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09/04/2024

An epic show down between two great runners. The 70km came down to just 9 seconds!

The Wenling Golden Coast Trail Race has grown from around 1,500 to 4,500 runners since last year, with live TV and big prize money.
China's top talent was out in force.

Sunmaya Budha says ‘thinking about past is not enough for me’ as she rises from rural Nepal to ultra stardom, and wants to continue to support her family.

12/06/2023

A group of friends who experienced a tragedy have raised an incredible amount of money in their late friend's name.

Simon Robinson died having completed all but 1 of the 4 trails in the city, prompting some friends to finish the task.

08/06/2023

Ultra running start Dolores Vargas Sales wants other domestic helpers to get involved in outdoor sports: "They must take care of themselves – whatever happens, get involved with different outdoor activities."

Dolores Vargas Sales is an ultra runner and the Hong Kong-based Filipino hopes she can persuade more of her fellow domestic helpers to take part in sport.

31/05/2023

"When you see it by your own eyes it’s really different. I will never see that kind of thing again in my whole life. That’s beautiful."

Vivian Ying Cai wowed by the beauty of being on top of the world, but questions the amount of help it took to get there.

30/05/2023

What an incredible story! From a world record in 1956 to the pioneers of the 1970s.

In 1976, a group of five ran from Hong Kong Island’s most southerly district to most northerly police station in what would become the city’s first ultra event.

22/05/2023

The HKAAA selected four athletes. TRAHK believe they should pick 13 and offered to select and fund other runners. The HKAAA demanded an apology for implying they are neglecting trail running.

HKAAA demands apology after Trail Running Association criticises selection of just four athletes for World Championships, while offering to fund more.

18/05/2023

"When you walk, you would see people just lying on the ground and medics were just around them. And then the next day they’re just gone."

Nicole Chik finishes daunting six-day race, which had its second-highest dropout rate ever amid extreme heat with people ‘falling in front of you, then they’re gone’.

03/05/2023

An under the radar epic adventure just for the fun of it.

Catherine Sun runs equivalent of an ultra marathon every day for nearly 1 month, visiting 88 different temples on the mammoth Shikoku Pilgrimage.

19/02/2023

It was only a matter of time.

Jo Lodder looking to become first person to link all five of Hong Kong’s major trails just a few months after launch of the Tinworth Trail.

27/01/2023

Round and round a 400m track for 12 hours. Quite the relay!

Hongkongers started a 24-hour race in 2010, which now takes place in 14 cities around the world, all raising money for anti-slavery charities.

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