Teelakow V-Trail 2018 (52km)
Vang Vieng Trail 2018 (a.k.a. "V-trail") was my first ultra trail marathon. I participated in the race in order to gauge my readiness to do 100km ultra marathon, i.e. Gopeng Ultra Trail 2019 . The race was held by Thai organizer Teelakow, in Laos on 3rd Nov 2018. Race information: Organizer's Distance & elevation gain: 52km, with 3,041m elevation gain My recorded Distance & elevation gain: 57km, with 3,365m elevation again (note: I was lost, thus extra distance) Cut off Time: 18 hours (my completed time was 24 hours) Weather: Chill but no rain, temperature estimated around 15-20 deg.C Finishing rate: 49% My race report (extracted from my Facebook): The elevation gain for the first half (26km) is estimated to be around 2600m. I slowed down my pace and it wasn't too bad, felt like hiking Gunung Datuk four times continuously. Some runners were exhausted and decided to DNF after completing the first half. I earned myself ample buffer ...