Oxfam Trailwalker: Domestic helpers push through struggles to beat their target time, while other teams reach 100km finish
- A team of domestic helpers finished Hong Kong’s famous ultramarathon, surpassing even their own expectations
Beaming with pride, mixed with a few tears of joy, a team made up of domestic helpers from the Philippines and Indonesia finished the Oxfam Trailwalker (OTW). They achieved their goal to represent the their community by beating their target time by over three hours.
Team captain Aleli Pena and first-timers Eden Marciano, Rosie Rusinah and Milkhatus Sholikah completed the 100km endurance race from Sai Kung to Yuen Long along the MacLehose trail in 24 hours and 55 minutes.
“I had more fun this year compared to last year and I am really proud of my team as they really pushed themselves. It is better this year as we had more time to train and these girls are really tough,” said Fillipino Pena, who raced with a different team of domestic helpers in 2017.
Their team, Maid of Heart and Sole, have been aided by helpful employers who have given the quartet time off to train and also access to gym equipment, while they also received donated equipment.
“I was really struggling with my knee, because some of us are first timers we were struggling,” said Filipino Marciano.