Doctor wins 45km Mac Trail Challenge and puts victory down to progress made ahead of Ben Nevis Ultra in Scotland

Karen Cheung Man-yee worked her way from the middle of the pack to win the women’s Ferei 45km Mac Trail Challenge, a race that started a midnight, then headed straight to work after a short sleep.

“I started in the middle so needed to pass a lot of people. I only realised I was in the lead about halfway,” the orthopaedic doctor said. “I was surprised, it gave me motivation but it also mean I knew I only had to keep my pace and didn’t need to push.”

The race follows popular routes along MacLehose Trail stage five and six, starting and ending at Shing Mun Reservoir.

“I am familiar with the course,” she said. “But everyone is familiar with that route so it wasn’t an advantage.”