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Home»News»Standard Chartered KL Marathon Announces New and Improved Route for 2014!
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Standard Chartered KL Marathon Announces New and Improved Route for 2014!

The RunSociety TeamBy The RunSociety TeamSeptember 8, 2014Updated:November 9, 20184 Mins Read
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Runners now have an added incentive to run in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014! For the second time in 6 years, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 will have a new route to test runners’ endurance and skills on more elevated roads.

On 12 October 2014, participants will start and finish as usual at Dataran Merdeka. However, the new route will take them along the Duta-Ulu Klang Highway and the Ampang Elevated Highway instead of the previous years, when they ran mainly on city roads.

Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo Events, event owner and organiser of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon, said there were several considerations when designing the new route, with their first priority being the safety of the runners. When designing the routes, they looked into various ways of leading runners onto roads that presented the least traffic hazards.

He added,

“We also looked into providing our runners with the best experience and therefore aimed at maintaining as much of the scenic landmarks such as the Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers, KTMB Station Kuala Lumpur, the National Monument and the Kuala Lumpur High Court, to name a few.”

“Running on elevated highways mean that runners will get to enjoy the rare experience of a bird’s eye view of the city skyline, plus traffic is more manageable and we are optimistic that the runners will enjoy the experience.”

Expect Less Congestion This Year

Special attention also was paid to the Jalan Raja Laut and Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman turns, so collisions and congestion between the Full Marathon and Half Marathon runners returning and 10km and 5km runners heading to their start points could be avoided this year.

Being the 6th edition and one of the longest-running marathons in the country, the new route is also believed to help further increase the number of participants.

Biemans said,

“We have grown from 33,800 last year to 35,200 participants as of 1 September 2014, and we are confident the new route with the highways will be able to take on that number during the event.

“As the event organiser, our efforts have always been channelled towards making the race better and for our runners to constantly experience something new. I believe we have achieved this once again with the new route!”

Race Participants to be “Committed, Confident, Courageous” with the New Route!

Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia’s Managing Director and CEO, Osman Morad, said the new route will be challenging, but he believed the Standard Chartered KL Marathon runners live up to the race tagline “Committed, Confident, Courageous”, and they are up for the challenge.

Numerous precautionary measures have been taken to ensure the runners’ safety on Race Day. These include:

  • Engagement of 400 traffic police and DBKL enforcement officers to ensure a traffic-free running route and pre-race road closures.
  • Public conveniences such as 350 toilets, surau facilities and 28 water stations on the route as well as Dataran Merdeka.
  • 450 medical personnel both on the route as well as Dataran Merdeka.
  • 350 race officials both on the route as well as the start and finish areas.
  • Public transportation services from as early as 3am.

The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014 will take place on 12 October 2014.

Standard Chartered KL Marathon Route Maps

Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 42km Route Map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 42km Route Map. See enlarged map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 21km Route Map
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 21km Route Map. See enlarged map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 10km Route Map. See enlarged map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 10km Route Map. See enlarged map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 5km Route Map
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 5km Route Map. See enlarged map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 3km and 1km Route Map.
Standard Chartered Marathon KL 2014: 3km and 1km Route Map. See enlarged map.

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