Wildcast EP49: Kris Van de Velde -The Asia Trailmaster

12/05/2023 1h 7min

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Kris Van de Velde -The Asia Trailmaster

Kris is a former competitive cyclist from Belgium who found a home in Asia among some of the most remote mountains and valleys in the region. Kris moved away from Europe to pursue a cycling career in China in the early 2010s then finding a career putting together cycling races in the burgeoning sports market in China. In 2014 he started the Asia Trailmaster Series -a competitive running series that features some of the best trail races in Asia and now includes up to 15 countries in some of the most beautiful and remote locations around Asia. Some of the major races in the series include the Malaysia Mountain Trail Festival, The Cordillera Mountain Ultra, Ultra Trail Chang Rai, Izu Trail Journey and a lot more.

Over the years Kris has built the Asia Trailmaster Series to be one of the most competitive series of races in Asia and creating a new breed of Asian trail running stars like Manolito Divina, Arief Wismiyono, Tahira Aliya, John Rey Onifa, Elias Tabac and more and has served as a launch pad for these trail elites to go on further in their athletic careers.

Kris's passion for the development of Trail Running in Asia is also matched by his own athletic prowess with a sub 3:20 Marathon time and a heritage in Belgian cycling.

You can find more information on the Asia Trailmaster Series here: http://www.asiatrailmaster.com/

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This episode was produced by JP Alipio and Tomonari Nakayama, Sound design and editing by Tomonari Nakayama

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