Expected race winners at tough Brah Yang Trail Summit

Expected race winners on the very tough 100km at Brah Yang Trail Summit near Dalat in Vietnam last weekend. The event is organised by the same team as Prenn Trail Summit and is a new entry on our Championship and Grandmaster Quest calendar this season. Le Trong Nghia took the men's victory in 24h35, less than 12 minutes ahead of experienced Hoang Huu Thang. In third overall was the fastest woman: Le Thi Hang in 28h20, showing how hard this race is. (video below). Third on the men's podium is Mai Quang Trung. Second female is Loc Thi Phuong Anh and Pham Ngoc Dan Chau completed the podium. The finish times say enough about the difficulty level of the race. Some argued it is indeed the toughest race in Vietnam.

The 50 km was won by pre-race favourite Nguyen Dang Quang in 8h06. He preceded Trung Nguyen - winner of Kalaw 100 in Myanmar last month - by a comfortable margin. Hoang Van Hon took third, just ahead of Tran Thanh Tan. For Hoang Van Hon it was a disappointing end to his race, which he led earlier but then went off course for a long time. The same happened to Quang Tran, who returned to trail running after spending past two years on the road. He finished 9th, also absorbing penalty time for gear infringements. The women’s race was won by Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc in 10h41. Le Thi Khanh Dung was second and Nguyen Dang Quynh Nhu third on the podium.

Also the 50k at the Brah Yang Trail Summit is very technical for a trail race in the Dalat area. Local competitors are said to have a significant advantage, having spent time to train on the terrain.

For Nguyen Dang Quang and Nguyen Thi Bich Ngoc it is the first ATM race win. Their performances boost the hopes for a strong Team Vietnam at the Season 11 Championship Final at Mu Cang Chai Ultra Trail on 3 October.

With special thanks to Trung Nguyen