Over thousands take part in Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon

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Over thousands take part in Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon

By Agencies

 

 

Samui –  More than 1,000 runners took part in the “Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon” at Nathon Pier, Koh Samui, Surat Thani on Sunday.

 

Attended by thousands of running enthusiasts from Thailand and overseas, the opening ceremony was presided over by Poonsak Soponprathumarak, Senior Deputy District Chief of Koh Samui.

 

The Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon was the third event out of seven planned programs for the Bangkok Airways Boutique Series 2018. The main purpose of this event is to promote Samui tourism and to ensure that participants recognize the importance of healthy lifestyle.

 

Moreover, Bangkok Airways has joined held with Teelakaw Company Limited in organizing this unique running event as Teelakaw is the real expert in this field.

 

All participants are guaranteed to be impressed with breath-taking scenery of Samui Island as well as the beauty of local charms along the running route.

 

As Bangkok Airways is a boutique airline, the running tracks will reflect a cozy inviting experience for participants. Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon offers  runners a choice of 3 different categories which are; Fun Run of 5 kilometers, Mini Marathon of 10 kilometers, and Half-Marathon of 21 kilometers.

 

Moreover, Bangkok Airways take the running series campaign further by giving back to the society. “Shoes for Kids” campaign gives the opportunity for runners to take part to donate a pair of shoes to kids living in the provinces where the running races take place.

 

 For this race, the airline, Teelakaw and participated runners managed to donate 50 pairs of running shoes to the students of Wat Jang School and Ban Angthong School. Donation can be further made via www.teelakow.com

 

for those runners who would like to contribute.

 

Bangkok Airways Samui Half-Marathon is the third event out of seven planned programs of the Bangkok Airways Boutique Series 2018.

 

The remaining programs are the “Lampang Half Marathon” in Lampang will be held on 24 June 2018, “Phuket Half Marathon” in Phuket will be on 5 August 2018, and the “Chiang Rai Marathon” in Chiang Rai will be on 16 September 2018, with the “Lanna Marathon” in Chiang Mai following on 11 November 2018”.

 

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