It is hardly a surprise that despite being among the 10 most expensive marathons in the world, the Kyoto Marathon is the eighth-most-registered. Last month, CW-X, the sportswear arm of underwear authority Wacoal -- one of the main co-sponsors of the Kyoto Marathon this year -- flew in a squad of four Thai runners to participate in the event. Napassaporn says: "You need to know what weather you'll be facing and need to be prepared. "You need to be able to not die the next day," she says, regarding the training for any sporting event. "If it's a 100km you're running, you would need to be able to run 50 or 60km every day.

Source: Bangkok Post March 18, 2017 01:30 UTC