One of the events of Pista sa Kinaiyahan 2016, The Mt. Apo Sky and Vertical Race, has been included in the list of schedules of the Aisa Trail Master Series. Asia Trail Master (ATMs) is an annual series of trail running races, which are open for participation to the general public and take place on the Asian continent. The Asia Trail Master series has been designed and is managed by Kuai Sports Promotions Ltd in Hong Kong, which also owns the brand name.
Runners score points in each ATMs race that they finish and in so doing receive a place in the ATMs Ranking. After the final event on the annual ATMs calendar, the runner who has scored the most points will be crowned as that year’s Asia Trail Master champion: overall, per gender and as of 2016 per age group. In addition, persistent endurance runners can aim to claim the honoury title of Grandmaster by finishing 6 long distance (+70km) races within 2 calendar years.
The core objective of the Asia Trail Master series is threefold:
To promote a healthy lifestyle and boost environmental consciousness among Asian citizens through the sport of trail running.
To create a community platform and bring people from various distinct cultures and backgrounds together
To provide trail running event organisers with a new platform to boost international promotion of their events, as well as assist organisers with their networking and event-technical needs