Wellness Corner
THE
LEGENDS OF
EDUHK
THE USFHK CROSSCOUNTRY
RACE 2016: EDUHK’S
AMAZING COMEBACK
By Sarah Deloison
“
Before I joined the xc team I never thought
.
that running could be a team sport
I am so
happy to have such great teammates to
.
train with
Bringing medals home has been
our dream for so many years and I am so
,
glad we succeeded this year
.
graduation
before my
This proves that running is not
,
only about talent
.
and practice
but also about team spirit
”–
I am proud to be a part of the
.
cross country team
wrote Legends team
.
member Ariel shortly after the race
,
6 ,
-
On a bright Sunday morning early athletic birds met in Sha Tin to compete in a cross
country race on November
th a date that will later be associated with the exhilarating
’
.
comeback of the EdUHK s Legends A great number of spirited runners gathered on the
sports ground of the Chinese University of Hong Kong who was hosting the
’
-
2016
edition of
.
the University Sports Federation of Honk Kong s cross country race
A total of
189
as teams in a
contestants representing the twelve major Hong Kong universities competed
7
-
km cross country race for girls and a
9.7
.
km race for boys The lively and
,
joyful atmosphere the stimulating and invigorating stress coupled together with gripping
’
.
,
feelings of excitement and adrenaline fuelled our local runners energy levels Thankfully
.
’
the results lived up to their efforts and expectations The girls team managed to secure a
’
place on the podium and the boys team finished fourth
consider the fact that for over
10
–
an excellent outcome when we
,
years the EdUHK running team had not managed to secure
.
any of the first four places in this race
NOVEMBER 2016
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