貓空 Night Trail takes place on Fri, Oct 9, 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan. The main route is 68.3 km.
- Date
- Fri, Oct 9, 2026
- Start
- Taipei 🇹🇼
- Distance
- 68.3 km
- Climbing
- 4,141 m
- Level
- Open to all
Featuring both day and night trail formats, the Maokong Night Trail takes runners across technical ridgelines and wooded paths with spectacular views of Taipei's glowing skyline.
Official event pageWhat this race demands
This 68.3 km trail race demands sustained aerobic endurance across a massive 4,141 meters of vertical gain. Runners must navigate technical ridgelines and wooded paths through both day and night formats.
Climbing volume
Accumulating 4,141 meters of elevation gain over 68.3 km requires relentless uphill output and prolonged muscular engagement.
Technical durability
Navigating technical ridgelines and wooded paths demands high levels of lower-leg stability, focus, and eccentric quadriceps strength for descents.
Night navigation
Operating across day and night trail formats requires the ability to maintain pace, footing, and focus in low-light conditions.
Given the extended duration, athletes should target 60 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour to sustain output across the 68.3 km distance.
Estimated finish times
Estimates by level, not promises. Your own number depends on your fitness on the day.
Your road to race day
Race day at 貓空 Night Trail is 7 weeks away. This is how a coach divides that time. The first phase starts now.
01Build1 week · Aug 22, 2026 – Aug 28, 2026
Progressive overload: training load climbs in waves, with harder weeks stacked on the base and planned recovery weeks that let the gains land.
02Peak3 weeks · Aug 29, 2026 – Sep 18, 2026
The hardest weeks of the plan: race-specific intensity at nearly full training load, sharpening exactly what this race asks for.
03Taper2 weeks · Sep 19, 2026 – Oct 2, 2026
Volume drops while intensity stays: short, sharp efforts keep the legs awake as fatigue drains away.
04Race week1 week · Oct 3, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026
Openers, rest and logistics. The work is done; the job now is arriving fresh.
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