
On Sunday Dec. 9, runners from all around Hanoi and further afield will gather for the Red River Runner’s annual street running event. Competitors set-off from UNIS at 8am snaking a route around Ciputra and onto the streets around West Lake. As well as the usual half marathon and 10km options, there is also a 5km event and a kid’s fun run.

Following on from the success of the Song Hong Half Marathon in December, the Red River Runners will be organizing their second Hanoi-based triathlon on Sunday, Apr. 22 at UNIS.

Hope you’ve been hitting the pavement in preparation for the Song Hong Half Marathon on Dec. 11.

Hope you’ve been hitting the pavement in preparation for the Song Hong Half Marathon on Dec. 11.

Though you may imagine running for pleasure to be as bizarre a pastime as envelope licking, it seems to be catching on, one pair of chiseled calves at a time. Founded about eight years ago, the Red River Runners is a running club that meets once a week on Saturday afternoons to traverse Hanoi by foot, get fit and make friends.