Running Events in Thailand
Blog posts about the races.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …