Profile | ‘Lazy’? How Hong Kong marathon star made history, and his next goal

Dennis Lui, the first Hongkonger to run all seven major world marathons in under three hours each, shares his story – and his love of sleep

Hong Kong runner Dennis Lui insists he is ordinary and even calls himself a “lazy person”.

“My favourite hobby is sleeping and I get up at the last minute to go to work,” the 42-year-old, who works in marketing, says with a laugh.

But his collection of running medals suggests he is anything but lazy – or ordinary.

Lui is an exceptional runner. He is the first person from Hong Kong to have run all seven Abbott World Marathon Majors – the world’s most prestigious marathons, in Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York and Sydney – in under three hours each.