First Thai team, led by Thanathorn, completes Mont-Blanc trail run

[webfact]

From Facebook page: Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit – ธนาธร จึงรุ่งเรืองกิจ

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and his two running mates have become the first team from Thailand to complete the PTL-UTMB trail run within time limit of 152 hours and 30 minutes.

 

The PTL-UTMB is one of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) events and is regarded as one of the toughest trail races in the world. The course covers a distance of 302km spanning the Alpine region of France, Switzerland and Italy and includes 27,649 metres of ascent.

 

This year’s race began on August 22nd in Chamonix, France with 101 teams participating. 53 teams did not make it to the finish line within the time limit.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/first-thai-team-led-by-thanathorn-juangroongruangkit-completes-mont-blanc-trail-run/

 

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[herfiehandbag]

Impressive - well done them.

 

Next year Team Prawit?

Edited August 29, 2022 by herfiehandbag

[edwinchester]

15 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Impressive - well done them.

 

Next year Team Prawit?

Only if the entire 302 kms were downhill and his teammates were pushing him in a wheelbarrow.

[Aussieroaming]

Congratulations,  this race is one of the most challenging runs in the ultra running world.

[smutcakes]

Also worth noting that a number of individual Thais finished the main UTMB race which is 170 KM. I believe one of them came top 50 which is a fantastic achievement.

[2long]

Prayuth is getting this team's entry annulled.

They aren't suitable contenders, and they need to be removed.

[roquefort]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

27,649 metres of ascent.

....would take them almost to the summit of Everest. Presumably here are also some descents?

[smutcakes]

8 minutes ago, roquefort said:

....would take them almost to the summit of Everest. Presumably here are also some descents?

They went up and down in the mountain range multiple times... I thought Everest was about 8,500 m, so its 3 times that.

[roquefort]

11 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

They went up and down in the mountain range multiple times... I thought Everest was about 8,500 m, so its 3 times that.

Quite right, I was thinking in feet instead of metres. That's a phenomenal achievement then.

[Baron Samedi]

Nice ! ????????????

[happysoul]

Apparently this is not the tour du mont blanc (UMTB) but the PTL (Petite Trotte à Léon), an endurance walk.

 

More info here

 

 

Still a nice performance but it's not the craziness of ultra trail competitions

 

Edit : add this link... many thais are registered for the different races... not only those 3 

Here and search for thailand in country

Edited August 29, 2022 by happysoul

[zzaa09]

I surely can appreciated Khun Thanathorn's lust for life and getting out and about, but shouldn't he [as a key player] be assisting and helping to design the coming revolution during this fragile time? Need to strike when the opportunity lends itself. 

 

I realize that he's been summoned by the recent court cases several months ago......but he hasn't been forced into exile. Noted, that he's been very quite this last year.......as are his political cohorts. 

[herfiehandbag]

2 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

I surely can appreciated Khun Thanathorn's lust for life and getting out and about, but shouldn't he [as a key player] be assisting and helping to design the coming revolution during this fragile time? Need to strike when the opportunity lends itself. 

 

I realize that he's been summoned by the recent court cases several months ago......but he hasn't been forced into exile. Noted, that he's been very quite this last year.......as are his political cohorts. 

Quite possibly keeping his powder dry, so his movement can enter the field at the General Election. 

Too high a profile/ too much activity beforehand will only give the yellow fascists opportunity to get banning!

 

They probably will be banned, but doing so during or just after an election campaign will have much greater consequences, nationally and internationally. Banning now would be less noticeable.

Edited August 29, 2022 by herfiehandbag

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

Progressive Movement leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and his two running mates have become the first team from Thailand to complete the PTL-UTMB trail run within time limit of 152 hours and 30 minutes

Great achievement...  just a shame he got kicked out of the PM race in Thailand.