Grandmaster Hubs: welcome Gone Running (HK) and Kolumpa (MAS)!

Following last week’s announcement about the introduction of Grandmaster Hubs, places where entitled runners can go to claim Grandmaster Quest tokens of achievement, we are happy to already add two more Hubs to our list: Gone Running in Hong Kong and Kolumpa in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Gone Running has been one of our supporters since the beginning of Asia Trail Master. It’s the store for trail runners, but also road runners, on Hong Kong island and more precisely in Wan Chai, just outside the MTR station on Johnston Road. As of next month, trail runners who earn the Grandmaster title or add stars to their caps can go there to collect their goodies.

The same for Kolumpa in Sabah’s capital city Kota Kinabalu on Borneo island, East Malaysia. Kolumpa is the brand of artist trail runner and 2-star Grandmaster Jessica Lintanga. Her atelier will also function as a Grandmaster Hub as of next month, in particular to facilitate runners from Sabah.

In the coming weeks we aim to announce more Grandmaster Hubs, including in the Philippines. Meanwhile, similar venues keen on becoming a Grandmaster Hub can reach out to kris@asiatrailmaster.com for more information.

Adresses:

Gone Running
3/F, Simsons Commercial Building, 137 Johnston Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Kolumpa
88300 Kota KInabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (precise pin location will be shared when requested)

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Grandmaster Hubs: welcome to Trailside Treats & RDRC!

As of July 2026, Asia Trail Master is creating a number of ATM Grandmaster Hubs in cooperation with recognised partners across the region. Grandmaster Hubs are places where trail runners can gather and collect Grandmaster achievement tokens, such as Grandmaster caps and Gold, Silver of Bronze achievement tees. The first two official Grandmaster Hubs are Trailside Treats near Kuala Lumpur City in Malaysia and Red Dot Running Company in Singapore.

As more and more trail runners have embarked on their Grandmaster journeys, it has become a logistical challenge to prepare and distribute achievement tokens at events. Hence, the idea of Grandmaster Hubs came to fruition. Hubs will be located in places with lots of runners and usually have a direct link with Asia Trail Master as well.

Trailside Treats, for example, is managed by a.o. Carly Balmforth, herself a 2-star Grandmaster already, and is located near Bukit Tiara, one of peninsular Malaysia’s main trail running training and gathering areas. It’s a coffee, tea and cake venue, breathing trail running, and so it also makes for a great gathering venue while you collect your Grandmaster token(s).

Red Dot Running Company in Singapore was founded by Jeri Chua, legendary endurance athlete and someone who has been supportive of Asia Trail Master since the very beginning. RDRC, as it is commonly known, is the reference store for runners - both trail and road - in Singapore. ATM has often had livestreams and gathering sessions at RDRC over the years.