The Doi Nhok Trail event in Thailand on 6 November now offers two A-points races for the Asia Trail Master Championship. The longest distance, the 100 miles, was already labeled as such, but now also the medium distance of 58 km will be credited with 500 points for the winner.

The Doi Nhok Trail takes place in the north of the country in Wang Nuea in Lampang, roughly between the cities Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. The region is beloved by trail runners and certainly in Thailand it has become the playground for many events in the last few years. Doi Nhok Trail, in short DNT, is new on the ATM calendar this year. It will be the last of four scheduled events in the country, following Samui Monkeys’ Trail, Ultra Trail Chiang Mai and the classic Ultra Trail Chiang Rai - still the Thailand SuperTrail in ATM with 50 bonus points for all finishers.

We are nearly one week into 2021 and what everyone hopes to be a more pleasant year with - some months down the line - the resumption of (international) mass participation events. While we wait, we can get in shape. It is typical to gain a few kilos or pounds during the end-of-year festivities so here is your chance to motivate yourselves to get those running shoes back on and get out there on the trails or just on the roads. The 7 Missions team running challenge begins next week on Monday, and - in the spirit of ATM 500 - is going to be another pan-asian running community happening lasting for one week and with manageable requirements for all. Teams of four runners will be running a predetermined distance each day, with the goal of “completing the mission”. That requires three of the four team members to run the required distance (or 1 hour time on Wednesday). To add a bit of a competitive aspect, for those who like, the team that completes all 7 missions in the fastest time will be declared winner. The fastest runners and best climbers in each team will also be awarded via the Cheetah Cup and the Mountain Goat Trophy.

The 7 Missions is happy and grateful to be supported by T8, Uglow, OTSO and High Trail 9 Peaks Ulju. All sponsors will be handing out prizes to the best performing teams and to lucky draw winners as well.

We keep the registration open until Sunday night at midnight, so if you haven’t registered your team yet, you can still look for your team partners and do so in the next days via the link below on the Sportlicious Malaysia website.

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