A Family Outing In Hong Kong
James running in Hong Kong - it was all his fault! Our son, James, is working in Hong Kong at the moment so we decided to take the opportunity to visit him and his partner, Rosie. He messaged me one day with a link to a race taking place while we were there. Trail running, including ultra trail running, has become very popular in Hong Kong in recent years and there are a multitude of races taking place in the cooler months. The Mountain Range 50 had to be done! Myself, Dave and James entered – Rosie had more sense. As it turned out, I wasn’t able to prepare very well for this race. After running in the Alps in September, I had to have a few weeks rest due to sore toes. I started running again in October but my longest run had been 15 miles. I was hoping that I had enough residual fitness. The two weeks before the race we spent on holiday in Vietnam. I managed to fit in one early morning run around the lake in the centre of Hanoi. This is where the locals take their ex