’
,
The EdUHK Legends coach Lai Chiu Lun
alumnus of
,
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EdUHK who has been training the team for the past
,
’
years remembers the glory days of the university s
.
-
local running team The EdUHK cross country
,
,
team previously known then as the HKIEd team
.
used to win gold medals in this championship In
2007,
other universities began to invest in elite
running schemes through which athletes were
.
offered scholarships and funding to compete in races
,
,
EdU however never had an elite running team
“
2007,
When I became a student in
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we started losing
.
the coach remembers This period lasted for ten
.“
years
It is hard for our amateur team to compete
with other universities who have professional
.
,
,
runners In other universities elite running teams
’
have their own training club they don t train with
.
inexperienced runners or beginners But our team is
.”
different
,
,
Runners of all levels from beginner to advanced
.
.“
train together at EdUHK This fosters a feeling of
belonging for everyone
Our team is comprised of
,
future physical education teachers so when it comes
,
.
to comparing talents with other elite teams we lose
,
,
But on racing day it was not about talent or ability it
,”
was about attitude
.
he adds
,“
The coach remembers
,
In my last year of university I
.
became the captain of the EdU running team
Throughout my years at the university we never
managed to finish in one of the first four places
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was a huge disappointment
–
it
But three years later
Chiu Lun began coaching the Legends team and the
!“
curse was finally broken
I always believed that we
,
could beat any of the other universities
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