TRAIL
RUNNING
Oman’s appeal as a destination for endurance
races was further reinforced when the e ually
prestigious ltra-Trail du Mont- lanc ( TM )
was held in Oman for the second consecutive
year in late
ovember
.
ailed as a
runner’s dream, the ‘Oman by TM ’ event is
described as an epic trail that skirts mountain-
top ridges and meanders through pictures ue
villages and date palm gardens, as well as deep
wadis and narrow gorges.
An epic adventure awaited participants this
year as they began the run in Al
amra in the
interior of Oman. The trail took them through
spectacular mountain se ngs, idyllic villages, challenges categories for adults and veteran
lush date palm plantations and terraced gardens. runners participating from abroad. inishers in
Children as young as six years were invited the original
to participate in short courses of km along
with their parents or wards. There were more
10
km race as well as the extended
km challenge were guaranteed a place in the
TM
in Chamonix.