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12 km course description: (12.2km) HIKERS & RUNNERS - Yes you can walk this if you want to. Time limit 5 hours.
Elevation gain 597m, elevation loss 594m, total gain/loss 1058m, min elevation 3m, max elevation 384m.
Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Pak Tam Rd - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Sai Kung Sai Wan Rd – Pak Tam Chung
Water checkpoint: Total 1 (CP1 - Sai Wan Rd 1km after Pagoda).
Cut-off at this water station (7km) 4 hours.

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Categories: Solo

22 km course description: (22km) - time limit 8 hours.

Elevation gain 1195m, elevation loss 1188, total gain/loss 2383m, min elevation 1m, highest elevation 293m.

Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Pak Tam Rd - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Chek Keng (sea level) - Tai Long Au - Tai Wan Beach - Ham Tin Wan – Lo Tei Tun (229m) – Sai Kung Sai Wan Rd – Pak Tam Chung

Water checkpoint: Total 2

CP1 - Ham Tin Wan approx 12km - Cut-off 4 hours

CP2 - Sai Kung Sai Wan Rd approx 17km - Cut-off 6.5 hours

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Categories: Solo

50km course description: (54km) time limit is 11 hours.

50km course description: Elevation gain 2835m, elevation loss 2835m, total gain/loss 5670m, min elevation 1m, highest elevation 408m.

Pak Tam Chung - Tai Mong Tsai Rd - Lok Wu Trail (293m) - Chek Keng (sea level) - Tai Long Au (154m) - Tai Wan (sea level) - Ham Tin (CP1) – Lo Tei Tun – Chui Tung Au – Sai Wan Shan (314m) – Lung Ke (sea level) – East Dam (CP2) – Pak Lap – Tin Hau Temple – Chau Tsai - Sai Kung Man Yee Rd – West Dam – Sheung Yiu Country Trail – Pak Tam Rd (CP3) – Pak Tam Country Trail – Pak Tam Au – Ngau Yee Shek Shan (408m) – Cheung Sheung – Wa Mei Shan – 3-Ways Junction (Timing CP) - Kai Kung Shan (300m) – Sai Sha Road (CP4) – 3-Ways Junction (Timing CP) - Pak Tam – Pak Tam Chung

Water checkpoint: Total 4

CP1 - Ham Tin approx 12 km - Cut-off 3.5 hours

CP2 - Sai Kung Man Yee Rd - total approx 23 km - Cut-off 5 hours

CP3 - Pak Tam Rd Pak Tam Country trail entrance - total approx 35km - Cut-off 8 hours

CP4 - Sai Sha Road - 47km - Cut-off 9.5 hours

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Categories: Solo

(50km) There will be a cut-off before dark near Pak Tam Chung. Participants who continue past CP4 section after 2:30pm MUST have a headlamp or torch with them and will not be allowed to continue if they don't carry. For your own safety we recommend all 50km runners to bring a headlamp and follow the mandatory equipment list under rules & regulations.
SUPPORT FROM FRIENDS – ONLY at cps allowed and no pacing allowed or support in between checkpoints (support must be within 100m of cps)

ITRA UTMB qualifying link http://tracedetrail.fr/en/trace/trace/23428

Course Design:
Designed by Michael Maddess (Race Director & Course Designer) who's organized over 190 events with Action Asia Events and one of the most experienced Race Directors in Asia. Michael Maddess an active trail runner, originally from Vancouver, Canada who was Race Director of the World Police Fire Games Triathlon in Canada before moving to Asia, has worked on over 17 Action Asia Challenges across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, 3 Vietnam adventure races and 3 day stage marathon races, 1 Laos 100k ultra event, regional MSIG AA 50 series, 2 Himalayan Mtn Bike races, over 25 Action SPRINT HK adventure races, 8 Action Asia Off Road HK bike races, worked/competed in numerous other road races/triathlons including completing 3 Ironman triathlons (10hrs 52min), 1st runner-up in 100km trailwalker in 11hrs 16min (record for HK resident) 3x in 13 hrs 25 min, 12hrs 44min, 12hrs 39min, 3rd in HK100 in 12hrs 30min, winner of Sabah 3 day adv race 3x and 8th overall Gobi 250km race. He's also coached dragonboat, soccer and baseball teams, climbed to 15,000+ft Annapurna Basecamp, made it up to 5000m in Sichuan within 24hrs of getting off plane and jumps off bridges in Nepal for fun. If he's not outside designing a course, he's not having fun.


Elevation gain / loss - profile summary

50 km course - ULTRA Skymarathon (54km)
	gain (m)	loss (m)	distance (m)
start pak tam chung to cp1 Ham Tin Wan	573	583	12100
cp1 Ham Tin to cp2 Man Yee Rd	562	495	11000
cp2 Man Yee Rd to cp3 Pak Tam Rd	434	483	12800
cp3 Pak Tam Rd to cp4 Sai Sha Rd	826	766	11100
cp4 Sai Sha Rd to cp4a (jct half on mac)	407	295	4250
cp4a to Finish Pak Tam Chung	33	213	3340
total	2835	2835	54590
22 km course
	gain	loss	distance
start pak tam chung to cp1 Ham Tin	573	583	12100
cp1 Ham Tin to cp2 SK Sai Wan Rd	458	298	4900
cp2 SK Sai Wan Rd to Finish Pak Tam Chung	164	307	4950
	1195	1188	22050

12 km course	gain	loss	distance
Start Pak Tam Chung to Lok Wu Trail to CP1 Sai Wan Rd	433	287	7280
CP1 Sai Wan Rd to Finish Pak Tam Chung	164	307	4950
	597	594	12230

Insurance - The event has its own public liability insurance coverage, but we recommend that all participants get their own personal accident coverage to cover any personal accidents that you may sustain on the course.

Medical - As this event involves going into the mountains we recommend all particpants have a medical checkup before the event to make sure you are physically fit enough to handle this kind of physical and challenging event.

WHERE TO BUY HYDRATION SYSTEMS, clothing & gear for race?
http://www.actionxstore.com has good prices and can get discount if entered and you tell them.

Hong Kong stores:

Action X - Sheung Wan
G/F, 28 Bonham Strand
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Store Hours :
*MTR Exit: Sheung Wan – A2

Action X - Discovery Bay
North Plaza - shop G16A-C, Ground floor, 92 Siena Ave (between Auberge Hotel and Welcome)

Action X - Causeway Bay
1A, 1/F, Po Foo Bldg., 1 Foo Ming St.,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(Causeway Bay MTR, Exit F1, walk along Kai Chiu Rd across Lee Garden Rd, then to Foo Ming St.) - 3 min walk from exit F1 Causeway Bay MTR.

2017 - MSIG Sai Kung 50 - HK50 Series

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