Gopeng Ultra Trail 2019 (100km)
Gopeng Ultra Trail ("GUT") 2019 was my first 100km ultra trail marathon. I chose to join this race because of it's moderate elevation and long cut off time (28 hours). The purpose of this run was to gauge the readiness of myself to join Asia Trail Master's races. GUT was held in Gopeng, Malaysia, on 23rd March 2019. Race Information: Organizer's Distance & elevation gain: 100km, with 3,175m elevation gain My recorded Distance & elevation gain: 91km, with 2,380m elevation gain (note: the route was cut short by 10km due to land slides) Cut off Time: 28 hours (my completed time was 22 hours, with walking only) Weather: Crazily hot, temperature went up to 41 deg.C during noon. Finishing rate: 75% My race report (extracted from my Facebook): Gopeng Ultra Trail's 100km category runners flagged off at 4:30am. Handicapped by my problematic right knee, my strategy was to complete the 100km with only fast walking. Theoretically it ...