Elevation Profile #8: From Northern Thailand to Stockholm and Beyond

Elevation Profile is a weekly column from doi trail research covering the world of trail running, running fashion, and outdoor culture, with a particular eye on Thailand and Southeast Asia.

From a community trail event through the mountains to a race win in Mae Taeng, from the Hyrox World Championships to Oakley’s latest preview that already has everyone talking. Here's everything from this week.

Faburuns Northern Reset: A Reminder of What Community Looks Like

Faburuns is one of Chiang Mai's most popular run clubs, and this week they put together the Northern Reset in collaboration with Amazing Thailand.

Two route options: a road route around Chiang Mai University, or a 5km trail route heading up toward Wat Pha Lat. We joined our friends on the trail.

The route started and ended at Basecamp Coffee Club, and when we came back down, the crew had thought of everything.

Complimentary coffee from Basecamp, sport stretching from GC Wellness House, ice bath tubs courtesy of Our Space Nimman, and a few other gifts that made the morning feel like more than just a run.

This is the kind of event that reminds you why the running community in Chiang Mai is something worth showing up for.

Thank you to Supanook for having us, and to everyone who helped put Northern Reset together.

Inthakhin Trail 2026: SuperJay Takes the Win

The Inthakhin Trail 2026 took place on Sunday June 21 in the Mae Taeng District of Chiang Mai.

Two distances were available: a 15km course with 843 meters of elevation gain, and a 33km course with 1,817 meters of climbing.

The 33km race had a familiar name at the top of the results. doi hardcore run leader SuperJay Jay Jantaraboon took the overall win, which is exactly the kind of result that you expect from one of Chiang Mai’s elite runners. This win comes one week after he hosted his own trail race called My Home Trail featured on Elevation Profile #7.

In the 15km, doi hardcore runner Narapun Chamang finished 2nd overall. Another reason why more runners should come train on Tuesdays with us.

Our friends from Escape Runn were out on the course too. Style points from top to bottom, as always. Handsome downhill is where the race is really won, and they know it.

Hyrox World Championships: Team Thailand in Stockholm

The Hyrox World Championships were held in Stockholm this week, and Thailand was represented by its fittest athletes in hybrid sport.

In the Pro Doubles category, fan favorites Kie Chanakarn and Anita Bye finished together with a time of 1:05:51. Doctor K Sinthu Kosasih and Coach Coke Kajohnsin Wongma went even further, crossing the line in 59:28. Going under the hour in Pro Doubles on the World Championship stage is no small thing even though we are sure they wanted more. Regardless, congratulations to them all as well as the other athletes representing Thailand. We’re excited to see you all race again in August at Hyrox Bangkok.

On the elite side, the Men's Elite 15 race produced a result worth talking about. Dylan Scott of the USA won the title with a time of 53:47, coming back from the back of the field after the Sled Pull to take first place. His strategy was deliberate: stay controlled early, manage the heart rate, and trust that continuous pressure would move him up. Let’s just say it paid off beautifully. He edged out last year's world champion Tim Wenisch in one of the bigger comebacks the race has seen.

"I never gave up on the idea that if I just keep racing hard, people are going to fall back," Scott said after the race. It's a lesson that applies well beyond Hyrox.

In the Women's Elite 15, Alyssa McElheny of the USA won the title in her debut World Championship race, finishing in 56:59. What made the result more remarkable is that she had been unable to walk on Monday after rolling her ankle. She went in planning to run safe and make the podium. Instead, she went, ran with a huge smile on her face and came out a World Champion.

Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k: Kiriago and Florea Take the $30k

Over in Olympic Valley, California, the Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k sponsored by Nike ACG delivered one of the better finishes of the year.

Kenya's Philemon Kiriago led for most of the men's race and held off a strong late challenge from Morocco's defending champion Elhousine Elazzaoui in the final stretch, winning in 1:42:59 and setting a new course record. Elazzaoui, who edged Kiriago by four seconds last year, finished 2nd in 1:43:12. Patrick Kipngeno rounded out the men's podium in 3rd.

In the women's race, Romania's Mădălina Florea came back from 2nd last year to take the win in 2:02:18, dominating the second-half descent and putting real time into the field. Lauren Gregory was 2nd in 2:03:56, and two-time defending champion Joyce Njeru was 3rd in 2:03:59 after a tough descent section.

Both winners took home $30,000, part of a $102,200 total prize purse. That kind of money in trail running is still rare, but this is a huge indication of where the sport is headed as trail running continues to boom.

Oakley SS27: Matthew M. Williams Takes the Wheel

At Milan Men's Fashion Week, Oakley presented its Spring/Summer 2027 collection, and the story behind it is as interesting as the clothes themselves.

Matthew M. Williams, founder of 1017 ALYX 9SM and former creative director of Givenchy, was appointed as Oakley's Creative Director of Apparel, Footwear, and Accessories earlier this year. He's working alongside Travis Scott, who holds the title of Chief Visionary Officer at the brand.

Williams brings a background in technical utilitarianism, the kind of design thinking that makes functional pieces feel culturally significant. That's not a bad fit for a brand whose entire foundation is in performance eyewear.

The SS27 collection puts that vision to work, blending sport-utility silhouettes with lightweight fabrics and Oakley's own design language across apparel, footwear, and accessories.

It continues something we keep watching in this column: the bigger performance brands are now committing serious creative talent to making sure they're positioned correctly when sport and culture meet. Oakley with Williams and Travis Scott is a real move. And honestly, I think we’re all trying to get our hands on some of these pieces.

Two Things on Our Radar This Week

Two gear drops caught our eye this week, and they're worth knowing about.

SATISFY dropped the TheROCKER "Aluminium" colorway, and it might be the most satisfying (sorry, I had to haha) version of the shoe yet.

The metallic silver shifts in the light in a way that reads more desert mineral than standard running shoe, and it sits on the same technical base the rest of the lineup uses: Euforia Super Foam midsole with a PEBA and EVA blend, a Vibram TuneLug outsole with Megagrip traction and round conical lug geometry, and a Rippy 66 monomesh upper.

Two interchangeable insoles and an asymmetrical lacing system round things out. It's $280, and the listing is already flagging as limited, so if it has your attention, that's worth keeping in mind.

Raide Research also dropped the Thermal Dispersion Tee, and it's the kind of thing that makes you immediately think about running in Chiang Mai heat.

Most perforated tees use a uniform hole pattern, which limits how densely they can ventilate where it actually matters. The TD Tee maps its perforations to your highest heat zones instead, with the largest, most open section running down the center back where heat builds and where a vest would otherwise trap warmth against your skin.

This is exactly the kind of problem that sounds simple and takes a lot to actually solve well. Raide always delivers something thoughtful, and this one feels purpose-built for the conditions we run in every week.