More than 300 Getting Ready for Rocks and Water in Repulse Bay Adventure Race
News Release / 10.04.2015
Over 300 participants registered for the second leg of the Bonaqua Action Sprint 2015 on Sunday April 12. Trail runners will find themselves starting the race with a 500 meter beach run, pier wall jump into the chilly ocean followed by a 20 meter swim all before running up the 430 meter Violet Hill from the backside through the bush. Then down steep technical trails, almost 2 km of river rock scrambling in Tai Tam Country Park mixed in on the 2nd half of the course.
Billy Chan, a big fan of Action Asia Events expressed his excitement in the coming Bonaqua Action Sprint race. “Speaking of preparation, first thing first, eat well, and take enough rest to maintain a good physical condition. Apart from that, getting familiar with the course by doing some pre-trip with friends would also help. Because you will have a general idea of where you can run faster- it might be the uphill or downhill section depends on your strengths. It is expected to have a few raindrops on Sunday, to which we all have to pay extra attention to the slippery rocks. My goal is to be inthe top three this time as I placed fourth in the same race last year.” said Chan.
“It’s my first time signing up for the whole series and I’m loving it.”, said Steven Lam, a running enthusiast in his fifties still enjoys scrambling over the slippery rocks and climbing through the gorge. “I usually practice alone in regular training but go to pre-trips with my friends. The biggest difference between the sprint series and other trail running race is that the sprint race is a lot more technical, yet it is an incredibly rewarding experience. To me, safety always comes first and then enjoy the race with my friends.”, said Lam.
“I met my running partners when I joined a boot camp last year, and we started to join some trail running races together since then.”, said Catherine Yeung, who registered in the Bonaqua Action Sprint Repulse Bay. ‘This is my first time joining the sprint race. I am so excited and a bit nervous at the same time. I have been training by doing uphill intervals, technical runs on trails, road running and rock scrambling to prepare for the race. I don’t think I’ll push myself too hard and all I want is to have fun.”, said Yeung.
The series could not happen without the kind support of Bonaqua, Action X Store, OtterBox, Aquarius, Inov8, Skins, Salonpas, AroundDB, Pearl’s, Herbalgy, Ocean Potion, HKRI, OL&N, Socam, Rocktape and the Action Asia Foundation.
Event Name: Bonaqua Action Sprint Adventure Run- Repulse Bay
Date: April 12, 2015 (Sunday)
Start Time: 9 a.m.
Start Location: Repulse Bay, Hong Kong
Distance: 12KM
Description: Hiking & trail running options together with hiking thru river gorge and short 10m swim (can use lifevest)
