Gukdae Leports is an outdoor sports company founded by former national athletes who trained in Daegwallyeong. We turn the stories of Daegwallyeong into races, opening its mountain paths and snowfields as a stage where anyone can run, walk and ski.
Daegwallyeong is where national athletes trained and dreamed, where potatoes and cabbages grow on a cool plateau, and where the snowfields of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics remain. For a long time these stories were known only to a few. We are opening the trails, plateaus and snowfields that carry them, one race at a time, so anyone can meet them by running, walking and skiing.
Carrying on the path former chairman Park Byeong-ju began, we will grow the races that started with trail running, Nordic walking and cross-country skiing into a four-season series. On race day we want local people, farms and shops to share in the joy, and we will keep giving everyone a reason to come back to Daegwallyeong.
See you in Daegwallyeong.
Former chairman · - 2026.05
Having trained in Daegwallyeong from childhood through to the national team as athlete and coach, former chairman Park Byeong-ju started the races to share the courses he loved with everyone. The aim was to make Daegwallyeong lively in every season, beyond its famous winter sports. He stepped down in May 2026 on becoming head coach of the national cross-country ski team.
Our board finds the places that hold Daegwallyeong’s stories, turns them into races, and helps those races grow together with the region. A national team training ground, a highland field, an Olympic snowfield: wherever there is a story, we believe the next race can begin.
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Races, people and projects on one line.
A national team training ground
First steps2024 - 2025
Becoming a series2026
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Cross-country skiing
At the Olympic-legacy cross-country centre, started to widen the sport’s base.
Nordic walking
Bringing a wellness culture to the six-million-pyeong Samyang Roundhill.
Trail running
With residents, local businesses and young newcomers from Seoul. The start of "the race that gives you potatoes".
Cross-country skiing
A second winter on the Olympic legacy course.
Nordic walking
Back on the Samyang Roundhill plateau.
Trail running
To the Olympic ceremony plaza. Hometown donations, local vouchers, potatoes and noodles.
Cross-country skiing
A pure amateur race. Same-day lessons from a former national skier; first-timers raced the same day.
Projects
Consulting, course design and trail work for a Cheongoksan trail race, plus a heater donation.
People
Park Byeong-ju becomes national cross-country head coach; Kang Tae-yong takes over as chairman.
Trail running
Registered for the UTMB INDEX. A new 10K course and photo spot, and a highland produce booth.
Series
Races across the seasons as one series, with shared experiences, stays, food and local sights.
