A Hong Kong runner has completed Sri Lanka’s 22-day Pekoe Trail in just 58 hours.Sri Lanka holds a special place in Hyun Chang Chung’s heart and with an emotional connection in mind the decided to run the newly minted 300-kilometre Pekoe Trail.When he heard an old acquaintance had designed a multi-day trail route to help promote tourism in Sri Lanka, Chung’s ears pricked up.The trail is split into 22 stages, each designed to take one day.
But Hong Kong-based Chung, just 49 year-old, finished it in just 58 hours.The Pekoe Trail is a 300km hiking route that connects tea plantations across the country.
Chung’s friend Miguel Cunat took 10 years to design and create it. The Sri Lanka-based Spaniard modelled the idea on the multi-day Camino de Santiago route in Spain.Each stage starts and finishes in a village, so hikers can stop for the night and enjoy the local culture.