Running Events in Thailand
Blog about running and traveling in Thailand. Races and training in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.
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. …
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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 …
Mark your calendars! Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is promoting five outstanding running events in their Marathon Throughout Thailand 2014 campaign. Khon Kaen International Marathon – January 26, 2014 The first major marathon of the year in Thailand offers one …
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] …
Last week’s Chiang Mai Marathon 2013 was for many Thai runners the final race of 2013’s running calendar. It was the 8th edition of this marathon event and there were more participants registered than ever before. I planned to do …
Another interesting running weekend in Thailand is behind us. There were a few smaller mini marathons, but the two main events were the Thailand International Half Marathon in Bangkok and Unique Running Ayutthaya Marathon. Thailand International Half Marathon had some …
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It’s now 3.5 weeks since the Bangkok Marathon and consequently 3.5 weeks into my recovery and build-up program. The first week was easy, focusing on recovery. The second was also a recovery week, but here I included some harder workouts, …
Beginning of December has been absolutely packed with marathons, half marathons, mini marathons and all kinds of running events in Thailand. There were many races in Thailand last weekend as well. Chiang Mai is really positioning itself as Thailand’s running …
Today Lumpini Park was invaded by Santa Clauses! The Charity Santa Fun Run started at 8.30 AM, all proceeds from the event was donated to the Thung Khanan Shelter Project. This was a Fun Run in its true meaning, all …
Race review of C-Vitt Run for Better Life by Craig Sauers who won this Bangkok 4 km running event last Saturday: This was a strange weekend, to say the least. Malls closed, protests reached a tipping point, and races were …
Two Bangkok races were cancelled this weekend due to the protests in the city. The organizers of the Thai Sikh Mini Marathon announced early last week that the race was postponed, new date is Feb 23 next year. The RU …
December is packed with running events in Thailand, everything from marathons to short distances races. This weekend is no expectation, races allover Thailand. Due to the unrest in Bangkok, it’s probably a good idea to contact the organizer if you …
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 …
It’s the weekend after Bangkok’s major running event 2013, but Bangkok never sleeps. Four races are on the list this weekend, no marathon but everything between 2.5 km and 10 km is available. Bangkok running events Nov 23-24: – Walk-Run …
Before we leave this year’s Bangkok Marathon behind us, here is a summary of the event itself. The marathon in numbers: – 1904 people were signed up for the full marathon, 1899 completed it. – 233 female racers (12%), and …
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, …
Results from today’s Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon 2013. Sometimes it feels great to update results…
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 …