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Formosa Trail Volunteers ❤️

  • FT2024 volunteers
  • FT2023 volunteers
  • FT2022 volunteers
  • FT2020 volunteers
  • FT2019 volunteers
  • FT2018 volunteers
  • FT2017 volunteers
  • FT2016 volunteers

Petr Novotny

Course and event director
🇨🇿 Petr fell in love with Eva, as well as trail running and exploring the wilderness of Taiwan. During his years in Taiwan, he explored thousands of kilometers of trails around Taipei and central Taiwan, Eva’s homeland. He often ventures out alone for full-day explorations.

Petr Novotny, originally from the Czech Republic, specializes in the exploration, planning, and management of ancient trails and mountain paths. With his extensive trail running experience and love for the mountains, he has personally trekked through mountainous regions across Taiwan. To date, the team has established a database of over 40,000 kilometers of mountain GPS trail data, providing crucial resources for outdoor sports enthusiasts and mountain adventurers, and also bringing professional support to the sustainable development of Taiwan’s mountain forests.

Furthermore, Petr has participated in over forty search and rescue operations for hikers in Taiwan’s mountains. The dedication he has shown in each rescue has not only earned high recognition from the outdoor community and the public but also deep respect from search and rescue professionals and volunteers. These experiences have further solidified Beast Runners’ leading position in Taiwan’s outdoor sports and mountain forest culture.

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Eva Lobo

Venue and event director
🇹🇼 Eva, a Taiwanese aboriginal woman from the Seediq tribe, started trail running in 2013 with Petr. She has since become one of the top female trail runners in Taiwan, demonstrating her determination by finishing several challenging races in Taiwan.

Eva Lobo, with Seediq and Atayal heritage, serves as the head of Beast Runners. She is dedicated to promoting Taiwan’s local natural landscapes and indigenous cultures, blending tradition with modernity to become a vital bridge connecting the mountains and local communities. She actively cultivates Taiwan’s mountain forest culture, not only showcasing indigenous wisdom but also enhancing local communities’ sense of identity and pride in their natural and cultural heritage.

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Formosa Trail and 跑山獸

This is a story about love. A boy from the Czech Republic fell in love with an Atayal girl. The Atayal girl brought this Czech boy to her hometown. As was his nature, this boy, who loved the mountains, began to explore this land and its forests step by step. He fell madly in love with this land, and this also began to awaken the Atayal girl’s memories of the land and her culture.
And so, Formosa Trail was pieced together bit by bit. It is a path leading to love and connection with the land and the ancestral spirits.

Beast Runners 跑山獸 upholds the core philosophy of “running through mountains and peaks, coexisting harmoniously with nature.” Through trail running events, we connect people with the mountains and forests, allowing participants to deeply experience the vitality of nature and awaken a profound memory of the land and culture. We are committed to using races and culture as a medium to showcase Taiwan’s magnificent mountain scenery and the unique cultural stories of its indigenous peoples to the world, deeply rooting this beauty that is unique to Taiwan in people’s hearts and spreading it to every corner of the globe.

Formosa Trail by Beast Runners 跑山獸