Hong Kong runner Huang Haocong finished the 2022 UTMB (Tour of Mont Blanc Supercross Enduro) in 24 hours and 04 minutes, ranking 32nd in the men's ranking.
After the game, he revealed that the UTMB race was not going well this time. There was a little firewood in the middle part of the Shihe River at night, and the end part was even more cramped.
He thought it was not easy to finish the 100-mile UTMB race, and he did his best without regrets.
UTMB 2022｜Huang Haocong defeated the cramp and finished the race ranked 32nd in Asia
The 2022 UTMB started at 0:00 on August 27, Hong Kong time. Huang Haocong continued to progress step by step and stay in the front and fight the back. Although the ranking of the first three checkpoints were all outside the top 100, he gradually exerted his strength and ranked up. .
By the time he reached the checkpoint of Lam Combal, which is 68 kilometers away, Huang Haocong's ranking had risen to 62nd.
In the middle section, the influence of the tail section of Xiaoaochai emerges
However, he had a small accident in this place.
He revealed on his social networking site after the race: "During the race, Lam Combal walked a section of the Shihe River at night, and the wrong foot caused a small scratch. After that, I had a little pain in my foot, and then unknowingly I used the other foot to run." It took 9 hours and 51 minutes to reach Courmayeur, which is 80 kilometers away, and he still said, "I'm in good shape, I'm just throwing a foot, but nothing."
Although he was a little bit sloppy, Huang Haocong still played smoothly after that, and his ranking was also gradually improved. When he went to Plan de l'Au, which was 131 kilometers away, he had already moved up to 26th.
If he maintains this momentum until he finishes the last three mountains of the track, he may be able to make it into the top 10 again.
However, the influence of Aianchai appeared in the last 3 mountains.
Huang Haocong wrote: "In addition to the previous over-training, I started to cramp in the last 50 kilometers. Finally, I had to climb the 800-meter mountain three times. I walked slowly and used a walking stick to help me adjust every step. Excessive exertion to avoid increasing the chance of cramping.”
Suffering from cramps for the last 50km
When he climbed La Giète and landed in Trient, he said in the live clip: "The state is numb, and cramps are very important when going up the mountain, so you have to shake."
Among the last three mountains, he mentioned that climbing the second mountain was the hardest. He continued: "The cramp was the worst when I was climbing halfway up the second mountain. Hah, hah, 15 minutes." When he reached the Les Tseppes checkpoint, 146 kilometers away, his ranking dropped from 28th to 36th.
After arduously crossing Les Tseppes, Huang Haocong fell to the Vallorcine checkpoint for supplies and received support from his wife. At this time, he had completed 153 kilometers and took more than 21 hours.
At that time, he said in the live broadcast of the social networking site, "It's bad to go up the mountain, and it's bad to go down the mountain", "I don't listen to my feet", "I cramp all day long, and I have cramps when I go up and down the mountain." He hoped to try his best to finish the run within 24 hours.
Huang Haocong wrote: "The last 8 kilometers down the mountain, took the sore muscles after the cramp and rushed down the mountain. It took 24 hours to complete it, but the feet have never heard (the words), and it took a little time." In the end, he took 24 hours to complete. He crossed the line at 04 minutes and 27 seconds and completed the UTMB of 171 kilometers. He was the 33rd player to return to the finish line, and the men's overall ranking was 32nd.
In the 35- to 39-year-old men's category, he ranked ninth.
Huang Haocong revealed that there was Xiao Aianchai in the game, and he had more cramps at the end.
(Huang Haocong Facebook)
Compared with the last two competitions, Huang Haocong was more prepared this year and went to Europe to train earlier.
He wrote: "This year, I have paid more than in previous years, and I have also arranged more intensive training to support myself, but there is some over training, and I have not recovered properly. The training of trail running requires careful planning and hard execution. I still learning."
"It's not easy to complete a 100-mile mountain race. Some people will insist and some will give up. This is the test of trail running for the participants. This time I tried my best, and I have no regrets."
Huang Haocong's UTMB results in 2022.
(Screenshot of the official website)
Huang Haocong finished 6th in 22 hours, 47 minutes and 48 seconds in 2019, setting a good result for the Hong Kong people; when he competed again last year, he finished in 23 hours, 17 minutes and 40 seconds, ranking 10th in the men's group.
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