Running Events in Thailand
Blog about running and traveling in Thailand. Races and training in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.
This weekend’s Relentless Endurance Race is organised by Katherine Welch, an American doctor from Chiang Mai. It is a 6, 12 or 24hr timed ultra event; raising funds to benefit Relentless, a project addressing health and human trafficking issues, from …
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On the 25th of January I participated in my 7th Khon Kaen Marathon, and did my 4th full marathon there. I was well prepared for this race. It had been my only focus for 12 weeks and I had done …
“Do not be complacent about the current situation. Take it upon yourself to make changes. Do something different to get different results.” A sub 2.30 marathon in Khon Kaen on January 25th has been my main focus since November. 50k …
Chiang Mai Marathon on December the 21st is perhaps this month’s largest running event in Thailand. But the running Sunday of the month has to be December 14th. It’s one of those packed race Sundays with three marathons, one of …
Bangkok Marathon 2014 is over, which means Chiang Mai Marathon on December the 21st is the only one left of the “Big Five” running events this year. Lots of other races to look forward to though and Thailand offers more …
The weekend’s big one is without a doubt the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon. Last year, the route had to be adjusted due to the unrest in the city at the time. The race course is back to normal this year, …
It’s the weekend before the big Bangkok Marathon and the Thai race calendar offers a lot of opportunities. Note though that the Zulu W Run Ultra is postponed again. The organizer announced this today, the new date isn’t set yet, …
Thailand’s largest running event is coming up, the 27th Bangkok Marathon is only two weeks away. Tens of thousands runners will fill the streets of Bangkok early Sunday morning, November the 16th. The marathon starts at 2.00 AM, so runners ought …
Fellow runner and a fifth of the winning Team Brooks Thailand, Craig Sauers, shares his thoughts on the Ekiden Relay, held in Bangkok on October the 23rd. The alarm clock rings before dawn. You roll out of bed, get dressed …
Race review by 3rd overall finisher of the Thailand Ultra-Marathon 100 km 2014, Randy Travis. This was the funnest race I’ve ran in Thailand. Epic location, I didn’t know a place like this exists in Thailand! Crazy course, so f***ing …
The Midnight Run attracted a lot of participants once again. Seems like last year’s record of 7,000 registrations was broken. Hopefully even more than 4.6 million Baht was raised to charity this year. The race was as always a combination …
This weekend’s perhaps largest events, Thailand Ultramarathon and Amari Midnight Run, are two completely different type of races. “Same same but different”. Distance Midnight Run: Mini marathon of 12k and a 6k run. Thailand Ultra: Ultra marathon of 74k (cut …
The Empire Tower We Run was a newcomer to the Thailand running calendar. The event was well promoted and got fully booked weeks before the race start. Great turnout, a green concept and an interesting route (Sathon – Wireless Rd …
Race Hunter scheduled their inaugural off-road marathon for Sunday 12th October 2014. Khao Yai Trail Marathon, a brand new multi-distance trail race skirting the scenic foothills of the Khao Yai National Park. Naturally, the red dirt tracks were pretty muddy …
Q3 of 2014 was wrapped up with a new marathon world record in Berlin and a bunch of races in Thailand. Thailand offers running events all through the year, but October is when the season really kicks off. Some weekends/Sundays …
Bangkok Runners Bangkok Runners organise social runs to different areas of the city as well as regular jogging meet-ups and more structured training sessions. You can find them at the Bangkok Runners’ website. On Sunday, they are doing a 12k …
Bangkok Runners are collecting used (but good condition) running shoes, small size running vests or other running equipment for the Born Free to Run junior running team in Phuket. Under the coaching of Ricky Phanthip, this is a kids-young adults …
River Kwai International Half Marathon is Thailand’s oldest road running race, 2014 marked the 33rd edition of the event. It’s a popular race and this year it was sold out almost a month in advance even though they opened up …
Saturday, September 13 Panther Run Series: The second race out of four in this monthly series. 3.2k and 5k in Nonthaburi. Sunday, September 14 River Kwai Int’l Half Marathon: The 33rd edition of Thailand’s oldest road race. Scenic out and …