Event : Vibram Hong Kong 100 - 2012
Date : 18-19th February 2012
Distance : 100KM
The superb race is over after 7month 04days and official site : www.hk100-ultra.com is enroll 2013 . unfortunately i not joining 3rd edition .
Hong Kong 100 is most perfect race great reflect marker/ribbon setting . Crossing error junction with closing sign ,awesome . usually race organizer just mark for direction instead wrong way just ignore the marking .
Starting - Flag off , freaking cold .. 12c in de morning 730am
Team Bib end of 9 - 279/299/89/59
1st KM , climb with stair and smell the cow shit (boom , watch out on the ground)
1st dam , everyone is stop to snap picture :)
1st 10km , water station , camera / video
2nd water station 10meters ahead
2nd water station (1)
fried rice & "mouse noddle" slow down don't push ...haha (2)
take a rest enjoy the seaview (3)
face tired but heart/mental enjoy with the view
Hk$10 for 500ml coke :) syok
11:03am morning
another water station
"ba kwa" roti from water station , nice !
with HK runners stay closed get warm :) 50km mark
(take note 1 cup enough , i took 2 feel uncomfortable feel vomit struggle for 2-3hours)
- no Photo during the night , focus run with extreme cold weather drop below 10c , stonrg wind & botak hill.
-no wind jacket please there is not enough to cover it suggest thermal jacket put at 50-100km
-im using energizer headlamp x2 cos that time yet to get a better unit.
-park your trekking pole at 50km help last 50-100km if you lack of training , really ! but now i not really need it :)
watch the wind blow ... shit ...
Most crazy climb 80km - needle hill (front view)
when you on the top of needle hill " the most dangerous part" - going down to mid mountain (grass hill)
- you can see the highest peak on the end is 96km (tai mo shan)
Grass hill view(88km), view back to needle hill.
at 92km point , opposite is Grass hill steep down 2km for 90km water station and steep up again to 92km as i turning back view , wa just now i was there .
Tai mo shan with the big rock :( extreme cold ...
Inner wear 5 layers , what inside ???
-Nike 10k green
-TNF 100 singapore
-Nike wind jacket
-Thermal jacket
-Plastic bag
-Arm warmer
-glove
... check below photo ...
Im not joke or lier, crossing finishing line ... is real 5 layers
red shirt , green shirt , green wind jacket , thermal jacket , and took off the plastic bag , arm warmer , glove
advice 1st timer to HK100 not going for timing or trophy, ultra is all about finishing/complete , any how they still give you a reward as ...
you deserve it ...
i complete 26hours , and i not training well - slack , gain weight after sundown 100km , no gel nothing just a plan water depends on water station provided and i cramp at 18km and i meet chin ann he was giving me some sour sour thingy .
i struggle 2-3hours walking to recover my cramp and never give up with the nice scenery don't miss it .
my belly fat - Feb 2012 , 5kg lost compare to now Sept 2012
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