One of the major and longest running annual events in Phuket, Laguna Phuket Marathon will be back again on 7 June 2015 at Laguna Phuket in Cherngtalay. The sporting event will feature from a fun kids run to a serious marathon featuring a distance of over 40 km.

The main attraction of Laguna Phuket Marathon is a scenic coastal course, passing through Thai village market, rubber plantation and switch to beautiful beaches of Phuket and sea, then suddenly change to the green lush paddy field where runners will find several water buffalos enjoying their day on the field. The finish line is, of course, at Laguna Phuket Resort where the event is held.

On its 10th edition, the fun marathon will feature full marathon, half-marathon, 10.5 km run, 5 km community walk/run and 2 km kids run.

The event is open for registration online which you can choose from race only or apply as a package which will only include overnight accommodation and activities but not the race.

The registration has been opened as early as June last year and it will be available for registration until 6 June 2015. Rates are different and based on early bird system.

Laguna Phuket International Marathon is not only just a sport event set in the beautiful Phuket Island, it is also a very family-oriented event where the whole family can enjoy together.

The event is said to be one of the major events that help to promote Phuket as a world destination as well as helping increase tourists flows during the green season in Phuket.

Last year, Laguna Phuket Marathon has attracted over 6,000 participants from over 50 countries across the world. This year it expects to see around 7,000 participants joining this year.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT PHUKET:

The Island

Phuket is the largest island in Thailand. It is situated in the south of Thailand. Phuket Island can be accessed by air and by road as the island is connected to the mainland by modern roads and has the airport.
The island has plenty of international and domestic flights. It is only an hour flight from Bangkok, 1.5 hr from Singapore and 3.5 hr from Hong Kong.

Accommodation in Phuket

There are more than enough accommodation choices in Phuket – from the full-service resorts and hotels to private luxury villas that are suitable for those who travel in a big group. Therefore, finding accommodation in Phuket is not an issue at all.

Weather

Tropical weather comes with plenty of the sunshine, shower rain and humidity. Phuket only has 2 seasons – summer (November to April) and rainy (May to October) seasons. an average temperature in Phuket is around 30-Celsiuss degrees.

Also see: 5 Adventure Activities to Do in Phuket

Featured image from lagunaphuket.com