Wrapping up 2021

2021 is a short and intense season for #teamsonictriathlete; we had the COVID 4th wave in the entire 1st quarter then things start relaxing in April, our training also resuming in full swings; Sonic Time Trial 1 at Sunny Bay became the season opener in early May, that 4k/36k/4k Duathlon was challenging for mind and body under the early summer heat condition! It was also fun to include our oversea members from London, Vancouver and Melbourne to take part together in virtual category! Right after that we had the 2nd Time Trial in June in sprint Triathlon format in Shek O with drone filming our swim and bike! We had a few joint parties in Shek O Triathlon with Dragon Tri and TriP altogether throughout the summer that brought everyone the excitement of racing with others team! We ended the summer by our first ever Tri-Wellness Camp in Shek O, introduced new Wellness activities, partner with difference instructors, brought in the new sponsorship Active Brands Asia they offer full range of product! Rediscovering Triathlon is not just swim/bike/run but a lifestyle! So we also refreshed our Sonic wardrobe, we brought the new Sonic #trainhardplayharder T-shirt designed by Josie, also applied to our run top; team swimsuits and swim briefs also launched in July, we put everything together racking in our Sonic online store embedded in the website! We kept the momentum going in October and November, quickly followed by 3rd Time Trial at Repulse who like to just swim and run for 700m/5k/700m/5k enduro format, we joint the first and ever HK Outdoor Sport Expo; We ran a booth there joint with #dermodacyn, showing the world who we are and what we do, glad to see many members coming to help and support hence we inspired and attracted new joiners!

Finally we ended the season by the 4th Time Trial in 3.2k/40k/6.4k Duathlon at the end of November on Bride Poole Road, that’s the last game of the season we saw new joiner coming and faster pace pushed by everybody! Bravo!

Yeah we maintained our training so we could perform during the Time Trial (Training Race), our series won by the IRON couple Cedric and Lisa who showed up in all of them and mostly finish in top ranked, we also have James Shum dedication in his eight months of training just for the IM Copenhagen virtually in Hong Kong, while he was wishing to have European weather but the truth is under 35C insane summer heat looping in Tung Chung and TKO! He is on the real game in 2022!

At the end of the day, you are all the driving force behind Sonic! Then what is the driving force in you? Some said Triathlon is religion?

Sport and religion both celebrate group values and offer excitement. Sport and religion are grounded in disciplined practice, a devotion to a cause, and a belief in the unseen. And both require faith.

by Scott Tinley
IRONMAN World Champion, 1982 & 1985
IRONMAN Hall of Fame; Triathlon Hall of Fame

Thank you so much for reading this recap; Thank you for staying/joining/supporting and keep training with Sonic; Thank you to Coach Andy and David for your personal time and delivering all the quality sessions.

Truly glad to have you all and wish you all have a Happy New Year!!!

Charles Hui