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Mark Agnew

Elite racer Nicky Inge dropped out of the Hong Kong Spartan Race just 4 kilometres into the race when she was bitten by a dog.
She had missed a marker and ran into the animal’s path, and was livid given it was the second Hong Kong race she has struggled to navigate after being disqualified last year for failing to run the whole course.
“I wasn’t going to do it again, but they invited me back,” she said, sitting on the side of the course.
But organiser Mike Goodwin was not convinced there was a lack of clear marking.
“There is a pattern [to Inge’s DNFs] so it is hard to say what is going on,” Goodwin said.

“In the heat of battle it is easy to lose concentration and miss one, I suppose.”
Inge said she may have to go to hospital and be checked for rabies.
The race was delayed by a few minutes with the announcer saying it was because wild dogs were on the course.
But Goodwin said that was a joke and they pushed it back by eight minutes to ensure volunteers were in the right place to direct runners.

But Inge claimed the volunteers “don’t know what we are trying to do here” and point Spartans in the wrong direction.
She was angry at the organisers and at accusations she missed a marker on purpose last year to cut the course. She was disqualified.
Fellow elite runner Chris Davis said: “No one else got lost as far as I know. It was a superbly well-marked course and very clear.”
Goodwin said Spartan prides itself on being unpredictable and that means you cannot train for each obstacle or recce the course route.
He said there were no wild dogs on the course, and that villagers had pets but they knew it was race day and tied them up.


Nicky Inge bitten by dog after missing marker again as her Hong Kong Spartan Race woes continue

Nick Inge, in a previous race, is an elite Spartan Race runner. Photos: Handout

Nicky Inge will compete in the Spartan World Championships at the end of the month. She previously used to work out for aesthetics but not focuses entirely on Spartan races, 2017 September. Credit: Keith Leung

The Spartan World Championship team 2017 is made up of Nicky Inge, Roy Ng and Magdalena Cvetkovic

Nicky Inge disqualified from Spartan Race for failing to run whole course

Runners take on an obstacle at the Spartan Race at Kam Tin Country Club. Photos: Jonathan Wong

35 year old Spartan Female Elite Race participant Magdalena Cvetkovic from Switzerland, attends the Spartan Race held at Kam Tin Country Club in Yuen Long. 04NOV17 SCMP / Jonathan Wong

The Spartan Race held at Kam Tin Country Club in Yuen Long. 04NOV17 SCMP / Jonathan Wong

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Elite racer runs into animal after taking a wrong turn, but organisers and other elites insist it was a ‘superbly’ well-marked course


Nicky Inge bitten by dog after missing marker again as her Hong Kong Spartan Race woes continue

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Elite racer runs into animal after taking a wrong turn, but organisers and other elites insist it was a ‘superbly’ well-marked course

Elite racer runs into animal after taking a wrong turn, but organisers and other elites insist it was a ‘superbly’ well-marked course