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Kris Van De Velde - Developing the Asian Trail Running scene

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Kris Van De Velde - Developing the Asian Trail Running scene Endurance Asia

Kris Van De Velde is a former competitive cyclist from Belgium who set up and now oversees Asia Trail Master (ATM), a competitive running series that showcases some of the best (and often most remote) scenery across 15 countries. Some of the major races include Ultra Trail Chiang Rai in Thailand, Borneo TMBT Ultra in Malaysia, IZU TRAIL Journey in Japan, Cordillera Mountain Ultra in Philippines, The 9 Dragons Ultra in Hong Kong, and many more. Follow them on Facebook here.

It’s been a challenging 12 months for Race Directors across the world, but Kris and his team have done an amazing job of pivoting to virtual, with their latest challenge, the 7 Missions, just concluded.

We initially spoke to Kris via Zoom in August 2020, but caught up with him in person in Singapore in early January for an update on ATM plans for 2021.

In our initial conversation, we cover

Part Two of our conversation with Kris starts at 01:05:00 and we talk about:

And much more!

If you enjoy this interview with Kris, check out our previous episodes including:

Hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis.