Course 比賽路線

Lijiang (Yunnan) Action Asia 3 day stage race distances & elevation:


Ultra marathon 100km category (fast hiking or trail running with wicked views and extra single track):

Day 1 - 40 km (2700m – 3400m - 2700m)

Day 2 - 40 km (2700m – 3300m - 2700m)

Day 3 - 20 km (2700m – 3000m – 2700m)

Elevation gain each day around 2000m+ and elevation loss around 2000m. 

Cut-off around 10 hrs each day as we want everyone in before dark. Willing to stretch it a bit depending on how early we start each day.

Explorer 60km (good for hiking with wicked views)


Day 1 - 20 km (2700m – 3100m - 2700m)

Day 2 - 20 km (2700m – 3000m - 2700m)

Day 3 - 20 km (2700m – 3000m – 2700m)

Elevation gain each day around 1200m+ and elevation loss around 1200m. 

Cut-off around 8 hrs each day as we want everyone in before dark. Willing to stretch it a bit depending on how early we start each day.

Course Design:
Course will be made up of mostly single track technical trails together with dirt jeep track roads thru old ancient Chinese villages with a mixture of stunning mountain backdrops.. Location kept confidential until night before each day where maps are given out for the next day too keep with the Action Asia tradition of adventure and expecting the unexpected.

Course marking:

Pink and orange ribbons will be used approximately every 50m thru whole course with signs on all major junctions. Course maps will be given out the night before at the race briefing by the Race Director together with time to explain the course of each day in detail. Marshals we be on course at all checkpoints and major junctions. 

Course Designer:

Designed by Michael Maddess (Race Director & Course Designer) who's organized over 290 events with Action Asia Events and one of the most experienced Race Directors in Asia with a wealth of experience. Michael Maddess an active trail runner, originally from Vancouver, Canada who was Race Director of the World Police Fire Games Triathlon in Canada before moving to Asia, organizes the Action Asia 50 series in Hong Kong (4 races), Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, 3 day 100km ultra marathon stage events in Mongolia, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Yunnan/Sichuan China, Vietnam and Laos, has organized over 17 Action Asia Challenge adventure races across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan & HK, 2 Vietnam adventure races, 2 Nepal Himalayan Mountain Bike races, over 30 Action SPRINT HK adventure races, 8 Action Asia Off Road HK bike races, worked/competed in numerous other road races/triathlons including finishing 3 Ironman triathlons (10hrs 46min), 1st runner-up in 100km Oxfam trailwalker in 11hrs 16min (record for HK resident) 3x in 13 hrs 25 min, 12hrs 44min, 12hrs 39min, winning team Wilson Trail full & half 5x (78km - 10hr14min), 3rd in HK100 (1st edition) in 12hrs 30min, winner of Sabah 3 day adventure race 3x, 8th overall Gobi 250km race suffering from hypothermia and still holds a couple KOTH HK marathon records. He's also coached dragonboat, soccer and baseball teams, climbed to 16,000+ft in Bhutan, 15,000+ft Nepal Annapurna Basecamp, made it up to 5000m 4Sisters in Sichuan within 24hrs of getting off plane (not recommended) and free jumps off high bridges in Nepal for fun. If he's not outside designing a course, doing something extreme, he's not having fun.

Course marking - Yellow A5 size signs and bright orange & pink ribbons together with local white chalk

 

Time limit - There will be a cut-off near the end of the day to ensure all get in before dark or close to dark for the 100km category. If concerned then recommend joing 60km if you are not very fit as plenty of time to hike this category. Can look under RESULTS for our overseas events to get an idea of how long the average hiker/runner takes to complete our 60/100km overseas events in different countries as usually 5 - 10 hours for a 40km day and 2-6 hours for 20km day depending on your level of fitness and how many times you stop to take photos.

Briefing before the race:

There will be a race briefing before each night to give out the maps of the following day where a detailed explanation of the course will be given and questions answered.

Equipment - see website link for mandatory gear as changes country to country, but basically we want you to carry the minimum including a first aid kit and rain/wind jacket and leave the rest at the hotel to go fast and lightweight.

Food - includes breakfast in morning with different local restaurants (Sichuan style) to grab your lunch/dinner 5 minutes walking from hotel.

Accomodation - all will get their own beds with sheets. If concerned then bring your own sleeping bag to put on top, but hygiene standard is quite good.

Charity - Rmb 100 from each person will go towards local art museum that supports local Mosuo & Naxi culture, but we encourage all to donate more when entering this year or help us purchase school supplies as local schools alwarys appreciated.