Ultramarathoner Stone Tsang charts guide to great outdoors

Ultramarathon runner Stone Tsang, 47, has competed in more than 150 races over the last two decades, but he still remembers his first race fondly.

- Sarah Stanley

Ultramarathoner Stone Tsang at Castle Peak in the New Territories. He enjoys going into nature to refresh and recharge.

(PHOTOS: COURTESY OF STONE TSANG)

Despite never having run more than 5km, he agreed to join his colleagues for the 42km Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in 2002.

"When I reached the 30km mark, my whole body felt like it was breaking down. I even picked up a banana peel off the road to see if there was any fruit left inside to eat," he says with a laugh.

Today, he heads to races far better prepared and has developed a love for trail running.

"Running is the best me-time. It is a kind of freedom, where I can connect with nature and feel relaxed," says Mr Tsang, who was born in Meizhou, China, and moved to Hong Kong in 1995.