The Moon 100: Postponed to Q4

After Monkeys Trail on Koh Samui got postponed a week ago, now we have also received the news that the Moon 100 on Koh Phangan cannot be held on the weekend of 20/21 June. In line with official Thai government regulations responding to the outbreak of Covid 19, Teelakow says the event will now be held at a date to be defined in Q4, ie. October-December.

Given that Teelakow is already very busy in the second semester with Ultra Trail Chiang Rai and its other trail and road events, it seems unlikely at this time that both Moon 100 and Monkeys Trail can be successfully re-integrated into this year’s race calendar. Stay tuned to our website and social media pages to hear more on this as soon as news becomes available.

Last year, the gruellingly hot and tough Moon 100 was won by Chiang Mai’s Job Tanapong and Hong Kong-based Filipino Fredelyn Alberto. Both runners scored their maiden ATM race victories on that weekend.

Regarding the Asia Trail Master Championship series, the weekend of 20/21 June still features two other events on our calendar: Dalat Ultra Trail in Vietnam and Echigo Country Trail in Japan. The organising team in Dalat remains optimistic for its major event to go ahead as planned, given that the crisis has been kept under control in Vietnam. Of course, it is too early to tell which extra conditions may need to be met. On the other hand, the team of Echigo is increasingly pessimistic given that the situation has been getting worse in Japan over the last few weeks. An official announcement is expected early next week.

We hope all runners and fans stay out of trouble in these very difficult times. Some of you are under a total lockdown at home. In order to keep your fitness level up, you could consider our new 12-week base & strength programme by The Locker Room. You can read our announcement on that here.

Last year Job Tanapong and Fredelyn Alberto grabbed their first ever ATM points race wins at Moon 100