Still only in his early thirties, Tommy Chen has already made numerous records in various ultra challenges across the world.  He had chosen the path of a professional ultrarunner since his high school time (and prepare for it from there) and worked his way up to becoming a world renowned ultrarunner, motivation speaker and many more.  As he continues to realize his dreams, he shares with us his experiences running in Bhutan.

Tommy Chen tried to run the whole world, to make his dream comes true. 
He found the "7 continent marathon club", 
and started to follow it from 2009. 
" I will run across 7 continents , and complete 8 Ultra marathon races within 5 years." announced his plan in the press conference 2010.
Now, he is completed and keep going...

How did you train for the race in Bhutan?

Taiwan is a small country; but it has many high mountains – there are over 1,000 mountains that are above 3,000m high.  The highest being the Yu Shan (Jade Mountain) at 3,952m. 

Two months before the races, I was training at these mountains.  I did 40-60km or 8 hours of trail running during weekends. 

How do you plan for your recovery during the race?

I expected that I would become more fatigue as the race gone by.  My strategy was to relax at the beginning and focus on Day 3,4 and 5.  In addition, re-hydration is also very important, I made sure that I drink at least 2l after the race per day; and ate as much as I could.  I must say, the food provided by the organizer was great!

What is your impression about GlobalLimits’ race?  Are we going to see you again in our races?

It is a pleasant, family-style race with an organizer who cared about runners. 
The best is, we were able to learn about local cultures and there were many opportunities to interact with locals.  I really like this part. 

Of course, I will be back again!  

1. 可以介紹一下自己嗎？

我選擇了一條與別人不太一樣的路。從高中便開始不間斷的鍛鍊體能，參加比賽。當同儕在玩樂的時候，
我在紅土上練跑；而他們睡覺的時間彥博則要趕緊拿來唸書。這一段青春歲月，運動場上的訓練，風雨無阻，沒有假日。
這個夢想鬥士，追求的不是與時下e世代一起在網路遊戲中衝鋒陷陣，也不是社會新鮮人最期待的穩定工作。
我信仰大自然，渴望探索真實的自然世界，並聆聽大自然想要告訴人類的訊息。
這是一種非常安靜，沒有觀眾，沒有喝采，也沒有獎金的運動比賽。
這些比賽已經超乎了運動的性質，每一段過程，都是透過險惡的環境來體驗自我的生理極限與心理意念。
我想在那裡找到一些生命的答案，並將所體會的一切分享給更多人。『我們征服的不是大自然，而是自己內心的懷疑和恐懼。』
因為挑戰偏僻險惡的環境，隨時可能致命，有人問我，為什麼一定要去參加如此危險的極限運動比賽？
我說：『就是因為參加了這樣的極限運動，讓我更發現了存在這世界的價值。』
我想成為冒險家，用雙腳看世界，用心來呼籲關懷環境的變化與分享生命的意義。我叫做陳彥博，我的夢想才剛開始！
 

2. 您是如何準備GlobalLimits Bhutan - The Last Secret 比賽？

台灣位於亞洲的一個小國家，但我們有許多高山，
3000m以上的高山有1000多座，最高的山為玉山3952m，
再比賽2個月前，我都開始前往到高山訓練，

假日則會練比較多，40-60km or 8小時的山徑

3. 比賽中的體能恢復策略 （How do you plan for your recovery during the race?)

因為不丹比賽地點位於高山，海拔約莫2000m~3700m，所以將會每一天越來越疲勞，
我的策略是Day3、Day4、Day5，再慢慢比跑速拉高，前幾天稍微輕鬆跑一點，
另外水分的補給也修當重要，確保一天都要喝到2000cc，
以及能夠多飲食就多吃，不的不說，這次主辦單位每天準備的伙食挺不錯的 :D

4. 對GlobalLimits 比賽的印象。我們會再在GlobalLimits 比賽見到您嗎？當

許多比賽會比較商業化，但 GlobalLimits 讓我感到非常的溫馨，
最棒的是，透過比賽，能狗深刻了解當地文化，
而主辦單位和當地居民也當互相尊重何路相處，這是最棒的部分，
我很喜歡不丹的比賽，當然，會在見到的:D