STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON 2016 - WINNERS' LIST

PRESS RELEASE 

Kuala Lumpur, 7August2016 –As Standard Chartered KL Marathon welcomed its last runner across the finish line, many runners were already exchanging tales of strength, perseverance and motivation. Such was the scene at Dataran Merdeka where 35,000 runners took part across various categories.

Flagged off byTan Sri Datuk Mohd. Sheriff Mohd. Kassim, Chairman of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, Ajay Kanwal, Regional CEO ASEAN & South Asia of Standard Chartered Bank, and Mahendra Gursahani, Managing Director & CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, at the break of dawn, the runners made their way through the city; absorbing the vista of Kuala Lumpur’s iconic landmarks such as the Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Parliament of Malaysia, the National Museum, Menara Standard Chartered and Dataran Merdeka which served as the race village.

The Marathon also saw Kennedy Kiproo Lilan from Kenya defending his title for the fifth time in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon, and Hirut Beyene Guangul from Ethiopia crowned champion of the Full-Marathon Women’s Open category with the respective times of 02:18:57and 02:39:02.

The day was made even sweeter as Sheela A/P Samivellu set a new national record of 01:24:33[1], securing the first place in the Honda Half-Marathon Malaysian category.

Enjoying the victory, Kennedy said, “I am so happy to win the Standard Chartered KL Marathon again. It was a great race and everything went really well and I am very thankful for that.”

Expressing her joy, Hirut said, “It was a challenge from start to finish,but I enjoyed it a lot. Winning is always special and I am still buzzing from the excitement of crossing the finish line.”

Completing the top three in the Full Marathon Men’s Open category are Tonui Kiprop from Kenya with a time of 02:18:59 and Luka Kipkemoi Chelimo from Kenya with 02:19:24. While in the Full Marathon Women’s Open category are Naomi Jepkogei Maiyo from Kenya with a time of 02:39:14 and Elizabeth Jeruiyot Chemweno from Kenya with 02:41:09.

Malaysian Full Marathoners also put up a brave display with returning champion, Muhaizar Mohamad winning the Full Marathon Malaysian Men’s title with the timing of 02:39:23 and Yuan Yu Fang taking the Malaysian Women’s category with a time of 03:19:04.

At the press conference with the winners, Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo Events, Race owner and organiser of Standard Chartered KL Marathon, said, “As a race organiser, we are delighted with the outcome of the race. We are humbled by the support shown by the runners today and inspired by their endurance and spirit in taking on the challenges. We look forward to continue to make Standard Chartered KL Marathon the premier race in Malaysia.”

Making the race a true platform for people to do extraordinary things were 60 visually impaired runners with their running buddies taking part in the 5 km Fun Run category,36 runners with autism together with their parents in the 3 km Kids Dash and over 300 Standard Chartered Bank staff running in red tutus across different categories. 

Their participation in the race was supported by Standard Chartered Bank in their efforts to tackle avoidable blindness, raise awareness and educating the public on autism and HIV.

Under Standard Chartered KL Marathon’s “Run For A Reason” initiative, a total of RM444,848.00 was raised for the beneficiaries Standard Chartered Foundation, Hospis Malaysia, Yayasan Sejahtera and IJN Foundation. The funds were raised collectively by approximately 364 runners and Corporate Challenge participants who also did their part in raising awareness towards the beneficiaries they selected.

Managing Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, Mahendra Gursahani, said, “Standard Chartered Bank is proud to provide a platform for people from all walks of life to accomplish extraordinary goals. These acts are a brilliant demonstration of what personal empowerment can do for the human spirit. We salute all runners that took part in the marathon, and we thank them all for the great support shown.”

Completing the race experience over the weekend, the event organiser and owner, Dirigo Events held a Friendship Run and Pasta Party before race day to foster a sense of camaraderie and fellowship amongst runners from around the world.

This year’s edition of the race also marked the first time Standard Chartered KL Marathon implementing a new checkpoint system commonly practised in international marathons. The purpose behind this was to ensure the safety of the runners and that the roads were handed in a systematic manner. Other changes included an extended seven-hour cut-off time.

Both moves were welcomed by the relevant authorities as Standard Chartered KL Marathon looks to achieving higher international standards from a sporting and organising perspective. A total of 5,595 runners finished the Full Marathon within seven hours, 8,160 finished the Honda Half Marathon within 3.5 hours and 12,804 finished the 10KM, 2,400 finished the 5KM and 750 kids completed the Kids Dash categories. 

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016 is made possible by title sponsor Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, along with event owner and organiser, Dirigo Events Sdn. Bhd. and co-organiser Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur.

Supporting the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016, are Gold Sponsor, Honda Malaysia; and official partners Seiko, 100 Plus, adidas and Pacific Regency Hotel Group.

Standard Chartered KL Marathon is sanctioned and supported by Malaysia Athletics Federation (MAF), Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Athletic Federation (FTKLAA), International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and Association of International Marathons, Distance Races (AIMS).

[1]Subjected to Malaysia Athletic Federation (MAF) endorsement

Winners of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2016

Full Marathon Men’s Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Kennedy KiprooLilan	KEN	2:18:57
2nd	TonuiKiprop	KEN	2:18:59
3rd	Luka KipkemoiChelimo	KEN	2:19:24

Full Marathon Women’s Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	HirutBeyeneGuangul	ETH	2:39:02
2nd	Naomi JepkogeiMaiyo	KEN	2:39:14
3rd	Elizabeth JeruiyotChemweno	KEN	2:41:10

Full Marathon Malaysian Men

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Muhaizar Mohamad	MAS	2:39:25
2nd	Mohd. JironiRiduan	MAS	2:39:57
3rd	Tan Huong Leong	MAS	2:41:54

Full Marathon Malaysian Women 

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Yuan YuFang	MAS	3:19:04
2nd	TahiraNajmunisaa Bt. Muhammad Zaid	MAS	3:28:01
3rd	Melissa Lim Yi-Xin	MAS	3:31:29

Full Marathon Veteran Men

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Joseph MwangiNgare	KEN	2:25:57
2nd	Jonah KipseremTarus	KEN	2:38:04
3rd	Julius Kimtai Rotich	KEN	2:45:29

Full Marathon Veteran Women

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Margaret Njuguna	KEN	3:04:01
2nd	Cochet	FRA	3:25:19
3rd	Caroline NdutaNgugi	KEN	3:29:19

Honda Half Marathon Men Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Charles MunyuaNjoki	KEN	1:07:44
2nd	Samson Kiplagat	KEN	1:11:10
3rd	Samuel Muya	KEN	1:12:12

Honda Half Marathon Women Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Hannah WaberaGathingi	KEN	1:22:20
2nd	Tabitha Wambui	KEN	1:22:42
3rd	Sheela A/P Samivellu	MAS	1:24:44

Honda Half Marathon Men Veteran 

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Nakamura Tsubasa	JPN	1:25:13
2nd	Guianus Bin Salagan	MAS	1:28:18
3rd	Chan Shan Ching	HKG	1:28:53

Honda Half Marathon Women Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Rachel Pepper	NZL	1:44:59
2nd	SivabhaliniThevendiraraj	MAS	1:45:03
3rd	Joanne Poh Leng Grange	MAS	1:46:23

10km Speed Men Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	James Karanja	KEN	0:33:32
2nd	Azwan Bin Bunjing	MAS	0:35:48
3rd	Chew JeeKeng	SIN	0:36:38

10km Speed Women Open

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Mak Rainbow	CAN	0:40:50
2nd	Danielle Nant	NZL	0:41:46
3rd	Tan Sok Hue Sumiko	SIN	0:45:20

10km Speed Men Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Jeffrey Ross	GBR	0:36:37
2nd	Lim Khon Seng	MAS	0:37:38
3rd	Khoo Hua Seng	MAS	0:41:22

10km Speed Women Veteran

Position	Name	Country	Time
1st	Tan Pei Leng	MAS	0:49:13
2nd	Lorna Wong	MAS	0:49:27
3rd	Leong Poh Yeng	MAS	0:51:45

Corporate Challenge

Position	Name	Time
1st	Turner International Malaysia Sdn Bhd	2:48:33
2nd	IDC Market Research (M) Sdn Bhd	3:07:56
3rd	Valuecap Sdn Bhd	3:29:20

Ministries Challenge

Position	Name	Time
1st	JabatanPenyiaran Malaysia	2:31:25
2nd	Department of Irrigation and Drainage	2:34:43
3rd	JabatanPerangkaan Malaysia	2:37:32

Universities Challenge

Position	Name	Time
1st	UniversitiPertahanan Nasional Malaysia	2:06:26
2nd	Taylor’s College Sri Hartamas	2:38:13
3rd	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	2:46:46

PUMA RACE PACK COLLECTION

PUMA NIGHT RUN 2016

Race Pack Collection

Date: 5-7th August 2016 

(Friday, Saturday & Sunday)

Time: 10am – 10pm

Venue : LG2 Blue Concourse, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall.

For those who has opted for courier service, delivery will start this week.

Please kindly take note that there will be no race kit collection on the day of the run.

We look forward to seeing all of you at Dataran Kemerdekaan Shah Alam soon.

All the best! 

‪#‎NightRunMY

BOH ECO TRAIL 2016

28-May-2016
BOH Plantations 
Bukit Cheeding, Selangor D.E.

8km Trail - Non Competitive



My first (ever) official trail run. Oh....my . . its 8km! I got no clue at all about this trail and I was quite nervous.

But firstly gotta thank Benz Azurie Malik, The Race Director of The Marathon Company for the invite. And of course to Evelyn Ang Loo & her hubby Dennis Loo for so ever generous in offering me the ride to Bukit Cheeding. Ohhh. .  and Marlina for putting my name in the list.

Come Friday and I'm kind of regret accepting the invite. At 2am I was still wondering if I can actually complete the run. OK. Evelyn and Dennis will be picking me up at 4.30am. So, at 3.00am I took a quick bath and change. Packed a bottle of Lucozade sport drinks and some sweets (yaaaa .. . I am taking this as just another makanthon) just in case (just in case...) they run out of water or there is lack of food to take me through the course.

Fast forward . . . . it was quite a long ride. Took us more than an hour passing through some winding road, industrial area and unknown housing area. At about 6.30am, we arrived at the destination. It's still a little cold out there. Looking at the crowd .. . probably slightly more than 500 runners turned up. Set amidst tea bushes interspersed with tall coconut and palm trees, this is a rare opportunity for the public to run through the BOH's Tea Garden and the restricted section of the adjacent Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve.

All proceeds from the registration fee totalling RM28,000 were channeled to Global Environment Centre (GEC), a regional non-profit organisation in support of their Peatland Forest Ranger Programme to raise awareness of peat swarm forest conservation among younger generation.

The Run
The run was flagged off at about 7.45am. It was
a cold gloomy morning and the sky threatened to pour down earlier but fortunately weather was just perfect for the morning till the end. Love the greens surrounding. Mild elevations and later part of the route we get to run into the forest reserve.

There were sufficient signages along the route. Volunteers made up of runners, plantations workers and rangers from the forestry were friendly and cheerful. Love that positive energy in them that make your run seems so easy and fun.

The Crews
Crews are the backbone of an event. The photos below speak a thousand words. Well done!

                                                                                                                       
The Special Station
The best was the Coconut drink station. Coconuts fresh from the plantation were served to all runners.

The Orang Asli
The orang asli were given a part in the program to showcase their products and made a short

performance. I wish they were given a more significant role to play in the future than just to
showcase some very basic orang asli produce. A bigger pavilion should be allocated to give the general public an in depth existence of the orang asli, the rightful people of this land who has been sidelined and marginalised for a very long time. It would have been even more meaningful if each runners is given a headwear to put on while running the course. I would be more than happy to part with a few more ringgit to put that on and all the collections being channeled to them (the maker).


Wish the safety tape (candy tape) be replaced by some of the handy works made by the orang asli to retain the nature outlook.

Just a little disappointment in not having a hot cup of BOH tea at the race village. Was expecting that as part of the refreshment be it before the start of the race and after the race. Iced drinks is good to cool down the body but a hot cup of tea is great to get the taste on the freshness of the tea.

Overall, the run is well managed. I'll rate the run 9/10. Kudos to the Race Director and the team for their great effort and I'll definitely run it again.