LATEST NEWS - June 2024

Summer Camps Are Out

For those of you who are staying in Hong Kong over the Summer we will be running camps so you can continue your training all the way through! Camps will be done on a weekly basis and will start from July 15th!
Summer Camps - Click Here

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High Altitude Training For The Olympian!

Huge news in the month of May - Jason 'Long Long' Ng has become 26 Olympian number 2! Great to see him training in St Moritz in prep for the games, with his 26 alumni teammate Robin Elg by his side! Soon they'll head over to Paris to join the rest of the HK team in the Olympic village. July 30th is race day!
In Tokyo we had Oscar Coggins.
We've already got talk of at least 3 26 alumni pushing for the LA games in 2028 - Oscar, Long Long, and Robin.
Well done Long Long - great work!

Term 3 - Complete!

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It's absolutely flown by - can't believe just how fast the time has gone by this term! Can't stress how impressed by the progress we've had this term - thanks to everyone who has joined! Our Summer programme, as well as Term 1 for next school year is up and rolling already - check it out on the website - click here.

Youth Athlete Of The Month 
​June

It's been a great year for this lad - big improvements, both physically and mentally. We've seen improved running form, grit, and an attitude to always go for it from the very start. Unfortunately we say goodbye to him as he's leaving Hong Kong - but he'll be back and dropping into training during his holidays back to HK!
Youth athlete of the month is Kaito Waugh!

Adult Athlete Of The Month Jonathan Cummings

Always turning up with a smile and a great attitude to training, ready to get some work done. He's one of our newer athletes, having joined to get his swimming on point for plenty of upcoming Tris. 70.3+ coming up!
Well deserved Adult Athlete Of The Month June - Jonathan Cummings!

HKTRIA Re-registration 2024

It's time to renew your registration for the HKTRI association. Please choose for your affiliated club South China Athletic Association. Make sure you also have a  active SCAA membership - click here. If you're planning to race in any TRIA races (Aquathlon, Duathlon, Triathlon) it is worth affiliating with the club - you will get discounted race entry, and pretty much save the extra within 1 race. TRIA Registration - Click here.

Favourite Run Route

Officially coach's favourite run route. Keeping the stats up there to show off. We better start a leaderboard for this one...

Best Dive Ever!

One of the best dives we've ever seen at Aquathlon - the definition of throwing yourself into something! An awesome training day just before a T3 - gave us some rare choppy water at Repulse Bay!

Kellett Aquathlon

Well done to all our athletes who represented their schools at the Primary inter-school aquathlon at the secondary Kellett campus. Great racing from everyone - we had athletes from CIS, BJS, GSIS, Kellett, QBS, and Gleneally.

Sneak Peek - New t-shirts!

Someone got a quick snap of coach in the next terms 26 t-shirt. We're back to black this term - celebrating our home city with the Hong Kong skyline on the back - can you name all the buildings?

D'ag Dash Registration Is Open!

The D'ag Dash 2025 registration is now open - race date: 18th Sept. There are 900m, 1.8km, 5km, and 10km options - distances for everyone! Co-hosted by 26 Coaching and Avra.
Check out all the details on the event page - click here.

Rain Rain Run Away

Rain won't stop the 26 athletes from training! We've had some brutal weather through June, but we power through - whatever doesn't stop you makes you stronger!

26 Swimsuit

Amy modelling the latest 26 swimsuit - love the red - Hong Kong style! Suit only available in female cut I'm afraid, but you're welcome to try it out if you want to!

Parachute Mad!

We've been building strength in all our athletes this month, really utilising the parachutes. Teaching everyone to get up tall, keep the hips forward, lean from the ankles, and of course have tons of fun whilst doing it! It's harder than it looks!

Stability & Balance

We've shifted back to the very basics of running and started integrating stability, balance, and plyometric work into every workout - seen some big benefits in terms of less shin splints, stronger run, and better form. Keep up the good work guys.

Coach Sasha - Thank You!

We've had one of our Youth athletes, Sasha, giving back to the younger ones with some work experience a couple of times per week. It's been a blast, the Primary aged athletes have loved having her as part of their sessions! Thanks Sasha, look forward to you helping again in the future!

Be Reel In June

Just a normal week at 26 Coaching - all working hard, no matter the weather - well done for all your hard work! Make sure you follow us on Facebook and Instagram for all the updates:
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Looking Like A Pro

Check out Youth Athlete Daren looking like a pro in his new 26 Camo Linear Trisuit. Look good, feel good. Check out the merchandise page on the website to get your high quality personalised suits, available for Youth and Adults.

The Most Important Part Of Cycling

The Chase - A Success!

Our newest track based event - The Chase, where individual 5km runners are chased down by 400m relay teams - was a great success. Amazing to see so many of our 26 families coming down and getting involved - just shows that it all runs in the family!

Bring Back The Studio?

Big throwback here to 10 years ago, close to when 26 first started, and our literally 'in-house' gym. We still see some of the faces in these photos still with us. Should we bring it back is the question?

26 Accessories

Accessories are finally up and available to purchase on the website - delivery straight to training. Bags, Bottles, Caps, Wristbands, and Sticker packs.
In the checkout section make sure that you note which session you want them to come to! Scroll to the bottom of the merchandise page
Click here.

Fun Or Torture?

Definitely the most parachutes we've got on to one athlete so far - 6 chutes. This could be our newest challenge - better order some more - build up to 26...

How To Exit The Water

Check out Youth athlete Alban showing us a smooth exit from the water at Repulse. Getting in as close to the beach as possible before standing up and then straight into the run is key for both aquathlon and triathlon. Great job mate!

Coach Athlete Dinner

Nothing like running along both sides of the Kowloon then HK Harbour in a Typhoon 3 to finish the month - another 24km in the bag - Easy days!

RESULTS OF THE MONTH

Colin Giles - 70.3WM

Well done to Colin on getting another 70.3 under his belt. Top 10 position this time, great result in a U.S. based race! Next up is Sunshine Coast - just over 2 months to prep! 

Gamagori Asia Tri Cup

Amazing to see Petra racing alongside 26 alumni Cade and Tallulah Wright in the Elite womens race in Japan. Cade - 19th, Tallulah - 24th, Petra 42nd. Oscar Coggins also is back to racing but unfortunately was in a bike crash during the race - happy to report no injuries though!

TriHK Aquathlon Race 2

Well done to everyone who raced in the TriHK Aquathlon 2. One of our favourite disciplines - look forward to Repulse next month.
Challenge: Olivier - 1st, Cyril - 3rd, Supha - 5th, Natalie - 1st, Amandine - 1st, Oliver - 10th, Lobo - 1st
Sprint: Sarah - 1st
Discovery: Alban - 2nd, Istok - 2nd
TriKids: Antonin - 17th

The Chase

The first ever Chase was a resounding success - best day ever seeing so many 26 families running together - regulars and new faces. Can't wait to see you again at next years The Chase!
Results - Click here.

School Aquathlon Champs

Congratulations on her win at the school aquathlon hosted by TriHK - Sarah was 1st female overall - well done!

Send Us Your Results!

Now that the race seasons are in full swing please message us and tell us any results that you may have! We want to showcase athletes as much as we can - we're always so proud of everyone who puts their training into action in the form of a race!

Upcoming Races

Click here to view the Race Calendar