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Be a Better Marathoner - with Chris Wardlaw and Colin Symmonds
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Last night, we had the privilege of hosting two-time Olympian and Australian track and field head coach, Chris Wardlaw, for the secrets to becoming a better marathon runner. Unfortunately, there was no silver...
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The Hong Kong Trail Racing League – An Interview with Founder Richard Scotford
Sat, Apr 19, 25
We are now a quarter into the second Hong Kong Trail Racing League season. In the new Ultra League, the superstar Salomon team has lived up to their billing as...
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Secondhand Gear Collection - An update from Nepal
Sat, Apr 19, 25
A big thank you from Trail Running Nepal! It seems a long time now since the middle of April when John and Gone Running posted its first box of new...
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Ultra Trail Kitbag
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Gear recommendations for UTMB and UTMF (and their sister races) Ultra trail races are gruelling events in potentially hostile mountain environments, unpredictable weather and sometimes hours away from emergency rescue...
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Borneo TMBT Ultra Trail Marathon - Interview with 2013 Champion Vlad Ixel
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Photo credit - Lloyd Belcher This year’s Borneo The Most Beautiful Thing Ultra Trail Marathon will be an especially emotional event following the 6.0 earthquake that rocked Sabah island in...
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Friday Night Lights - A ready comparison table of running head torches available in Hong Kong
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Thanks to everyone who came down to take our trail head torches out for a spin. Obviously, everyone will have their own personal preferences, but here is a quick ready reckoner...
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GONE RUNNING GEAR REVIEW - Head torches
Sat, Apr 19, 25
With so many different headlights available on the market, Gone Running decided the only possible way to sort them all out was to test them. So one hot baking Hong...
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Where did you go?
Sat, Apr 19, 25
The trails in Hong Kong are some of the best in the world - beautiful panoramas and brutally rugged, yet right on our doorstep. Life sometimes gets in the way, however,...
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The Gear Library - Take our gear for a spin before you buy
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Photo credit: Daniel Chung Race vests Salomon S-LAB Sense Ultra Set - Black M/L (PR), White XS/S (PR) Salomon S-LAB Sense Set - White M/L Ultimate...
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Summer Training Series - Training tips to keep you strong in the off season
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Hill repeats - May 2015 Photo credit: Thomas Loehndorf With the summer heat and humidity almost upon us, the all-day trail sessions are becoming much more difficult - so how...
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Hard As Hayls - Race Preview
Sat, Apr 19, 25
With only a few days to go until the inaugural Hard As Nayls race on 19 April, we thought we would preview the main contenders for both the Full and...
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3 Series - We ask Asia's best runners what 3 things they need on the trails
Sat, Apr 19, 25
In this regular series of interviews, we ask some of Asia's best runners what are the 3 things that just can't do without on the trails. Andre Blumberg - August 2015...
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TRAIL TIPS - Post race interviews with the TransLantau winners
Sat, Apr 19, 25
Congrats to everyone that ran the TransLantau last weekend. It’s a brute of a course and Race Director Clement Dumont clearly enjoys inflicting pain - as well as some stunning...
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Hard as Nayls - the man behind the race
Sat, Apr 19, 25
(Originally published on 11 March 2015) I never knew Andy Naylor. I hadn’t even heard of him before he died. However, over the past few weeks, I’ve had the...
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GONE RUNNING GEAR REVIEW – Salomon S-LAB Sense Ultra Set
Sat, Apr 19, 25
The first thing that strikes you is the weight. At 110 grams, this is a seriously lightweight pack. It comes in well under half the weight of its two closest...
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A runner's guide to the TransLantau 100 (2015)
Sat, Apr 19, 25
** Please note the course has been reversed and changed for 2016 ** In only its third year, the TransLantau 100 has already established itself as one of the blue ribbon events...
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Hong Kong's first 24-hour race - Lessons Learned
Sat, Apr 19, 25
KK Chan gutsing it out on the second day. Photo credit: Kimmy Yu. Hong Kong's first IAU-sanctioned 24-hour race kicked off at 11am on Friday...
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