AVOHK Races

AVOHK entered a men’s Masters Team in the 2024 Hong Kong Cross Country Championships held at Fanling Golf Course on Sunday 25th Feb 2024.  Mark Reeves, David Woo, Timur Tang and Chan Siu Hin made up the team,  AVOHK had not entered a team in these championships for a number of years, so it was good to make a return this year.  Despite the cold weather the team were in high spirits and their positive approach paid off.  

The 10km course consisted of five 2km  laps and was mainly on grass but with some sections on paths and spikes were not required.  With 3 of the 4 team runners to count, David Woo with a very strong run led the team home in 10th position, with Timur Tang in 35th place, Mark Reeves (the teams elder statesman) in 37th position, backed up by Chan Siu Hin.  A great team effort finishing as the 2nd men’s Masters Team.  

AVOHK’s Maurice Szeto  (Hong Kong International athlete from the 1980’s) entered as an individual and showed that he is still at a high level of fitness finishing in the middle of the field.  Well done, Maurice. After the presentation Mark Reeves kindly invited the team back to the Hong Kong Golf Club for some refreshments and to celebrate the team’s success.  

Thanks, Mark.  There was much talk and enthusiasm for returning in 2025 with 2 teams.  The HKAAA should be congratulated for putting on a very well organised event.

Inkeeping with AVOHK’s mission to promote veteran athletics we award age group prizes.  Here are the results of the age groups for Half Marathon and Marathon.

2024 CCM Marathon – Age Group Prize Lists

2024 CCM Half Marathon – Age group prize lists

There were a total of 35 AVOHK members who finished the Marathon. Congratulations to AVOHK member Issac Yuen who won the overall race.  Alongside his overall winners plate and age group trophy  he  took home the John Lane Tankard, awarded to the fastest AVOHK member  in the Marathon.  In the lady’s race Lai Wai Chun was the first AVOHK member to cross the line.  

31 AVOHK members finished in the half marathon.   Casey Caps were awarded to AVOHK members Fang Yuk Mui and Chris Davies being the first AVOHK member veteran woman and man to cross the line.  Arif Erdogan was the first under 40 AVOHK man.

2024 CCM AVOHK Men Members Results – Half Marathon

2024 CCM AVOHK Members Results – Marathon

2024 CCM AVOHK Women Members Results – Half Marathon

Thank you to all the runners for supporting both races.

Special thanks to Dave Smith and Catherine Leonard as Race Directors for putting on a wonderful event. Thank you to all the AVOHK volunteers and all the other volunteers without whom it would not be possible to put these races on.

2024 China Coast Marathon Results

2024 China Coast Half Marathon Results

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Entry is now open for this well loved and well missed race.

It is primarily a trail race and will take place Saturday

11th November starting at 9.00 at the Aberdeen country park entrance closest to Aberdeen town.

There are full age categories from Open to over 80 for both men and women.

Medals will be awarded for the first three in each age group and all entrants will receive a souvenir t-shirt.

Entry fee is $200 for AVOHK members and $250 for non members.

Entries will be accepted on a first come first served.

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Looking forward to seeing old faces and new as AVOHK builds up its portfolio of races once more.

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 this age adjusted race:

In the ladies field:
1. Helen Leung
2. Gillian Castka
3. Catherine Leonard

In the men’s field: 
1. Michael Capper,
2. Kwok Wing Sing, 
3. Cheung Wai Lap

Also a big well done to David Woo who was first across the line and Yoona Min, the fastest lady. A big thank you to all who took part. We hope it was an enjoyable day for you. Also a big thank you to the crucial and very important volunteers who helped make it all happen.

All the results on the links below

Fastest Position Results
Age Adjusted Results

4pm, Saturday, 20^th May 2023

Bowen Road

CLOSED FOR ENTRY!

The Malcolm Phillips Age-Graded 5K will be held on Saturday, 20^th 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 Age Grade Factor tables at www.world-masters-athletics.com 

Open to runners aged 12 years – 112 years+ on 20^th May!

What will I receive?        

• Limited edition AVOHK souvenir
• Personalised certificate for all finishers
• Prizes for top 3 age graded men and ladies as well as spot prizes

For more details and to enter, see the link below.

In the event of a red or black rainstorm or T8 being issued by 12 noon on race day, the event will be cancelled.  We will attempt to reschedule but there will be no entry fee refund.

Enquiries to bigmalavohk@gmail.com

Central Waterfront / 25^th February 2023

The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Club Relay was held at the Central Waterfront on 25^th 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 conditions, blue skies, cool and sunny.

13 teams lined up on the start line.

The first leg set off at a hectic pace, led away by RetoMerazzi of the Shek O Friday Gang. He maintained the pace and brought his team home in the lead, closely followed by Richard Hall of Chair and Co with Pili Hu of the Three Amigos just one second behind. Peter Hopper belying his years brought The Double Century Club back in fourth place. Close behind Peter was Tasha of The Lady Makes Three, running the fastest leg of the day by a female.

The second leg saw George Gaffney extend the lead of the Shek O Friday Gang, behind them, Steve Hampson ran a stormer and brought The Double Century Club up into second place. The rest of the field worked hard and generally held onto their positions.

On the third leg, Marco Mueller, with the fastest leg of the race, brought the Shek O Friday Gang home in first place with a massive lead of over 6 minutes. Frank Reihm, running out of his skin, with the fourth fastest leg of the day moved The Lady Makes Three up into second place and the first Mixed team to finish. Back down the field, David Woo ran hard and fast to move his team, SP Hop, up to eighth place with the second fastest leg of the day. It was a close-run race to avoid the Wooden Spoon, traditionally awarded to the last team to finish, but despite Ho Hei Ng, Team 138, running his teams fastest leg of the day, he could not catch Charita Mahilhig of The Lost Hikers – 1, who also ran her teams fastest leg of the day, the fifth fastest female on the day.

It was great to see so many new faces at the race, enjoying the excitement of racing and socialising with other club members in an AVOHK event. Hopefully, we will see them all back again for the next AVOHK Club run.

The venue proved to be a perfect location for the race, especially with the added entertainment of the dance troupe and the yoga class, putting us all to shame with their degree of flexibility.

Many thanks to our helpers on the day, John Howes, Norman Hui, John Fowler and Fe Mondala.

The rule with prizes was that no one could win more than one prize, so anyone in the winning teams was not eligible for the Fastest Leg prizes. 

Winning Male Team – The Shek O Friday Gang

Winning Mixed Team – The Lady Makes Three

Wooden Spoon – Team 138

Fastest Leg by a man (other than a team winner) – David Woo, SP Hop

Fastest Leg by a female (other than a team winner) – Elaine Hall, Chair and Co

Spot Prizes – 8^th handover – Corinna Kit Mui Wong, Crazy Running Masters

                     18^th handover – David Ng, Crazy Running Masters

                     28^th handover – Frank Reihm, The Lady Makes Three

The AVOHK 40^th Anniversary Club Handicap 5k race was held on Blacks Link at Wanchai Gap on Saturday, 29^th 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 the runners up Blacks Link for 2.5k when they performed a U-turn and headed back down to the Finish.  John Fowler and David Wan led the race off followed by the rest of the field at set intervals finishing with David Woo and Vaibhav Bhoovarahan 22 minutes later.  The race format is exciting for the runners, because after the U-turn everyone can see who is chasing them and who is in front to be chased.

Ideally all the runners should finish together, but on the day, runners can over or under perform so it is rare that the blanket finish ever occurs.

The race was won by Phil Booth, followed home by Catherine Leonard and Norman Hui in second and third respectively. Two runners, Chan Chak Yan and Chun Tak Wong both ran just 1 second off their predicted times.

Everyone enjoyed the event and looked resplendent in the 40^th Anniversary t-shirt.

RESULTS

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