Welcome back Laos: V Trail and Luang Prabang Ultra Trail are on!

We are delighted to announce that both Luang Prabang Ultra Trail and V Trail in Laos have been confirmed as points races on the 2022 Asia Trail Master Championship series calendar. Both events return after a two-year break due to the covid crisis, and are receiving a fresh look as illustrated by the new event logos.

Vang Vieng’s 85km long V Trail has already obtained a reputation on the ATM circuit as being one of the toughest races around, and was the original Laotian trail event on the calendar. In 2019, Milton Amat - the Sabahan jungle mountain runner par-excellence - required 15 hours and 40 minutes to complete the course. A year earlier, Alessandro Sherpa and Salva Rambla even needed over 17 hours for the 85k distance! The event retains its November slot on the calendar, and more precisely the weekend of 12/13 November.

Green Step, the team that organises V Trail, is adding more mass participation events to its company portfolio and Luang Prabang Ultra Trail is the second major trail event that will feature in ATM this season. This event, scheduled for 24/25 September, will offer runners a choice between 100 km and 50 km (but Grandmaster Quest challengers should of course focus on the 100k only). Luang Prabang, a city in north central Laos and former capital, is also a major tourist attaction due to the UNESO World Heritage label it holds since 1995.

More details and registration for both events will be coming soon.

Women’s podium of 2019 with winner Montha Suntornwit (left), and 2nd placed Rhea Batac (right)