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Hong Kong
Hong Kong TransLantau by UTMB trail run organisers apologise after complaints
Hundreds of runners in the 50km event went without water, while many slam poor organisation, ‘having to fend for themselves’ during typhoon.
18 Nov 2024 - 6:14PM
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Hong Kong Oxfam Trailwalker: Jeff Campbell keeps perfect record at 100km race
15 Nov 2024 - 9:47PM
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Veteran Campbell aims to make it four out of four at Hong Kong Oxfam Trailwalker
23 Oct 2024 - 8:45AM
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Hong Kong sending 38-strong squad to first Asia-Pacific Trail Running Championships
City’s team will be largest delegation at weekend’s races in South Korea, where runners will go head-to-head over 80km, 40km and 15km.
22 Oct 2024 - 8:45AM
Hong Kong coach and trail runner Wong Ho-chung (right) with International Trail Running Association president Janet Ng. Photo: Lucien Chan
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Trail running and hiking
Explorer who spent two years walking across Africa takes on Hong Kong Moontrekker
Mario Rigby is taking part to advocate for nature and sustainability, and as training for his bid to tackle the world’s seven tallest summits.
18 Oct 2024 - 12:00PM
Health & Wellness
Wellness
How to fuel your body when trail running to avoid health problems
Many trail runners don’t consume enough calories in races, which can lead to long-term health issues. Hong Kong experts advise what to eat.
1 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM
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Hoka guru wants to curb shoe tech advance, as sub-2 hour marathon chase quickens
Brand’s co-founder Nico Mermoud says line could be named in honour of Hong Kong, after regular testing on city’s trails before 2009 launch.
17 Jul 2024 - 3:59PM
Nico Mermoud’s experience at the 2007 UTMB was partially responsible for the creation of Hoka. Photo: Hoka
Hong Kong
Trail running and hiking
Registration for Hong Kong MoonTrekker overnight trail event opens this weekend
The goals of the hike on October 18 are to reach Lantau Peak while it is still dark to witness the sunrise and to raise funds for the Nature Conservancy.
31 May 2024 - 10:00AM
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Oxfam Trailwalker chiefs add new route, target record donations, as race hits 40
This November’s event will be the 40th time the race has taken place since the inaugural edition in 1981, and officials expect all 1,300 team slots to be filled.
27 May 2024 - 7:30PM
Health & Wellness
Wellness
‘Fear of getting old’ drives runner, 76, who did 250km Sahara Desert race
Harry Hunter became the oldest Briton to finish the world’s hardest foot race, the 250km Marathon des Sables, last month. He tells the Post about his diet, ‘hard training and mental strength’.
14 Jun 2024 - 8:19AM
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Wellness
Tone up, work out, drop off: how regular exercise puts end to insomnia
Trail running and taking up martial arts reduced insomnia and anxiety for Hong Kong corporate communications worker Michelle Sum. Regular exercise was also shown to reduce insomnia in a recent study.
20 Apr 2024 - 4:36AM
Running and taking up martial arts got rid of the insomnia and anxiety affecting Hong Kong corporate communications worker Michelle Sum (in white). Photo: Michell Sum
Trail Running
Extreme fitness
Nepal racer wins by smallest of margins, edges out China’s Xiang Fuzhao
Sunmaya Budha says ‘thinking about past is not enough for me’ as she rises from rural Nepal to ultra stardom, and wants to continue to support her family.
9 Apr 2024 - 2:00PM
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Trail running and hiking
MTR, ferry part of the fun in 4 Trail Ultra Loop’s first full race after Covid
Trail runners from the UK, Japan, Nepal, Taiwan and mainland China set out early on Friday across all four major Hong Kong trails, plus sections on public transport.
29 Mar 2024 - 2:31PM
Hiking
Trail running and hiking
The new Hong Kong trail that adds swimming, waterfalls to 100km trek across city
Founders of the The Argyle Ross Trail say it could take six to seven days to complete the 100km route across the New Territories.
7 Mar 2024 - 1:19PM
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Only 2 women finished this year’s Hong Kong ultra trail race. Meet the first
Lawyer Alice McLeod was the first woman to cross the finish line of this year’s 298-kilometre Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge – here’s how she planned and trained for the incredible feat.
5 Mar 2024 - 9:18AM
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Alice McLeod celebrates crossing the finish line of the 2024 Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Viola Shum
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Liu Fo-lok posts fourth fastest time in Hong Kong Four Trails history
Liu reaches postbox in Mui Wo in 52 hours, two minutes and 24 seconds, nearly four hours ahead of nearest rival.
12 Feb 2024 - 11:11PM
Trail Running
Extreme fitness
From talking to monkeys to finding inner peace on Hong Kong’s four trails
Tsang Wai-fung gets used to running without headphones but first experiences highs and lows of solitary adventure that takes runners 298km across the city.
2 Feb 2024 - 8:41AM
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UTMB, Kilian Jornet and others discuss trail running future
The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and top trail runners discuss how to balance the sport’s development ‘with its values at the centre’.
26 Jan 2024 - 9:14AM
The UTMB is a week long running festival in Chamonix and has expanded to a 37 race strong World Series. Photo: UTMB
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Double delight for Chinese pair at Hong Kong 100 Ultra Marathon
Meng Guangfu and Chen Lin claim men’s and women’s titles in first race of inaugural World Trail Majors.
22 Jan 2024 - 3:26PM
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Hong Kong chef swaps kitchen for bearded dragons as he tackles 4 trails race
Liu Fo-lok has taken to breeding and selling reptiles to fund his training for city’s toughest ultra-marathon event.
12 Feb 2024 - 4:29PM
Trail Running
Trail running and hiking
Veteran Ellis’ top tips for runners tackling the HK100 ultra-marathon
The famous race returns for its 14th year this weekend, and John Ellis has been there from the start. Overseas runners can typically be caught out by the stairs and steep climbs, but don’t forget about the monkeys.
20 Jan 2024 - 8:00AM
OPINION
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Opinion
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Sevens will show absurdity of Covid-19 rules that axed Trailwalker, marathon
26 Sep 2022 - 5:50PM
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Running or cycling without tech: the joys of device-free exercise
7 May 2022 - 11:47AM
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Does Trailwalker’s cancellation confirm the government’s apathy to trail racing?
3 Nov 2021 - 7:00AM
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China race disaster is a reality check as trail running grows
25 May 2021 - 9:51AM
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There are no more excuses not to allow trail racing in Covid-19
14 May 2021 - 9:44AM
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