Sun Guo Xin, nicknamed “ultra-warrior,” was a soldier. At first, he was simply looking for an exercise which can be done along, that’s how he met running the sport. Now he’s not only a famous runner, professional runner, but also a popular trainer who found the “Tiny Workshop” and coaching other passionate runners.

This year in January is the 4th time Sun joined the SUPERACE Taiwan station. He went live on Facebook while running in the first day, and got the first place of the day at ease. Sun joined the very first SUPERACE in team division and got the first place; for the rest were as individual. Though the courses are the same, every time is a good chance for him to review his train result of the passing year.

Want to challenge SUPERACE?

Have a look at Couch Sun’s secret techniques:

1.  Mind Insistance

For instance, continuously run around the sport field without listening to music. See how long you can insist.

2.  Mind Training

Talk to yourself, and listen to yourself. Clearly telling yourself what the next step is.

3. Mind Calming

Be clear about the goal, instead of fighting for being the best in every race and get yourself hurt at the end.

Since Sun used to get hurt and couldn’t run for half an year. He was depressed; but is was also during that period of time did he seriously research on the foreign runners’ motion to adjust himself. Since then, he have never got hurt again. Having a goal clearly in his mind, he attends only 3, 4 ultra-races a year. Comparing to reaching good performances by accumulating “quantity,”(the distance) like most of the people, enhancing the “quality” of training is much more importance for Sun. So even when preparing for the ultramarathon, Sun has never run more than 450km in a month.

Having years of pacing experiences, Sun has led many runners achieve their goal by his professional. And talking about the start of his pacing career, it started at his very first pacer application in a race at the Sun Moon Lake. He realized the sense of accomplishment of bringing runners to the finish line, helping them breaking their previous records is much greater than standing on the winning stages himself. Now, Sun acts as the role of a pacer in around 6 or 7 an year.

Sun has been supporting SUPERACE for a long time. We can find his comments under many of our FB posts; he joined the SUPERACE Taiwan station this year wearing top and bottom both from SUPERACE! While he cares a lot about the functions and comfortability of running gears, he has really positive comments about the convenience of the energy-gel-T-bar and pockets, light-weight and the quick-dry performances of the SUPERACE Trail Run Shorts. As an entrepreneur himself, Sun also expresses his great support to SUPERACE’s insistence in sustainability and practicability.

If the time allows, Sun promised, he will definitely follow the step of SUPERACE to the deserts of Inner Mongolia this September. He want to challenge the Great Wall as well some day in the future, with the same spirit of Forrest Gump in the movie!

Sun’s Professional Gears Used in Taiwan Station

■ SR-TRAIL RUNNING JERSEY

■ SR-TRAIL 2-in-1 RUNNING SHORT