Running Events in Thailand
Blog about running and traveling in Thailand. Races and training in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 31) it’s time to run a marathon again. Stockholm Marathon is a big race with 21,942 runners signed up for this year’s 42.195 km and 93 countries are represented. The race is also the Swedish Marathon Championship …
Distance 9 km Date June 1, 2014 Starting Time 6.45 AM Location of Event Chao Phraya River, Thonburi, Samran Rat How to join RSVP is essential, please do so here. Brief description A shape run does not necessarily take the …
Nothing up yet on the official website, but a new date for King’s Cup Pattaya Marathon has been announced. JULY 27, 2014. Still waiting for more details about the race.
Last weekend’s 10-Hour Suan Pruek 99 Ultra Marathon was a different kind of race. Your or your team’s goal was to run as many laps in a park as possible within 10 hours. For the crazy ones competing individually, it …
I took part in the Run For Hope last week, a charity race for differently-abled people. I was trying to get away with a “smash and grab trophy” (i.e. run to the race, win a trophy and run back home) …
According to this article, Sunday will in theory be Bangkok’s hottest day of the year. The forecasts say April will be this the warmest month of the year with temperatures up to 43º Celsius. Hot stuff! There are a few …
The Songkran celebrations are over and it’s time to see which running events are coming up in Thailand. Below is a list of the upcoming Thai races and the contact info to each one of them. Run Happy, Run Fast, …
Event: 12 Temples of Thonburi Distance: 12 km Date April 20, 2014 Location of Event Chao Phraya River, Bangkok How to join RSVP is essential, please do it here. Brief description: Flat street running, mostly on quiet soi streets, some …
A busy March has come to an end and April has started. The marathon in early March was followed by a few easy weeks without much running. I planned to have two easy weeks after the race, but it became …
An increasingly number of people are running with their smart phones, music devices etc attached to their upper arm. Recent researches suggest that running with a smart phone or another electronic device attached to the upper arm might be the …
Bangkok Runners hold this social run on Sunday (March 23, 2014). Join them! Route: BTS Onnut to Nong Bon Reservoir. (Route – Nong Bon Reservoir Loop) Distance: 12km to the beautiful reservoir (run can be linked into Nong Bon Reservoir …
I went to Taiwan last weekend to run the New Taipei City WanJinShi International Marathon. The target for my 6th marathon was clear, sub 2.30. I had prepared well and everything went according to plan all the way to one …
March is almost here and there are of course some interesting running events in Thailand coming up. The Ocean to Ocean Relay is postponed, but March offers a 10-mile race, bikini beach run, interesting charity runs and a lot more. …
Almost a week has passed since the North Face 100 Thailand 2014 and much have been said about it already. Well organized, great atmosphere, many participants, scenic course and an indeed impressive 100k winning time of 8:35 hrs by Vlad …
Packed running weekend in Thailand! Races from Chiang Mai in the north, to Nakhon Si Thammarat in the south and other regions in between. Two Bangkok races on Sunday; RU 42nd Anniversary Mini Marathon and BITEC Half Marathon. The latter …
Yesterday I followed up the Functional Movement Screen I did two months ago. I was glad to see improvements, especially as I’m in a tough training period now with quite high milage. Feels like I’m on the right track for …
Election on Sunday, but for Thailand runners it’s an “in between weekend”. Last weekend it was the Khon Kaen Marathon and next weekend we first and foremost got the North Face 100® Thailand (TNF 100), but also the BITEC Half Marathon. …
Murray Hunter has put together a quite comprehensive article for nsnbc international about last weekend’s Khon Kaen Marathon. The race gets good reviews from Mr. Hunter who gives the race 4.5 stars out of 5. He writes about the cash …
Khon Kaen Marathon – One of the best Thailand has to offer Read more »
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 …
The 11th Khon Kaen Marathon is one of five “Thailand Majors” according to TAT‘s Marathons Throughout Thailand. Khon Kaen always attracts a strong field of runners and this year’s race was maybe faster than ever. Charles Kimutai Kigen won the …