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55 KM Race
Date:    14 December 2024 (Saturday)     
Start/Finish:    Lam Tsuen Wishing Square, Fong Ma Po, Tai Po 
Race Start:    08:00
Baggage Check:    06:00-07:45     
Registration:    First-come, first-served Basis    
Category:    Individual Race    55 km 

Mandatory equipment (100 km and 55 km races only)

•    Water resistant jacket with hood (not disposable)
•    Mobile phone (with HK reception)
•    2 Lights (one can be a light on a phone, but the other must be a standalone torch or head lamp)
•    Whistle
•    Race Bib (with race emergency numbers)
•    Bottle or water bladder with minimum capacity of 0.5 litres
•    Personal cup or tumbler
•    2 flashing lights (such as those attached to bicycles for night riding safety): one each must be attached to the front and back of the runner and always be visible between the hours of 1700 at night and 0630 the following morning while participating in the race.  There is no requirement to wear flashing lights during daylight hours.

Recommended equipment

•    Warm cap or hat
•    Whistle
•    Extra clothing/shoes
•    Extra pair of socks
•    Sunglasses
•    Sun block or Sun Screen
•    Trekking poles (only 30 minutes after the race has begun)
•    Adhesive elastic band for making a bandage or a strapping
•    Replacement Headlamps / torches batteries
•    Some cash/ Octopus Card
•    Emergency blanket or equivalent
•    At least 0.5 litres of water or sports drink(water bladder or water bottles) at start point
•    At least 300 calories worth of energy bars / food portions at start point

* These rules have priority over any other document, but can be amended via official email racer announcements leading up to the start of the race to reflect up-to-the-minute conditions.

Course Route Details 

55 km race (start 14 Dec at 0800)

Section 1(55 Km) Butterfly Hill
Wishing Tree/Ngau Kwu Leng Trail/Butterfly Hill/Fanling MTR Station
Check Point:    Fan Ling MTR (Water stop only)
Approximate Distance: ~ 6.8 km
Elevation:  +451m / -457m
Cut off time:  10:00 (14 Dec) – section time 2hours.

Section 2 (55 Km)  Long & Cloudy
Fanling MTR / Tong Hang / Long Shan / Kat Tsai Shan Au/Cloudy Hill/Tai Po Tau
Check Point:  Tai Po Tau
Approximate Distance:  ~11.4 km
Elevation:  +680m / -680m
Cumulative Distance:  18.2 km
Cut off time: 14:45 (14 Dec) – section time 4.75 hours / cumulative race time 6.75 hours 

Section 3 (55 Km) Yuen Tun Ha
Tai Po Tau/Kam Shek Village/Pun Chun Yuen/Sheung Wun Yiu/Yuen Tun Ha (all on the Wilson Trail)
Check Point:  Yuen Tun Ha
Approximate Distance ~ 5.3 km
Elevation:  +250/-160
Cumulative Distance:  23.5 km
Cut off time: 16:00 (14 Dec) – section time 1.25 hours / cumulative race time 8.0 hours 

Section 4 (55 Km) Long Men
Yuen Tun Ha/Lead Mine Pass/Lung Mun Country Trail/Sze Lok Yuen
Check Point:  Sze Lok Yuen Youth Hostel
Approximate distance ~ 14 km
Elevation:  +1,000 / -440m
Cumulative Distance: 37.5 km
Cut off time: 19:30 (14 Dec) – section time 3.5 hours / cumulative race time 11.5 hours

Section 5 (55Km) Tai Mo Shan
Sze Lok Yuen/Tai Mo Shan Barrier Gate/Tai Mo Shan/Ng Tung Chai 
Checkpoint:  Ng Tung Chai
Approximate Distance ~ 8.8 km km
Elevation:  +350m / -915m
Cumulative Distance: 46.3 km
Cut off time:  22:00 (14 Dec) - section time 2.5 hours / cumulative race time 14.0 hours

Section 6 (55Km) Tai To Yan
Ng Tung Chai / Tai To Yan/ Pak Tai To Yan / Ngau Kwu Leng Trail / Wishing Tree
Approximate Distance ~ 9.1 km
Elevation:  +560m / -610m
Cumulative Distance: 55.4 Km
Cut off time:  01:00 (15 Dec) – section time 3.0 hours / cumulative race time 17 hours.

Total cumulative altitude:  +3,291/-3,262.  

Race Cut Offs

55 km              17 hours
 
Checkpoint Closing Time Distance
Date Time 100Km Race 55Km Race
CP1 Fanling 12/14 0000hr 6.8km 6.8km (10 am)
CP2 Hok Tau 12/14 0200hr 14.6km
CP3 WKT 12/14 0600hr 30.2km
CP4 Luk Keng 12/14 0930hr 44.3km
CP5 Hok Tau 12/14 1230hr 54.8km
CP6 Tai Po Tau 12/14 1445hr 63.1km 18.2km
CP7 Yuen Tun Ha 12/14 1600hr 68.4km 23.5Km
CP8 Sze Lok Yuen 12/14 1930hr 82.4km 37.5km
CP9 Ng Tung Chai 12/14 2200hr 91.2km 46.3km
Finish Wishing Tree 12/15 0100hr 100.3km 55.4