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Gurkhas again blitz Trailwalker field

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Martin Wong

Team beat their own record in the gruelling event

The reigning champion Gurkha team beat their own record for the Oxfam Trailwalker race last night, winning the gruelling 100km charity event in 11 hours and 57 minutes - and then declaring they were ready to turn round and do it again.

Their time was 19 minutes faster than the record they set last year, and 36 minutes ahead of the second team to finish.

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'We don't feel tired at all. Can we do it one more time?' team leader Yam Bahadur Pudasini said after reaching the finishing line at So Kwun Wat, Tuen Mun.

With beaming smiles, it was hard to believe the Securicor team had just trekked over some of Hong Kong's roughest terrain on the MacLehose Trail from Pak Tam Chung in Sai Kung.

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Asked how he felt, Mr Pudasini joked, 'A little bit bored because no one competed with us.'

However, the defending champions faced some stiff competition, with veteran Trailwalker teams from the United States, Australia and Canada vying for the title.

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