The North Face 100 Ultra Trail Challenge Hong Kong takes place on Fri, Mar 19, 2027 in Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR China. The main route is 100 km.
- Date
- Fri, Mar 19, 2027
- Start
- Tai Po 🇭🇰
- Distance
- 100 km
- Level
- Open to all
The North Face 100 Ultra Trail Challenge Hong Kong is a prestigious ultra-marathon event taking runners through rugged mountain trails, historic villages, and iconic peaks in Hong Kong.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
This 100-kilometer ultra-marathon demands exceptional muscular durability and sustained pacing across rugged mountain trails.
Ultra Distance
Covering 100 kilometers requires immense aerobic endurance and the ability to manage continuous forward progress over many hours.
Trail Technicality
Traversing rugged mountain trails and historic villages demands high ankle stability, technical footwork, and constant physical concentration.
Target 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour to sustain energy output across the multi-hour duration of the event.
Your road to race day
Race day at The North Face 100 Ultra Trail Challenge Hong Kong is 30 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Base18 weeks · Aug 22, 2026 – Dec 25, 2026
Aerobic foundation: mostly steady endurance work that grows the aerobic engine and the durability the later phases stand on.
02Build6 weeks · Dec 26, 2026 – Feb 5, 2027
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
03Peak3 weeks · Feb 6, 2027 – Feb 26, 2027
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
04Taper2 weeks · Feb 27, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
05Race week1 week · Mar 13, 2027 – Mar 19, 2027
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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