Welcome back! My Home Trail 50k sees the return of several great Thailanders

On Sunday at 5 o’clock in the morning, the only ATM points race in Thailand this season will start in the hometown of Jay Jantaraboon. Pointing to his involvement, the event’s name is quite simply called “My Home Trail”. Approximately 2-3 hours from Chiang Mai, ATM points seekers will undertake a tough 50km with over 2600 metres of elevation gain. It’s the first time the event, organised by Nongkwaitong Co., Ltd, is part of the Asia Trail Master Championship calendar.

Long sold out already, My Home Trail’s "“Unknown 50 category” features several well-known competitive runners, some of whom we haven’t seen since covid. Take Paul Dunn, for instance. The Englishman was the big winner of UTKC 100 just before the pandemic struck (with beside him on the podium the late Fredelyn Alberto as female race winner that day). Dunn had the better of none other than Arnie Macaneras and Hisashi KItamura in that race! Five years later, it will be interesting to see if Dunn has retained that kind of performance level. One of his main competitors for the victory is likely to be Danon Rattanatumrong, winner of Luang Prabang Trail 100 early in the season. With another good result this weekend, Danon can in any case score his ticket for the ATM Championship Final in Vietnam on 4 October. Another top contender , and also returning for the first time since 2019 , is Sukrit Kaewyoun. Back then, he was a regular race protagonist who kept on improving as the ATM season developed. Let’s find out how he fares these days. And last but not least in this list is Job Tanapong! The young top talent, who burst onto the scene in 2019 with race wins at Moon 100 and Ijen Trailrunning 100, is also on the start list this weekend!

The women’s race has Nisachon Morgan in it, she won the ATM race Trail of Man 55km in 2023. Ella Wildenberg is familiar with the Chiang Mai area, and Filipino Julie Mae Marquez could as well spring a surprise like she did in Mount Kalatungan Ultra this season with a great second place that day. The women’s race may in any case surprise us with many new names on the list.

Paul Dunn returns to the scene five years after winning UTKC 100, alongside the late Fredelyn Alberto

In 2019, Job Tanapong won Moon 100 - and next to him as female winner: Fredelyn Alberto, once more