Law Kai-pong battles the elements to win Hong Kong’s toughest race at the Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan 2019
- The 31-year-old boat worker completes the gruelling 162km race in 23 hours, 44 minutes and eight seconds
- Li Lai-ting wins the women’s race a month after taking honours in the Hong Kong 168
Seasoned local trail runner Law Kai-pong battled through rain, darkness and sleep deprivation to win arguably Hong Kong’s toughest race in the Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan 2019 on Sunday.
The rising trail running star completed the gruelling 162km race in 23 hours, 44 minutes and eight seconds, edging out France’s Baptiste Puyou in a race Law said was “the most difficult in Hong Kong by far”.
The Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan is not the longest race in Hong Kong. That honour belongs to the Hong Kong 168 held at Tai Mei Tuk last month, but the Tai Mo Shan race is acknowledged by many runners as the toughest because of its length, elevation and course difficulty.
“I’ve run every big race in Hong Kong several times, but that was crazy,” said Law, whose body was battered and bruised at the end.
“It was raining for a long time and I actually lost the trail several times in the dark. It was scary and I had to be really careful, so I’m happy I won.”