Running Events in Thailand
Khon Kaen Marathon is one of Thailand’s main running events. It does not only attract a large number of participants but also many professional runners who race for the top spots and the cash awards. This year was faster than …
Last week I did my first ever trail race at the Columbia Trail Masters in Khao Mai Keo close to Pattaya. I had heard in advance about the challenging course, but looked forward to run the 25 km race nevertheless. …
Not that many Thailand running events over the holidays, but now they start to pop up again. The weekend’s major race is the Columbia Trail Masters on Sunday. AMA Events is the organizer of this Pattaya trail run featuring distances …
Back to normal training again after a few weeks of “prehab” where I cut down significantly on the running volume and instead focused on mobility, balance and strength. These exercises are still a part of my weekly training regime, even …
Time to summarize the running year of 2013. My year started slow due to injuries but then it took off and I had a good second half of the year. What are your best running memories from 2013? [metaslider id=1991] …
After the marathon just over a week ago, I’m having four weeks of less running. I will instead focus on other exercises and train somewhat differently than I normally do. The objectives of this four weeks program are to heal …
Thailand’s probably largest running event took place yesterday, namely the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon. The race had been fully booked since September, once again confirming that we are experiencing a Thai running boom. I was registered for the full marathon, …
The weather for tomorrow’s Bangkok Marathon looks humid but relatively chilly. When running a marathon in Thailand you can’t expect ideal weather conditions though. I feel well prepared for the 42.2 km. Resting up today, eating some pasta and Swedish …
Less than four days to the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon. It will be a different kind of Bangkok street rally than we have seen the last couple of days. The event seems to be held as scheduled, even if the …
Last weekend’s PTT Group Marathon in Rayong was dominated by Kenyan runners. Many of them who are based in southern Thailand or Malaysia are staying in the central regions of Thailand to race in Bangkok on Saturday and/or Sunday. There …
Finishing the Midnight Run in 38 minutes gave me 5 hours and 22 minutes to get ready for the Walk & Run For Social Care which started at 6 AM in Lumpini park. Couldn’t sleep between the races, so I …
The Charity Midnight Run is increasing its popularity each year, 7,000 were registered for this year’s 6 and 12 km races. Running through central Bangkok in the middle of the night can get messy and you have to be on …
Lack of time, lack of sleep and lack of energy. Stay tuned for race reviews. Meanwhile, here are the numbers from my weekend’s two races, the 16th Charity Midnight Run and Walk & Run For Social Care: [table] , Midnight …
I’m double racing this weekend, i.e. first do the Amari Charity Midnight 12k Run and then a few hours later run 11k at the Walk & Run for Social Care. Will be an interesting Saturday night and Sunday morning! As …
Last Sunday I did my 4th consecutive Banyan Tree Vertical Marathon, a charity event celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. More than 500 pre-registrations together with a large number of on-site registrations, made the race fully booked with approx 700-800 …
As the reigning champion of the Banyan Tree Vertical Marathon, I was invited to take part in an event by the race’s sponsor. I was shooting a video last Saturday and did some stair running at the sponsor event which …
For once I arrived early to the start venue today. At 5 AM I could hassle-free pick up my bib number for the Central Retail Mini Marathon. Just 15 minutes or so later, the area was packed with people queuing …
Today I got a little reminder of how the Vertical Marathon is like. I was shooting a promotion video for the sponsor of this race which takes place next week. Fortunately I only had to run a few floors each …
I logged quite a few miles last weekend, but ran no races. This weekend though, racing is on the agenda again. There are no less than four Bangkok running events to choose from this Sunday. Don’t know much about neither …
Today’s Run for Children Mini Marathon in Suan Luang Rama 9 Park, Bangkok, seems to have been a well-organised event with many happy runners. Some 1,500 participants were registered, though not all of them showed up at the start. The overall …