RUN Charity Race 2018

Funded

on 24 November 2018

Join us for our second annual RUN Charity Race on Saturday, 10th November 2018, in Tai Tam Country Park!

 

By registering to race, you'll be helping to raise critical funds to support our sports and education programmes to rehabilitate vulnerable refugees. Many of our refugee programme participants are involved in the organisation of the race and will also race on the day, which means you'll be running #WithRefugees, literally and figuratively! Spots are limited, so register today!

You can participate by:

 

Race Details

Date: Saturday, 10th November 2018

Start time: 9:00am

Location: Tai Tam Country Park

Registration: $280 (14km), $380 (19km), $1,000 (19km team of 2)

Any other questions? Please contact us at [email protected].

Special thanks to our friends at FringeBacker for hosting our registration and fundraising platform, RaceBase for donating their time and expertise to help us organise this event, Racematix for kindly sponsoring the race timing.

19KM RACE DETAIL

9:00AM START (Tai Tam BBQ Area Site 2) 
19km / 1,142m of elevation

The race start and finish area is at Tai Tam BBQ Area Site 2 on Tai Tam Reservoir Road next to Parkview. 

View the google map here

Easiest access is via cab to the Parkview entrance on Tai Tam Reservoir Road. BBQ site 2 is a 5-10 minute walk down the hill towards Tai Tam Reservoirs, and directly opposite the public toilets at the bottom of the hill.

Buses go to the gas station on Wong Nei Chung Gap Road and it is a solid 25 minute walk up the hill to Parkview and the start/finish area from there.


Start > Jardines Lookout > Mt Butler > CP1 Windy Gap (4km) > Wilson Trail > CP 2 Mt Parker/Tai Tam Dam (8km) > Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir Trail > Twins Catchwater > CP3 Base of Twins (14km) > The Twins > Violet Hill > Finish at Tai Tam BBQ Area
 

View Strava route info here (GPX available)

 


14KM RACE DETAIL

9:00AM START (Tai Tam BBQ Area Site 2) 
14km / 881m of elevation

The race start and finish area is at Tai Tam BBQ Area Site 2 on Tai Tam Reservoir Road next to Parkview. 

View the google map here

Easiest access is via cab to the Parkview entrance on Tai Tam Reservoir Road. BBQ site 2 is a 5-10 minute walk down the hill towards Tai Tam Reservoirs, and directly opposite the public toilets at the bottom of the hill.

Buses go to the gas station on Wong Nei Chung Gap Road and it is a solid 25 minute walk up the hill to Parkview and the start/finish area from there.

Start > Jardines Lookout > Mt Butler > CP1 Windy Gap (4km) > Wilson Trail > CP 2 Mt Parker/Tai Tam Dam (8km) > Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir Trail > Violet Hill > Finish at Tai Tam BBQ Area

View Strava route info here (GPX available)

 


TIMING INFO

 

ABOUT RUN

RUN rehabilitates refugees through running and beyond. The vast majority of our beneficiaries are women, who were victims of violence.

 

We RUN together with vulnerable refugees to support them to:
Rebuild their mental and physical strength
Unite as a community and with the local Hong Kong community
Nurture each other through sport, food, friendship and education

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.runhk.org/.