Approaching the finish of the 230 km TorTour de Ruhr ultramarathon. Photo Jens Witzel
Approaching the finish of the 230 km TorTour de Ruhr ultramarathon. Photo Jens Witzel
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The Adventure Trail: Hong Kong trail running legend Andre Blumberg

  • Mark Agnew and Mary Hui speak in depth with a man labelled 'the grandaddy' of Hong Kong trail running.

Mark AgnewMary Hui
Mark Agnew and Mary Hui

Updated: 5:12pm, 18 Feb, 2019

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Approaching the finish of the 230 km TorTour de Ruhr ultramarathon. Photo Jens Witzel
Approaching the finish of the 230 km TorTour de Ruhr ultramarathon. Photo Jens Witzel

Mark Agnew and Mary Hui speak in depth with a man labelled 'the grandaddy' of Hong Kong trail running. Andre Blumberg has capped off an incredible year, running three huge races. He began by setting the record at the 230km TorTour de Ruhr, then he ran the Hardrock 160km and finished with the 246km Spartathlon. He shares what makes him tick, his passions and motivations as well as the catalyst that started his running career when he was a 110kg party animal.

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Mark Agnew

Mark Agnew

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.

Mary Hui

Mary Hui

Mary Hui is a Hong Kong-based writer. Her work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CityLab.