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.
Steve Carr follows in the footsteps of 1976 runners and spends time reflecting on the speed of those who went before.
Vivian Ying Cai wowed by the beauty of being on top of the world, but questions the amount of help it took to get there.
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.
HKAAA demands apology after Trail Running Association criticises selection of just four athletes for World Championships, while offering to fund more.
It’s crucial to listen to your body, and to not take on too much too soon, while the right shoes can also be a key factor.
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’.
Patellar tendinopathy is a common running injury caused by overuse or weak muscles in runners.
Running on a treadmill is not inherently bad for you, your knees or your running form.
The second of three races in the Action Sprint Series takes runners through the Sai Kung countryside, and proves hotly contested.
New mum Clarisse Cremer has made officials rethink controversial rules that would have penalised women for having a baby between two Vendee races.
Catherine Sun runs equivalent of an ultra marathon every day for nearly 1 month, visiting 88 different temples on the mammoth Shikoku Pilgrimage.
Chamelia Suhra wins city’s version of the backyard challenge, a race that only finishes when just one runner is left.
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.
Vivian Ying Cai plans to climb the highest mountain on each continent and reach the North and South Poles.
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.
Get your kids enjoying the great outdoors – it’s good for their health, mind and development
Sore heads and anxious minds will need a hard hike to feel right again, and Hong Kong has plenty of them to offer.
Duncan Swanson and George Darling run monotonous laps of Hong Kong’s beaches to recreate desert conditions.
Sun Haibin and Christian Havrehed are rowing from China to America, via Korea and Japan, retracing the mythical steps of an ancient explorer.
Hong Kong is full of hikes, but not all have to be to the summit of a huge mountain if you are just starting your hiking journey
Jo Lodder runs the Tinworth Trail, the Wilson Trail, the Hong Kong Trail, the MacLehose Trail and the Lantau Trail in five consecutive days.
Hyun Chang Chung returns to country 19 years after he was caught in the Boxing Day Tsunami, and shocks the trail route’s designer by doing it in one none-stop run.
Jo Lodder looking to become first person to link all five of Hong Kong’s major trails just a few months after launch of the Tinworth Trail.
Ever feel like your legs hurt the most a day or two after running? This is called DOMS,
Resistance training is a great way to improve your running and to make yourself more resilient to injuries, but we do not all have time or money to go to the gym.
‘The world’s toughest ultra marathon’ is a tag line that accompanies a host of races, but which is actually the hardest? Here are six that pack the most pain and suffering.
Stunning Hong Kong trail race returns this weekend after a four-year hiatus, with organisers the Child Welfare Scheme helping Nepalese children escape labour and sex trafficking.
Unique race combines sailing and mountain running on ‘arduous’ course, with 40-foot yacht donated by Hong Kong’s richest man to organisers Sailability.
‘It wasn’t about the race any more’: Tomokazu Ihara stops to help ‘cold, confused’ runner going in the wrong direction, showing true spirit of 298km Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge.
