Running Events in Thailand
Blog about running and traveling in Thailand. Races and training in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand.
As the name suggests, Run Thailand focus on running events in Thailand. However, Thailand runners might also be interested in marathons outside the Kingdom. In corporation with Heinrich Hubbeling, a statistician for IAAF and ASIAN AA, here are some recent …
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 …
Several Bangkok races have been postponed lately due to the political protests in the city. According to the organizers of the Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon, the race is still scheduled to the 17th of November, but a new route has …
A new weekend is already approaching, but let’s have a quick look at last weekend’s races first. In Bangkok, the Thailand Iron Man Mini Marathon was held in Saturday November the 2nd. It turned out to be a fast 5k …
Randy Travis is an American ultra runner based in Bangkok, Thailand. He has prepared himself for Sunday’s Zulu W Run in Kanchaburi by alternating speed sessions and shorter races with long runs such as the almost 70 kilometer Runventure from Bangkok …
Go Adventure Aisia has announced that Sunday’s SCG 100th Anniversary Charity Run is postponed due to the political protests in Bangkok. New date for the race will be declared soon. The full announcement: “Dear all runners, In anticipation of widespread …
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 …
Big marathon event in Osaka today, good prize money in Jakarta Marathon’s pot, but this weekend’s main Thailand running race was held in Rayong. The 7th PTT Group Marathon in Rayong attracted thousands to run the rather hilly course along …
Today’s Ekiden Relay by Unique Running was a success. The organiser had to close the registration earlier this week since the 100-team limit was reached. Each team consisted of five runners and every runner did 2-4 legs of 2.6 kilometer. …
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 …
A little video to get in the right mood for tonight’s midnight racing. Let master Bryan Marotta show you how Bangkok street running is done!
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 …
The Amari Midnight Charity Run 2013 in central Bangkok is coming up this weekend. Run Thailand got ahold of the charismatic winner of the Amari Midnight Run 2012, Bryan Marotta. He is an American runner who has great experience of …
While Run Thailand was enjoying a beach weekend in lovely Sam Roi Yod and Dolphin Bay Resort, there were some races taking place also this weekend. The Ramathibodi Specialist Run reached its full capacity of 1,000+ participants. Yet another fully …
There are a few races to choose from also this weekend, especially in the Bangkok area. No major events, but some smaller ones. In Bangkok you have three races with distances of 10k, give or take. Chao Praya Runners 10.5 …
Some of the best and worst decisions of my life began to take shape when I was drinking. A couple of weeks ago, I went out on the town with Randy, my running buddy and close friend. After a couple …
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 …
Fellow runner Lawrence Neal shares his thoughts on today’s Comptroller General’s Mini Marathon: The 12th annual Comptroller General’s Mini Marathon is perhaps not the best know race in the running calendar, but it still attracted a large number of runners …
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