Veronika launches Asia Trail Girls

Our reigning female ATM Champion Veronika Vadovicova has launched her own Asia Trail Girls project , as recently already announced via our social media channels. Just before the start of ATM 500 Virtual team challenge, the project’s website was also officially launched. Originally from Slovakia in Eastern Europe, Veronika has been living in Asia for quite a few years already - mainly in Shanghai and now in Hong Kong. As she discovered the trail scene and the Asia Trail Master circuit, she found out that the percentage of women in trail running events is still quite on the low side in most countries here in the region. Asia Trail Girls is a project to foster the growth of women’s sports on the continent.

“Asia Trail Girls is a platform which is trying to help girls and women from all over Asia to discover the beauty of trail running. It is a platform where we encourage each other, give each other advice and share knowledge and experience.”

People are encouraged to contribute and blog about their own experiences in trail running, and the website will also serve as an information pool on community events and trail races across Asia. Conveniently, there is also a possibility to sign up for the newsletters so you can always stay up-to-date.

For the inaugural ATM 500, Veronika managed to sign up three all-ladies teams and inspired others in Asia to do the same. Her own “Trail Girls on Fire” managed to complete the 500k distance in just two days and with a higher average speed than the other teams on that day!