the middleweight division, and while Weidman has suffered through the toughest stretch of his career recently, with his hometown crowd in attendance there's little doubt he'll look to bounce back with a huge performance on Saturd ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump to Republicans: Let's repeal ObamaCare

TweetPresident Trump tweeted late Monday that Republicans should “just REPEAL” ObamaCare after two key Republican Senators announced they would not support the bill, ending any chance the bill had of passing the Senate.

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UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Fantasy Rewind

TweetSantiago Ponzinibbio sent a strong message to the welterweight division that he's gunning for anybody and everybody in the top 10 after he put on a stunning performance with a first-round knockout over Gunnar Nelson in the main event from Scotland on Sunday. According to fantasy players, Ponzinibbio was a huge underdog, with only 16 percent picking him to win, but the Argentina native was clearly undeterred in his resolve to pull off the upset. After a couple exchanges on the feet early, Ponzinibbio hurt Nelson with a looping right hand that sent the No. 8-ranked welterweight stumbling backwar ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump defends son, attacks fake news media for 'distorting democracy'

TweetPresident Trump on Sunday defended his son and attacked fake news media on Twitter, claiming the reports are "distorting democracy" in the nation.

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Fight Night Glasgow official weigh-in results

TweetCheck out the weigh in results for UFC Fight Night Glasgow, which is headlined by Gunnar Nelson and Santiago Ponzinibbio, and airs live on FS1 from the Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on Sunday, July 16, 2017 at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. Four prelim bouts will air live on FS1 starting at 1pm ET / 10am PT. Two fights will kick off the night of action on UFC FIGHT PASS starting at 12pm ET / 9am PT. Main Event – Five round bout Gunnar Nelson (170) vs Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) Main Card - 3PM / 12PM ETPT Joanne Calderwood (118*) vs Cynthia Calvillo (116) Stevie Ray ... Read the Full Article Here

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DOJ ask Supreme Court for 'immediate intervention' on immigration ban, documents show

TweetThe Trump administration tells the Supreme Court that a lower court ruling earlier this week altering an executive order on immigration would bring thousands more refugees into the county and requires the justices’ “immediate intervention,” according to filing documents obtained early Saturday by Fox News.

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Ray always knew he'd make it to the UFC

TweetOne of the most surreal moments in Stevie Ray’s UFC career occurred to him outside the Octagon. After “Braveheart” fought, and beat, Ross Pearson last November in Belfast, a picture circulated online that showed the two competitors years earlier. In front of the Octagon, cool and collected, stood Pearson in a suit, laying his arm around a young fan who grinned wide-eyed into the camera that captured the moment he met one of his idols in the sport. “I knew back then that I’d be fighting in the UFC at some point but it’s still surreal sometimes to look back,&r ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump's regulatory czar could have a major impact on how Americans work and live in the future

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'Everybody would do that': Trump downplays son's meeting with Russian lawyer

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Joanne Calderwood ready to unleash revenge on Cynthia Calvillo in Glasgow

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The Don Jr. emails: Playing defense after purported offer from Russian 'government'

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May-Mac Press Tour Kicks Off In LA With Pointed Opening Jabs

TweetIf Conor McGregor was overcome by the moment in his first boxing press conference at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, the UFC lightweight champion quickly took to the scene as he paced the stage confidently, stared down his Aug. 26 opponent Floyd Mayweather, and then gave a nearly five and a half minute speech to the packed house.“No one’s done this before,” he said with a smile. “You’ve got to give me this.”He’s right, and though his pro boxing debut at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in a little over a month will be against the best boxer of thi ... Read the Full Article Here

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Trump voter fraud commission faces several legal challenges

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Trump nominates ambassadors to Italy, the Czech Republic

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Two Republican senators declare bid to repeal health care law 'dead'

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Mayweather-McGregor Toronto event moved to Budweiser Stage

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Trump looks east for new foreign policy

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This Activity Tracker Can Measure Your Stress Levels: Garmin Vivosmart 3 Review

Manage your stress levels with the new Garmin Vivosmart 3. By Trevor Tan

Photo: Garmin

The Garmin Vivosmart 3 succeeds last year's Vivosmart HR. So what's new with this wristband fitness tracker? Like its predecessor, it tracks your steps, distance covered, calories burnt and heart rate (HR). But the Vivosmart 3 now has a stress-tracking mode that monitors your stress level.

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It also gives you your VO2 Max value or maximum oxygen consumption, which reflects your cardio fitness. And it now counts repetition during certain weight-training exercises, as well as automatically recognises activities such as walking and running.

The Vivosmart 3 does not have any button and looks like a single piece of rubber wristband. It comes in black - available in regular and large (the version tested) sizes - as well as blue and purple (both in regular size only).

While not much of a looker, it is very comfortable to wear. Its watch-like clasp provides a secure fit on the wrist. It is water resistant down to 50m.

Photo: Garmin

Unlike with the always-on display of its predecessor, you wake up Vivosmart 3's display by raising your wrist or tapping on the display. However, I found the display not appearing in many instances when I raised my wrist. I also had to tap a few times before the display wakes up.

But it is very easy to read the display, even under bright sunlight. Swipe up on the display to cycle through different status panels that show time and date, stress level, heart rate, distance travelled, steps taken, flights of stairs climbed and calories burnt.

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Like all Garmin fitness trackers, the Vivosmart 3 sets your daily step target based on your previous day's effort. So, if you hit 6,000 steps today when your target was 7,500, it will modify tomorrow's target to 7,000.

Compared with my calibrated Apple Watch Nike+ and Alta HR, the Vivosmart 3 tends to over-estimate the number of steps taken daily by around 4 per cent. Its HR monitor shows both the resting and current HR. And its readings were roughly similar to those of my Apple Watch Nike+. But, during workouts, I found the heart-rate readings to be on the high side, compared with my Polar H10 chest strap HR monitor.

With no built-in GPS, the Vivosmart 3 was over-generous in terms of tracking distance. On my usual 5km route, it recorded 6.5km.

But it was spot-on in counting repetitions during weight training. It was also accurate in detecting the kind of weight exercises, like bicep curls, tricep extensions and barbell deadlifts, that I did.

The stress-level readings seem to be quite accurate too. When I was busy filing a story during an overseas press conference, it showed my stress level as being really high, compared with when I just woke up that morning.

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The Vivosmart 3 automatically detects and tracks your sleep. It shows how long you are in deep and light sleep, as well as the time and duration you are awake. The sleep pattern results I got were similar to what I obtained with the Fitbit Alta HR. However, like its predecessor, the Vivosmart 3 assumed that I was sleeping deeply when I placed it on the table.

As I have not taken a motorised treadmill test recently, I cannot say if the Vivosmart 3's VO2 Max score is accurate. But it does show that I am in the poor range, which I admit I am.

Battery life is as good as advertised. The battery lasts five days when connected to a smartphone to receive notifications.

•Verdict: If you don't mind its bland looks, the Garmin vivosmart 3 is a feature-packed fitness tracker that provides you with plenty of fitness information, like VO2 Max and stress levels.

TECH SPECS

PRICE: $229

MATERIAL: Rubber wristband

CONNECTIVITY: Bluetooth

WATER RESISTANCE: 50m

WEIGHT: 20.4g (regular), 21.5g (large)

FEATURES: 4/5

DESIGN: 3/5

PERFORMANCE: 4/5

BATTERY LIFE: 4/5

VALUE FOR MONEY: 4/5

OVERALL: 4/5

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 28, 2017, with the headline 'The Garmin vivosmart 3 tracks your stress level too'. 

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Hands up if you think Manduka only sells yoga mats. It's perfectly legit, given how prevalent their mats are at yoga studios in Singapore.

If you've been to any decent gym or fitness studio for yoga- or pilates-type of classes, you might have seen Manduka mats laid out on the floor, bearing its distinct frog logo.

Manduka is known for its good-quality yoga mats, which come in many colours, patterns, thicknesses and densities. Photos: Key Power International

Why frog? To represent the grippiness of a frog's legs, I suppose. Frogs have these amazing suction cups under their toes, to help them cling on to wet and smooth surfaces.

Now, I bet we all wished we had those suction cups too, especially when we're sweaty and trying to stay put in a yoga pose like downward dog.

Honestly, Manduka mats are the only ones that make me feel steady like a frog. They keep my palms and feet right where they are, preventing them from sliding during poses.

I personally know many yogis who choose their studios based on the brand of mats used. "Mats not Manduka? Pfft," scoffed one of my yoga-crazy friends who was sussing out classes with me.

So it's good news that Manduka has opened its first concept store at 313@Somerset. It's much easier to get your hands on their exercise mats now.

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Manduka apparel are made from premium fabrics sourced from environmentally responsible materials such as organic cotton, recycled polyester and plant fibres.

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They are designed to be ultra-light, stretchy, cooling and moisture-wicking, so sweat marks will quickly disappear.

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As your body gets used to a certain routine, your workout is becoming less effective, whether you’re trying to lose weight, firm up the core or improve your cardio fitness. With less muscle burn, you torch fewer calories.

Generally, fitness trainers recommend switching up your workout routine every four to six weeks, to avoid boredom and maximise weight loss as well as muscle-building results. (Muscles help you burn calories!)

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• You are thinking about what to eat afterwards

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As running becomes more popular here, more locals are going on 'runcations', combining participation in marathons with holidays abroad. By Bryna Singh

Going for overseas marathons - and taking a holiday at the same time - is becoming a thing. Photo: maridav / 123rf.com

The last few kilometres of a marathon are often a blur of pain and even the final few hundred metres can feel like forever to an exhausted runner.

Running into a stadium filled with some 50,000 spectators cheering one on, though? That might give a person the much-needed push to the finish line.

Such a hero's reception greeted Ms Jeanette Wang, 35, in April this year, when she participated in the Pyongyang Marathon.

Taking place once a year, usually in April, it is a popular race in the marathon holidays market because it combines a visit to closely- guarded North Korea with a run that starts and finishes in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium.

Ms Wang, who is senior digital content manager in an investment firm, says: "For those few hours of that race, I felt like an Olympic athlete."

Everything else on the trip was as much of a highlight, as the tour itinerary saw her visit one of the most popular malls there, have drinks at a local bar and visit the demilitarised zone, or DMZ. "It was a chance to observe this closed nation with my own eyes," she says.

Other than Pyongyang, she has run marathons in cities such as Perth in Australia, Boston and San Francisco in the United States and Queenstown in New Zealand.

She has also done ultra-marathons - anything longer than the traditional marathon length of 42km - in places such as Mount Fuji in Japan and the Alpine village of Verbier in Switzerland.

She is among a growing number of Singaporeans who go on "run-cations" alone, with friends or with family members.

To them, the benefits are obvious: the novelty of running in a different climate or a chance to explore new destinations or experience familiar cities in a different light.

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Travel experts say this trend has picked up steam in the last few years, in tandem with the burgeoning running scene here.

The 2XU Compression Run here has grown from 9,000 participants in 2011 to 30,000 participants in its edition in April this year. Meanwhile, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon has grown from 6,000 runners in its first edition in 2002 to an average of about 50,000 runners a year in recent years.

Mr Geoff Meyer, 48, managing director of Ironman Asia, which organises the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon, says running is one of the most popular sports here and he has seen Singaporeans travelling "more and more for run-cations" in recent years.

Travel agency Flight Centre Singapore started promoting marathon holiday packages in 2015.

A spokesman says bookings for these packages have doubled since the trips went on the market.

At least three other local tour companies have started offering marathon holiday packages in recent years too.

Usually, agencies help settle pre-race logistics such as race registration, accommodation and transport. Where they differ is in the marathon destinations and types.

Some offer trips to the six World Marathon Majors - in the cities of New York, Chicago, Boston, Berlin, London and Tokyo.

Others offer non-standard races that take runners through Unesco World Heritage Sites and across scenic routes, challenging terrains, mountains and deserts. (Also read: This Dog Did a Half Marathon... And Came in Seventh)

Flight Centre, for example, offers packages for the Great Wall Marathon in China, the Angkor Wat Marathon in Cambodia and the Petra Desert Marathon in Jordan.

Local sports tour agency Athletes' Journey organises tours to four out of the six World Marathon Majors, as well as to non-standard marathons, such as the Thunder Dragon Marathon in Bhutan, which allows runners to take in the natural scenery and run past iconic landmarks.

Athletes' Journey co-founder David Tay, 58, says he usually organises sell-out tours to the Marathon Majors held in Tokyo, Berlin and London. The agency will be adding more sports tours next year.

Local travel agency Travel Wander, which was set up last August, started offering "running holidays" this year, which its co-founder Sheryl Lim, 40, says are "soft adventures".

Besides the usual marathons, her company also takes people to more exotic locations, including packages to the Athens Classic Marathon in Greece, the Sun Moon Lake Marathon in Taiwan and the DaNang International Marathon in Vietnam.

Internationally, various governments are tapping marathons to boost tourism, says Ms Alicia Seah, 53, travel agency Dynasty Travel's director of marketing communications.

Since 2014, Dynasty Travel has been the exclusive travel agent for the Korea Tourism Organisation to promote four of South Korea's marathons - held in Seoul, Gyeongju, Chuncheon and Jeju.

Since last year, the agency has also been working with the Macao Government Tourism Office to organise marathon packages.

This year, Dynasty Travel also launched a package to coincide with the Gold Coast Airport Marathon in Australia.

Ms Seah says that friends and family members of runners are starting to tag along for such trips for "family bonding and friendship building".

Public servant Yim Pui Fun, 57, went on one of Dynasty Travel's marathon holiday packages to South Korea with three female friends last year. She ran the full course of the Gyeongju Cherry Blossom Marathon, while her three friends did the 5km course.

Although this was her 36th marathon, it was the first time she was doing it as part of a holiday package.

"It was so convenient. Dynasty Travel did all the arrangements for me. I didn't have to do anything except turn up," she says.

"It was also very exciting that my friends took part. They usually say no when I encourage them to join. They prefer to just wait at the finish line to cheer for me and then we head off to shop and eat together."

Here are five marathon holiday destinations to consider.

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ATHENS CLASSIC MARATHON IN GREECE

This marathon is steeped in history because it is based on the ancient tale of a military courier's fateful run to Athens, the capital of Greece. According to legend, the messenger, Pheidippides, ran from the town of Marathon to Athens in 490BC to announce the news that the Greeks had defeated the Persian invaders. He then collapsed and died. This marathon's course covers the same ground that he ran and ends in Athens' Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympic Games was held in 1896.

After the marathon, runners can stay in the capital for sightseeing or treat themselves to a Greek island getaway.

Local tour agency Travel Wander has packages to this marathon.

PETRA DESERT MARATHON IN JORDAN

Petra Desert marathon in Jordan. PHOTO: FLIGHT CENTRE

Set in the ancient city of Petra, a Unesco World Heritage Site, this marathon offers stunning views across a desert landscape.

Runners will be able to see mountainside carvings, incredible rock formations, caves and historic tombs.

At one point, the route goes uphill to a mountain ridge for a 5km stretch. At the height of this ascent, runners will get a view of the race route.

After the marathon, runners can extend their trip to explore Jordan, do a Bible land tour or take a dip in the Dead Sea.

Tour agency Flight Centre Singapore offers packages to this marathon.

GREAT WALL MARATHON IN CHINA

Great Wall marathon in China. PHOTO: FLIGHT CENTRE

Rough paths, sloping trails and 5,000 gruelling steps up and down the Great Wall make this race one of the world's most challenging. Adding to the difficulty are uneven steps. Some are tiny and some are so high, you have to jump.

Thankfully, there are less arduous stretches that pass through villages, fields and farmland.

The run begins and ends in Tianjin province, at the Yin and Yang Square at the fortress at the Huangyaguan section of the Great Wall.

Tour agency Flight Centre Singapore offers packages to this marathon.

THUNDER DRAGON MARATHON IN BHUTAN

The Thunder Dragon Marathon in Bhutan takes runners along a scenic route and past iconic landmarks. PHOTO: THUNDER DRAGON MARATHON

Participating in this marathon is the perfect way to enter the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and rub shoulders with the happiest people on earth.

The high-altitude route takes in the beautiful Paro Valley and iconic landmarks such as the spectacular Tiger's Nest monastery perched on a cliff edge.

The race begins and ends at Zhiwa Ling, a luxury hotel in Bhutan.

After the race, runners can continue with their guided tours to soak in the country's unspoilt beauty. Local sports tour agency Athletes' Journey organises packages to this marathon.

VICTORIA FALLS MARATHON IN ZIMBABWE

Victoria Falls marathon in Zimbabwe. PHOTO: VICTORIA FALLS MARATHON

Combining breathtaking scenery with adventure, this route winds along the mighty Zambezi river, across bridges with spectacular views of Victoria Falls, and goes into Zambezi National Park, where runners may be able to see wildlife such as zebras and elephants. Post marathon, runners can explore Victoria Falls, which is known as the adventure centre of Africa. Travel packages can include rafting, game viewing, safaris and bungee jumping.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on June 25, 2017, with the headline 'Running to a holiday'.

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