Health & Fitness

Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama “Mo” Farah jogs with supporters on Bowen Road in 2017. Bowen Road is a great option to keep training in the heat. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Extreme weather

The best shaded trails to run or hike in Hong Kong’s heat

3 Aug 2018 3

Francois d’Haene wins the 2017 UTMB – the last winner to cross the line ahead of this year’s introduction of prize money. Photo: Hoka One One

View From The Edge

Are the UTMB hypocrites and who are they to define our values?

28 Jul 2018

David Wilson poses for a picture with the contestants in the Miss Chinese International beauty pageant during the opening ceremony of the Wilson Trail at the Kam Shan Country Park. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Hong Kong handover 20th anniversary

Former governor Wilson ‘absolutely astonished’ by times runners complete his trail in

25 Jul 2018

Keith Cheung (left) is 15kg lighter as he prepares for the Asian Games. Photos: Handout

Asian Games 2018

Cox swaps McDonald’s for sports drink ‘rinsing’ to shed 15kg for Asian Games

15 Aug 2018 33

Jeff Campbell gets the most out his body by using his mind. Photo: Arista

The Adventure Trail Podcast

The Adventure Trail podcast, episode five: tips to deal with pre-race nerves

8 Aug 2018 33

Francois d’Haene wins the 2017 UTMB – the last winner to cross the line ahead of this year’s introduction of prize money. Photo: Hoka One One

Are the UTMB hypocrites and who are they to define our values?

View From The Edge

28 Jul 2018

Bosphorus Cross-continental swimming race took up Doug Woodring's Plastic Disclosure Porject. Photos: Samsung Bosphorus Cross-continental swimming race

Hongkonger gets Europe-to-Asia swim race to go green, clean and plastic free

24 Jul 2018

Vicky Huffey is going straight from the dragon boat world champs to the 250km Gobi March ultra. Photos: Handouts

Health and wellness

Tapering: from dragon boat world championship to 250km ultra in three days

20 Jul 2018

View From The Edge

CrossFit deserve kudos for drug bans, but more transparency needed

31 Jul 2018

Emily Abbott posted on Instagram calling the ban unfair. Photo: Emily Abbott Instagram

‘I disagree with unfair decision’: Athlete hits out as CrossFit bans 14 for drugs

31 Jul 2018

Dan Lawson sets the record at the 2017 Ultra Gobi, a 400km non-stop ultra marathon. There is US$10,000 on the line if you can beat Lawson’s time. Photo: Lloyd Belcher Visuals

‘Professionalism leads to doping’: trail running reacts to China’s cash rewards

17 Jul 2018 1

The government has assigned a task force to evaluate 18 areas for development, but Greenpeace thinks it has already chosen the country parks. Photo: EPA

Hong Kong environmental issues

Housing crisis: Greenpeace calls on outdoor community to save country parks

13 Jul 2018

Yolanda Choy wakesurfing in her Eco Drive hat. She has seen plastic pollution in the water grow year on year. Photos: Handout

Hong Kong wakesurfer takes on plastic pollution with top tips for reduction

12 Jul 2018

Samantha Chan in the midst of the 400km Ultra Gobi. Photo: Lloyd Belcher Visuals

The Adventure Trail Podcast

Body image in female sport: Instagram purges and athletic goals

10 Jul 2018

Owen Dong works his way through a bouldering problem. Photos: Mark Agnew

Hong Kong youth

Children harness creativity in schools climbing competition

9 Jul 2018

Walter Cheung ran his 70th marathon in Rome. Photos: Handout

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

‘Don’t tell me things are difficult’: Hang Seng executive runs…

4 Jul 2018

Free diver Hanli Prinsloo follows a manta ray. Photo: The Last Wilderness

Hong Kong environmental issues

‘Shark fin soup breaks my heart’: free diver calls on Hong…

2 Jul 2018 7

The Oxfam Trailwalker has more runners than any other race in Hong Kong, but only 22.2 per cent of them are women. Photo: Dickson Lee

Gender equality

Gender diversity in trail running: the HK4TUC’s radical solution

26 Jun 2018 2

Hongkongers take to the water for China’s traditional paddling sport. Photo: Sam Tsang

Living heritage of Hong Kong

Electric atmosphere and surreal silence as dragon boaters race…

18 Jun 2018

The spear throw can be the difference between winning and losing. Photo: Jonathan Wong

The Philippines

Public confusion and police chases: Spartans train with…

12 Jun 2018

Michael Tomordy climbs Everest only to find a ‘wicked’ ridge where the Hillary Step once was. Photos: Handout

Everest summiteer recalls ‘wicked’ ridge that replaced Hillary…

8 Jun 2018

Ben Lecomte faces six months at sea as he swims from Japan to San Francisco. Photo: AFP

Sharks, paralysing jellyfish and rubbish in store for swimmer…

5 Jun 2018 1

Niu Yu lost her leg in the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 but ran the Wenchuan Marathon a decade later.

Sichuan earthquake, 10 years on

Sichuan earthquake survivor runs memorial marathon decade after losing leg

18 May 2018

The Spartan Race is here, but your preparation is not over. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chocolate milk, sweat and sleep: final prep for Hong Kong Spartan Race

13 Apr 2018

The Post team practising their burpee technique. Photos: Handout

Outdoor & Extreme: Health & Fitness

Trying (and failing) to jump start our way into Spartan Race shape

4 Apr 2018

Editor's Pick

Keith Cheung (left) is 15kg lighter as he prepares for the Asian Games. Photos: Handout

Cox swaps McDonald’s for sports drink ‘rinsing’ to shed 15kg for Asian Games

Asian Games 2018

15 Aug 2018