Entry

Registration Schedule

General Requirements

There is no requirement to have completed any other particular event in order to participate in Hong Kong 100. You do, however, need to be an experienced trail runner and must be sufficiently skilled and trained to undertake the event. The course is very tough and demanding with remote sections that can result in slower first aid / rescue response times. There are some very steep sections and parts are rough under foot. You must also have the ability to deal with difficult conditions, including strong winds, high and low temperatures and heavy rainfall. Ensure that you are in good health and that you do not have any illness that might hinder your ability to complete the event. It is your responsibility to monitor your health and condition during the event and to withdraw from the event if you are no longer well enough to continue safely

HONG KONG 100 ENTRY PROCEDURES

Pre-registration is applicable to all registrations except (i) 2024 volunteers, (ii) participants who have done every edition of HK100, (iii) deferred places and (iv) past winners. These 4 categories of participants will receive an email invitation to register for HK100 directly. Please email hk100ultra@gmail.com if you believe you qualify in these categories and have not received an invitation email on 4 August 2024.

All dates and times mentioned below refer to Hong Kong time.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old on race day.
Pre-registrations will not be allowed on behalf of others. All pre-registrations must be applied for using a unique e-mail address.
You may pre-register as an individual or as a Group (maximum 8 runners per group). When the ballot is drawn all pre-registrations will be assigned a ballot selection order number. All members of a pre-registration group will be assigned the same ballot selection order number, so that members of the group will either all be successful in the ballot or will all be unsuccessful. You are only allowed to pre-register once. You are not allowed to pre-register as an individual and as a member of a group. To register as a group, each group member should enter exactly the same group name. This name must be identical for each group member and cannot be changed after ballot application.
Duplicate applications will not be allowed and such applications will be deemed invalid.
All applicants must register their names using the English alphabet. If you have a ITRA account (www.itra.run), please use the same name format so that your race results will be recorded correctly in the same account.
Applicants for the Grand Sam (all 3 events) should complete the pre-registration form also. Ballot will be carried out if the number of places allocated for Grand Sam is fewer than applications. Results will be notified by email on Thursday 15 August 2024.
All ballot applicants must pre-register online from 8:00 on Thursday 8 August 2024 to Sunday 11 August 2024 before 23:59. A link will be provided on the HK100 website throughout this period.
A non-refundable payment of HK$100 is required as a pre-registration application fee. The full proceeds, after deduction of third party payment processing charges, will be donated to charity by HK100. Pre-registrations without payment will be ignored.
Successful applicants will be sent on Thursday 15 August 2024 an email invitation hyperlink to register and will need to complete registration before 23:59 on Sunday 18 August 2024, including payment of an entry fee to confirm registration. If registration is not confirmed within this time frame, the invitation will lapse.

2024 Volunteers and All Year Participants

Volunteers who supported the event in 2024, and those who have participated in all (14) previous editions of the race will be offered a guaranteed non-transferable invitation to register by invitation email from Runnerreg on 4 August 2024 (Sunday) . The registration period will be from Sunday 4 August to 23:59 on 10 August 2024 (Saturday). These invitations will expire at 23:59 on 10 August 2024 (Saturday).

Allocation of Places in HK100

150 places will be reserved for Elite trail runners, meaning those who reasonably expect to complete the race in under either 13 hours for men or 16 hours for women. An ITRA Performance Index of at least 650 for men and 550 for women is proof of Elite status for these purposes. Elite runners will be entitled to start in the Elite Zone at the start line, in front of other participants.
A participant who wishes to be considered for Elite status must provide their result in a previous edition of HK100, their ITRA ranking (see www.itra.run), and/or other results or information that may be considered relevant. For the avoidance of doubt, interested Elite runners should apply through pre-registration and subsequently complete registration, in the same way as other applicants.
150 places will be reserved as Charity places in HK100.
350 places will be reserved for residents of Hong Kong.
When conducting the pre-registration ballot, if the number of applicants holding a passport of any given country exceeds 15, then a minimum of 15 registration places will be allocated to participants from that country. If the number of applicants from any given country is 15 or less, then all will be accepted for registration.
These principles are for guidance only – if the organisers consider it appropriate for any reason to allocate places in the race on a different basis, they may do so.

Ballot Application Result Enquiries

All enquiries about ballot application status should be sent to Runnerreg at hk100@runnerreg.com.
Due to the huge number of emails received during the registration period, please note that enquiries about ballot results received by Runnerreg might not be answered promptly. We ask for your understanding. Thank you.
When making enquiries about ballot application status, please be sure to quote your ballot application ID, provided in the ballot application confirmation e-mail sent to you.

THE HALF & THE THIRD ENTRY PROCEDURES

Registration opens at 08:00 (Hong Kong time) on Saturday 17 August 2024 for The Half and Sunday 18 August for The Third. First come first served.

CHARITY PLACES ENTRY PROCEDURES

A number of charity places are available in each of the events:

150 places for HK100
50 places for each of The Half and The Third

Registrations open at 08:00 (Hong Kong time) on Monday 19 August. First come first served.

PAST WINNERS

Past winners of each distance and the top 3 finishers of the 2024 edition of each race (“Past Winners”) will receive an invitation email to participate from Runnerreg on Saturday 4 August 2024.

FEES AND DONATIONS

HK100 and Grand Sam Ballot Pre-registration: HK$100 (non-refundable for charitable purposes).
HK100 Entry fee: HK$1780
The Half Entry fee of HK$880 + charitable donation of HK$50
The Third Entry fee of HK$680 + charitable donation of HK$50
Grand Sam entry fee: HK$3170
Charity places
1. HK100: HK$4780 (of which HK$3000 will be donated to charity)
2. The Half: HK$2880 (of which HK$2000 will be donated to charity)
3. The Third: HK$2680 (of which HK$2000 will be donated to charity)

NO REFUND OR CANCELLATION

The ballot registration fee for HK100 is a charitable donation and cannot be refunded.
Confirmed registrations for all events cannot be cancelled, deferred or refunded. Therefore, participants should consider purchasing cancellation insurance which is available during registration.

NO TRANSFER

Confirmed registrations are not allowed to be transferred or deferred.
If a confirmed registrant allows somebody else to use their race bib, the participant will be disqualified and both the registrant and participant will be blacklisted from registration for future editions of the race.

EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

Confirmed registrations are not allowed to be transferred or deferred.
- adverse weather conditions
- landslides, rockfalls or hill fires along the course
- protests or blockage along the course
- force majeure i.e. due to occurrence of incidents that are beyond the control of the organiser and which renders it impossible, unsafe or impractical to hold the event. A force majeure event shall include, but is not limited to, act of God, war, hostilities, invasion, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, riot, protests, commotion, strikes, go-slows, lock outs, blockage or disorder, blocked or inaccessible roads or trails, outbreak of disease, acts or threats of terrorism.If a confirmed registrant allows somebody else to use their race bib, the participant will be disqualified and both the registrant and partiThe organisers reserve the right to cancel or cut short the event for the following reasons:

In such an event no refund of the registration fee (and any charitable donation) will be provided.cipant will be blacklisted from registration for future editions of the race.