27/07/2026
Myanmar Against Southeast Asia’s Best at SEATRC 2026🏃♂️🏃♀️🌋
SEATRC 2026 was held on the iconic trails of Mount Gede Pangrango in Indonesia—one of Southeast Asia’s most brutal and distinctive technical racing environments. This was not smooth, runnable trail. Athletes faced steep jungle climbs, volcanic rocks, roots, mud, natural hot-spring areas, high humidity and punishing descents where one mistake could quickly end a race.
The Short Trail was 42 km with 3,700 metres of elevation gain. The published results recorded 44 finishers across the two races: 18 in the public race and 26 in the SEATRC championship.
Representing Myanmar, Myint Myat Maung finished in 9:31:48, placing 24th overall and 17th among the men in the 26-athlete SEATRC field. To put that performance into perspective, his time would have placed him approximately ninth overall in the public race.
The public race was won by Bagus Prasetyo in 7:30:52, while SEATRC champion Romnick Tongkaling completed the same course in 6:09:57—an impressive 1 hour, 20 minutes and 55 seconds faster.
The Long Trail covered 75 km with 5,000 metres of elevation gain. The two result lists recorded 56 finishers: 35 in the public race and 21 in the SEATRC championship.
Myanmar’s Thet Paing Oo completed the demanding Long Trail in 16:28:01, finishing 18th overall and 13th among the men in the 21-athlete championship field. His time would have placed him approximately 13th overall in the public race.
The public Long Trail was won by Muhamad Mamun Khairiri in 12:39:52. SEATRC champion John Ray Onifa finished in an extraordinary 9:51:22—almost three hours faster, with a difference of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 30 seconds.
The rankings alone do not tell the full story. Both Myanmar athletes produced times that would have placed them strongly in the public races, but SEATRC brought together some of the best national-team trail runners in Southeast Asia.
Across the public and championship Short and Long Trails, the results recorded 100 finishers. Myint Myat Maung and Thet Paing Oo were among those who conquered a course designed not merely to test speed, but survival, technical skill and mental strength.
But that was not the end!!. After completing their main championship races, Myint Myat and Thet Paing Oo returned to compete in the Senior 10 km Mountain Classic and still finished strongly despite all the odds!!
Congratulations to both athletes for carrying the Myanmar flag and giving the country an honest benchmark against Southeast Asia’s best!!