It is of course already known for months, but also in 2020 the Asia Trail Master season will commence in Indonesia, and more precisely with the 8th edition of Tahura Trail in Bandung, West Java on 18 January. We cannot think of a better event to start a championship and are indeed delighted to have extended the agreement with Mr Agung Adijani, the driving force behind Tahura Trail. The event features a wide range of race distance categories, but it is of course the 42 km long trail marathon that matters for the ATM Championship, which in 2020 enters its sixth edition.

The race calendar for 2020 is beginning to shape up and features a number of meanwhile classic Asian trail races and a few exciting newcomers. To begin with the EcoTrail Al Ula in Saudi Arabia: a 80km awesome run in a new destination that has everything to become a tourism hotspot in future. The race course is our own design, in fact. Saudi Arabia is one of the new countries in the 2020 ATM season. The other big one is (most likely) India! On our website and our facebook page you can already see the list of 2020 races for the first four months. This list won’t change. In May we may very soon announce a second event to precede Vietnam Jungle Marathon, and also in June there will be changes to what we had in 2019. Stay tuned for updates. Malaysian runners should be aware that the SuperTrail this year will be Borneo TMBT Ultra, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2020.. The 100km is the key points race, but we are trying to elevate the 50k to the same status as well - given it is so competitive as well every year. Speaking of which, the 9 Dragons Ultra in Hong Kong now focuses on the 50/50 stage race and the 50k single race, too, so no longer the 50 miles. Throughout 2019 we have picked up vibes from elite and regular trail runners that there’s too much emphasis on ultra long distances. Hence, we will try to bring long and medium distance more in balance to the extent possible. Stay tuned via our usual channels.

Meanwhile, sign up for Tahura Trail and spend another fantastic weekend in the beautiful Bandung area, which also has an airport if you wish to avoid the car/bus journey from Jakarta.

Tahura Trail website and registration