Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP
Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP
Mary Hui
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Trail Mix by Mary Hui

How Olympic hopeful Wong smashed her marathon personal best with altitude, attitude and weight training

  • The Hong Kong runner spends time in Yunnan to benefit from the altitude, and spends far more time in the gym getting stronger

Mary Hui
Mary Hui

Updated: 4:48pm, 13 Oct, 2019

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Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP
Natasha Wong Tsz-yan before the 2019 Hong Kong Marathon, but it was not until the Berlin Marathon in September that everything finally clicked. Photo: SCMP
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Mary Hui

Mary Hui

Mary Hui is a Hong Kong-based writer. Her work has appeared in the South China Morning Post, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and CityLab.