AKARALI recently embarked on several successful collaboration events with Kelana Jaya Running Club (KJRC), with one featuring Spartan Race Malaysia’s SF Academy KLCC, to help the running community explore the benefits of our clinically tested standardized hot-water Tongkat Ali root extract.
AKARALI is known to help runners boost athletic performance and strength amongst recreational and seasoned athletes. This long-term collaboration with KJRC marks a new milestone for AKARALI as the market leader in the premium Tongkat Ali supplement segment to help more sports communities around the world to achieve their best performance.
The event kicked off with a 5k neighbourhood run, where members of the AKARALI team, including Global Community Lead, Alex Kua, proudly joined KJRC participants. Alex, who hadn’t run in years, completed the race in time, exemplifying how the right support and supplements can enhance performance, even for casual runners.
Running is an ideal sport to assess the benefits of Tongkat Ali, explained AKARALI’s Founder and CEO, Shahid Shayaa, as runners can measure granular and detailed metrics like pace, distance, heart rate, body composition, and VO2 Max.
Before the run, Shahid talked about the anabolic, strength and endurance-enhancing effects of our standardized Tongkat Ali root extract, especially for hardcore endurance athletes like marathon and ultramarathon runners.
As an avid trail runner, he explained in greater detail how endurance athletes may benefit from Tonngkat Ali’s anabolic properties that help optimize testosterone, as clinical evidence shows that pushing the limit with endurance sports can steadily decrease testosterone levels over time.
Participants at the event were eager to test samples of our signature 200mg capsules, our women’s 50mg dose, and infused Koffee shots, positively noting that our products provided flexible supplementation options for both seasoned athletes and those new to endurance training.
Runners who tried AKARALI dose-optimized capsules from Tongkat Ali standardized extract and Koffee (Tongkat Ali coffee) reported a noticeable boost in energy as well as endurance, particularly during the last mile of the 5k run.
Veteran runners like the founder of KJRC, Syed Shazali and deputy Amir Azlan, who have tested our Tongkat Ali supplements for 3-4 weeks before embarking on this collaboration with AKARALI, spoke glowingly about the noticeable improvements in energy, endurance, recovery times, as well as sleep quality.
These results are in line with clinical and real-world findings on Tongkat Ali’s ability to improve endurance by 10-15%, delay fatigue, as well as shorten recovery time by reducing muscle soreness and reducing downtime in general.
“Tongkat Ali provides nutritional support for marathoners and trail runners who need both long-term stamina and quicker recovery between intense training sessions.” said Shahid Shayaa, CEO of AKARALI.
In fact, as a seasoned marathon runner, 46-year-old Syed has used our standardized hot-water Tongkat Ali root extract capsules as part of his 16 week marathon training plan and completed his targeted sub-4 hour finishing time in the BMW Berlin Marathon!
Our collaboration event with KJRC and Spartan Race Malaysia, meanwhile, focused on functional fitness, combining basic running techniques and strength training 101.
KJRC’s certified coach Hatib Muhamad and Spartan Race ambassador Captain Raeiz Hamed led interactive sessions on running mechanics and bodyweight strength training.
They emphasized exercises with nutritional support to improve running form, prevent injury, and build endurance. This is where AKARALI played an enabler with its performance-tested and clinically tested Tongkat Ali supplement, helping real-world athletes and recreational runners to achieve better performance.
The Spartan portion of the event featured basic strength training with optimal form, with squats, push-ups, burpees, and core exercises that engage essential muscle groups.
According to Spartan Race Malaysia’s Afiq Azmi, who tried AKARALI products reported that, over the weeks, it have helped him push harder at the gym with more reps and gains as well as improved his running endurance.
In fact, there are many clinical studies show that Tongkat Ali supports lean muscle growth, power, and grip strength, making it an ideal supplement for athletes training for events like the Spartan Race, which requires a combination of endurance and functional strength to conquer demanding obstacles. The anti-inflammatory properties of Tongkat Ali also aid in faster recovery, allowing athletes to return to training sooner with less downtime.
“AKARALI products are beneficial to runners when taken regularly, especially during SpeedWork training session” said Syed Shazli.
Our event with KJRC’s SpeedWork Division was equally illuminating, led by their Division Head, Syafiq J, the collaboration offered insights into cruise interval training and lactate threshold (LT) improvement—key factors to keep in mind for long-distance runners.
Improving LT means athletes can push through fatigue and run faster for longer periods. Runners that tested AKARALI’s Tongkat Ali products, with its performance-boosting qualities, reported that the anabolic and energy-boosting properties of Tongkat Ali highly complemented this type of high-intensity, variable tempo training by enhancing endurance, focus, and recovery.
With plenty more events lined up with KJRC in the future, we look forward to continued collaboration events to showcase and underscore how pure and clinically tested Tongkat Ali can benefit athletes of all levels.
Whether it’s for runners aiming to shave seconds off their personal best, marathoners looking for an endurance boost, or strength athletes preparing for their next obstacle course challenge, AKARALI’s clinically tested standardized hot-water Tongkat Ali root extract is an ideal natural way to boost performance in multiple ways along with plenty of other health benefits.
We would like to share our special thanks to KJRC’s team for organizing such memorable collaboration events!
Stay tuned for more exciting events, product testing, giveaways, and practical tips on maximizing your running and strength training performance with AKARALI and KJRC.
If you are interested in experiencing the benefits of Malaysian single-origin standardized hot-water Tongkat Ali root extract for yourself, you can get your hands on our dose-optimized signature capsules, pure powder extract, or potent coffee, available worldwide with international delivery via DHL express.
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Alex Kua leads AKARALI’s Global Partnership Community to help athletes, sports communities, and thousand of others optimize their well-being through evidence-based research that enables them to make better informed decisions. His legal and business consulting background underpins the rigorous data-driven approach in his writing – from hours of interviews, real-world performance data, and firsthand experiences of real people – offering actionable insights that connects clinical research, emerging health trends, and real-world applications. He is also an experienced researcher in herbal nutrition, with years of deep technical knowledge on Tongkat Ali (Eurycoma longifolia), including quality standards, industry benchmarks, lab tests, clinical trials, and the use of natural herbs by collaborating with top scientists, herbal experts, and nutritionists. As part of the core team behind AKARALI’s knowledge portal, he empowers people worldwide to access the benefits of high-quality herbal nutrition in a way that is effective, sustainable, and safe. He is also an avid runner, with regular participation in local sports communities and running events.
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