HeyRunning Taipei

What a weekend! From local trails to international waters, HeyRunning was everywhere. The heat was absolutely brutal (the pictures speak for themselves 🥵), but everyone pushed through!

Road Warriors:
- Zhuqi Sakura Half: Congrats Selina & Nicole! 🌸
- Jiji Half: Well done Soon & JP! 🏃‍♂️

SkyHunter Qiyan Trail (Tough international field!):
- Podiums: Jérémie grabbed a massive 2nd place 🥈 against 700+ ITRA point runners! The HeyRunning Relay Team (Piet Hyon, Itarn, Austin) fought hard for a well-deserved 3rd place 🥉. Miio took 2nd 🥈 in the 6k!
- Crushing it: Shane (31k), Jooa (4th in the 6k), and Alex (last-minute 6k send!).
- Trail Debut: Shoutout to Fabio for tackling his first-ever trail race on the 13k and doing great! ⛰️

International Adventures:
- Halong Bay Aquawarrior (Vietnam): Sophie completed it! Proof that racing is the best excuse to travel and discover new places.

Awesome job, everyone. Hydrate and recover!…

Our runners had a fantastic road racing season, with many HeyRunners delivering strong performances on the Taipei marathon and Standard Chartered races. Special shoutouts go to Lauri for a strong Taipei Marathon and to Itarn Wang for smashing a new 1:22 PB in the half marathon. We also saw Jérémie secure an impressive 5th place in the competitive Standard Chartered race.

Now the trail season is kicking off! We had a great turnout at Explore Your Backyard, with 22 HeyRunners and their families joining the first big race of the season. The temperatures were cold but perfect for running.
Big congrats to:

- Thomas Riedler for a strong 2nd place on the 31k
- Jérémie for nailing the 13k for the second year in a row with another impressive 1st place
- Austin Dwyer for a solid 4th place on the 13k
- Anne for winning the women’s 13k, coming off her victory in last weekend’s 21k SuperRace. Wow, two wins in a row!
- Laure for an excellent comeback after a long injury recovery, finishing 5th on the podium
- Jooa for taking 2nd on the 7k, followed closely by Josh and his proud dad Pieter Funkelton!

Well done also to Sophie, Sharon, Gabe, Thomas, Jean-Pascal Rignault, Martina, Lionel, Elias, Mio and everyone else who took part, fantastic effort from the whole crew!
A huge thank you to Thibault Devallois for volunteering and to Runivore 跑食族 Beast Runners 跑山獸 Tomasz Hasinski for a perfect race organization.

HeyRunning at Beat the Sunset Race! 🌅🏆

What a blast on Saturday! Over 20 of us crushed the Beat the Sunset race! Our HeyRunning quad teams swept the podium, dominating the Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed categories. Jérémie didn’t just help his team win, he shattered the course record (and the timing system!) by smashing under 14 minutes on that technical lap.
In the solo category, Soon and Austin brought the heat. Austin was this close to victory, edged out by a dramatic last-lap overtake. Yet, it was a perfect prep for the Formosa Trail ahead!

Shoutout to our amazing volunteers and organizers Runivore 跑食族: Lee, Chantal, Tom, and Patrick for pouring in their time and positive vibes.

Think HeyRunning is just for elites? Think again! We’re absolutely open to everyone, whether you’re chasing PRs, building fitness, or forging meaningful connections. These wins inspire us all to push limits or just lace up and run. Join our weekly training sessions and see for yourself what you're capable of! 🏃‍♂️

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Join our HeyRunners for regular training sessions and see how far you can go! With dedication, you can achieve results just as impressive as our runners who shone at the Sky Hunter trail race.

This weekend, our HeyRunners shone brightly at the Sky Hunter trail race, with strong representation in the 6k, 13k, and 30k events. Congratulations to everyone for racing through the intense heat!
Our HeyRunning teenagers were especially impressive. Kiddo (14 and already dominating adult races!) took 1st place among females in the 6k, while Elias secured 4th, closely followed by his two younger brothers. Jérémie delivered an outstanding performance, finishing 2nd in a highly competitive 13k, with his dad a bit further down in 5th. Sophie placed 7th among females in the 13k, and Anne took 8th in the 30k. For his first longer trail race, Tomas excelled, finishing 7th in the fiercely competitive 30k. Also, great job, Thibault, Cindy, Austin, Aris, and Romain!

A huge thank you to our volunteers: Itarn, Jean, Lucy, and Elzanne for their invaluable support at the aid stations. These races wouldn’t be possible without you! And special thanks to our supporters, Jerry and Rafael, for cheering on the runners!

Several of our members joined the World Master Games this week with the slogan "Sports Beyond Age, Life Without Limits!".
So we want to celebrate our athletes, that follow this mentality:
10k race:
Stephane became second🥈🎉🥳
And Sophie smashed the race with a 52min time 🙌
Half Marathon female:
Elzanne, Kat Kim, Hyon and Anne 🏆
Half Marathon male:
Lauri got third 🥉 with a lightning fast 1h18min 💪🏻
Jean, David, Gabriel and Bart 🏆

Special mentioning also to JP, who mastered the 400m and triple jump 🙌

Everyone is a true inspiration and it shows the wealth of experience our athletes bring together 👏

Hey hey 🙌
What a nice running week is about to finish.
Again we had two sessions:
-Tuesday one at Taipei Arena warmup track
-Thursday session in Tianmu
With this we hope to enable more people to join and help to improve our running together!

Congratulations to all the runners who climbed Taipei 101 tower on Saturday!
Special note to Jérémie for climbing the tower in the impressive time of 13:27 and finishing #8 out of 5,000 participants and just a few seconds behind Taiwan's champion. Very impressive and inspiring for a 15 year old teenager. And well done to Hyon as a female contestant in 18:03!

What a weekend with so many HeyRunners active in Shifen at trail the race from Venture Treks!
For the multi day races we have:
36km Male: Patrick 2nd place 🥈 and Thibault 3rd place 🥉
51km Female: Hyon Shim Chong 1st place 🥇 -> and won a Garmin watch 🎉
and Lydia 2nd place 🥈.
51km Male: Tom at 2nd place 🥈, Austin 5th place 🎖️and Aris 7th place 🎖️.

Also the single day races we have great results:
10km Female: Alice L 2nd place 🥈
18km Male: Jérémie 2nd place🥈, Itarn 5th place 🎖️ and Yann 6th place 🎖️
33km Male: Soon 12th 🎖️, Andy Foster 44th 🎖️

But also on the road one of our runner was successful:
Lauri won the National Geography half marathon with a fantastic 1h20min time 🥇

It was a busy weekend for HeyRunners!
Over 20 HeyRunners and their family members took on the Explore Your Backyard trail race on Saturday! For some, it was their first trail race and a great way to experience trail running. For others, it was a chance to push their limits, and yes, they did deliver.

HeyRunning dominated the podiums!

- Tom crushed the brutal 31km, taking 2nd place, just behind Taiwan’s champion! Soon, Thibault and JP completed the race successfully too. Despite a bad fall, Dom managed to complete the race and we wish him a prompt recovery!

- Patrick powered to 4th in the 21km, strong work!

- Jérémie absolutely owned the 13km, finishing 11 minutes ahead of 2nd place! His dad, Yann, also podiumed in 3rd. Arnaud, Chantal, Betty all seemed to have enjoyed the race :)

- And the 7km? The podium was swept by a whole HeyRunners' family with a little help from Tudor, how cool is that? Piet was busy cycling but he was well represented by his family with his son ending up strong too.

Huge thanks to our dedicated volunteers: Itarn, Austin, and Clayton for helping make the race a success. And a massive shoutout to Tomasz for organizing this incredible event (and the post-race celebration!). We know how much work goes into it and you delivered it!

Not just trails! At least 3 HeyRunners tackled HYROX Taipei. Awesome job on your first HYROX! Tomas, Hugo, Stephen, Christian
And our two runners-turned-cyclists, Aris & Piet, took on the Tour of East Taiwan. Well done! Especially with the weather that wasn't too much on your side!

Time to recover strong—see you all on Thursday for our usual session!