Category: Race Report
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Vientiane International Marathon 2025 — Race Report
3:18:59 | 7th Overall | 2nd Age Group | PB Since my last marathon back in January, the trajectory has been clear — even if the path hasn’t been perfectly smooth. There have been PBs at every distance along the way: 5 km, 10 km, and the half marathon. An age-group win at Chiang Khan.…
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Luang Prabang Half Marathon 2025 – Run for Children
This was my fourth time lining up at the Luang Prabang Half Marathon — a race that’s been part of my running story since 2017.Back then, I didn’t even finish. In 2022 I clocked 1:47, in 2023 I switched things up for the Luang Prabang Ultra Trail, and last year, I came back stronger with…
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Chiang Khan Super Half 25K – Race Report
This was my second year lining up a tough race as a tune-up before marathon season. Last year it was the Vang Vieng X-Race 25K trail — I went in with almost all road training, blew up hard, and suffered all the way to the end. This time, I still want to push myself but…
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Lao Constitution Day Fun Run – 5K
I’m following a Dr. Will O’Connor half-marathon training plan right now, and it just so happened that the plan had a 5K time trial scheduled. Constitution Day lined up perfectly — an official race instead of a solo effort. Couldn’t have asked for better timing. It’s not often I get the chance to really send…
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Bangsaen10 Race Report
This one wasn’t the race I was hoping for when I signed up, but it was still a good experience. Pre-Race The lead-up wasn’t great. I managed a couple of 40k weeks, then only 20 and 25 going into the race. I tried to throw in some sub-threshold running, but I really wasn’t ready for…
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Bangkok 21K Park Run
Pre-Race I was coming into this race still way underdone, but we had travel booked to Bangkok with this race specifically planned, so we set off anyway. Bangkok in May is always hot and humid, and this race was no exception. I’d only been back running for a week, so expectations were low. In the…
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K-I-S 5K
The KIS 5K was originally scheduled for early April, but got postponed after the passing of former Lao President and Party leader Khamtai Siphandone, who died in Vientiane on April 2 at the age of 101. The government declared a five-day national mourning period, during which all sporting events and celebrations were suspended. I’d been…
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Kasemrad Hospital Run for Breath – 5K (Lake That Luang, Vientiane)
Just a week after the Vientiane International Half Marathon, I lined up again—this time with the family for the Kasemrad Hospital Run for Breath 5K. This one was all about fun. The event allowed registration for any age, which meant the kids were able to get their own shirts, bibs, and medals. They managed a…
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Vientiane Half Marathon 2025 – 10k
After running the full marathon in Khon Kaen, I jumped straight into a half marathon training plan from Dr. Will O’Connor. The Vientiane Half Marathon being less than 2 months later i want to give myself time to recover and execute of a full training block before racing my next Half Marathon, so I opted…
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Khon Kaen International Marathon 2025 – Race Report
Background: 8 years ago I was the stereotypical 29-year-old novice marathoner. I was going through a lot in life want to hurt and marathon training gave me a way to do that. I roughly followed a novice plan and then gave everything I had on race day to finish in 3:58:54. The course had a…