- 8 April 2018
- Dataran Merdeka for
Full and Half Marathon and Sogo for 10 and 5 km
- Flagged off at 7.45a.m.
for 10 km (Leisure). Different times for different categories
- My category – 10 km
(Leisure). Must finish in 2 hours.
- Price – RM70.00
- Race Pack – Green
T-Shirt, registration bib and Salonpas
- Goodies – Medal, a
bottle of mineral water and isotonic drink and banana
This
was my 1st time signing up for SCKLM. I managed to sign up on the 1st
day itself at around 3pm and thereafter it was sold out around 6pm on the 1st
day that registration was opene to the public. I was curious, why was it such a
hit every year?
We
were advised by the organiser to take the train to the venue. I took the LRT at
6.40am and arrived at the venue around 7am. The trains were flooded with green
as that’s the colour of the t-shirt for this year’s marathon.
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| Check out the runners, all queuing to start |
We
were flagged off at 7.45a.m. sharp. Of course, there were runners who signed up
for 10km (Cruise) that were late and as they must complete the run within 1 hour 30 minutes, we had to give way to them (their flag off was before ours).
We
ran from Sogo – Jalan Sultan Ismail – Jalan Kuching – Taman Botani Perdana –
Dataran Merdeka. There were 3 water stations; at 4km, 6km and 9km serving
mineral water and isotonic drinks. There were portable toilets during the run. Also,
there were bands playing music and the volunteers who cheered for you while you
were running.
When
we arrived at the finishing point, we were given our medals and a bottle of
mineral water, isotonic and a banana. There was a long queue to collect the
medals and not many goodies were given out.
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| I saw the finishing line but it's taking too long to arrive |
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| Passed the finishing line. It was not 10 km, it was 11.8 km. |
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| The queue to pick up your medal, banana and mineral water |
Conclusion, Dataran
Merdeka was super crowded after everyone finished. The hardcore marathon
runners were definitely eyeing for the top and consolation prizes. The organiser
did a good job at organising such a big event. However, I still don’t know what’s
the craze about this marathon that a lot of people want to join. It’s just like
any other marathon and in terms of goodies, other organisers do provide more
things compared to Standard Chartered. Also, there were no food trucks :-(.
Check out the pictures
below:-
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| The line reception was so bad due to so many humans |
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| A place for you to get leg massage |
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| Showing off our medals |
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| Our rotating medals |
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| Check out the queue at the Masjid Jamek Putra LRT station |
