The Hong Kong Trail Rockers Podcast!

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 […]

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 – […]

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 – […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]