The Hong Kong Trail Rockers Podcast!

I have with me one of Hong Kong’s Trail Running legends – Stone Tsang. He is recognized as one of the top runners of Hong Kong, if not the top Hong runner. Some of his accomplishments are: First HK-er to win Action Asia Challenge 9th Overall in Ultra Trail World Tour Top Hong Kong finisher […] The post #HKTRP #53 – Talking to Trail Running Legend Stone Tsang (3/3) first appeared on Hike in Hong Ko...

I have with me one of Hong Kong’s Trail Running legends – Stone Tsang. He is recognized as one of the top runners of Hong Kong, if not the top Hong runner. Some of his accomplishments are: First HK-er to win Action Asia Challenge 9th Overall in Ultra Trail World Tour Top Hong Kong finisher […] The post #HKTRP #52 – Talking to Trail Running Legend Stone Tsang (2/3) first appeared on Hike in Hong Ko...

I have with me one of Hong Kong’s Trail Running legends – Stone Tsang. He is recognized as one of the top runners of Hong Kong, if not the top Hong runner. Some of his accomplishments are: First HK-er to win Action Asia Challenge 9th Overall in Ultra Trail World Tour Top Hong Kong finisher […] The post #HKTRP #51 – Talking to Trail Running Legend Stone Tsang (1/3) first appeared on Hike in Hong Ko...

Today on the podcast, we’re going to talk to Helen Real, an experienced physio who works for a company called posture plus which specializes in sports physiotherapy. We’re going to talk to her from an ultra perspective, i.e. ask her about common injuries that she sees ultra runners suffer from and what runners can do to take […] The post #HKTRP #50 – A conversation with experienced physiotherapist...

Today on the podcast, we’re going to talk to Helen Real, an experienced physio who works for a company called posture plus which specializes in sports physiotherapy. We’re going to talk to her from an ultra perspective, i.e. ask her about common injuries that she sees ultra runners suffer from and what runners can do to take […] The post #HKTRP #49 – A conversation with experienced physiotherapist...

Today on the podcast, we’ve got Mr. Sin Shui Fuk. Most people will know Mr Sin as one of the first local Hongkongers to have completed the four Deserts Race Series – four 250-kilometre races across deserts around the world. Mr Sin suffers from Hepatitis B and has used running as a tool to help […] The post #HKTRP #48 – Talking to Mr. Sin (one of the first Hong Kongers to complete the RTP Desert Se...

Part 3/3: Today, our guest is Katia Kutcher, the owner of d. BeFit (www.dbefit.com), is a NASM certified personal trainer, a NASM Sports Nutrition Specialist. She is also TRX certified. She did the Translantau 100 in 2015 and finished 3rd in her category (21.19). In the first part of the podcast, we spoke about Trail Running […] The post #HKTRP #47 – Talking to Nutrition Specialist Katia Kucher an...

Part 2/3: Today, our guest is Katia Kutcher, the owner of d. BeFit (www.dbefit.com), is a NASM certified personal trainer, a NASM Sports Nutrition Specialist. She is also TRX certified. She did the Translantau 100 in 2015 and finished 3rd in her category (21.19). In the first part of the podcast, we spoke about Trail Running […] The post #HKTRP #46 – Talking to Nutrition Specialist Katia Kucher (P...

Part 1/3: Today, our guest is Katia Kutcher, the owner of d. BeFit (www.dbefit.com), is a NASM certified personal trainer, a NASM Sports Nutrition Specialist. She is also TRX certified. She did the Translantau 100 in 2015 and finished 3rd in her category (21.19). We’re going to cover three big topics with her in this three part […] The post #HKTRP #45 – Talking to Nutrition Specialist Katia Kucher...

Part 2/2: This podcast will profile runner Marie McNaughton, mother of 3, who made a grand appearance in the Hong Kong Trail Running scene in 2014 and has since completed around two dozen races, including at least four 100km races in Hong Kong. She was Queen of the Hills in the 2015 KOTH series. Marie also […] The post #HKTRP #44 – Talking to Marie McNaughton (Queen of the Hills 2015) – 2/2 first...

Part 1/2: This podcast will profile runner Marie McNaughton, mother of 3, who made a grand appearance in the Hong Kong Trail Running scene in 2014 and has since completed around two dozen races, including at least four 100km races in Hong Kong. She was Queen of the Hills in the 2015 KOTH series. Marie also […] The post #HKTRP #43 – Talking to Marie McNaughton (Queen of the Hills 2015) – 1/2 first...

In the second part of the podcast with Clement Dumont, one of the top runners in Hong Kong, we spoke to Clement about his mental training strategies and his career as a race director of two races (Translantau and the new Ultra Myanmar race). In the last part of the podcast, we are going to […] The post #HKTRP #42 – Talking to ultra runner Clement Dumont (3/3) first appeared on Hike in Hong Kong! .

In this first part of the podcast with Clement, we spoke him about his humble beginnings and how he progressed to becoming one of the top runners in Hong Kong. In this second part of the podcast, we will talk to him about his mental training strategies and also about the two races he organizes, Translantau and […] The post #HKTRP #41 – Talking to ultra runner Clement Dumont (2/3) first appeared on...

My guest today is Clement Dumont. He wears many hats. He is s a top ultra runner in Hong Kong with many victories under his belt. He is the Race Director for Trans Lantau (50/100km race) and the new Ultra Myanmar race. He is also the founder of Asia Trail Magazine, Asia’s first trail running magazine. Our aim […] The post #HKTRP #41 – Talking to ultra runner Clement Dumont (1/3) first appeared on...

HK100 ultra race was held in January 2016. Today on the podcast, I’ve got the story of two of the participants. One is Milos who completed in 15 hours and 32 minutes and me, I completed in 14 hours and one minute. We’re going to keep this podcast very much like a conversation Milos and […] The post #HKTRP #40 – Discussing HK100 2016 experience with Milos first appeared on Hike in Hong Kong! .

I had a deal with 9-year-old Martin (my friend Milos’ son) a couple of months back. Martin and Milos (Team “AWOOsome boys”) were going to run LBC’s Valentine Day race on Feb 13th (a 13.5km run in Lantau which gets quite hilly towards the end). The deal was this: if Martin/Milos manage to finish the […] The post #HKTRP #39 – Talking to 9-year-old Martin about LBC’s Valentine Day race and goal achie...

Part 2/2: This podcast will profile runner Jeremy Ritcey, one of Hong Kong’s most prolific and elite trail runners. We will attempt to paint a picture of what lead him to start trail running and how he managed to become one of the top runners in Hong Kong. Show Notes: Who’s Jeremy Ritcey? Intro – […] The post #HKTRP #38 – Conversation with Jeremy Ritcey – Part 2/2 first appeared on Hike in Hong Ko...

Part 1/2: This podcast will profile runner Jeremy Ritcey, one of Hong Kong’s most prolific and elite trail runners. We will attempt to paint a picture of what lead him to start trail running and how he managed to become one of the top runners in Hong Kong. Show Notes: Who’s Jeremy Ritcey? Intro – […] The post #HKTRP #38 – Conversation with Jeremy Ritcey – Part 1/2 first appeared on Hike in Hong Ko...

Summary: Today on the podcast, we have the survivors of the 2016th edition of Andre’s 4 Trails Ultra Challenge. Just to ensure that we leave no runner behind, let me remind you of what Andre’s challenge is about. One needs to complete the 4 trails of Hong Kong (Maclehose, Wilson, HK Trail and Lantau Trail) […] The post #HKTRP #37 – Conversation with the Four Trails Survivors first appeared on Hike...

Summary: Jeremy, Valerie, Michael and I did the Trailwalker in 2015 in 14 hours and 18 minutes. We came first in the Mixed Team category. In this podcast, we will talk about our journey through the Trailwalker. We will cover these topics: How the team was formed What the pressure was like on us Preparation: What is […] The post #HKTRP #36 – Discussing our 2015 Oxfam Trailwalker experience first ap...

Summary: HK100 is arguably on of Hong Kong’s hottest races. I’ve got Janet Ng with me here who is the Race Director for HK100. Today, we’re going to learn about the race, specifically how it evolved and Janet’s vision for the race going forward. She will also talk about the challenges of organizing a race like […] The post #HKTRP #35 – Conversation about Vibram HK100 with Janet Ng and Dominic Rigb...

Happy New Year! We resume the podcasts for 2016 with this first interview with Vlad Ixel. He won the TNF 100 in Hong Kong recently. Vlad started running in 2012. He then turned vegan. He has won a 75km ultramarathon in Perth in 2013, he also won TNF 100 in SG and TMBT 100 in […] The post #HKTRP #34 – Conversation with top ultra runner Vlad Ixel first appeared on Hike in Hong Kong! .

For all listeners: Thank you for your support and comments so far! We will be taking a holiday break for two weeks and the next episode will be published on Jan 7th 2016. (Should be a good one featuring Vlad Ixel – winner of TNF 100).   Summary: We all know Andre Blumberg. He is […] The post #HKTRP #33 – Talking 4 Trails Ultra Challenge #HK4TUC (2016) with Andre Blumberg first appeared on Hike in...

Summary: This podcast will profile runner Janelle Seet, a pretty prolific ultra marathon runner who attempted the 4 trails ultra challenge last year. We’re going to talk about her background, how she got into running and her passion for running ultras. We will then ask her about her experience on the 4 Trails this year […] The post #HKTRP #32 – Talking 4 Trails Ultra Challenge #HK4TUC with Janelle...

Summary (Part 2/2) This podcast will profile runner Jacky Leung, one of Hong Kong’s most prolific and elite trail runners. We will attempt to paint a picture of what lead him to start trail running and how he managed to become one of the top runners in Hong Kong.  His best 100km run was completed […] The post #HKTRP #31 – Picking Jacky Leung’s Brain on Trail Running (Part 2/2) first appeared on Hi...