In light of the COVID-19 related changes and cancellations our Race Calendar 2020 is being updated regularly based on the newest updates from race organisers. We try to keep our sheet up to date but there might be some minor delays. Thank you for understanding.
In light of the COVID-19 related changes and cancellations our Race Calendar 2020 is being updated regularly based on the newest updates from race organisers. We try to keep our sheet up to date but there might be some minor delays. Thank you for understanding.
In light of the COVID-19 related changes and cancellations our Race Calendar 2020 is being updated regularly based on the newest updates from race organisers. We try to keep our sheet up to date but there might be some minor delays. Thank you for understanding.
Sakuna Usanawasin
My name is Sakuna, my nickname is Nok. I live in Thailand, Chonburi Province, near Bangkok. I work full time as a doctor in a government hospital and I also work as a volunteer doctor in remote mountain areas of Thailand which requires walking up steep mountains to treat patients living there.
I like to spend time in the nature, I like adventures and I enjoy endurance challenges. I love beautiful scenery and I love exploring cold places with snow that I don't get to see in my country. I do everything from triathlon (I finished full Ironman three times), skiing, long distance cycling, trekking, ultra road and trail running to paddling.
Trail running is my favorite kind of lifestyle. I started in 2011 when trail running as a sport just emerged in Thailand. I’m not competitive, I just run for fun, but sometimes I put more effort into my performance and manage to get a trophy. I like to choose the longest race distances so I can push my limits and break records as a Thai female runner in my country and abroad.
Some of my achievements include running a 200 mile road running race in Singapore, Translantau 100km in Hong Kong and Tsaigu Trail 110km in China. I’m the first Thai woman to finish a 100 mile distance in 2016. In 2017 I joined the UTMB race, 170km long with 10,000m+ elevation, but unfortunately I wasn't able to finish because of rainy, snowy and cold weather that made my glasses completely foggy and prevented me from seeing the route. I am also proud to be the first Thai person that finished an Everesting challenge within 48 hours in 2018. In 2019 I ran the most incredible race, Tor des Geants in Italy which is 330km long with an elevation gain of 24,000m+. I truly loved this race and I will go back again as soon as possible as I could not complete the race due to an injury after 200km.
Trail running makes me happy and creates great memories every time I run in new or familiar places. I will continue to run, challenge myself and push my limits. Putting effort into what we do makes us successful. No matter how difficult it is. but most importantly - don't forget to always do things with love and to enjoy what you do.
