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Mark Agnew

When Elton Lam was coming off the 2,600-metre high Col de Ferret in France during the 2017 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, he did not think twice to stop and help a fellow Hongkonger.
Lam noticed a group crowding round a runner and when he got closer he recognised the subject of the group’s interest.
He was suffering from the cold, shivering, because of the temperature and was a long way from the next checkpoint. Lam immediately decided to stay and help translate.
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“I think I did something meaningful, but I did something normal so I am not proud,” Lam said. “Other runners would have done the same.”

Lam used basic first aid knowledge to assess the runner’s condition. He established he was still coherent and was not hyperthermic yet, but was heading that way.
Lam and the group tried to get the suffering runner down the hill.
“We were also cooling down quickly, but he couldn’t see so it was hard to move him,” Lam said. They decided to wait for help after calling the organiser.
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“Usually, it takes an hour to get down but we had no idea how long we should wait,” he said.
After an hour or more waiting, help arrived, then Lam and the others rushed down to the next checkpoint.
But with only 30 minutes to the cut-off, they missed the required time and had to withdraw from the race.

Lam was presented with an award for sportsmanship at the Gone Running Hong Kong Trail Running Awards.
“This year I am running again, but it is not like last year,” Lam said. “I have not had the time to train so it’s 50-50 that I’ll finish.”
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Lam believes Hongkongers have a lot to learn about running overseas because the weather is never that cold at home.
“Hongkongers have a habit of trying to just reach the minimum requirement for overseas races,” Lam said. “Sometimes it can be dangerous as they do not pack for the weather. They ignore the situation. “Apart from the mandatory gear last year, I had one more layer, one more jacket and one more fleece vest.”


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Elton Lam aims for Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc finish after missing a cut-off in 2017 because he waited to save a Hongkonger suffering in the cold


UTMB: Hong Kong’s good Samaritan has unfinished business after stopping to save runner’s life

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Elton Lam aims for Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc finish after missing a cut-off in 2017 because he waited to save a Hongkonger suffering in the cold

Elton Lam aims for Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc finish after missing a cut-off in 2017 because he waited to save a Hongkonger suffering in the cold