Great Malaya Trail's 50km enters ATM Championship

We are happy to announce that the 50km of the Great Malaya Trail on 26/27 September will be a points race for the 2020 Asia Trail Master Championship. The longest distance on the programme - 100km - will also be valid for a Grandmaster Quest point, but not for Championship points. The inaugural edition of The Great Malaya Trail in Malaysia last October suffered from horrendous weather conditions that forced the organisers of Team Pacat to cancel the two shortest race distance categories and change the event date for 2020. An act of bravery that received widespread acclaim by the Malaysian running community. The two longest categories went ahead as planned, but the foul weather made the 100K sheer hardcore and quite extreme resulting in a high DNF rate. However, the 50K race was in fine balance and enjoyed a high finisher rate. With the ‘trail speedway’ Sungai Menyala Forest Trail in Malaysia disappearing from the race calendar in 2020, fast medium distance specialists can now look forward to the Great Malaya Trail 50 to score their ATM Championship points in a period of the season overwhelmed by tough 100K races. Mind you, it is not an easy race. 2600 metres of elevation gains means plenty of climbing for a 50k.

The event is set around three states in Malaysia: Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan and the race in 2020 will be set around Kem Ghafar Baba, Kemensah. The 50K will skip Negeri Sembilan, but the 100K runners will thus cross three state borders. The trails are for more than 90% pure natural and participants will cross several water streams and rivers. Here and there are also waterfalls to be enjoyed.

Registration for the event is opening soon.