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MSIG Action Asia Development Programme oversea training race

-  Malaysia Action Asia 50 Warm up 

Get ready for World Skyrunning Championship 2018 update - Karen Cheung

 

Karen Cheung, the MSIG Action Asia Development Program female winner is confirmed to race in Malaysia Action Asia 50 – warm up on July 15 as the pre-race training for World Skyrunning Championship 2018 in Scotland.

 

1. Is it your first time doing Malaysia Action Asia race? What do you think you could learn and improve from this race for World Skyrunning Championship?

Yes, it is my first time joining Malaysia event. I hope I can gain more experience and improve my trail running skill at dirt roads / natural road for the World Skyrunning Championship.

 

2. Malaysia Action Asia 50 is held in Malaysia Janda Baik, where the terrain, weather, and environment are different from Hong Kong. How will you train differently for this race?

I will go out to train during in hot and humid weather with high humidity so that I can get used to the weather in Malaysia.

 

3. How to balance the daily work and pre-race training?       

 I am not able to cut down my working hours, but I try to use most of my free time for training or rest and avoid unnecessary socializing activity.

 

4. Is your state of mind different to race overseas event from the local event?

For the local event, I may have more sense of security, but my mind is also more easily distracted. From the experience I had from MSIG Action Asia Thailand 50 last year, I think I'm more focus during the oversea event but I may be more nervous as there are also more factors that I could not control. 

 

5. What’s your ideal trail running course and distance for beginners? How to deal with the heat and muddy course? Any other advice for them?

I think Hong Kong has a lot of courses that are ideal for beginners, especially in Hong Kong Island, as there are more well-paved cement road or stairs. To deal with the heat and muddy road one must get adequate hydration, and probably need to run slower in order to not over-exhaust oneself. My other advice would be - enjoy every run!

 

6. What do you think the most challenging factor would be of this race? (E.g, the weather, the muddy course, the elevation, the food, etc.)? How to deal with it?

 I guess the most challenging factor would be the weather and the fact that I have never been to Janda Baik which is very similar to me being prepared for the World Skyrunning Championship race as I also have never been to the race venue there. 

 

1. 你是否初次參加馬來西亞動感亞洲50 - 熱身賽？你認為在這場賽事中可以學習和改善到甚麼去備戰世界Skyrunning 冠軍賽?

這是我首次參加馬來西亞動感亞洲50 - 熱身賽，我期待在賽事中能夠吸取不同越野跑的經驗，再者可讓我提高自身對於不同路段的經驗及觀賞世界Skyrunning 冠軍賽路段中的自然景色。

 

2. 馬來西亞動感亞洲50 - 熱身賽將會在珍德拜舉行，無論是地勢、天氣或是環境上都有別於香港，你如何為這次比賽進行一些不同的訓練？

面對著這樣的比賽環境之下，我會選擇在溫度或濕度較高的天氣下練習，讓我更能習慣馬來西亞的天氣。

 

3. 對於平日的工作和賽前練習，你會如何在兩者之間作出平衡？

由於我無法縮短平日工作的時間，我盡可避免一些社交活動，並抽出我的空閒時間用作練習和休息。

 

4. 當你參加海外的賽事和本港的賽事時，心態上有什麼不同？

雖然在參加本地賽事有安全感，但心態上卻容易被干擾。相反，在2017年MSIG 泰國動感亞洲50比賽的過程中，我發現我在海外賽事中更能集中精力。但是，始終在海外比賽時很多因素都是難以預測和控制，所以也可能會令我更緊張。

 

5. 有什麼越野路線或距離建議給越野跑新手? 如何應付炎熱及泥濘的比賽環境？

香港大部份的行山徑都適合初學者的，特別是港島徑。因為那裡的路段和梯級都鋪設好。為應對炎熱的天氣和泥濘的地段，跑手都應有充足的水分並避免過分消耗體力。另外跑手在任何時候都要享受每個跑步的過程。

 

6. 對於這次比賽，你認為什麼是最具挑戰性？（例如天氣、泥濘路段、攀升度，食物）？你會怎樣應對？

對於我來說, 天氣應該是最具挑戰性的因素，因為我從未到過珍德拜。而我也從未參加過世界Skyrunning冠軍賽，因此我會透過這場馬來西亞動感亞洲50 - 熱身賽去好好訓練自己。