Ying Wa Girls' School's students are poised to show that the upcoming Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon is not just something for the boys.
This year is the 110th anniversary of the school, and several marathon-mad teachers cooked up the idea of getting students to take part in the Hong Kong Marathon's 10-kilometre race.
But for at least one Ying Wa teacher, 10 kilometres is not enough, and she is leading the way as an example of just what you can push yourself to do.
Economics and liberal studies teacher Chow Siu-fung says: 'It's hard for people to associate a petite female teacher with the marathon, and I wanted to show our girls that appearance doesn't matter.
'When I first started training, I found it hard just running 600 metres. Now I can run 42 kilometres,' she says.
Ying Wa teacher Fung Wing-yin also believes girls can achieve what boys can in long-distance running, which is why he, along with several other teachers, he established a school marathon club.
