Hong Kong Four Trails: Liu Fo-lok sets fourth fastest time in race history, hails ‘amazing experience I’ll never forget’
- Liu reaches postbox in Mui Wo in 52 hours, two minutes and 24 seconds, nearly four hours ahead of nearest rival
- Eric Leung was second in 56:01:20, with Japan’s Tetsuya Fukui third in 58:15:25
Hong Kong’s Liu Fo-lok won the brutal Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge (HK4TUC) on his first attempt on Monday, with a time of 52 hours two minutes and 24 seconds.
The 35-year-old posted the fourth fastest time in event history, and finished almost four hours ahead of his nearest rival.
This year’s race, which covered the 298km of the city’s four main trails, the MacLehose, Wilson, Hong Kong Island and Lantau routes, started at 9.44am on Saturday, with Liu touching the green postbox in Mui Wo, which signifies the end of the challenge, at 1.46pm on Monday.
Eric Leung Wai-yip was the second finisher, coming in with a time of 56:01:20. Japan’s Tetsuya Fukui was third in 58:15:25.
“I feel so honoured and blessed for having the opportunity to join HK4TUC this year. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget,” Liu said. “Even though the process was so tough, I still feel happy for having joined and finished it.”
