A full marathon is slightly above 42 kilometers. So a half-marathon should be just about 21 kilometres, right?
Right, unless you are in Bangkok, it seems.
Last Sunday's Standard Chartered Bangkok Half-Marathon covered almost 28 kilometres, leaving many runners exhausted and angry. Social media was full of their complaints.
Sorry, it was a mistake, organisers admitted.
Race officials told runners to make an incorrect U-turn during the race that added more three kilometres to each of the two lapsใ