Recently the inaugural Trail Titans event, presented by Dirigo Events, owner and organiser of the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon, took place.

Two distance categories 

The event consisted of a 16km and 10km distance and over 459 runners took part. This is the first in a series of trail running events by the organiser.

Scenic and well organised 

The scenic nature and good organisation of the event impressed runners. 

Said Abdul Haris Shariff, who came from Sungai Petani to participate, “I’ve taken part in a number of trail running events and I have to say that Trail Titans is one of the better organised events. Everything was well executed from water stations and the availability of the medical personnel to the well planned routes.”

Added Karen Siah, “It’s amazing that you can enjoy this tranquil setting just a few minutes from the hustle and bustle of the city. I will definitely be back for future editions.” 

Veteran runners winning outright

Both men’s distance categories saw veteran runners comfortably beating their younger contestants with the top five positions being taken by veteran runners.

Ben Halis ran 02:17:58 in the 16km to clinch the overall title. Edward Smith came in second in 02:24:51 and Juangti Wan Leong came third with 02:27:36.

In the 16km Men’s Open category, Teh Kenji clinched first place by clocking in at 02:38:55. Cian Hulm placed second in a time of 02:53:11, and Alex Fanning rounded off the podium by finishing third in 02:53:12.

In the Women’s Open 16km category, Karen Siah took first place in 02:43:49, followed by Priscilla Wong who finished second in 03:08:39 and finishing in third place was Analiza Marcos in a time of 03:29:47.

For the Women’s 16km Veteran category, Sook Khim Lim clinched first place in 02:53:28, Francis Lyn Evasco finished in second place in 02:53:46 while Melinda Wang came in third in a time of 03:02:34.

In the 10km Men’s category, veteran runner Muhammad Asdi was the overall winner in 01:12:21.

In the Women’s 10km Open category, Mei Wai Tan finished first in a time of 01:46:47.

Prizes 

The top three finishers all received winners’ medals and prizes and the top five received free entry into the next Trail Titans event.

Said Gloria Ng, Director, Dirigo Events, “We want to establish Trail Titans as a brand for runners who are looking for an alternative to road races and we want to build the brand from a grassroots level.”

Stay tuned to Dirigo Events’ social media channels for the next edition of the Trail Titans series.