Applications are now open for runners looking to participate in the July 21 Pattaya Marathon.
Early registration – which offers lower prices and other benefits – runs through July 13. Participants are eligible for insurance coverage if registered by July 16. Registration fees include a jersey.
More than 2 million baht in prizes are up for grabs in the internationally contested races. Prizes will be awarded in six categories.
Runners in the full 42.2 km. race will segregated by gender and into six age brackets: 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and over 70. Registration for the full marathon costs Thais 500 baht through July 13 and 700 baht until July 20. Foreigners will have to pay 1,080 baht through July 13 and 1,620 baht through July 20.
Wheelchair marathon participants will receive free registration.
Runners in the official half-marathon will be split into the same age and gender brackets. Registration for Thais is 400 baht through July 13 and 500 through July 20. Foreigners will be charged 900 baht through July 13 and 1,260 baht thereafter.
Registration fees for the quarter-marathon are not discounted. Prices through race day are 300 baht for Thais and 720 baht for foreigners.
Race day will also offer a “student race” of just 3.5 km., split into under-14 age brackets for boys and girls. Registration is free, but must be completed by July 10.
Those registering before July 16 will receive 100,000 baht in insurance coverage for accidents related to external factors, such as falling or car collisions. Internal problems or illness are not covered.
The first three runners past the post in the full marathon will receive 200,000, 70,000 and 50,000 baht, respectively. The top Thai female and male finishers will each receive 70,000 baht. Second place earns a 50,000 baht prize and the third-place finisher will take home 30,000 baht.
The top-three finishers in the wheelchair marathon will win 25,000, 20,000 and 15,000 baht, regardless of nationality.
Only Thais, however, will be eligible for prize awards in the half-marathon. The top three finishers will receive 40,000, 20,000 and 10,000 baht, respectively.
Winners of the quarter-marathon and winners age 60 and above will receive prizes of up to 6,000 baht. Youngsters in the student race can win up to 3,000 baht. In addition, there will be prizes awarded to running clubs with the largest number of members participating in the Pattaya Marathon.
For more information, contact the Sports Development for Tourism Office at 038-253-127-9 or visit Pattaya-Marathon.net.
