AN EXTRAORDINARY MOUNTAIN TRAIL MARATHON
Vietnam Mountain Marathon is the result of a lifelong love of running and a fascination with Vietnam. Our beautiful route will take you through the inspiring mountain range of Hoang Lien National Park and its remote valleys near Sapa that are usually closed territory to all but the few.
Choose distances 10km, 21km, 50km, 70km, 100km, 100 miles. Run between villages, through rice terraces, across bamboo bridges and past water buffalo and cheering ethnic minority people. Prepare for an extraordinary adventure!
DISTANCES
10km
Participate in this year’s biggest public run in Sapa and race against the local Black Hmong, Red Dao and Tay minorities.
21km
This Half Mountain Marathon is tough, but highly rewarding, starting off with a serious climb right from the gun!
You will see beautiful valleys, local ethnic minority villages, streams, forest and high mountain views.
50km
A hard but stunning 50km for the experienced runner who is looking for a tough challenge.
The trails will lead you off the beaten track to areas which are rarely visited by anyone but locals.
70km
The VMM 70km ultra trail has become a classic on the trail running calendar. Expect huge variety and incredible scenery.
100km
This is an extremely challenging 100km ultra-marathon that covers every type of terrain the Sapa area has to offer.
100 miles
The VMM 100 miles offers 162km and 8,600m of gain in the Sapa mountains.
Welcome to the hardest run in Vietnam!
FINISH LINE
The VMM finish line is at Topas Ecolodge.
Join us as we turn the hilltop of Topas Ecolodge into a mountain running party!
GIVING BACK: VMM CHARITY
VMM is part of the Vietnam Trail Series which has now raised over USD500,000 for good causes. Since 2013, VMM has funded:
- Projects in villages along the route, for example school boarding houses and classrooms have been constructed to vastly improve the education conditions for children living in the mountains.
- Support for kids in crisis through Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation.
- Surgery for children via Operation Smile.
- Saving lives with Newborns Vietnam.