THE HILLY GRAIL takes place on Sat, Sep 19, 2026 in Pak Kung Au, Hong Kong SAR China. The main route is 22.8 km.
- Date
- Sat, Sep 19, 2026
- Start
- Pak Kung Au 🇭🇰
- Distance
- 22.8 km
- Level
- Open to all
The Hilly Grail is a bare-bones mountain fat-ass style trail run featuring a single-loop course with relentless climbing and technical singletrack.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
The Hilly Grail requires sustaining forward motion across a single-loop 22.8 km mountain course defined by relentless climbing and technical terrain.
Climbing Capacity
The course features relentless climbing that will heavily load the lower body and require sustained muscular endurance throughout the 22.8 km distance.
Technical Footwork
Navigating the technical singletrack requires constant focus, agility, and stability on uneven mountain terrain.
Aerobic Durability
Covering 22.8 km of mountain trail demands consistent aerobic output over a multi-hour effort.
Consume 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour to sustain energy output across the multi-hour duration of this mountain trail run.
Your road to race day
Race day at THE HILLY GRAIL is 4 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Peak1 week · Aug 23, 2026 – Aug 29, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
02Taper2 weeks · Aug 30, 2026 – Sep 12, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
03Race week1 week · Sep 13, 2026 – Sep 19, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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