The 2018 Vibram Hong Kong 100k kicks off at 8 a.m. local time on Saturday, January 27th in… you guessed it, Hong Kong! (That’s 5 p.m. MST on Friday, January 26th in the States.) We’ll be livecasting the event on iRunFar’s Twitter feed. We’ll also be combining our twitter feed with other possible news sources and encouraging all of you to join the discussion in the window below.
Here are some resources to help you follow the race:
- iRunFar’s 2018 Vibram Hong Kong 100k preview;
- Our pre-race interviews with Andrea Huser, Marie McNaughton, Alex Nichols, and Stone Tsang;
- The Vibram Hong Kong 100k official website with loads of course info;
- The race’s entrants list;
- The race administration’s race-day live tracking and leaderboard;
- A Facebook live video stream created by local store Gone Running and several local media outlets;
- A well-written race preview by local store Gone Running with great insider/local beta;
- Are you surprised by trail running in Hong Kong? If so, check out our article, Trail Running in Hong Kong!
Thanks to Vibram for making our coverage of the 2018 Vibram Hong Kong 100 possible!
Some things concern me about this. Please correct me if I’ve misunderstood anything.
1) An event (or the title sponsor of an event) paying the expenses of journalists covering the event is a conflict of interest. I thought the idea of supporting you through Patreon was that you would stay independent on not need to do things like this.
2) Given the financial difficulties irunfar has documented over the past few months, is covering a race in Hong Kong that most of your primary audience (Americans) have never heard of a responsible use of your limited funds? I would guess you could cover multiple domestic races for the same cost. If Vibram is giving you a full ride, then see (1).
Paul,
Based on other comments you’ve made, I’d suggest supporting iRunFar if you believe in what we’re doing, and not to do so if it is not. As we previously suggested, we’re not going to give a full accounting of every race we cover and every trip we take.
Sincerely,
Bryon
The race kicks off the UTWT. Broaden your horizons, perhaps?
Great coverage Bryan. I don’t see the need for IRF to disclose all of its business dealings to the public, and it’s enjoyable to “see” races in parts of the world most of us will likely never see in person. Thank you!
Dear IRunFar (Bryon and Megan),
Thank you so much for providing such a wonderful coverage of races from around the world. You are the ‘go to’ people when it comes to ultra trail running. I just wanted to mention that you have fans and audience like me who are non-Americans. I enjoy the American MUT scene. Its also nice to know more about all these other races and runners.
Thank you very much
Greeting from Australia! Thanks again for excellent race coverage, I thoroughly enjoyed following the Vibram100 race!!
Thanks!!