Reowned Hong Kong trail runner Jacky Leung made the history of Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge (HK4TUC) by breaking 50 hours in Feb 2021.
When he reached the final trail of Lantau Trail, it is so surprised that his friend Julien Bonnard greeted him at Mui Wo Pier.
“Julien told me I could make HISTORY! ”Jacky said. “In the very beginning, I am wondering what he is talking about!”
As Julien is also a ultra-trail runner and understand the feeling of a runner who has been running for a long distance, so he tried to pass this message in emotional way trying to cheer up Jacky.
“After I left Mui Wo, I really absorbed the words of Julien telling me…… to make history, his allez and keep going fast……, it is really critical! It is the main keywords inside my mind, and I really looped all these words during my running in Lantau.
Jacky really executed running fast on the catchwater. During the last 2 summits, “I really want to hit under 50 and think about HISTORY HISTORY HISTORY, so I keep eating the gel, keep eating my food to energize myself, even after I finished all the food at the top of Sunset Peak, I ate the red gel of Overstim.s. Although my legs seems to be nothing left, but I still pushing hard to try hit under 49 hours 30 minutes so that to make it even faster.
For the last dash to the green post, I did not walk towards to green post, I really want to show energetic me, to show that we are the human, we can do the same in future, everyone can do the same for under 50 in future.
photo by William Leung, Photosbyme Photography 遊。我攝
香港四徑超級挑戰 ~ 最感動一刻!
香港著名越野跑手Jacky Leung於2021年 2 月的香港四徑超級挑戰, 以突破50 小時以下的佳績, 創造了歷史。
當 Jacky 到達大嶼山梅窩最後一條越野徑 – 鳯凰徑, 並準備起步之際, 很驚喜他的朋友Julien Bonnard 在梅窩碼頭等他。
「他告訴我我可以創造歷史!」Jacky 說。「最初我也不明白他說甚麼!」
由於 Julien 也是一位長途越野跑手, 所以他明白越野跑手的心理狀態, 他希望憑藉一些有激勵性的說話, 以引發Jacky 的鬥志。
「我離開梅窩之後, Julien 這句說話深深印在我腦中, 他的打氣和叫我保持速度,
對我來說真係叮咗一聲, 鳯凰徑的路上, 這幾句說話不停在我腦中盤旋。」
Jacky在引水道時, 一直記著 Julien 的說話, 起勁地跑, 「在鳯凰徑跑到最後兩座山, 當時我真的很想突破50小時, 我腦中不停想著 有機會「創造歷史, 我保持不斷食能量gel和吃食物以保持能量, 在大東山頂我已食完所有食物, 我便吃紅色能量gel, 雖然我對腳已好似不屬於我咁, 但仍然「推」自己, 嘗試衝擊49小時30分。」
最後回到終點前, 我沒有掛住衝過去終點, 而是希望令大家見到我這股能量, 展示給大家看, 打破50小時, 並不是一個夢, 不單是我可以做到, 其他人也可以。
相片提供: William Leung, Photosbyme Photography 遊。我攝
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