Bukit Lawang featuring Wismoyono & Kilberth

This weekend’s Bukit Lawang Jungle Trail Run marks the first ever ATM-labeled event in Sumatra. A new destination for Indonesian and regional trail runners and we are looking forward to how the Candidate Race will unfold. On the programme is a 42k main race in which the bite comes at the end. Less ambitious and beginning runners will attempt the 24k or 11k races. Bukit Lawang Jungle Run largely follows the concept of Tahura Trail in Bandung and thus we will have a sunrise time start tomorrow.

The race venue is approx 3 hours from Medan, capital city of North Sumatra and also features the Gunung Leuser National Park, one of the richest rainforests in Southeast Asia. It is home of the Sumatran Orang Utan and a wide range of other animals. The race profile shows little dents and even goes slightly downhill until two peaks - the bukits - that need to be conquered in the last 15 km of the 42k race.

Some strong runners will take the start, including 2015 ATM Champion Arief Wismoyono and Bali-based Thimo Kilberth, who scored a third place at the Batur Trail Challenge just a fortnight ago. But it will also be interesting to see how some of the local trail runners fare in their home race.

ATM will be at the race venue and reporting live on Saturday morning.

Arief Wismoyono returns to the ATM scene this weekend at the Candidate Race in North Sumatra