Race reviews

In-depth reviews built from real participant race reports and coverage — what a race is actually like to run, with every claim linked back to its source.

• Amartha 10X Run 2026: A Purple-Hued Half Marathon in the Heart of Senayan

  A fintech-backed festival race built around Jakarta's iconic GBK loop, returning with its half marathon distance and a rural-market twist at the finish.

  Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia

• Angkor Wat International Half Marathon: Running Through a UNESCO Wonder

  A once-a-year chance to run past Bayon, Ta Prohm and the Angkor Wat causeway at sunrise — but the humidity, not the terrain, decides your day.

  Siem Reap, Cambodia

• Bagan Marathon Review: Racing Past 2,000 Temples at Dawn

  RUNderful Myanmar's dawn race through the Bagan Archaeological Zone pairs a genuinely flat course with genuinely tough conditions, all set against one of Asia's most extraordinary skylines.

  Nyaung-U / Old Bagan, Myanmar

• Bekasi Marathon 2026: A Flat, Tree-Lined Loop That Tests Your Heat Tolerance

  Now in its fifth edition, Bekasi Marathon trades big-city spectacle for a steady, cone-lined loop through a Bekasi township — flat and green, but hot, strict on time, and a genuine mission to reach without a car.

  Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

• Bulacan Marathon 2026: A Half-Marathon Hit Goes the Full 42K

  The organizers behind Bulacan's crowd-pleasing half marathon are stretching to 42.195km for the first time, bringing their proven medal-and-string-bag playbook to a brand-new full-marathon debut in Pulilan.

  Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines

• Dili International Marathon 2026: Palace Steps, Pacific Coastline and a Nation's Biggest Race Day

  Ten editions in, Timor-Leste's flagship marathon still starts and finishes at the presidential palace — but 2026 brings a new certified coastal route, electronic timing and a bigger international elite field than ever.

  Dili, Timor-Leste

• MILO Marathon 2026 General Santos Leg: A Golden-Anniversary Homecoming Run

  One of the National MILO Marathon's biggest provincial legs returns to the Tuna Capital for the series' 50th-anniversary year, with a hometown king in the mix and an evening flag-off under Mindanao skies.

  General Santos City, Philippines

• Sihanoukville International Half Marathon: A Beach Run With a Twist

  A seaside charity race that trades big-city marathon energy for white sand, pine trees, and a course that keeps rewriting itself.

  Sihanoukville, Cambodia

• Singapore Half Marathon 2026 by JomRun: A Pre-Dawn Half Before the Big December Race

  A 3:30am flag-off from Marina Barrage, three distances and a spot eight weeks before the BYD Singapore Marathon — here's what's actually confirmed about JomRun's 2026 half.

  Singapore, Singapore

• Taiping Half Marathon Review: A Pre-Dawn 21K Through Perak's Heritage Heart

  An AIMS-certified road race that flags off in the dark to beat Malaysia's heat, winding past Taiping's Lake Gardens and colonial streets. Here's how the 2025 edition ran — and what to expect on 9 August 2026.

  Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

• Songkhla Marathon 2026 Review: The South's Original Marathon Turns 27

  Southern Thailand's longest-running marathon returns to Tinsulanonda Stadium with a World Athletics label behind it — but the August heat is a factor no runner should underestimate.

  Songkhla, Thailand

• The Kiprun Singapore 2026: Decathlon's High-Speed Debut in Kallang

  Decathlon's performance running label makes its Singapore racing debut with a Kallang-based half marathon promising fast, turn-light roads, festival flair and unusually low entry fees.

  Singapore, Singapore

• The Northernmost Padang Besar 22KM & 12KM 2026: A Border-Town Night Run Review

  A pre-dawn 21.1km and 12km run through Malaysia's northernmost border town, threading duty-free markets and immigration checkpoints under floodlight and starlight.

  Padang Besar, Perlis, Malaysia

• VnExpress Marathon Nha Trang Review: Sunrise Coast, One Brutal Pass

  Vietnam's biggest beach-city marathon pairs a postcard sunrise on Tran Phu with a punishing climb over Luong Son Pass — here's what five editions of race reports say about running it.

  Nha Trang, Vietnam

• Watlaharnrai Half Marathon Review: Merit-Making Miles at a Rayong Temple

  A provincial Thai half marathon built around merit-making at Wat La Harn Rai gets a fresh, World Athletics-measured course for its fifth edition — here's what to expect on race morning.

  Ban Khai, Rayong, Thailand

• Yoma Mandalay International Marathon: A New Half on the Ayeyarwady

  Myanmar's biggest running brand brings its half marathon, 10K and 5K to Mandalay for the first time in years, with a second edition now set for December 2026.

  Mandalay, Myanmar