Summer Issue, 2013

Angela Leung 梁鳳鳴 (MBBS 1983) Angela is a veteran runner in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. She is the Champion of 10km Challenge (Women's Master 2) in 2010 and 2011, Full Marathon Challenge (Women's Master 2) in 2012, and the 1st runner-up of Full Marathon (Women's Master 2) in 2013. I was never recognised as a sporty person back in my old school days. And it was not until I joined in a 10km race ‘accidentally’ some ve years ago that I started to develop interest in running and then distance running. I have been very fortunate to attain satisfactory results on behalf of the HKU Marathon Team in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. In April, my dream came true - I stepped out of Hong Kong and ran at the 117th Boston Marathon, my rst overseas full marathon. It was ‘a run to remember’, not only because of the overwhelming support for runners from the crowds and my good nishing time (I was the 7th in my age group of top nishers), but also the bomb incidence with over 250 people injured. Thank God, I was lucky to escape the bombs. And I hope ‘no more hurting, world peace’. Class Notes 53 Charles Leung 梁慶秋 (BEng 1998; MSc(CompSc) 2005) At the Oxfam Trailwalker and the 7th Pokfulam Challenge Charles, a member of the HKU Marathon Team who will be joining the Berlin Marathon this September, shares his experience of how he reignited his passion of sports. In my undergraduate days, I was an active member of the University’s Fencing Team. I enjoyed the spirit and passion of being an HKU team member. Yet, these had been forgotten after years and years of work. It was not until a couple of years ago, when a colleague encouraged me to join the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon for a 10km race, that my marathon journey got kick-started. To better prepare myself, I enrolled in the training workshops organised by the HKU Marathon Team and met the coach, Pauline Tse 謝麗僑 (MSc(EComp&IComp) 2002), who reminded me that even the best runners need to change their lifestyle in order to t in their training schedules and achieve a good result. I took her advice and was rewarded for it. I ran an hour and 14 minutes faster than in 2012! My passion for running led me to other charity runs including the OxfamTrailwalker and the 7th Pokfulam Challenge, co-organised by the HKU Marathon Team and in support of the Hong Kong Blind Sports Federation. I mobilised my teammates to join this meaningful event and ran in the race with more than ten HKU Marathon Team members. I cherished the time we spent together, the goal we fought for, and helping people in need at the same time. At the 117th Boston Marathon