Reverse Hong Kong Trail unsupported record set by magician, showing the trick to success is simple
- Ferdinand Clovis Airault wants others to discover Hong Kong step by step, as he went from partying to trail running in just three years
- The Hong Kong-based Frenchman runs the Hong Kong trail in reverse in three hours and 56 minutes
A Hong Kong-based magician pulled his latest trick, setting the unsupported reverse Hong Kong Trail record in three hours and 56 minutes. Ferdinand Clovis Airault wants others to see behind the curtain to reveal his secrets.
“Running is like magic. It’s not about the card disappearing, it’s about the story,” said the Frenchman.
He pointed to magician David Blaine, who held his breath in a water tank for 17 minutes: “To me, that looks like magic.”
“I want to say that the Hong Kong Trail, in reverse, self-supported in under four hours looks impossible for some people, like a magic trick. Here’s the trick – you train, you train your mind, you plan, you transform your pain into motivation. This is the same, it’s part of magic, part of the performance. And when it’s done, it looks like magic.”
Airault, who is sponsored by Lantau Base Camp and the Hong Kong Sports Clinic, has not been running long. He said he was a party animal until just three years ago.
“I’d go out and go to bed at 5am. Now it’s in reverse. I get up at 5am and go out running,” said Airault, who is a “trader by day, a magician by night, and a trail runner in between”.
