Kuala Lumpur Marathon Explained

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Date:October
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Type:Road
Distance:Marathon, Half marathon, 10k
Est:2009
Sponsor:Standard Chartered Bank
Record:Men's: 2:11:04 (2022)
Moses Kurgat
Women's: 2:34:37 (2011)
Rose Nyangacha

The KL Standard Chartered Marathon is an annual marathon event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event was established in 1989. It is supported by the Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU), Federal Territory Amateur Athletics Association (FTAAA) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall. In the 26th edition of the marathon in 2017, close to 36,000 runners participated in the event.[1]

Standard Chartered Bank is currently the primary sponsor of this event and has been branding it as the Standard Chartered KL Marathon since 2009.

Course

The current route was approved by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and International Association of Athletics Federations and it will be utilised until 2015.[2]

The Dataran Merdeka is the starting and ending points of this marathon.[3] Runners who participate this marathon will run through the notable places and landmarks in Kuala Lumpur such as National Mosque, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, KL Sentral, Mid Valley Megamall, Thean Hou Temple, Stadium Negara, Royal Selangor Golf Club, Bukit Bintang, Jalan Imbi, KL Tower, Petronas Twin Towers, Istana Budaya, PWTC, Parlimen Malaysia and end at Dataran Merdeka.[2] [4]

Roads that are affected by the marathon race route are closed to traffic throughout the duration of the race for runners' safety.[5] Water stations are available in every two kilometres and there are 24 water stations throughout the 42-kilometre route.[2] Volunteers and medical personnel are also on stand-by at every station.[5]

Winners

This list of winners below only applies to Full Marathon (42 km) only.
Key:

DateMen's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerNationalityTime (h:m:s)
28 June 2009Julius Karinga2:18:24[6] Fridah Lodepa2:40:13[7]
28 June 2010Nelson Rotich2:16:44[8] Goitetom Haftu2:46:44
26 June 2011Lilan Kiprop2:20:08[9] Rose Nyangacha2:34:37
24 June 2012Lilan Kiprop2:14:45[10] Elizabeth Chemweno2:40:24[11]
29 September 2013[12] Lilan Kiprop2:19:01Rose Kosgei2:41:05
12 October 2014[13] Lilan Kiprop2:17:47Hellen Mugo2:43:22
4 October 2015Race cancelled due to Southeast Asian haze[14]
7 August 2016Lilan Kiprop2:18:57Hirut Beyene2:39:02
21 May 2017Cosmas Matolo2:18:42Elizabeth Rumokol2:36:13
8 April 2018Cosmas Matolo2:16:46Elizabeth Rumokol2:38:47
29 September 2019Victor Kipchirchir2:19:41Gladys Chemweno2:36:45
14 June 2020Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[15]
20 November 2021Race cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[16]
13 November 2022Moses Kurgat2:11:04[17] Shelmith Muriuki2:44:16[18]
1 October 2023Kiprop Tonui2:13:49Beatrice Cherop2:32:51[19]

Deaths and incidents

In 2010, a runner in the 10 km category collapsed and suffered a seizure. Lim Wei Yee, 25, died on the way to the hospital.[20] In 2019, two participants were injured when a car had crashed into runners at the marathon after it ploughed through safety barriers.[21]

Charity benefits

The marathon for charity purpose category that allows runners to raise funds for charity such as Seeing is Believing was first organised in Kuala Lumpur Marathon on 2009 under the name "Run For A Cause".[22] During the first charity marathon, more than RM 500,000 has been earned from the event. Starting 2010, five organisation such as Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF), National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM), Children's Environmental Heritage Foundation (YAWA) and Standard Chartered Trust Funds (SCTF) will be also benefited by the charity earned from this marathon event.[23] In addition, the Corporate Challenge, similar to "Run For A Reason" charity marathon category was also introduced but this category is open to the company that run in a team.[24] In 2011 marathon, a total of RM 486,668 has been raised for charity purpose. The contributor to the 2011 marathon charity fund will include the company Petronas Chemicals Group (RM 30,000) and Freescale Semiconductor (Malaysia) (RM 20,000).[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ALMOST 36,000 RUNNERS AT 9TH STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON. KL Marathon. 13 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Organisers aiming for a smooth KL Marathon. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130219043455/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2010/5/27/central/6315422. dead. 19 February 2013. 14 July 2012.
  3. Web site: 36 roads closed for KL Marathon 2012 . . 16 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718055057/http://www.mmail.com.my/story/36-roads-closed-kl-marathon-2012 . 18 July 2012 . dead .
  4. Web site: Standard Chartered KL Marathon . iMarathonTraining.com . 16 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102026/http://digital.imarathontraining.com/race_directory/calendar/2012/6/47/standard-chartered-kl-marathon . 6 March 2016 .
  5. News: Roads closed for KL Marathon . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616094159/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2012%2F6%2F15%2Fcentral%2F11480259&sec=central . dead . 16 June 2012 . 16 July 2012 .
  6. News: Kenyan runners rule KL Marathon. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221044726/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2009/6/29/sports/4215799&sec=sports. dead. 21 February 2013. 14 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Over 12,500 Runners Participate in Malaysia's first Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009. Kuala Lumpur Marathon. 14 July 2012.
  8. Web site: A marathon to remember. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221113500/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/6/29/central/6560447&sec=central. dead. 21 February 2013. 14 July 2012.
  9. News: Kenyan runners dominate 2011 KL Marathon . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110628142914/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2011%2F6%2F26%2Fsports%2F20110626163114&sec=sports . dead . 28 June 2011 . 14 July 2012 .
  10. News: Kenyans runners dominate KL Marathon. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221061009/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/6/25/sports/11542527&sec=sports. dead. 21 February 2013. 14 July 2012.
  11. News: Kenyans dominate 2012 KL Standard Chartered Marathon. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221091639/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2012/6/24/sports/20120624152913&sec=sports . dead . 21 February 2013 . 14 July 2012.
  12. http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2013_09.htm September 2013 AIMS Results
  13. http://www.aimsworldrunning.org/results/2014_10.htm#12 October 2014 AIMS Results
  14. Web site: Standard Chartered KL Marathon cancelled due to haze. New Straits Times Online. 3 October 2015. 4 October 2015.
  15. Web site: CANCELLATION OF THE KUALA LUMPUR STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON (KLSCM) 2020 . Kuala Lumpur Marathon . . 2020-04-07 .
  16. Web site: KUALA LUMPUR STANDARD CHARTERED MARATHON (KLSCM) 2021 CANCELLED, GOING VIRTUAL AGAIN . Kuala Lumpur Marathon . . 4 December 2022 .
  17. Web site: KLSCM 2022 WELCOMES OVER 34,000 RUNNERS TO DATARAN MERDEKA . Kuala Lumpur Marathon . . 4 December 2022 .
  18. Web site: KLSCM 2022 WELCOMES OVER 34,000 RUNNERS TO DATARAN MERDEKA . Kuala Lumpur Marathon . . 4 December 2022 .
  19. Web site: BEATRICE SMASHES FULL MARATHON COURSE RECORD AT 15TH EDITION OF KLSCM . 1 October 2023 . Kuala Lumpur Marathon . . 23 January 2024 .
  20. News: Death mars KL marathon. The Star (Malaysia). https://web.archive.org/web/20100703043100/http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20100628-224209.html. dead. 3 July 2010. AsiaOne. 28 June 2010. 25 April 2016.
  21. News: Cops hunt driver in 'hit-and-run' incident at KL Standard Chartered Marathon. The Star (Malaysia). The Star. 29 September 2019. 30 September 2019.
  22. News: Running blind. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221085547/http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?sec=lifefocus&file=/2009/6/3/lifefocus/3994559 . dead . 21 February 2013 . 15 July 2012.
  23. News: Five charity organisations to benefit from KL marathon . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100504223923/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2010%2F5%2F4%2Fcentral%2F6159395&sec=central . dead . 4 May 2010 . 15 July 2012 .
  24. News: Standard Chartered KL Marathon aims to attract 25,000 runners this year. The Star (Malaysia). https://archive.today/20130221091210/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2011/3/26/central/8284316. dead. 21 February 2013. 15 July 2012.
  25. News: 'Run For a Cause' raises RM486,668. The Sun (Malaysia). 16 July 2012.

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