A landmark of the last ten years

Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon 2024

More than 1,800 Thai and foreign runners raced from Phru Chaweng Public Park, with the opening ceremony on 23 June 2024.

When
23 June 2024
Where
Phru Chaweng Public Park, Chaweng, Koh Samui
A dynamic scene of male and female athletes sparring in a Muay Thai ring, showcasing skill and determination.
A general photo of this kind of event, not a photo of this event. Photo: RDNE Stock project, Pexels License

About this event

The 2024 Samui Half Marathon was again the first running event of the Bangkok Airways Boutique Series, as the airline's own announcements set out. Registration opened online through ThaiRun, with a closing date at the end of May. Bangkok Airways has staged runs on Koh Samui since at least 2012, with the aim of promoting sports tourism.

After the 2022 return, 2024 showed the race at a larger scale, and BTW Media and the airline's pages carried the announcements. Phru Chaweng Public Park is in the middle of Chaweng, so the route starts from the island's busiest district. As with other airline-run events, the press releases are the best source for rules, categories and registration windows, and they are linked below.

The facts

  1. 1 More than 1,800 Thai and foreign runners took part in the 2024 race, which started from Phru Chaweng Public Park.
  2. 2 Races were 21 km, 10 km and 5 km, plus an 800 m kids' race on 22 June.

Why it matters

The island's largest recurring road race, run by the airline that owns Samui airport.

Muay Thai and sport on Koh Samui

Sport on Samui means three things. Muay Thai fights run most nights in Chaweng: Samui International Stadium on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, Phetchbuncha on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, with six bouts from about 21:00. The Samui Regatta, the island's longest-running sporting event, brings sailing fleets to Chaweng in late May. Running events add a half marathon starting in Chaweng, which has been held in June, and the Samui Trail in November, with distances from 7 to 55 km starting in Na Mueang. Start times are early, to beat the heat.

Around Chaweng

Chaweng is the main resort town on Samui's east coast, with the longest beach on the island, roughly 7 km of sand. Soi Green Mango, just back from the beach, is the nightlife alley, and Central Festival Samui sits between the beach road and Chaweng Lake. Chaweng Beach Road is one-way northbound and slows to a crawl between 17:00 and 20:00 with taxis, scooters and pedestrians. Most club nights, pool parties and Muay Thai bouts are here, and Pru Chaweng Park hosts public festivals and races.

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