LSA Digital Cover Vol. 008: Malek McCrone & Abe Lim

Advocacy Meets Adventure

This February, we take a look at two champions of nature — protecting and appreciating earth via the best ways they know how. Inspired by the new ASICS GEL-NIMBUS 25, comfort and progression are at the core of our digital cover. We explore the tenacity to make a stand and the spirit of being one with the outdoors, through the views of outdoorsman Malek Mccrone and eco-warrior Abe Lim as they share their journey in rebuilding a relationship with Mother Earth.

LSA Digital Cover Vol. 008: Malek Mcrrone & Abe Lim

On the Cover: Malek Mccrone & Abe Lim

Our latest digital cover looks into minds of two nature-lovers in both inherent and extrinsic ways: Malek Mccrone and Abe Lim. We speak with our earth-conscious cover stars about how they connect with the environment as both its protector and appreciator. Since her stint with her plastic waste management company, Purpose Plastics, Abe has been riding high in the forefront of the eco-movement, fighting climate change with the big leagues. Malek is a true outdoorsman — with his history as a national athlete and a renewed passion for running, he regards the green forest, and all that it can give, as his safe haven.

Read on to learn more about Malek and Abe, and their journeys in rebuilding the relationship with Mother Earth.

Read the full interview here

Dear nature-loving people,

What goes on in the eclectic minds of Malek and Abe? Two inspiring individuals making a difference in their own ways, they both tell us how we can also start being earth-conscious — with little steps making a big difference in the long run.

For the love of Mother Earth

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Although it is their first time meeting, the tranquil, serene setting of the park makes for pretty natural chemistry for our February cover stars Malek Mccrone and Abe Lim — being surrounded by greenery and the comfort of the earth simply does wonders.

It's Simply Nature-al

"I feel like if I could do something, I should. Really, it’s just as simple as that. I’ve never been a super outdoorsy person; that only happened after Covid. But I’ve always been someone who’s curious. So, when I learned that these things are happening — like plastics import and plastic waste — and I know I’m capable of doing something about it, I’ll just start.” — Abe Lim

Grounded Connection

“I wasn’t really thinking about anything, I just knew I wanted to spend time roughing it, being around nature all the time. I went to Thailand for a month, then Cambodia, and later Indonesia for a month. Stayed in hostels, doing whatever, just really, full-on bumming it out. It was like, ‘Let’s see how long I can last.’” — Malek Mccrone

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