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Luang Prabang Half Marathon

The Luang Prabang Half Marathon first took place in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Luang Prabang in October 2013, and has been run there in the same month in subsequent years. The race was originally inspired by the Angkor Wat Marathons, running through ancient and unique sites to bring attention and funding to a beautiful but poor and remote part of the world. After being started by a group of international and local volunteers, the half marathon is now organised by Friends Without A Border and raises money for their Lao Friends Hospital for Children. In its first year, the race helped fund the building of a training restaurant, Khaiphaen, operated by NGO Friends International.

Promoted under the Half Marathon distance banner, the event also features two shorter races, a 7km and 14km in addition to the 21km.