TransLantau by UTMB With Salomon Wettstein

About this episode

The episode discusses the 2025 TransLantau by UTMB race, featuring insights from participants and race organizers.

We joined the 2025 edition of TransLantau by UTMB, a stalwart race in the Hong Kong trail running calendar that was included in the UTMB series from 2023. Following a few logistically challenges in 2024 edition we were keen to experience the race and see what adjustments they had made and take on the 120k distance, one of the toughest ultra courses in Hong Kong. We are joined by: Salomon Wettstein pre race to discuss his preparation and plans 2:15 Steven Carr, social media manager for TransLantau by UTMB and Race Director of 9Dragons, host of the 10t edition of Asia Trail Master in February 2026 10:50 Salomon Wettstein rejoins to discuss how his race went 18:30 Host Scott Pugh comes back to talk about how his race went and his overall experience of TransLantau by UTMB 36:45 To listen to Salomon’s first time on Endurance Asia after Four Trails 2021 you can listen here..

People in this episode

Host: Scott Pugh

Guests: Salomon Wettstein, Steven Carr

Topics covered

• trail running
• ultra marathon
• race preparation
• Hong Kong
• sports events
• athlete experience

Keywords

• TransLantau
• UTMB
• trail running
• ultra course
• Hong Kong
• Salomon Wettstein
• Steven Carr
• Scott Pugh

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TransLantau by UTMB, 9Dragons, Asia Trail Master

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