Three part-time models getting dirty in Hong Kong obstacle course race urge can-do spirit
Event entailing running, climbing, swimming and more over 6km route can encourage people to leave their comfort zone, they say
It’s muddy, sweaty and certainly not the typical setting for encountering threepart-time male models. But getting dirty might be the best place for the trio to encourage Hongkongers to get out of their comfort zone.
As they prepare for Saturday’s Spartan obstacle course race in the New Territories, Avis Chan Wai-sing, Karl Cheung Ka-wai and Jeremy Wong Chun-ho say they want to remind Hongkongers of their can-do spirit and motivate them to achieve beyond their limits.
“It’s a breakthrough for us and probably for everyone in the race,” Chan says of their participation. “And I hope Hongkongers can try to do something new at some point because we never know our limits unless we push ourselves to them.”
Spartan races are long obstacle courses that require competitors to run, climb, swim, throw spears, sprint up hills, crawl, swing from bars and lift heavy weights such as sandbags and buckets of gravel.
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The concept began in 2010 and is the brainchild of Joe De Sena, who formerly owned a Wall Street trading firm. Organisers claim that over 240 races are slated to be held in 25 countries this year.
