Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
Vaibhav Bhovarahan’s story My preparation for the race consisted of training in longer intervals than what I would usually do, such as 4-km intervals. Additionally, on Thursday [Jan 5] which I felt was my last opportunity to run fast, I aimed to run quite quickly, just over my race pace
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Happy New Year and Kung Hei Fat Choi! The running scene in Hong Kong looks set to resume with a number of races being launched. If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to make sure that your AVOHK and HKAAA memberships are up-to-date. AVOHK annual membership runs
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The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Relay Race will take place on the Hong Kong Central Waterfront – Saturday 25 February at 3pm. The competition will involve teams of 3 runners, teams can be all male, all female or mixed and must include at least one AVOHK member and one runner as old
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As the year draws to a close, the focus for many masters athletes in Hong Kong in 2022 has been on the track rather than the road. The reopening of Scheduled Premises, such as sports grounds, has made it relatively easier to organise events within these premises, while permits and
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The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Team Race was held at Wan Chai Gap on Saturday, 17th December 2022. Cold and blustery weather together with the tough course did not deter the runners from having a good pre-Christmas run. The race format allowed mixed or all male/female teams, with the men running 6k and
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Sadly, John Wakefield one of the early members of AVOHK in the 1980’s and a very active runner during that period, has passed away in Hong Kong at the age of 84 after a long battle with cancer. The picture displays many of the races John took part in. His
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For the first time ever World Athletics has included World Masters short course races in the 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships due to be held in Bathurst, Australia over the weekend 18th/19th Feb 2023. Sat 18th Feb – 1030am – 2 person mixed relay race (1 male and 1 female
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As the Cap 599 social distancing restrictions are still in place, we deeply regret that we have to announce the cancellation of the 2023 China Coast Marathon and Half Marathon. We know that many in the running community will be disappointed by this news, especially as a number of large
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Congratulations to AVOHK Club Member Gi Ka Man who competed in the New York Marathon on Sunday 6 th Nov 2022 and finished in a time of 2hrs 41 mins 42 secs (a very steady run for him). This also marked his completion of the Big Six World Marathon Majors and was
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The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Club Handicap 5k race was held on Blacks Link at Wanchai Gap on Saturday, 29th October. The weather was perfect for running with bright, sunny conditions. The runners were handicapped based on their estimated time and the slowest runners estimated time for 5k. The course took
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