I live in Singapore and we have almost settled on a weekend flat near Kata Beach, so from next year most of my long runs will be on Phuket. I usually do 15 to 20 km on Saturday mornings.

From two trips so far:
- after 7:30 it is already too hot for anything long
- the road over the Karon viewpoint is a good hill session, but the traffic picks up fast
- the beach itself works at low tide, otherwise the sand is too soft

One of the flats we are deciding between, picked from the Phuket listings on https://tranio.com/thailand/phuket/apartments/, is a short walk from where the Kata to Karon road begins, which is half the reason it is at the top of my list.

For anyone who runs on Phuket regularly, where do you go for a flat 20 km before the heat?

Running along the coast before sunrise is the right call — by 7:30am the humidity in Phuket makes long distances genuinely tough. The stretch from Rawai Seafood Market towards Nai Harn lake is worth exploring: mostly flat, partially shaded, and traffic is sparse before 7am. That Karon viewpoint loop sounds like a solid hill session once you are acclimatised to the conditions.

On long training weekends I also find it helpful to unwind with live sports coverage between sessions. I have been following European football and tennis results through mostbet dk — a licensed platform covering more than 40 sports with live streaming and results tracking. Good luck settling on the flat — sounds like a great base for your Phuket training!