2004-12-02
Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon
"New Balance Training Clinic"- Practical Session is successfully finished

Organized by Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, title sponsored by New Balance, "New Balance Training Clinic"- Practical Session was successfully held today at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground which assisted runners to well prepare for the race in coming February.

The New Balance Training Clinic was divided into two sessions - theory and practical. The theoretical session was completed on last Sunday, December 5, at Sports House. For helping runners to put theory into practical, a Practical Session was held one week after at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground. Ms Alli Li, the guest speaker of this session, which attracted more than 500 runners to attend.

Alli, who was the first-runner-up and Champion in Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2004 and 2002 respectively, and other experienced instructors taught runners about distance running technique. For example, she advised runners to stretch before the race since it would be a good way to minimize the possibilities of being injured; and those training on endurance and co-ordination assisted runners to strive for best results in the race. But she emphasized only continuous training would help runners to improve their results and to explore the joyfulness of distance running. After the profession and customer-oriented tutoring of Alli and other instructors, most runners was still keen on seeking their advises after the practical session.

Standard Chartered Bank is in its 9th year of title sponsorship to the Hong Kong Marathon. Other sponsors and supporting parties include: New Balance Athletic Shoes (Hong Kong) Limited, Convey Advertising Company Limited, Hotel Miramar Hong Kong, Watsons Water, Citizen Watches (HK) Limited, Mercedes Benz, Commercial Radio, Hong Kong Tourism Board, Information Services Department, Western Harbour Tunnel Co. Ltd and Tsing Ma Management Limited.

~Ends~

For media enquires, please contact: