ABOUT US

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IT ALL BEGINS WITH THREE RUNNERS WHO WANTED TO ORGANISE UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE EVENTS WHICH RAISED MONEY FOR LOCAL AND OVERSEAS CHARITIES.

SIMPLE.

The Brain Tumour Charity logo with red exclamation marks replacing letters 'I' and 'O'.
Red ribbon logo for AIDS Concern with Chinese characters on the left.
Logo of the South Lantau Buffalo Society featuring a buffalo and calf in a green landscape, surrounded by text in English and Chinese.
"Kilian Jornet Summits of My Life" book cover featuring a mountaineer on a rocky peak with snowy mountains in the background, subtitled "Daring Adventures on the World's Greatest Peaks."
Logo of R.U.N featuring abstract running figures, surrounded by blue circle with text 'Rebuild, Unite, Nurture' and Chinese characters.
Poster for Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children Family Day 2018 featuring a 3km family charity walk at Gold Coast Hotel on January 28, 2018, from 10am to 2pm. Includes illustrations of a family holding hands with balloons and hearts.

TOTAL RAISED:

​$1,800,000HKD+

A % OF EACH EVENT REGISTRATION* AT A RACEBASE EVENT GOES DIRECTLY TO  ONE OF OUR PREFERRED  CHARITIES TO HELP THEM CONTINUE THEIR AWESOME WORK. (* VARIES BY EVENT)

Logo of Hong Kong Bovid Conservation Association featuring a stylized outline of a bovine and text in English and Chinese.
Logo with stylized red arrows above the text 'Free to Run' on a black background.
Illustration of four figures under an umbrella with rainbow-colored trim. Text reads "A Place to Be Yourself" (APTBY) by Beautiful Life Organisation. Background includes a blue cloud. Additional text in Khmer script.

EPIC EVENTS = EPIC BRANDS

RACEBASE IS A BRAND THAT BUILDS ITS REPUTATION THROUGH WORLD-CLASS EVENTS AND PARTNERING WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THAT SHARE OUR VALUES. BY ORGANIZING PREMIER SPORTING COMPETITIONS AND ALIGNING WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS, RACEBASE ESTABLISHES ITSELF AS A LEADER IN THE INDUSTRY AND A TRUSTED NAME AMONG ATHLETES, FANS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORS.

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A collection of logos featuring various brands including T8, HSBC, Carlsberg, Swire, The North Face, Hoka, Gipro, Suunto, Fineprint, Neon Tiger, Overstims, Brooklyn Brewery, Joint Dynamics, Ciele Athletics, Topo Athletic, Tailwind Nutrition, Escapade Sports, Little Creatures, Uglow, and others. The logos are arranged in a grid format on a black background.

THE TEAM

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  • FOUNDER AND RACE DIRECTOR

    STEVE SUCCESSFULLY ORGANISED AND DIRECTED THE INAUGURAL HARD AS NAYLS AND THE 9 DRAGONS EVENTS. HE WAS A PARTNER AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF HONG KONG'S SPECIALIST TRAIL RUNNING STORE - GONERUNNING. YOU NEED A STUBBORN RUNNER WHO LIKES DOING STUPID STUFF? HE’S YOUR MAN.

  • FOUNDER, FINANCE AND SPONSORSHIP DIRECTOR

    MICHAEL IS A SYDNEY-BORN ACCOMPLISHED RUNNER AND TRIATHLETE, AND FATHER TO TWO BEAUTIFUL GIRLS. HE ENJOYS TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD ON THE HUNT FOR NEW TRAILS AND ALSO LOVES TO COOK AND DRINK FINE WINES. 

  • RACE DIRECTOR, LOGISTICS MANAGER

    ELLIOT WAS RAISED IN HONG KONG. HE HATED RUNNING UNTIL HE GOT MARRIED AND HAD KIDS. THEN HE TRIED RUNNING A LONGER TRAIL RACE JUST TO SHOW HIS SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW THAT HE TOO COULD RUN! FAST FORWARD A FEW YEARS, ELLIOT WENT ON TO SURVIVE THE HK4TUC (HONG KONG 4 TRAILS ULTRA CHALLENGE) IN 2022 IN 63:44!

    RECENTLY, ELLIOT CHOSE TO PURSUE HIS PASSION FOR RUNNING FULL-TIME AS A CERTIFIED UESCA ULTRARUNNING COACH, AND HAS NOW TEAMED UP WITH RACEBASE TO ORGANISE FUN, EXCITING YET CHALLENGING RACES!

NIC TINWORTH

SADLY IN 2020, NIC TINWORTH, ONE OF THE FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, DIED AFTER BATTLING A BRAIN TUMOUR FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS.

NIC WAS A KEEN RUNNER, A RACE DIRECTOR, AND A LEADER WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL MEDIA. HE SET UP THE HONG KONG TRAIL RUNNING FACEBOOK PAGE WHICH NOW HAS OVER 11,000 MEMBERS, AND WAS THE MAN BEHIND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

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