I signed up for this run cause I was going to be in HK on a work trip. Just had to go a day earlier on Saturday to collect the race pack from Pentagonia store at Tsim Tsa Shui (plus 1 night day in hotel on personal cost).
When I researched the run online, I was surprised to find that there was cut-off times for 10km:
10 km Competitive Run - 60 mins
10km Fun Run - 90 mins
Even Fun Run can be challenging since my casual weekend 10km jogs can take 90 or even 95 mins (lots of walking especially on an off day).
Race Pack collected on Saturday
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| Click on the photo to see the entire race pack |
Yes, the 10km run starts at 9:30 am as stated on the bib
Race Schedule
Race Day
I would never have imagined it would take more than 1 hour by MTR train from Fortress Hill MTR on HK Island to go Ma On Shan MTR. Seriously, if it weren't for this run, I would not have gone so far.
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| Panaroma shot of the race village - not many people as I arrived early (pls click on photo) |
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| Someone kindly offered to take this shot for me when I was trying a selfie |
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| Start point was the field at the YMCA Youth Village at Ma On Shan |
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| Lady who ran the 10km competitive collapsed |
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| The woman was taken away by the St. John Ambulance brigade |
Some drama as I was sitting around watching the 10km competitive runners stream in.
It was a humid Sunday morning in HK. I saw a few runners collapsing or falling as they ran on to the track to the finish line, the last 200m. Some were straining to finish within the 60 mins cut-off time.
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| Free water bottle with "National Geographic" printed on it - collect on finshing |
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| Waiting for 10km Fun run start at 9:30 am |
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| More than I expected for a charity run (or at least for the 10km Fun Run) |
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| On the Ma On Shan Promenade |
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| Yep, even in HK there are walkers for 10km. Even from the Start, I saw |
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| I was drenched at the 3km mark. Super humid Sunday morning |
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| The scenery was great at Ma On Shan |
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| U-turn! |
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| Nope, didn't run to Sha Tin. Turned left back towards Ma On Shan Promenade. |
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| On;y 60% completed! |
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| In the centre is 马鞍山 (Ma On Shan) or Horse Saddle Hill/ Mountain (2 peaks) |
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| Photographs downloadable from the HK01 mobile app |
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| I'm looking really exhausted at the 9km mark |
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| Finished - hot and tired |
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| Finished my 10km. Seldom look so exhausted but it was not an easy 10km 'Fun Run' |
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| A very tired look as I waited for the train at Ma On Shan MTR to go back to my hotel at Fortress Hill MTR |
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| Free photo from the HK01 app |
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| 2nd free photo from the HK01 app |
It was a nice scenic but exhausting run. Starting at 9:30 am on a April Sunday morning in HK was a challenge. The competitive runners who started earlier also looked tired (especially the slower ones who finished in more than 50 mins).
I like the blue event tee, nice design and silky material.
There was free Ovaltine which I skipped as I was tired and just wanted to get to the train station to go back to hotel for shower and some sleep.
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| There's an e-cert too (Yep, made it within the 90 min cut-off!) |
