36 min

Endurance Asia Awards 2023 The Endurance Asia Podcast

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We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees:
Male Athlete of the Year
John Stingray Onifa with his clean sweep of wins at Asia Trail Masters races including the win in the final
Tomokazu Ihara with his Four Trails win, Barkey Marathons Fun Run and Grand Slam
Female Athlete of the Year
Eszter Csillag, who placed 3rd at Western States and a win at Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong and Izu
Sunmaya Budha, who won multiple races across Asia
Hau Ha, who put in a heroic 4th place at CCC plus wins at Doi Ithanon and Ultra Trail Australia
Rashila Tamang overall winner of the Asia Trail Masters final 2023
Race / Challenge of the Year
Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB
Hong Kong 100
Vietnam Mountain Marathon
Rinjani 100
Malaysian Mountain and Trail Festival
Izu Trail Journey Japan
Fundraising of the Year
Jo Loder Run for Freedom, running HK 5in5 Trails inc Tinworth Trail, raising HK$880K
Endurance Feat of the Year
Vincere Zeng Everest Lhotse and K2. Listen to the episode here
Le Thi Hang of Vietnam who ran a marathon every day in 2023  inc a 2nd place finish in VMM
Mark Agnew kayaking north west passage. Listen to the episode here..
Listen to the episode to find out who the winners are..
We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2023 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2024!

We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees:
Male Athlete of the Year
John Stingray Onifa with his clean sweep of wins at Asia Trail Masters races including the win in the final
Tomokazu Ihara with his Four Trails win, Barkey Marathons Fun Run and Grand Slam
Female Athlete of the Year
Eszter Csillag, who placed 3rd at Western States and a win at Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong and Izu
Sunmaya Budha, who won multiple races across Asia
Hau Ha, who put in a heroic 4th place at CCC plus wins at Doi Ithanon and Ultra Trail Australia
Rashila Tamang overall winner of the Asia Trail Masters final 2023
Race / Challenge of the Year
Doi Inthanon Thailand by UTMB
Hong Kong 100
Vietnam Mountain Marathon
Rinjani 100
Malaysian Mountain and Trail Festival
Izu Trail Journey Japan
Fundraising of the Year
Jo Loder Run for Freedom, running HK 5in5 Trails inc Tinworth Trail, raising HK$880K
Endurance Feat of the Year
Vincere Zeng Everest Lhotse and K2. Listen to the episode here
Le Thi Hang of Vietnam who ran a marathon every day in 2023  inc a 2nd place finish in VMM
Mark Agnew kayaking north west passage. Listen to the episode here..
Listen to the episode to find out who the winners are..
We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2023 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2024!

36 min