Malaysia Ultra-Trail Marathon by UTMB 2026

Discover the spirit of unity amongst the multi-racial, multi-ethnic Malaysians. The “Malaysia Truly Asia” hospitality will bring the event to life with its glorious melting pot of traditions and flavours. Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB® will be hosted in the small historic town of Taiping, in northwest Peninsular Malaysia, in the silver state of Perak. Taiping is recognised as one of the most sustainable cities in the world and celebrated its 150-year anniversary in 2024.

Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB will see runners strive to achieve their best across one of five distances: MY25, MY50, or MY100. Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB® incorporates two ultra distances: the MY50 and the MY100.

Both races guide runners through pristine jungle trails and feature 1977m and 4802m of elevation gain, respectively. In 2026, a Vertical Kilometre (VK) Segment Challenge will be built into the MY100 race, where the fastest male and female through the VK segment who go on to complete the MY100 race will be honoured on stage.