Bhutan's First Endurance Race Event Company
RUNTBT
Hosting Bhutan's national trail running selection on the Trans Bhutan Trail: from Sangaygang Base to Buddha Point. Earn qualification for the KOLON Trail Race Bhutan, or bring the family for the Open Trail Challenge.
The Race
Not a selection run.
A national moment.
MountaiNation is Bhutan's first endurance race event company, built to design, host, and grow world-class trail experiences across the Kingdom. Our opening event runs the full spine of the Thimphu ridgeline: starting at Sangaygang Base, climbing to Phajoding, pressing on toward Pumola, and finishing at Buddha Point.
Run TBT: Chapter 1
MountaiNation opens the Trans Bhutan Trail race series with its very first chapter: a high-altitude ridge traverse across the peaks above Thimphu.
The National Selection
This event doubles as Bhutan's official national selection, hosted through Run TBT, identifying athletes to represent the country on the trail-running stage.
Built for the Community
Every entry fee and partnership contributes directly to the R4B community fund, turning endurance sport into lasting local impact.
The Community
Built By Runners
MountaiNation grew out of a running community that already trains on these roads and ridgelines, from Thimphu's clock tower to the farmhouses of Paro.
The Journey
Sangaygang Base
Start line: the ridge viewpoint above Thimphu city.
The Course
Trail Telemetry
Four named waypoints across 21km and 2,000m of cumulative climb. Indicative routing shown below: the final course will be confirmed and published as a surveyed GPX track ahead of race day.
Sangaygang Base
Start line: the ridge viewpoint above Thimphu city.
Two Ways to Run
Choose Your Category
Open Category
Open Trail Challenge
Bring the family. A relaxed, hike-friendly pace along the same trail, with full hydration and fueling stations along the way, designed to feel like a celebration, not a race.
- Family and first-timer friendly
- Hydration and fueling stations en route
Competitive Category
Competitive Selection
The national selection run. Race to qualify for the KOLOM Trail Race Bhutan and earn your place on the country's competitive trail-running roster.
- Timed, competitive format
- Direct qualification pathway
- Feeds Bhutan's national selection
Why We Run
Every Stride Funds R4B
Proceeds from Run TBT Chapter 1 go directly toward the R4B community fund, channeling the energy of endurance sport into tangible support for communities along the trail. Every registration, every partnership, and every kilometre run contributes to this cause.
In Partnership With
Global Reach, Local Host
MountaiNation is the local host bringing the KOLON Trail Race Bhutan qualification pathway, and the Trans Bhutan Trail experience, to life on the ground in the Kingdom.
Trail Network Partner
Run TBT
Trans Bhutan Trails: the historic 403km footpath reborn as Bhutan's national trail-running platform. MountaiNation hosts Chapter 1 of the series.
The Results Are In.
See how you finished at Run TBT Chapter 1: Sangaygang to Buddha Point.