Previous Next RUNNING FOR FREEDOM 5 IN 5 Mui Wo resident Jo Lodder completed his second Run for Freedom on March 5 running five trails in five days to support two local charities 1st Steps HK and TAILS Lantau. Jo’s epic ‘5 in 5’ (he is the first person to achieve it) saw him covering over 390km and nearly 20,000m in elevation on the Tinworth, Wilson, Hong Kong, MacLehose and Lantau Trails. Aiming to help… Read More »Out & About! What You’ve Been Up To
LOCKING UP PENNY’S BAY COMMUNITY ISOLATION FACILITY Penny’s Bay Community Isolation Facility (PBCIF), formerly Penny’s Bay Quarantine Centre (PBQC), shut its doors on March 1, following Hong Kong’s policy switch from ‘zero COVID’ to ‘living with COVID’. During the closing ceremony, members of the Civil Aid Service (CAS), the facility’s primary manager, held placards reading ‘Mission Accomplished,’ as their band played Auld Lang Syne. When CAS personnel closed the main gate, Under Secretary for Security… Read More »Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in April!
LANTAU RUNNERS ON THE LANTAU 50 PODIUM Action Asia Event’s Lantau 50 sky running race on December 10 saw participants choose between three gruelling courses, 16km, 27km and 54km. A special shout-out goes to Lantau residents Stella Grasso, who finished first in the women’s 54km ultramarathon and Salomon Wettstein, who finished first in the men’s 54km. [PHOTOS COURTESY OF Action Asia Events.]
LANTAU RUNNERS ON THE 2 PEAKS’ PODIUM In Action Asia’s CBRE Lantau 2 Peaks on October 2, competitors chose to run either the 23km (two peaks) or 15km (half peak) course, solo or in mixed teams of four. The 23km course saw runners climb some of the biggest peaks in Hong Kong, with a total elevation gain of almost 1,800m. A special shout out goes to Lantau residents Zein Williams, who grabbed second overall in… Read More »Out & About – What you’ve been up to
RUN WITH ACTION ASIA EVENTS Local trail runners are reminded to enrol for Action Asia Events’ Lantau 50 as entry is now open on a first-come-first-served basis and spaces are limited. Race day is December 10, with competitors choosing to run either 16km, 27km or 54km. All three courses loop around the island, with the longer distances taking runners up and over both Lantau and Sunset peaks. “If you want to take part, I urge… Read More »Happenings & Events – Stuff to Know in October