Running Events in Thailand
Blog about running and traveling in Thailand. Races and training in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.
Arrived to the race venue (CentralWorld) almost an hour before the start. Remembered from last year that the registration and bib number collection was overcrowded. This year’s race was sold out (4,000 sign-ups), still I had no problems whatsoever to …
Two Bangkok (Bangkok and Nonthaburi) mini marathons this weekend, both are fully booked. EGAT Green Running has closed its registration already. Central Group Mini Marathon has announced in an ambiguous message that it’s full, but it may (or may not??) …
New month, new races! Here are some September highlights from the Thailand Running Calendar: September 7 EGAT Green Running – Mini Marathon in Nonthaburi. Central Group Mini Marathon – 3-10.5k runs through central Bangkok. September 14 River Kwai International Half …
A few races this weekend and a lot of popular ones in the months ahead. September offers quite a few interesting running events and the last quarter of 2014 will be packed! New races in October to December are being …
I went to Sampeng 2 Mini Half Marathon early on Sunday morning with low expectations. It was hard to find information about the race and even harder to find out exactly where the start/finish was located. Fortunately, my friend is …
It’s Her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s birthday and Mother’s Day on Tuesday. This means long weekend in Thailand, which also means many races in the days to come. Two full marathons, a triathlon and a bunch of mini and half marathons …
Followed up the 100-mile week and Pattaya Marathon by running my first ever ultra run. The Bangkok Ultra Trail Festival in Nong Chok offered a pretty humane course and it was just another 8k compared to the marathon distance. 50k …
August’s Thai race calendar is a smorgasbord of interesting running events! Everything from fun runs to 50k races are on offer, from Songkhla in the south to Chiang Mai in the north. Here’s a taste of the buffet: August 3 …
Slept in and woke up 20 minutes before race start! Made it to the start just in time after a quick warm-up jog from the hotel and had my mandatory pre-race Snickers bar after the gun had went off. As …
The date for Pattaya Marathon 2014 was pending until mid May (partly due to the unrest in Thailand) and the registration opened late. But once the organizers got their things together, it turned out to be a rather well organized …
In all my previous marathons, my goal has been to run my fastest 42.195 km ever. In the last three (Bangkok, Taipei, Stockholm), I’ve aimed for sub 2.30. Pattaya Marathon on Sunday however, will be a training race for me. …
Race weekend again. Not sure if Pattaya Marathon is “the most beautiful marathon on earth” as the website suggests, but it’s probably July’s biggest running event in Thailand. The registration deadline has changed from the 9th of July, to the …
Today is the last day to sign up for Sunday’s Pattaya Marathon. You can register online here. There are still hotels available nearby the start/finish area. At this moment (Wednesday morning, July 23), all the accommodations below have rooms available …
Late July and early August are packed with popular running events in Thailand! Compared to the weeks ahead, this weekend is relatively quiet. There are a few races also this weekend though. The World Light Foundation is organizing a 10k …
Races in Chon Buri, Surat Thani, Lopburi and Bangkok this weekend. On Saturday, we have the Five Temple Walk-Run-Bike event and down in Surat there is another “super race” on Sunday. The Surat Thani Super Mini Marathon offers distances of …
Pattaya Marathon 2014 is on July the 27th, but the registration closes tomorrow (July 9). Sign up on the organizer’s website or via Go Adventure Asia. Hotels Nearby Pattaya Marathon’s Race Venue
July kicks off with some interesting races indeed. Both the Columbia Trail Masters in Petcahburi and the ESSO Mini Marathon in Bangkok are fully booked. Running is (ambiguously) hot in Thailand! For the Bangkokians who didn’t get a spot in …
July is here! Also this month offers some interesting running races in Thailand. Here are a few of the highlights: July 6 Columbia Trail Masters – 50k trail run. Bueng Boraphet Marathon – full marathon in Nakhon Sawan. July 13 …
Over two weeks since I ran 2.33.08 in Stockholm. Even though Stockholm is not a fast course, I was aiming for sub 2.30 and PB. I’m not really satisfied, but not too disappointed either. Stockholm Marathon attracts both the Swedish …
I’ll let Saturday’s Stockholm Marathon sink in before writing a proper race review. In summary though, effortless for 25-30k, then I had to work a bit until I hit the wall completely with 8k to go. The splits and videos …