MY25 is the 25.9km trail race at Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026 (Taiping, Malaysia). The race starts on September 12, 2026 at 07:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Taiping. The time limit is 9 h.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 1012m+. With 39m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 35% of the distance is uphill, 30% downhill and 35% flat. The longest climb runs 6.1km at an average 4.5% grade (271m of vertical). The longest descent runs 6.2km at an average 4.8% grade (295m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 20.4% over 0.8km. The steepest descent drops at 30.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 36% smooth, 33% trail, and 31% road. Flat-equivalent effort: 39.0 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.5km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 14 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 25°C to 26°C, with around 25°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 88%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 24% of days around this date.
1,079 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Bir Bahadur Rai (India) in 2:25:01. Women's winner: Ho Ting Yu (Hong Kong) in 3:24:56.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for MY25.
Other distances of Malaysia Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2026MY100 (97.7km)·MY50 (54.0km)·MY13 (13.9km)
Other editions of MY252027·2025
Official websitemalaysia.utmb.world
