Black Yak Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Trail Running Event 'BTR 50'

Black Yak Trail Running Competition ‘BTR 50’. [Photo by Black Yak]

Blackyak announced on the 15th that it is recruiting participants for the trail running race 'BTR 50 (Blackyak Trail Running 50)' held in Jeju.

BTR 50 is a trail running race held for the first time this year to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of BYN Blackyak Group. The event, taking place on April 1st at Yak Village in Seogwipo City, Jeju Island, was planned with the purpose of enjoying the beauty of Jeju and appreciating the value of nature.

Applications are open until the 10th of next month, and participants can join individually or as a team. The 400 participants will start from Yak Village and complete a 57km circular course to Hallasan within the time limit. The first-place winner in the individual category will receive a Blackyak gift certificate worth 1 million won and a 2-night stay voucher for the 'Full Suite' at Yak Village, while the first-place team will receive a Blackyak 343 Best Pack 12ℓ and Alpine Folding Stick 130 sets for the entire team.

All participants will be given a Blackyak functional T-shirt, hat, and waterproof pack, and finishers will receive a commemorative medal and a high-performance jacket from Blackyak. Applications and detailed information can be found on Blackyak’s official Instagram and the Blackyak Alpine Club app, the largest hiking community in Korea.

A Blackyak representative said, "As an outdoor brand that values protecting the beauty of nature as its duty, we want to provide an opportunity to feel the greatness of nature," adding, "We hope you experience the thrilling moments of running in nature, sharing and overcoming difficult times together."

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