Ben Nevis Ultra: Hongkonger sure that faith will help her conquer Scottish mountain race and battle swarms of midges
The Hong Kong runner has been using unnamed trails to replicate Scotland’s technical ridges, but believes her religion will help her finish the Ben Nevis race
It is only Karen Cheung Man-yee’s third race outside of Hong Kong and her first serious technical challenge, but she believes her faith in God will drive her to the end of the 52-kilometre (32.3 mile) Ben Nevis Ultra.
“I am a Christian,” she said. “I will pray in difficult times and will ask God for help. When I raced in Thailand, I sprained my ankle two weeks before the competition and it still hurt on the day but I asked God for help and I finished.”
Cheung called the ability to race a gift from God.
Cheung earned the right to participate in the ultramarathon in Scotland on September 14 following a series of strong performances in Hong Kong.
Action Asia offered free training with local gym Joint Dynamics and a trip to Scotland for the Salomon Skyline race to the two local runners, male and female, who accumulated the most points in the MSIG50 series.