71March/April 2018 —THE THIRD EDITION OF THE ULTRA TRAIL
of Angkor finished on the January 20 in the
heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site,
with nearly 800 runners and walkers from 37
different nations participating, almost 300 more
than in 2017.
French competitor Christophe Le Saux took
the overall title at the 128-km distance in 14
hours 15 minutes and 14 seconds.
In addition to the main event, there were
five other race categories: 64-km Bayon Trail,
32-km Angkor Jungle Trail, 16-km Temple Run,
16-km Nordic Walking, and the new 42-km
Marathon Trail.
In parallel with the sports competition, the
Humanitarian Walk ‘Monsieur Nez Rouge’ took
place amid the vestiges of the Khmer kingdom.
Over US$5,300 was raised and donated to three
Cambodian NGOs – ABC and Rice, Smiling
Hearts School and Care for Cambodia.
Organised by the Phoenix Voyages Group
and the Sport Development Performance
Organisation (SDPO), the fourth edition will
take place on the January 19-20, 2019.CAMBODIA TRAIL RUNNINGA run through history at Angkor
HONG KONG MARATHON SWIMFearless in water
CHINA’S QI MIN AND YAO MIAO SMASHED
male and female records at the eighth edition of
the Vibram Hong Kong 100 on January 27.
Qi won men’s 100km in 9 hours 28 minutes
and 36 seconds, beating French runner Francois
d’Haene’s record set in 2016 by nearly four
minutes. He was followed by America’s Alex
Nichols and Yu Yunhui from China in third.The women’s category also has a new record
of 10 hours 40 minutes and 52 seconds – an
improvement of 38 minutes on last year’s time.
Yao won ahead of team Salomon’s Mira Rai from
Nepal, with China’s Xiang Fuzhao third.
The 100-km course started in Pak Tam
Chung in Sai Kung and finished with the descent
from Tai Mo Shan.HONG KONG TRAIL RUNNINGChinese rewrite records
THE 2018 COLD HALF AND COLD PLUNGE
on February 4 wrapped up in appropriately brisk
weather at around 10 ̊C. Ronald Thompson was
the first solo finisher in the 15-km Extreme
Marathon Swim, completing in 3 hours 50
minutes 53 seconds, ahead of Julie Newton and
Marco Murari in third.
A solo or two-person relay race, the Cold
Half is a winter charity swim from the Stanley
Main Beach to Deep Water Bay Beach divided
into two categories – Naturally Ocean (no
wetsuit) and Wetsuited and Buoyant. The cut-off
time for completion is six hours. York Schilling
and Doug Woo in Team Oli We Miss You swam
away with the title in the relay match in a record
time of 3 hours 55 minutes 4 seconds.
For those who prefer a more chilled out
challenge, the Cold Plunge is a 1.5-km satellite
race that happened concurrently at Deep Water
Bay Beach. Richard Greaves was the overall
winner in the race, finishing in 22 minutes and
52 seconds.PHOTO CREDIT: HK100