Five endurance athletes tried to join the Sub 3 Squared Club, but the most difficult conditions possible in Hong Kong's Cold Standard did not help. With the water hovering around 16ºC (60.8ºF) under overcast skies, conditions were not conducive to joining the Sub 3 Squared Club where athletes must complete both a marathon swim (of 42 km) and a marathon swim
Four endurance athletes have already registered for the first Sub-32 Marathon Club event held in Hong Kong. The Sub-32 Marathon Club, also known as Sub-3 Squared Club or Sub-3 x 2 Marathon Club is a group of endurance athletes who have swum a full 10 km marathon swim without a wetsuit, fins or paddles under 3 hours and who have also run a full 42 km
"The 15 km Cold Half in Hong Kong was a great race," reported event director Doug Woodring. "There was lots of wind and chop in the upwind leg, making it the most difficult 2.5 km. The swells below the satellites did not fail to keep people focused as the waves bounced off the rock walls creating a huge washing machine effect. But the highlight was a
