From zero to 303.313km in under a year: how Hong Kong entrepreneur Vriko Kwok went Further than she had ever been
- The Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete hated running but took part in Lululemon’s Further challenge to prove she could do it
- The event in Lake Cahuilla, California supported 10 female athletes from around the world to run their farthest distance over six days
When Hong Kong entrepreneur Vriko Kwok signed up to tackle an ultra marathon for six days in a row, she could not run even a single kilometre.
But that did not stop the Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete from taking on the biggest sporting test of her life and challenging those who thought she was “too fat” to run.
“I hated running because I never saw myself doing it. I got bullied quite badly growing up and that put me off running for a long time,” Kwok said.
So, when sportswear brand Lululemon invited her to take part in Further, the 32-year-old decided to not let bullying define her relationship with running and instead chose to take “a leap of faith”.
The gamble paid off and Kwok went from zero to 303.313 kilometres in less than a year.
Taking place in Lake Cahuilla, California, in March, the Further event supported 10 female athletes from around the world to run their farthest distance over six days. A research team from the Canadian Sport Institute also collected data during the event to be published at the end of the year.
