Wild elephants force change of venue for XTERRA Trail Run in Thailand

The XTERRA Nong Yai Trail Run in Thailand will still take place on November 18th, but the race will now be held at Khao Mai Kaew Reservation Park in the Chonburi province, south of Bangkok. Now named the XTERRA Khao Mai Kaew Trail Run, the event will still feature 50K, 25K, 10K, and 3K courses.

XTERRA added that the reason for changing the venue is one of those ‘only in XTERRA moments’. Wild elephants moved onto the trails at Nong Yai and decided to stay for a while, posing a potential hazard to runners in the area.

‘Because the race is so popular and over one thousand people registered, the event has been moved rather than cancelled.’

The new venue at the Khao Mai Kaew Reservation Park is a well-known running trail close to the resort city of Pattaya.

The details of the race are available online and all registered athletes were contacted on October 24th about the change in venue.

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