Mt Apo Sky Race is the 2022 ATM Championship Final
We are happy to announce that the Mount Apo Sky Race in Philippines will feature as the 2022 Asia Trail Master Championship final on 17 December. The winner-takes-all Championship race, organised by Vertical To Sky with Doi Calbes as race director, will take place on the original 70k trail route used in 2015 and 2017, plus a 3k extension to the beach in Santa Cruz, one hour south of Davao City in MIndanao. Mount Apo is the highest mountain in Philippines with an elevation of 2954m above sea level. The ATM Championship race will thus run from the beach to the highest peak of the country and back.
As of this year, runners need to qualify to take part in the ATM Championship Final by ranking in the top 5 of their country. Points can be earned throughout the season in races on the ATM Championship calendar. The final race will be held in country teams format of maximum five men and five women per country. Qualified runners will start the Mt Apo Sky Race 75k in two separate waves: women at 5 am and men at 6 am. The winners, male and female, will be crowned as the 2022 ATM Champions, following in the footsteps of John Ellis and Veronika Vadovicova. The top 10 will be rewarded on the podium with significant prizes. In addition, the best performing country team will also be crowned as ATM Team Champion. The country result will be based on the accumulated finish times of the best three male runners and best three female runners in each team (= 6 finishing times in total). More details can be read here.
Please note that the event also has a mass-participation race of 100k, open to the general public, which will start earlier at night. The scene is set for an unforgettable weekend in Davao!
Stay tuned for more details to come out in the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile, book your diaries for a fantastic weekend in Davao on 16/17/18 December.
This is the course map of the 70K race in 2017, which will be used for the ATM Final. The only difference will be start & finish on the beach, adding almost 6km tot the total distance
Mount Apo, highest peak of the Philippines at nearly 3000m above sea level. Also the turning point of the race.
Click on the image to read the story of the four men’s winners of the Mt Apo Sky Race so far
Click on the image to read the story of the four women’s winners of the Mt Apo Sky Race so far
