Last month, I went on a trip to Hel to do orienteering. Hel is a Baltic seaside resort in Poland at the tip of a peninsula, with convenient public transport links, which attracted me to go. The event The event was called Grand Prix Pomerania, which consisted of FootO and TrailO races. There were a FootO and a TrailO race on each of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The FootO races were middle, long and middle races, and the TrailO races…
On 1 September I completed my 3rd standard distance triathlon, Brighton & Hove Triathlon (referral link) at the best possible location, good beach weather, completely flat course by a quality organiser. Motivation I’d like to do a triathlon with open sea swim, flat bike and flat run, as I believe this combination can get me the best result. Brighton & Hove Triathlon perfectly fits all three criteria, and I registered as soon as the registration opened last year at the…
Well done Ingrid Chow, the 4th Hongkonger to swim the English Channel. It was a pleasure for me and Claire to support you and helped you through your tough times. Ingrid started her English Channel swim from Shakespeare Beach at 18:41, 16 August 2024, and landed Le Cran d’Escalles at 11:50 BST the next day after 17 hours and 9 minutes of overnight swimming. She has become the 4th Hongkonger to swim the English Channel, after Chun Kong Mak (2020),…