Elite Runners - Gaoligong - Be your own champion

Jason Schlarb
america Male　

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Jason Schlarb finished second at 55km THT behind Chinese runner Li Yungui (5:04:45), Jason was 18 minutes behind. Jason is a fully professional trail runner - in 2014, he was 4th at UTMB, and in 2015 he was crowned champion of the 100 mile Run Rabbit Run in Colorado. In 2016 Jason placed 12th at Marathon des Sables and in the same year finished joint first with Killian Jornet at Hard Roc
Gediminas
lithuania Male　

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Gediminas Grinius, runner – up at UTMB® in 2016 and former winner of Ultra Trail World Tour, lived up to his experience and reputation and won MGU division at Gaoligong by UTMB 2018 (19:58:46), with China's Luo Canhua in second place. Gemininas was not fully fit, but he paced his race to perfection - his strong point, and took the well-deserved win.
Daniel Lawson
england Male　

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Daniel, last year’s joint champion, together with Australia’s Mick Thwaites. Came fifith this year at MGU. Daniel agreed to come to the race at short notice and had been preparing for lomng flat races - as the result he suffered on the long ups and downs in Gaoligong! This Englishman specializes in very long distances – he is 2016 European 24-hour champion and was runner up at Spartathlo
Qi Min
YunNan Male　

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Qi Min, the pre-race favourite and a local boy, dropped out at 80km (MGU) having hone out too fast. Qi Min is a product of national state sports school system, which developed him into an elite marathoner, with a 2:16 PB. He won multiple road marathons in China before switching to trail ultras at the age of 26. Since the setback at Gaoligong Qi Min boinced back, coming second at 2018 O
Kaori Niwa
japan Female　

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Kaori Niwa was second at MGU (29:26:49), behind American former UTMB winner Chrissy Moehl (27:19:38)This Salomon athlete, 2015 Japanese Trail Runner of the Year, placed 4th at UTMB in 2017, and was 12th at World Sky Running Championships in 2016. Kaori also won Japanese Skyrunning Championships and took 3rd place at Ultra Trail Mt Fuji in 2016. Kaori is an expert skier and competitiv
Sunmaya Budha
nepal Female　

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Sunmaya Budha, 22, was the sensation of 2018 Gaoligong by UTMB. Sunmaya won THT by over one hour and twenty minutes from US professional runner Meredith Edwards. Sunmaya's time 5:44:49, was sixth-best overall. Sunmaya, the 2016 Asian Skyrunning Championship runner-up, is a protégé of Nepali trail running superstar Mira Rai.
Samantha Chan
hongkong Female　

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Samantha Chan was third in the 125km RCE behind two Chinese runners, Han An (19:58:46) and Qian Peng (20:46:34). Chan just seven minutes behind Qian, having battled through stomach cramps late in the race, which cost her the second position, and then almost catching Qian on the final stretch.Samantha is a
Ruy Ueda
japan Male　

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This 24-year-old runner from Nagano came second in the 125km RCE, behind China's Shen Jiasheng. Ruy started trail running in 2012 and is currently Japanese Skyrunning Champion. Hie has several victories and course records in Japan’s premier trail race - Hasetsune Cup and second place at UTMB CCC® in 2016. Ruy-san is known for his attacking running style, and he loves fast technical tra
Nathan Montague
england Male　

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Nathan, originally one of the favourites for MGU, had to go down in distance to 55km THT due to upcoming committments with the UK national team. At the end he finihsed fifth at THT in 2018 having come second at the first-even Gaoligong in 2017. Nathan is former elite steeplechaser – once UK national finalist over this distance, he became one the UK’s top ultra-runners, winning the UK tra