14 Jun-16 Jun, 2019

Finished

2019 - MONGOLIA Action Asia 3 day Ultra Marathon

 14 Jun-16 Jun, 2019
 Mongolia Trail hike and run options

Course 比賽路線

 

Mongolia 3 day stage race distances & elevation:

 

(completely new course in new area never been to before - within 4 hours SOUTH hours from UB so more desert, dry, rock, dunes where grass meets the sand and no rivers). No big sand dunes so don't worry as hard rocky ground fast for running.

 


Category distance:

 


Ultra marathon category (total 100 km over 3 days):
Day 1 - 42 km (1300m – 1500m - 1300)
Day 2 - 40 km (1300m – 1500m - 1600m - 1300m)
Day 3 - 18 km (1300m – 1500m - 1400m - 1300m)
 
Explorer category - good for hiking (total 60 km over 3 days):
Day 1 - 22 km (1300m - 1500m - 1300m)
Day 2 - 20 km ((1300m – 1650m - 1350m)
Day 3 - 18 km (1300m – 1500m – 1400 - 1300m)

 

 

Elevation gain each day around 500m+ and elevation loss around 500m.

Course Design:
Designed by Michael Maddess (Race Director & Course Designer) who's organized over 190 events with Action Asia Events and one of the most experienced Race Directors in Asia. Michael Maddess an active trail runner, originally from Vancouver, Canada who was Race Director of the World Police Fire Games Triathlon in Canada before moving to Asia, has worked on over 17 Action Asia Challenges across Asia including Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, 3 Vietnam adventure races and 3 day stage marathon races, 1 Laos 100k ultra event, regional MSIG AA 50 series, 2 Himalayan Mtn Bike races, over 25 Action SPRINT HK adventure races, 8 Action Asia Off Road HK bike races, worked/competed in numerous other road races/triathlons including completing 3 Ironman triathlons (10hrs 52min), 1st runner-up in 100km trailwalker in 11hrs 16min (record for HK resident) 3x in 13 hrs 25 min, 12hrs 44min, 12hrs 39min, 3rd in HK100 in 12hrs 30min, winner of Sabah 3 day adv race 3x and 8th overall Gobi 250km race. He's also coached dragonboat, soccer and baseball teams, climbed to 15,000+ft Annapurna Basecamp, made it up to 5000m in Sichuan within 24hrs of getting off plane and jumps off bridges in Nepal for fun. If he's not outside designing a course, he's not having fun.