luckyphil247 Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 I know there's a few keen runners on TF , and maybe some have completed a Marathon . Might be a good way to exchange some good advice with other TF members . Personally , I'm not the fittest guy around . I enjoy running , but unfortunately don't do it often enough . Running in a marathon this year is out of the question , but its something I want to do ( at least once ) . So the plan is to run next year in either the Melbourne marathon ( Oct09 ) or the Bangkok marathon ( Nov09 ) OR both !!! Plenty of time to prepare , but I was thinking it would be a good idea to maybe form a club , right here on this thread . For anyone who has ever wanted to run in a marathon and those who have done it before , lets join forces and do the BKK '09 marathon together in spirit ( or any other marathon ) By that , I mean sharing ones training , preparation , heartache , disappointment , goals , achievements etc etc etc . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmyfan Posted August 8, 2008 Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 i dont hink i can join you for a marathon(way too long )but i was thinking about joining the semi marathon of bkk this year.I will probably near 3 hours to do that,but that will be my first and that is something i really want to try and enjoy if i can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyphil247 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2008 i dont hink i can join you for a marathon(way too long )but i was thinking about joining the semi marathon of bkk this year.I will probably near 3 hours to do that,but that will be my first and that is something i really want to try and enjoy if i can. Most I have ever run , was the Melbourne half-marathon in '05 . Took me a very long 2hrs and 15mins to finish . My legs were hurting so bad the last 3-5 k's . I'd be happy to finish in under 2 hrs , but haven't run anything longer than 12km since that time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Posted August 15, 2008 Report Share Posted August 15, 2008 I do know of a 10k roadrace in Thailand that happens about twice a year. I've never done it, but a friend of mine in Bangkok seems like he is always getting ready for it. I'll get more details from him when I get back to BKK next week. I think they just finished the last 10k run this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biachung Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Sorry butI get tired just watching marathons let alone competing in one, unless of course it's a beer marathon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 ...I'm all up for a marathon....real test of strength and stamina....would definitely sign up for a TF Marathon... ...just bought a Wii Dance Pad and I've got that bug again ...79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyphil247 Posted August 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 Ran 11.6km in one hour last Friday , felt good ( but then drank a lot of beer with Wallace afterwards !!! ) Hadn't run for over 2 weeks prior to that , struggle to find the time , but will try to run at least once a week , Might do the Nike Run on Aug 31 , anyone else ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted August 18, 2008 Report Share Posted August 18, 2008 ......that sounds like a challenge, ..2 weeks ..1 goal ..0.5k download speed for "Eye of The Tiger" ...0.0001 other things that would give you the kick up the backside the training would do..... ...but it's all "level ups" and "Sims" these days.... ...79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmyfan Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Ran 11.6km in one hour last Friday , felt good ( but then drank a lot of beer with Wallace afterwards !!! ) Hadn't run for over 2 weeks prior to that , struggle to find the time , but will try to run at least once a week , Might do the Nike Run on Aug 31 , anyone else ??? What s the distance and where s it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 i run for around an hour (in the gym) for 12-14km 4 times a week. not sure if I could last more than that.... a marathon is 26miles and 385 yards so, that's around 42km... a long long way good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah_its_me Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 ..did anybody made some improvements? Is there still the goal for the BKK Marathon 2009 ? Link to BKK-Marathon Just one question: Isn't it pretty tough to run in BKK a marathon? The distance can be trained for sure, but the air pollution and heat could be very tough I guess? Any experiences from somebody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezywalker Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 I think the BKK marathon starts very early in the morning to help with the heat. My friend just ran the www.angkormarathon.org, she did the half version. I am going to enter next year, if anyone is keen to join, please holler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeah_its_me Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 ahh I see... yes, running in the morning hours would make sense to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querida Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Anyone interested to join the upcoming 12th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Midnight Run? Its a mini-marathon 12km and 6km fun run/walk. I will start my training in a few days coz I still got a month for this event And if anyone here is aiming for the full marathon"'Bangkok Marathon 2009" on November it will be a good start. But I seriously doubt I could make it... 42km harhar... :shock: Been checking the site and they only have 4 divisions: *Full Marathon *Quarter Marathon 10.550 Km. Run *5 km. Fun Run for Health *2.5 km. Walk for Health I've done the quarter/mini marathon and it was really one of my achievements! My next goal would be half marathon I would not jump to the full marathon yet coz I know my body's capability and this will take a lot of time for consistent training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crustyjuggler Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 *Full Marathon *Quarter Marathon 10.550 Km. Run *5 km. Fun Run for Health *2.5 km. Walk for Health Anything a little lower? :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Querida Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hahaha! How about the 2.5km??? (in my personal opinion this division is for senior citizens 8) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmyfan Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Anyone interested to join the upcoming 12th Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Midnight Run? Its a mini-marathon 12km and 6km fun run/walk. I will start my training in a few days coz I still got a month for this event And if anyone here is aiming for the full marathon"'Bangkok Marathon 2009" on November it will be a good start. But I seriously doubt I could make it... 42km harhar... :shock: Been checking the site and they only have 4 divisions: *Full Marathon *Quarter Marathon 10.550 Km. Run *5 km. Fun Run for Health *2.5 km. Walk for Health I've done the quarter/mini marathon and it was really one of my achievements! My next goal would be half marathon I would not jump to the full marathon yet coz I know my body's capability and this will take a lot of time for consistent training. The 5 km could be a nice distance for a TF event.I think you should post an event,and see how it goes :wink: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CiaranM Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Hahaha! How about the 2.5km??? (in my personal opinion this division is for senior citizens 8) ) :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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