Participants run past Two International Finance Centre (IFC), as they compete in the Hong Kong marathon...
Participants run past Two International Finance Centre (IFC), as they compete in the Hong Kong marathon February 16, 2014. Marathons and ultra-marathons in Asia trace their roots to the rise of adventure racing globally in the mid-1990s,when teams took on inhospitable terrain by running,swimming and cycling over long distances. Hong Kong, with large nature parks alongside urban congestion, leads in innovative formats. Besides an annual road-based marathon, it hosts four trail runs of 100 km (62 miles), one of 168 km (104 miles) and a mammoth one of 300 km (186 miles). Picture taken February 16, 2014. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS)