Angkor Wat International Half Marathon

Great race in beautiful Angkor Wat. Good organization and water stations every 2km.

Not sure what happened this year but the traffic in and out of the start/finish line was disastrous. I left the hotel at 4:15 took me over an hour to get there and I almost missed the start as the traffic was horrible. Cars and Tuk Tuks all over the place and without control and no authorities to put order. For next year please put some controls on this part and have the traffics to work. Also the traffic to leave the park was out of control. A total mess to say the least.

This is my fifth time running and it was a Great idea to make us run counterclockwise which avoided runners arriving all together with the other distances. This year was very smooth and should keep it like that for next year

The race is performed in an incredible location, which makes it unique in the world. However the organization should be improved in 3 main areas: -Bib pick up, very long waiting time where it should be pick up and leave -Start of the race: not distributed in any way. Most of the people that where in the front started walking which made the first km horrible to run -End of the race: once we crossed the line there was a massive accumulation of people, first waiting a long cue to get the medal and tshirt and then impossible to get a banana and water. All the space was plenty of sponsors doing commercial advertising rather than providing something to recover after 21km.

Really well organised and total bucket list event with the sun rising over the temples as you run! The only disappointment was not having age group ranking as well as gender. Loved loved loved the overall experience - arriving and leaving by Tuk Tuk! And back at the hotel in time for 2nd breakfast and a soak in the pool!

The half marathon route was more interesting as it took us out further passed additional temple ruins. Nice flat, fast route other than the lack of light for the first 30 mins!

The best half marathon! Super location and great atmosphere!

I think it was actually more like 22km!

Amazing half to run. Was a little slower than my usual runs but it was a great route and an amazing location. Well mated but getting results took 36 hours and still haven’t worked out how to view or get official photos.

Water stations evert 2K and periodic energy drink stations, no need to carry water bottle. Keep your phone or camera to record beautiful images and memories.

It was a very good run and very well organised. 1 small improvement is more thrash bags could have been placed for water bottles. Thrash bags could have been placed bit further after the water stations as well. this helps with thrash management. Please do not give water bottles. It is better to give water in paper cups rather than give the whole bottle. There is a lot of water wastage.

This was good.

Such a well planned event which was run professionally. My wife, Sian Jones, came 3rd in the women's 10km but her time in the records has been recorded incorrectly. She ran 46mins

The straight, flat course was beautiful. The volunteers tried to keep runners seperate on the road but for the front runners it was difficult. They could've held a rope to keep the large group of 10k & 5k runners from using the entire road

Have organizers make folks go thru the finish line & not stop on the finish line. It got crowded there. So much waste on the water bottle. I suggest you have the organizers have water in cups. Often, runners just want a few sips of water and not have to carry the bottle with them. You need more volunteers to distribute the medals faster. Good vendors, nice SWAG, not enough bananas/fruit. Very crowded and a slow run to get to 1000 meters. Nice website to obtain results. I met a Bandit runner, who did not pay registration & demanded a medal & claimed, his bib fell off. That is cheating the system, he got thru security without a bib. Organizers need to stop Bandits from entering; he did this last year too. Nice ceremonies.

I did not like having the 5k runners merge with the 10k. Most of them were walkers and it slowed down the 10k runners. I loved that the route was mostly shaded. The volunteers were very good at keeping the runners in their lane to prevent the returning runners from clashing with other runners on opposite side.

Amazing experience running through the jungles and temples of Angkor Wat!

There were too many walkers and the runners weren’t allowed to get ahead of them. There was no room to run around the walkers or even on the way back. The whole event was very disorganized. It was also very hard to book a spot. The internet and social media presence was very hard to find.

The worth of the running path was too narrow for running one way and really challenging to run back the other way as there were too many walkers.

There were too many walkers and the runners weren’t allowed to get ahead of them. There was no room to run around the walkers or even on the way back. The whole event was very disorganized.

The worth of the running path was too narrow for running one way and really challenging to run back the other way as there were too many walkers.

Completed the Half Marathon event on Sunday, 3 December 2023. Very well organised. Water stations every 2kms - sealed 500ml bottled water. Electrolyte drinks and bananas were also offered along the route. Clean western toilet blocks were also available along the route. Running amidst the lush forests provided a natural canopy enveloping the breathtaking temples of Angkor Wat. Racecourse preview: https://youtu.be/eRSvZ7OFKmg?si=Q5hkMLY-7SMDJ4tn Paid US$10 for a return trip for a Tuk Tuk driver to/from our hotel in Siem Reap to the start/finish line. There were over 10,000 participants from 78 countries, mostly from the UK, USA and France. Received a race t-shirt, finishers' t-shirt and medal. December is the country's coolest time of the year. Although it was 23 degrees C at the start, humidity was at 90% made it challenging.

I completed the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon on Sunday, December 3rd and really enjoyed it. The event was well-organised, and I would recommend it to all runners. They provided bottled water at water stations every 2 kms as well as bananas/energy drinks along the route. Over 10,000 participants from 78 countries took part in the event, with the majority from the UK, USA, and France. It was disappointing to note that Australia wasn't mentioned, considering it's closer to Cambodia than other participating countries. Running through the forest of Angkor Wat temples under the natural canopy, constituting 90% of the route, was breathtaking. The event commenced at 5:30 am, embracing the serene darkness with a mild 23°C temperature and a challenging 90% humidity! Although I wasn't happy with my finish time, I’m grateful for the incredible, humbling, and unforgettable experience. After the event, we had an organised private tour of Siem Reap including Angkor Thom and enjoyed learning about its history. I was amazed that the oldest temples, Pre Rup temple & Banteay Srei temple, were built in the 10th century. We also visited a Khmer village to gain a better understanding of Cambodian rural life, along with an insight into traditional Khmer culture. We also visited Phnom Penh where we went to the Royal Palace, and explored the Toul Sleng Prison Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek - both were grim reminders of Cambodia's bloody past under Pol Pot.

Course is so beautiful