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The Hong Kong 100 Grand Sam requires completing The Third (33km and 1418m of elevation), The Half (56km and 2206m) and Hong Kong 100 (103km and 5314m) back-to-back in 3 consecutive days.
The Hong Kong 100 Grand Sam requires completing The Third + The Half + Hong Kong 100 back-to-back in 3 consecutive days.
Grand Sammers must start each race at the same time as participants in each individual event. Any Grand Sammer who doesn’t start The Third and The Half may not start HK100. Grand Sammers who DNF The Third or The Half may still start HK100, but will not be considered a Grand Sam finisher.
A Grand Sammer who finishes a race will receive the medal / trophy for that particular race, but not the finisher’s hoodie.
A Grand Sammer receives a wristband after completing each of The Third and The Half. After completing all three races, Grand
The Grand Sam was introduced in 2023. All10 participants heroically finished all 3 distances in that first edition.
You might ask: Is that a typo – do you mean the Grand Slam?
No, it’s the Grand Sam, named after Hong Kong runner Sam Tam, who completed The Half and HK100 back-to- back when The Half was introduced in 2020. When The Third was introduced in 2023 Sam was the first person to say he would run The Third, The Half and HK100 back-to-back, which he made look easy, whilst volunteering for the event beforehand and afterwards and completing the HK marathon 3 days’ earlier.
Sam has plenty of history with HK100. In 2016 he broke 16 hours running in an 8 foot tall shark costume. And in 2012 he finished HK100 and then proposed to his lovely wife, Ivy Chung. And for years now Ivy, a logistics guru, has been the most important member of the HK100 team.
And a puny pun – To the untrained ear (ie Steve’s) Sam also sounds like “saam” (meaning “3” in Cantonese). So in Steve’s pea-sized brain it’s the “Big 3”.
The course is rocky, uneven and steep in places. Take great care at all times and never overtake unless it is safe to do so. Give way to participants who are moving more quickly than you. Encourage one another and look out for each other’s safety and well-being. Ensure that you will have enough to eat and drink to reach the next check-point. Be particularly careful to drink enough and carry enough fluid. It is vital for your safety that you maintain adequate levels of hydration.
For further information on safety, please see the safety hints on the AFCD’s website at: http://www.afcd.gov.hk
Emergency first aid will be available at each checkpoint.
