Hot Legs: spring will keep trail runners busy!
Ultra Tu Wenchuan is an exciting newcomer on the trail running scene this season
The 2016 Asia Trail Master spring campaign gets going this weekend with Tsaigu Tangsi Plus, China's SuperTrail race with 50 bonus points for finishers on the 50 miles and 60k race distances. From now till the middle of June, points will be scored nearly every weekend for the 2016 championship, and of course also for each runner's Grandmaster Quest in the case of +70k races. While some events have already closed their registration phase, others are still open for you to join. In particular:
- 8 May - Kazakhstan - Tengri Ultra Trail
- 15 May - China - Ultra Tu Wenchuan
- 22 May - Indonesia - Ijen Trail Running
- 29 May (start) - Bhutan - GlobalLimits: the Last Secret
- 5 June - Philippines - Cordillera Mountain Ultra
- 19 June - Japan - Echigo Country Trail
As announced earlier, the Mt Apo Skyrace has had to be postponed to a future date due to heavy forest fires on the mountain.
You can register for all the above races by following the link on the event cover pages.
Picture from this week's Tengri Ultra Trail clinic in Almaty with race director Timur on the left.