United We Run
Let's applaud the 2,100 runners and the support team of over 100 students, staff and alumni of the HKU Marathon Team at the 20th Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on January 17. Professor Peter Mathieson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr Christina Mathieson, Mrs Patricia Chu, Dr C H Leong and Dr Christopher Cheng participated in the Leaders Cup.
  

  
From left:
  
- Law alumna Jane Richards: Champion in Half Marathon (Women's Master 1)
  
- Education alumna Rachel Sproston: First runner-up in Half Marathon (Women's Master 1)
  
- Medical alumna Yu Wing-hay : Second runner-up in 10 km (Women's Overall) and First runner-up (Women's Senior)
  
A big THANK YOU to over 12,500 runners and 3,000+ Support Team members who have joined the HKU Marathon Team from 2006 to 2016.
  
Special thanks also goes to the Institute of Human Performance for training sessions; HKU Bachelor of Chinese Medicine (Full-time) Alumni Association for the therapeutic service on the race day; Xtep for sponsoring the Team's uniform; MSc(ECom&IComp) Programme Office and alumni, and the Development & Alumni Affairs Office for organising the Team.
  
Hurrah!