nature ~culture ~ adventure…

Pahang Darul Makmur, one of the biggest state in Peninsular Malaysia - known for its diversity of flora and fauna, its grueling terrain, its breathtaking waterfalls, its myriad of cultural practices and tantalizing culinary feasts offers immense potential for eco-tourism and adventure racing activities. 

The ‘rakyat’ has always been close to the hearts of the Pahang Royal Family.  The late Almarhum Sultan Sir Abu Bakar has traveled to remote areas in Pahang by sampan, trekking on foot or on elephant to meet and listen to the people.  There were fiestas at every stop to welcome the Sultan and his entourage.  The Kuala Lipis – Pekan International Rafting competition is a re-creation of the route taken by the late HRH.

This has set a tradition which till today is followed by HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah, the Sultan of Pahang.  In addition, HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah is known to enjoy nature, adventure and the outdoor.  His picture depicting him being winched from a moving navy ship to another when he was the King clearly reflects his true self. Thus an adventure race known as Sultan Ahmad Shah International Eco Challenge was inaugurated and organized for the first time in 2008 on the beautiful island of Pulau Tioman in his honor. This inaugurated event was a resounding success and HRH in his speech in 2008 has proclaim that he would like to see this event being organized annually.

In 2008 the event tested the endurance of the participants in running, mountain biking and canoeing, while in 2009 the running endurance of the participants were tested over the jungle of both Tasik Bera and Pulau Tioman. For this year (2010) it will be a running event off the beaten track in Pulau Tioman with a theme to save the sea turtles of Pulau Tioman. This year event is organized in conjunction with TAT Turtle Sanctuary www.tatturtlesanctuary.com to highlight the plight of the sea turtles in Pulau Tioman. In conjunction with this year’s theme a carefully chosen route is planned to take the participants off the beaten track to 3 privately operated turtle conservation facilities in this famous island of Pahang. The 3 facilities are located at Teluk Seri Intan, Kampung Genting and Kampung Juara. It promises grueling challenges, difficult terrains with breathtaking sights and scenery which are not usually experience by the ordinary visitors to this island.

We would like to dedicate this year’s race to highlight the plight of the sea turtles of Pulau Tioman who is racing against time to prevent extinction. As such this year race will be aptly named “ THE TIOMAN TURTLE RACE

  Event Outline

Sultan Ahmad Shah International Eco Challenge 2010 is basically an adventure race with the participants having to run the eco jungle trails of Pulau Tioman. Participants in the 2009 race have proclaim the trail to be challenging as they have to traverse through virgin jungle, ravine and climb rocks to reach their objective. This year’s challenge promise to be equally challenging if not more. For one, we have increase the race distance from 24km in 2009 to 30 km (men) and 25km(women) this year. So come prepared, enjoy the race and at the same time do your part to “save the sea turtles” of Pulau Tioman. The challenge is divided into the following categories :-

International Category (Men/Women) – Open to all international and local participants. The winner of this category is entitled to the prizes for international category and stands the chance to be declared the SAS International Eco Challenge champion /Iron Lady 2010.

Local Category (Men/Women) – Open to local participants (Malaysians) only. The winner of this category is entitled to the prizes for local category and stands the chance to be declared the SAS International Eco Challenge champion 2010/Iron Lady 2010.

 
  Objectives of Event

- Promote and position Tioman in World Eco-tourism map

- Opportunity for public to meet HRH
 the Sultan

- Develop public interest in Eco-tourism

- Promote community-based Eco-tourism  economic agenda in Pahang.

- Drive public awareness on nature  conservation & sustainable tourism.

- Promote extreme sports, traditional games & Eco-Challange

SAS International Eco Challenge 2010 is a perfect opportunity for the running and adventure sports enthusiasts to head on down to Pahang’s most treasured eco tourism island to participate in this years adventure race. We have planned a demanding yet fun filled eco adventure race by traversing the race routes that will take you through some of the most scenic and breathtaking sights and sounds of Pulau Tioman. At the same time by taking part in this year event you will be able to see for yourself the conservation efforts currently being taken towards “ Saving the Sea Turtles” in Tioman. It is our hope that by experiencing it first hand you will help us in highlighting the plight of the sea turtles and help in its conservation.


 

SAS International Eco Challenge Champion 2010 (Men) – Participant with the fastest time from either the International or Local category will be declared the SAS International Champion 2010.

Iron Lady, SAS International Eco Challenge 2010 (Women) – Participant with the fastest time from either the International or Local Category will be declared the Iron Lady 2010.

The Race Dates are as follows:

  Location Date Distance
Men Pulau Tioman 8th May 2010 (SAT) 30km
Women Pulau Tioman 8th May 2010 (SAT) 25km

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Pahang State Gov Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Polis Diraja Malaysia Kastam Diraja Malaysia Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia Jabatan Laut Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency Tioman Development Authority