Event Detail
The Photak Marathon 2026 takes place on Sunday 13 December 2026 in Pho Tak district, Nong Khai province, Thailand. This established road race in north-eastern Thailand is an AIMS member event and brings runners to the quiet countryside of Isan, near the Mekong region. The race uses Ban Sun Klang village's central roundabout in Pho Tak as its reported event base, with courses through nearby rural communities.
IMPORTANT: date corrected
The Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) formally changed the 2026 date from Sunday 6 December to Sunday 13 December 2026 in an announcement dated 14 May 2026. Some older third-party calendars still show the earlier 6 December date. The updated AIMS date is 13 December, and runners should rely on it rather than older listings. See the current AIMS race profile.
2026 race programme
- Full marathon: 42.195 km.
- Half marathon: approximately 21.1 km.
- Mini marathon: 10 km.
- Fun run: 5 km.
- Family run: a separate 5 km entry.
Organiser-linked 2026 event listings confirm the race distances and the Ban Sun Klang venue. The marathon is reported to start around 03:30 ICT, followed by shorter races before sunrise; the final official flag-off schedule has not been independently verified, with secondary listings disagreeing on at least the half-marathon start. Accordingly, ARC displays the race start time as TBA rather than presenting an unconfirmed time as final.
Registration and travel
Third-party 2026 information identifies an entry period from 15 June to 5 August 2026, with no race-day sign-up, and another recent organiser-linked calendar marks registration closed. The 2026 entry window appears to have ended; do not assume that new entries are still available. Ticket prices shown on different dated calendar copies vary by phase and should not be treated as current checkout prices. The organiser's official website and official Facebook page are the appropriate places to confirm any late-entry allocation, race-pack distribution, transport or subsequent changes.
Practical tip: Pho Tak is some distance from the main Nong Khai and Udon Thani accommodation centres, and the early reported start warrants arranging reliable transport in advance. The map marker is Ban Sun Klang village centre, not a GPS-surveyed start arch. Race bib collection, final cut-offs, aid stations and medical arrangements should be reconfirmed in the organiser's last instructions.
Verification: AIMS profile, current-edition organiser-announcement-derived event listing, and organiser-linked race information.
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