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Mark Agnew
Mark Agnew
Outdoor and Extreme Sports Editor
Mark Agnew joined the Post in 2017 to capture the booming extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He has been involved in outdoor and extreme sports his whole life. Since living in Hong Kong, his interest has expanded to endurance sports, including ultra-running and long distances ocean rowing.

Tsang Wai-fung gets used to running without headphones but first experiences highs and lows of solitary adventure that takes runners 298km across the city.

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Hong Kong 100 directors create World Major Trails series with races in Asia, Africa, Europe and America, to put ‘original spirit of trail and ultra running’ back at the centre of the sport.

Speed is not associated with ultra running, but including speed sessions in your training can improve your long distance performances too.

Dolores Vargas Sales is an ultra runner and the Hong Kong-based Filipino hopes she can persuade more of her fellow domestic helpers to take part in sport.

In 1976, a group of five ran from Hong Kong Island’s most southerly district to most northerly police station in what would become the city’s first ultra event.

Nicole Chik finishes daunting six-day race, which had its second-highest dropout rate ever amid extreme heat with people ‘falling in front of you, then they’re gone’.

Zein Williams picked up first six titles between 2012 and 2018, while Vlad Ixel grabs third men’s title and sets course record in process during brief visit from Australia.

Pulling your calf is a common injury, which can be painful and stop you running for weeks, but there are some simple remedies and exercises to prevent it.