Ali Fitness Podcast

Patience, as we know, is a virtue. Problem is, most of us athletes are eager to push ourselves, to see what our bodies are capable of, to test our limits. But if you go too far, too fast, you may be setting yourself up for long-term failure—especially in an area like ultra-running, where you are tackling distances much longer than the standard marathon. Take it from Wong Ho Fai, champion ultra-runner, training to win races like the ECO100 in Malaysia and the Hong Kong 168 is a gradual process. Fai started running seven years ago, and he progressively built his physical and mental endurance to become Hong Kong’s EP1CMAN, completing the Kona 300-mile challenge this past May. Fai quit his job as an engineer at the age of 24 to pursue sports photography. The career change gave him the opportunity to start training as an athlete himself, and he took up trail running. Endurance sports come easily to Fai, and he transitioned from marathons to adventure races to ultra-running. He is currently training to take on the