Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
Jeff Cheung As an amateur runner with a marathon personal best of 2:52, I have always wanted to challenge myself with track racing. When a local 10000m event was announced, I signed up despite inconsistent training, knowing the competition would be stiff. With a 10km best of 36 minutes, my
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Connie Fong On April Fool’s Day morning, I took part in the 10000m race which was held at Wan Chai Sportsground. It was a special experience for a road runner. Is a 10000m track race the same as a 10K road race? All athletes have to run 25 laps of
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Malcolm Phillips 5k Age Graded Race Thank you to all of the runners who braved the extreme temperatures on Saturday, 20 May, to race the Malcolm Phillips 5k. It was lovely to catch up with all the AVOHK regulars, as well as lots of new faces. Congratulations to our age-graded
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Hong Kong’s hot and steamy summer weather welcomed back the 16th Big Mal 5K race on Bowen Road for the first time after the covid years in a real rather than virtual event. Congratulations to the 83 runners who took part and congratulations to the six winners of prizes in
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The Malcolm Phillips Age-Graded 5k 2023 The race is now open for entry. It will once again be held on the flat, fast Bowen Road course and all finish times will be age-graded, so it’s a great way to track your performance across the years. For full details of the
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4pm, Saturday, 20th May 2023 Bowen Road CLOSED FOR ENTRY! The Malcolm Phillips Age-Graded 5K will be held on Saturday, 20th May at 4pm. The start will be on Bowen Road, at the junction with Bowen Drive and, as in previous years, all results will be graded according to the
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On Monday 10th April, Nova Athletics hosted the Sha Tin Easter Grand Prix athletics meet at Ma On Shan sports ground. The event was split into two days, with younger runners competing on day one in Wan Chai, while the age graded Masters battled it out at the Ma On
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AVOHK RACES – yes, finally we can start planning for Races in 2023. So please read on … Meantime you can quickly pencil in your diaries from our Events area on this website! Malcom Phillips 5k The Malcolm Phillips 5k has been run as a virtual race for the last
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Central Waterfront / 25th February 2023 The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Club Relay was held at the Central Waterfront on 25th February 2023. The race was for teams of 3, running legs of 3 kilometres, out to the Exhibition Centre and back, starting and finishing at Pier 10. The weather was very kind, providing excellent running
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Bathurst, 17th – 19th Feb 2023 The 2023 World Cross Country Championships were hosted by Australia and held in the old gold mining town of Bathurst, famous for its motor racing circuit. About 3 hours’ drive from Sydney. Athletics Australia and the local organizing committee were responsible for the organization
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