Race information
Khon Kaen International Marathon 2024
Race Categories and Age Divisions
The Marathon – of the distance of 42.195 kilometers
Overall Category, male-female
Age Divisions Category, male-female
18 – 34 years old
35 – 39 years old
40 – 44 years old
45 – 49 years old
50 – 54 years old
55 – 59 years old
60 years and over
The Half Marathon – of the distance of 21.10 kilometers
Overall Category, male-female
Age Divisions Category, male-female
16 – 29 years old
30 – 34 years old
35 – 39 years old
40 – 44 years old
45 – 49 years old
50 – 54 years old
55 – 59 years old
60 years and over
The Mini Marathon – of the distance of 11.55 kilometers
Overall Category, male-female
Age Divisions Category, male-female
12 – 15 years old
16 – 19 years old
20 – 24 years old
25 – 29 years old
30 – 34 years old
35 – 39 years old
40 – 44 years old
45 – 49 years old
50 – 54 years old
55 – 59 years old
60 years and over
The Walk and Fun Run – of the distance of 5.4 kilometers – with no limitations of age
Prizes
Cash Awards
The Marathon – of the distance of 42.195 kilometers
The amount of cash awards for the Marathon – Overall Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 100,000 | 100,000 |
2 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
3 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
The amount of cash awards for the Marathon – Overall Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
2 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
3 | 5,500 | 5,500 |
4 | 4,500 | 4,500 |
5 | 4,000 | 4000 |
The Half Marathon – of the distance of 21.10 kilometers
The amount of cash awards for the Half Marathon – Overall Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
2 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
3 | 15,000 | 15,000 |
The amount of cash awards for the Half Marathon – Age Divisions Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 3,500 | 3,500 |
2 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
3 | 2,800 | 2,800 |
4 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
5 | 2,000 | 2000 |
The Mini Marathon – of the distance of 11.55 kilometers
The amount of cash awards for the Mini Marathon – Overall Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
2 | 12,500 | 12,500 |
3 | 7,500 | 7,500 |
The amount of cash awards for the Mini Marathon – Age Divisions Category (Baht) | ||
Order | Male | Female |
1 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
2 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
3 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
4 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
5 | 1,000 | 1000 |
1. The runner receiving the first prize for the overall category of the Marathon, both male and female, will receive a cup trophy from His Majesty the King.
2. The runner receiving the first prize for the overall category of the Half Marathon, both male and female, will receive a cup trophy from Her Royal Highness Queen Sirikit.
3. The runner receiving the first prize for the overall category of the Mini Marathon, both male and female, will receive a cup trophy from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
4. The runners receiving the first runner-up and the second runner-up prizes for the overall category of the Marathon, the Half Marathon and the Mini Marathon, both males and females, will receive a cup or a plague trophy.
5. The runners receiving the prizes for the first five orders of the age divisions category will receive a cup or plague trophy for the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon.
6. The oldest male and female runners who reach the finish line within the time set will receive a cup or plague trophy for the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon. If more than one runner meet the criteria, the runner who reaches the finish line first will be awarded.
7. The Thai runners receiving the special prize for the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon, will receive a cup or plague trophy.
The runners reaching the finish line will receive the medals according to the following stipulations.
1. The Marathon – finishing within 7 hours
2. The Half Marathon – finishing within 3 hours and 30 minutes
3. The Mini Marathon – finishing within one hour and 45 minutes
4. The Health and Fun Run – the first 10,000 runners reaching the finish line.
The runners reaching the finish line within the time set will receive a finisher T-shirt, as follows:
1. The Marathon – finishing within 7 hours
2. The Half Marathon – finishing within 3 hours and 30 minutes
The first 100 runners reaching the finish line for the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon, will receive the Top-100 prize, which is to be arranged by the Implementation Committee.
1. All types of awardees must show their identification card, an official ID card, a governmental officer ID card attached with a photo, or a passport, to receive the award by the announced date.
2. The Implementation Committee will hold the award and trophy presentation ceremony at the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University for the awardees of the overall categories, the age divisions category and the VIP, in this order.
Application
1. Application can be online at the Website: http://www.khonkaenmarathon.com
2. Application can be in person at the Sports Center, Khon Kaen University – at the
Khon Kaen International Marathon Project Coordination Room, Sports Center (Opposite Chon Hen Chob Swimming Pool) on official days and time.
3. The procedure and application periods shall follow what is set and announced by the Implementation Committee.
1. Application fees
Category | Application fees | |
Thai Runners (Baht) | Foreign Runners (Baht) | |
Marathon | 1,000 | 1,300 |
Half Marathon | 800 | 1,100 |
Mini Marathon | 600 | 900 |
Walk&Fun Run | 300 | 300 |
VIP Runners | 3,000 |
2. THAI runners aged below 19 years old and the runners over 60 years of age will pay only half of the application fee for all categories, except the Health and Fun Run.
3. The VIP runners will receive a runner T-shirt or a souvenir T-shirt as arranged by the Implementation Committee, a cup or a trophy and a medal.
4. Payment
4.1 Thai runners can pay by using the QR Code provided or pay by a credit card. The applicant shall be responsible for the credit card charge in accordance with the respective bank.
4.2 Foreign runners can only pay with a credit card. The application fee already includes the credit card charge, except the Walk and Fun Run.
5. Refund – There is no refund for all cases except when it is the mistake of the Khon Kaen International Marathon Committee or the case of pacers who paid before being selected.
Schedules, Release Points and Finish Lines
Saturday January 13, 2024
Category | Start Time | Finish Time | Time Limit |
Walk & Fun Run | 07.00 a.m. | 08.30 a.m. | 1 hour and 30 minutes |
- Release Point – The Golden Jubilee Convention Center (on the side of Flags Area), Khon Kaen University
- Finish Line – In front of Khum Si Than, the Cultural Center, Khon Kaen University
Sunday January 14, 2024
Category | Start Time | Finish Time | Time Limite |
Marathon | 03.00 a.m. | 10.00 a.m. | 7 hours |
Half Marathon | 04.00 a.m. | 07.30 a.m. | 3 hours and 30 minutes |
Mini Marathon | 04.45 a.m. | 06.45 a.m. | 2 hours |
- The Release Point and Finish Line are on Kalapaphruek Road, in front of the Golden Jubilee Convention Center, Khon Kaen University.
Rules and Regulations
1. Runners of all categories must arrive at the release point on time. The runners will be classified at the release point according to their running statistics. For each category, the runners may be released not more than 15 minutes after the time set (counting from the start time). If a runner arrives later than this, the Race Committee has the rights to exclude the runner from the race.
2. All runners shall attach the BIB on the front of the shirt so it can be clearly seen and attach the race chip as instructed.
3. Use of another person’s BIB and chip is considered rule violation, and the runner will be disqualified from all cases if the runner’s name is found on the list of prize awardees.
4. Runners who start off before the time set for each of the race types or before the signal from the Race Committee will be disqualified from the race.
5. The Race Committee will assign the runner groups before releasing according to the running statistics stated in the application. All runners must enter the release point in accordance with the group assigned. If the Committee finds out later that a runner has not been in the assigned group, the case is considered violation and the runner will be disqualified from the race.
6. All runners must run along the assigned route (following the arrows, ribbons, and directing signposts/signals). No shortcut is allowed. All runners must pass all of the Check Points set by the Race Committee. If any runner is found to use a shortcut or miss a check point, the case is considered violation and the runner will be disqualified from the race.
7. Assistance of runners is allowed at a rest point, a first-aid point, a drinking water point, or any other point assigned by the Race Committee only. No person is allowed to assist runners along the race routes.
8. For the case of runners giving drinking water or any item to one another, if this does not lead to racing advantages, does not break the rule, but may be subject to objection; then it is the right of the Judgment Committee to state if the action is a continuous support that leads to racing advantages or not.
** Mutual assistance between runners in a friendly way is not considered violation, but this is under the decision of the Race Committee.
9. Runners must not do anything that causes slowness in the race or obstructs other runners to reach the finish point.
10. Runners must not use any devices that assist in running such as skates, a caster or a wheeled vehicle, etc., and must not receive any technical assistance from other people who are not the technical officers of the race.
11. Runners are to leave the race at once after being informed by a technical officer, a medical officer, or a security officer of the race in the case when the runner violates the racing rule or regulation or when an officer decides that the case is dangerous to life or asset.
12. The Race Committee has the rights to take still pictures or animation of the race and publicize them on different media such as a newspaper, internet, television, magazine, etc. Runners may use these pictures, animation, and their voice without any authorization, provided that the use is not for a commercial purpose.
13. No refund is made in case of any force majeure that causes postponement of the race.
1. Judgment is based on the chip timing. The Overall category awards and the TOP 100 awards of the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon are based on the Gun Time, which means the length of the release time and the finish time. The Age Divisions awards of the Marathon, the Half Marathon, and the Mini Marathon are based on the Chip Time, which means the length of time the chip passes from the start point to the finish point.
2. Runners of the Marathon and Half Marathon entering the finish point within the set time must report at the finish area at once with the BIB to apply for the medal and the Finisher Shirt.
3. Runners must get their race pack containing the running shirt, BIB and the chip, together with the documents and other devices, on the announced date and time. If any runner fails to get the race pack on the date and time stated, the race pack will be under the right of the Race Committee to use or to dispose of as seen appropriate.
4. The judgment of the Race Committee is considered final.
5. Other rules and regulations not stated herein will be based on the rules and regulations set forth by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
1. The Race Committee may refuse to admit an application or cancel an application of an applicant who does not read and agree with the rules and regulations of the race. The runners who join the race must complete the official application form or apply online, give all the necessary information to the Race Committee, and accept all of the race conditions.
2. No reapplication is allowed, nor the use of the other’s name and information for application.
3. After application, the applicant becomes a runner of the race and shall not transfer the rights to join the race to another person without authorization from the Race Committee. The Race Committee will arrange the time for the runners to change their information as seen appropriate.
Remark:
- The change of information of the same runner such as changing the distance from long to short does not require any additional fee. However, the change from a short to a long distance requires an additional fee of 50 baht on top of the difference of application fee that increases.
- The change of a runner or the running information for the three types: Marathon, Half Marathon and Mini Marathon requires a fee of 200 baht.
- The change of running types can be made within the Marathon, Half Marathon and Mini Marathon types only; change to the Health and Fun Run is not allowed.
4. A runner’s age is calculated from B.E. 2567 minus the year of birth.
5. No false information is accepted in application, nor fraud document attached in the application.
6. Change of application information after confirmation is not allowed. An applicant must check the information carefully before confirmation.
7. Certain computer, laptop, tablet, mobile phone and all operating systems of the said equipment could make application erroneous. The Race Committee is not liable to take responsibility over the operations of the equipment, nor over the slowness from internet connection that may arise.
8. The Race Committee is not liable to the case in which the informed email address is not correct. The applicant must check the correctness of the email address by him/herself.
9. As there are a great number of applicants, the Race Committee is not able to answer questions about the application status or results abruptly on a case by case basis.
10. Assigning someone to register for receiving BIB and the race pack requires a certified copy of the identification card or passport of the applicant, or a certified copy of document issued by an official organization, with the registered number stated.
11. There is no registration for BIB and the race pack on the racing days.
12. The Race Committee will not compensate for any damage or take responsibility over the argument arising from incomplete completion of the application or the mistake made by the applicant.
1. Protest against an awardee can be made in writing according to the protest form stipulated by the Committee and has to be made within 30 minutes after the official announcement of the race. A protest can be thus filed with a deposit of the amount of 1,000 baht or 100 USD. If the protest is not effective, the deposit will be confiscated and used for the International Marathon management.
2. Objection of the race results in addition to No. 8.1 must be made in writing or by email within 7 days after the announcement.
1. Any action that violates the race regulations or frauds of documents for all cases are subjected to punishment if later investigation and proof thus indicate. The runner being awarded a prize must return the prize and the trophy and will receive full punishment from the Committee and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).
2. Cheating is subjected to disqualification for a medal award, a winner shirt, a certification and disqualification for the next international Marathon and the race under Khon Kaen Marathon Network.