Their first race was Vietnam Mountain Marathon in Sapa back in November 2020. They then continued training and went on to their next challenge: Vietnam Trail Marathon.
Among the thousands of VTM runners on the start line were 17 kids from the Blue Dragon.
They all finished strong, but two did exceptionally, coming first and second in the 5km.
“I felt very happy. I want to race a longer distance next time and I am confident about that,” said Kien, the winner, who was participating in his first ever trail run.
It was also Nghĩa’s first race and despite this, he came second in the 5km. Rather than keep his wooden buffalo trophy, he decided to present it to Blue Dragon, saying he did it “so other kids can find the motivation to train and race better”.