校園即將進行重大工程，田徑場將有一段時間不能使用，因此籌備期就有未來不知道能不能再舉辦的危機感。

我們邀請過去曾經參與的兩位重要選手回來重聚，第一屆參加的華裔紐西蘭選手胡穎兒和德國選手海嘉貝克勞思，後者在前幾年接連動了重大腳部手術，裝上人工的阿基里斯腱，有大半年時間都無法走路，但從復健到跑步，在在發揮超級馬拉松跑者的勇氣與毅力，成績雖然無法回到從前，但是精神面的展現，實已超越數字距離。

Two veteran runners, Mrs. Wynnie Cosgrove and Miss. Helga Backhause, who participated the first version of Soochow race in 1999, were invited again. Helga had series of tendon operation because of sport accident. She only can hop with single leg for nearly a year. After she equipped with artificial tendon, she showed great courage to go back to track and managed to run again. Although she can not go back to her peak again, but the toughness she showed is exactly the spiritual side of ultrarunning.

賽事方面日本關家良一一枝獨秀，以264.41公里奪冠，儘管沒有遭遇強大的競爭，但仍跑出當年度世界最佳成績。國內參賽者以警官陳進財先生的222.813公里為最佳，躍升為國內第二傑。英國籍但在香港城市大學生物化學系任教的彼得坦納（Dr. Peter Tanner）博士每次參加都想以突破200公里為目標，但是都差一點。今年他以慈善為名，號召香港跑友捐款給開發中國家眼睛疾病防治基金會（ORIS），跑得越多，捐款也越多，在慈悲的力量鼓勵下他一舉創下208.67公里的佳績。

本年度由萊爾富公司獨家贊助180萬，劉兆玄校長首度以籌備委員會主任委員身分主持大會，大會首度安排超馬選手與學生近距離座談，到場分享選手有陳俊彥、吳勝銘、邱淑容、劉昌蒲，均為國內一流好手。

Faced not much challenge, Mr. Sekiya ran at his best and won the man title. His 264.42 Kilometer result is the best performance of current year. Dr. Peter Tanner, who is the professor of Hong Kong City University, takes part in our race every year and sets his ultimate goal as 200 Kilometer. He recruits H.K. runners to donate every lap he covers and he also donates at the same time. As the result, he ran 208.67 kilometer and pledged an amount of charity donation to ORIS. As for local runner, the police officer, Mr. Chen Gin-chai ran 222.813 Kilometer which is the second best record in Taiwan.