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First Fasted Ultra Trail Race
The Green Power Hike This next race in my Carnivore journey was slightly impromptu and probably some what haphazardly executed but it was quite a breakthrough for me both mentally and physically. The race was the annual Green Power Hike. A 50 km ‘hike-a-thon’ on the well trodden Hong Kong Trail. It is moderately hilly,…
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TransLantau 2024 Part Two
Section 8 – Ngong Ping 2 to Shui Hau (11.9 km) I changed my bag which my support team brought for me to replace the dysfunctional one I was carrying. This took some time to move all the mandatory equipment and all the other items which I would need. I tried to be mindful of…
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TransLantau 100 UTMB Recap Part One
I have to apologise for the lateness of this post. It had been hard to even open my Word.Press site since my mother’s death. It is clear how our lives and priorities suddenly shift when we are dealing with loss of a loved one. I feel ready now to start sharing again and hope I…
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Nepal 3 Day Stage Race
The Ultimate Carnivore Challenge This 3 day ultra marathon was quite the challenge for me. I was quite confident of my fitness and trail running capabilities but the other metrics was more of an unknown. Finding foods I could eat in a foreign country to fuel my runs was difficult. Replenishing my stores each day…
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Finding Comfort In The Mountains: A Tribute To My Mom
As I was trying to write this blog about the big races that I have successfully completed on this carnivore woe, I feel the irrelevance of my ramblings of my accomplishments. Just after my most recent 100 km UTMB race, I found out my mother had passed the next morning. My accomplishments which I hoped…
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Carnivore Diet and Ultra Trail Running: First 45 KM Trail Race Recap
This event covered a grueling 45km mountainous trail on sections 4 to 8 of the MacLehose Trail in Hong Kong. It included Mao On Shan, the 4th highest peak at 702 meters (2,303 ft), and Tai Mo Shan, the highest peak in Hong Kong at 975 meters (3,140 ft). The total elevation gain of the…
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My Health Journey: How I got here
In July 2018, I embarked on my own biohacking journey on nothing but a whim. I did minimal research and no preparation whatsoever. Just went with my feeling of ‘things just have to change’ and jumping straight into the deep end was probably not the best strategy, but it was what I needed to do…