Essilor® Sun Solution™, the Essilor Group division dedicated to plano sun lenses, presents the new No ordinary story “TransJeju 50 Trail”: Megan Yeung and her friend Karen partecipated to the TransJeju 50 Trail, a demanding race through Hallasan National Park in the heart of the Korean island of Jeju which includes a 56km course with a cumulative elevation gain of 2500m.
THE STORY
Megan Yeung, called “Megsy”, ran the TransJeju 50 Trail, a demanding race through Hallasan National Park in the heart of the Korean island of Jeju. This was her second time participating in a race on this trail, which includes a 56km course with a cumulative elevation gain of 2500m. A major challenge, especially as Megan aimed to achieve a better performance than last year. This year, she ran with her friend Karen to accompany her on one of her first trails.
The TransJeju takes place in the heart of a splendid setting. In fact, Jeju Island, located 85km from the Korean Bay, offers natural landscapes that are quite unique. The majestic Hallasan volcano, reaching an altitude of 1950m, towers over the island. The national park in which it is located, covering 151.3km2 of the island, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This race is an opportunity for Megan to exceed her limits by setting ever more ambitious goals for herself. But above all, she wants to share her passion for trails and encourage the new participants to take on new challenges!
Participating in this type of race requires rigorous training: Megan went through a very hard and thorough cross training, including strength and yoga.
However, Hong Kong has been hit by a lot of storms during summer, thus Megan had to find the motivation to train regularly indoors. In addition, her friend Karen suffered an ankle injury during training, which prevented her from continuing regular training. Karen was also forced to abandon the TransJeju race before the end, to avoid aggravating her injury. Nevertheless, and thanks to Megan’s unfailing support, she still managed a great performance!
This trail was an opportunity for Megan and the other participants to contemplate Jeju’s beautiful natural landscapes. She remembers, in particular, the ascent of Mount Halla. [perfectpullquote align=”left” bordertop=”false” cite=”Megan Yeung” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=”14″]”For me, races are always a time to learn and to discover more about myself. It was quite a bit of stairs until the top, but on the way, you can see the autumn leaves and slowly you find yourself above the clouds. Not only it was a long descent, but it was a trail of volcanic rocks which one would easily trip over and roll their ankles if not careful.” [/perfectpullquote]
The descent, on the other hand, was a particularly complicated part of the run. That’s why, in addition to training, good equipment is essential to deal with the tough conditions of the race. After training tirelessly, the main thing for Megan was to have fun and enjoy herself during the race. She took on the challenge and finished the race in 10h41’38”.
Essilor Sun Solution is proud to have supported this No ordinary performance. Congratulations to Megan and her friend!
You can watch more videos about this event on their youtube channel.
Essilor Sun Solution lenses technology: E-SunTM Kolor UpTM
Brand partner: Puma