Hello Mountain Runners,

This month we bring you an interview with multiple world champion, Emma Pooley, alongside the champion effort of Blue Dragon’s Vi, who completed a 72k ultra indoors for charity! Alongside this, we have Newborns Vietnam news, plus beautiful shots of this year’s golden rice season around Topas Ecolodge.

David Lloyd, Director, Topas

World Champion Q and A

World Champion Dualthlete, World Champion Cyclist and more recently winner of the 100k UTMR race in which she beat all the men to claim first overall, Emma Pooley’s first love was running. She’s also been to Vietnam and has plans to return… and race.

Read the Interview

Saving Newborn Lives

The highlights from the past year of VTS charity partner, Newborns Vietnam, include saving 100 babies from preventable deaths. Here we present more of the key achievements and the charity’s aims for the future.

Golden Season Gallery

Late August and September is the Golden Season around Sapa, when the rice is ripe and the harvest takes place. This year was exceptionally beautiful so our photographers went out to capture it.

View the Gallery

Blue Dragon Vi’s 72k Indoor Ultra

Last weekend Vi completed an ultra indoors for the charity. This was a very personal challenge, not only because he is a leader at the Blue Dragon, but he was also once a street kid himself.

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