118-541: 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. Standard Chartered Bank
236-502: A checkpoint at this area to collect wristbands in order to claim their finisher entitlements. The route then passes the Sentul area to meet up with the Bukit Tunku area. At the 40th kilometre, runners pass by Jalan Sultan Ismail, in which half marathon runners merge with the full marathon runners. The route then meets Dataran Merdeka and Bulatan Dato Onn at the 41st kilometre. Runners then go up
354-559: A child and was later murdered in an unrelated incident. Budhia is now at a state-run sports academy. The youngest under 4 hours is Mary Etta Boitano at age 7 years, 284 days; under 3 hours Julie Mullin at 10 years 180 days; and under 2:50 Carrie Garritson at 11 years 116 days. In 2016, Running USA estimated that there were approximately 507,600 marathon finishers in the United States, while other sources reported greater than 550,000 finishers. The chart below from Running USA provides
472-462: A close personal adviser to Abdullah. Khairy's perceived influence on Abdullah test, including from Abdullah's predecessor Mahathir Mohamad . On this allegation, Khairy replied that "I am a pretty easy scapegoat. [But] the decisions Dr. Mahathir is unhappy with are entirely made by the Prime Minister and the cabinet." In the 2008 general election , Khairy was elected to the federal Parliament for
590-514: A course of 26 miles from the start at Windsor Castle to the royal entrance to the White City Stadium , followed by a lap (586 yards 2 feet; 536 m) of the track, finishing in front of the Royal Box. The course was later altered to use a different entrance to the stadium, followed by a partial lap of 385 yards to the same finish. The modern 42.195 km (26.219 mi) standard distance for
708-586: A flyover and a hill and make a 180-degree u-turn to enter Dataran Merdeka via the southern road exit from Jalan Raja before finishing in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building . This list of winners below only applies to Full Marathon (42 km) only. The marathon has two categories, namely the Open category and the Malaysian category. Key: Course record The High Performance Category
826-495: A highly disproportionate share of marathon and track-and-field winners. The Boston Marathon began on 19 April 1897 and was inspired by the success of the first marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics . It is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events. Its course runs from Hopkinton in southern Middlesex County to Copley Square in Boston. Johnny Hayes ' victory at
944-702: A journalist for a period. He served as a presenter on the talkshow Dateline Malaysia . He also had a stint working for The Economist in 1999. Thereafter, Khairy became a Special Officer in the office of Abdullah Badawi, who was then the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. He was Abdullah's Deputy Principal Private Secretary from 2003 to 2004. He was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in Davos , Switzerland. He has written for major publications including The Economist , Time and
1062-501: A length below the minimum distance. For events governed by IAAF rules, the route must be marked so that all competitors can see the distance covered in kilometers. The rules do not mention the use of miles. The IAAF will only recognize world records established at events run under IAAF rules. For major events, it is customary to publish competitors' timings at the midway mark and also at 5 km splits; marathon runners can be credited with world records for lesser distances recognized by
1180-435: A marathon in each state of the United States plus Washington, D.C., and some have done it as many as eight times. Beverly Paquin, a 22-year-old nurse from Iowa, was the youngest woman to run a marathon in all 50 states in 2010. A few weeks later, still in 2010, Morgan Cummings (also 22) became the youngest woman to complete a marathon in all 50 states and DC. In 2004, Chuck Bryant of Miami, Florida, who lost his right leg below
1298-490: A marathon with her 9 hours 53 minutes performance at the 2010 Honolulu Marathon . The records of the Association of Road Racing Statisticians , at that time, however, suggested that Singh was overall the oldest marathoner, completing the 2004 London Marathon at the age of 93 years and 17 days, and that Burrill was the oldest female marathoner, completing the 2010 Honolulu Marathon at the age of 92 years and 19 days. Singh's age
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#17330943483751416-400: A member of the 100 Marathon Club, set the world record for running 500 marathons in the fastest average finish time of 3 hours 15 minutes, at the same time becoming the first man to run 500 marathons with an official time below 3 hours 30 minutes, on 11 November 2012 at Milton Keynes, England. The records took 24 years to achieve. Edwards was 49 at the time. Over 350 individuals have completed
1534-423: A press conference to urge the government to rescind the original date as the new date would cause more logistical problems for the 38,000 runners who have already planned for the original date of 4 October. The Ministry eventually rescinded the marathon's date to the original schedule of 4 October following the backlash, in a statement on 16 July 2015. I've read all your tweets, Facebook messages and emails regarding
1652-575: A radio host for a local radio station, Hot FM , in its Bekpes Hot morning segment. He also started producing a weekly political podcast, Keluar Sekejap with Shahril Hamdan . The podcast has featured a string of prominent local politicians including Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor , Amirudin Shari , Azmin Ali and Mahathir Mohamad . In 2010, Khairy signed-up the Rejimen Askar Wataniah or Territorial Army as
1770-419: A record time for this route until the non-Olympics Athens Classic Marathon of 2014 when Felix Kandie lowered the course record to 2 hours 10 minutes and 37 seconds. The women's marathon was introduced at the 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles, US) and was won by Joan Benoit of the United States with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds. It has become a tradition for the men's Olympic marathon to be
1888-692: A reservist after completing one month of basics recruit training in Negeri Sembilan and Johor in May 2010. He then completed a five-week basic static parachuting course conducted by the army's Special Warfare Centre with 78 others to earn his paratrooper jump wings in February 2011. In January 2014, he was appointed as the Commander of the 508 Territorial Army Regiment located in Rasah, Negeri Sembilan. On 26 October 2016, Khairy
2006-541: A story from Ancient Greece , the marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896 in Athens . The distance did not become standardized until 1921. The distance is also included in the World Athletics Championships , which began in 1983. It is the only running road race included in both championship competitions (walking races on the roads are also contested in both). The name Marathon comes from
2124-402: A team. 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). Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42km 195m ( c. 26mi 385yd), usually run as a road race , but
2242-417: A westward climb along the eastern and northern slopes of Mount Penteli to the pass of Dionysos , and then a straight southward downhill path to Athens. This route is slightly shorter, 35 kilometres (22 mi), but includes a very steep climb over the first 5 kilometres (3.1 mi). When the modern Olympics began in 1896 , the initiators and organizers were looking for a great popularizing event, recalling
2360-411: A workweek and that roads would need to be closed in advance on a Friday evening which can affect traffic in the city. In response to the announcement, the marathon organizers gave runners the option to cancel their registrations and request for a refund. Some runners did so, but the majority of participants protested the decision. Ong Kian Ming , the then-member of Parliament for Serdang, planned to hold
2478-515: Is a Malaysian politician, radio presenter and podcaster. Alongside being a radio presenter for Hot FM , he hosts Keluar Sekejap with Shahril Hamdan , a podcast in which they discuss Malaysian politics and current affairs with a variety of guests. He most recently served as Minister of Health in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to November 2022. A former member of
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#17330943483752596-507: Is a hunger for running events, evident from the spots that have been quickly sold out in these events. I have personally been reading a lot of your comments about the marathon and have held many discussions with the organisers and other stakeholders. We have jointly come to the conclusion that the Standard Chartered KL Marathon will be reverted back to October 4, considering the many issues that have been raised. On behalf of
2714-540: Is currently the primary sponsor of the event and has been branding it as the Standard Chartered KL Marathon since 2009. The marathon can be organized at any time of the year given Malaysia's consistent tropical weather. The marathon initially begun with a June date, but has since evolved to be held on any other month. On four occasions the Kuala Lumpur Marathon was either postponed or cancelled, which occurred in 2013, 2015, 2020 and 2021, due to situations rendering
2832-524: Is disputed based on its tongue-in-cheek writing and the runner being referred to as Philippides and not Pheidippides. There is debate about the historical accuracy of this legend. The Greek historian Herodotus , the main source for the Greco-Persian Wars , mentioned Philippides as the messenger who ran from Athens to Sparta asking for help, and then ran back, a distance of over 240 kilometres (150 mi) each way. In some Herodotus manuscripts,
2950-456: Is intended to provide a focal point for all runners, particularly from the United Kingdom or Ireland, who have completed 100 or more races of marathon distance or longer. At least 10 of these events must be United Kingdom or Ireland Road Marathons. Club chairman Roger Biggs has run more than 700 marathons or ultras. Brian Mills completed his 800th marathon on 17 September 2011. Steve Edwards,
3068-413: Is not a political event with a political agenda, like how Teachers Day or Cancer Awareness Month are not. It was to be our step towards becoming a sporting nation and to make sports and fitness part of a Malaysian culture, identity and lifestyle. We are a sports-loving nation but we are nowhere near being a sporting nation. That was the idea behind changing the date of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon. It
3186-605: Is the culmination of the Fit Malaysia movement -- one day in a year where everyone gets off the couch, comes out, and does something, not for fitness or sports, but for themselves. To join organised runs like the Standard Chartered KL Marathon or the Spartan Race, dance at the Score FitMob, play football or badminton, or just get out there to your local neighbourhood park with your loved ones and do something. The National Sports Day
3304-461: Is the elite field of marathon runners and is applicable to anyone participating in the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and the 10 km run. Runners who wish to enter this category would need to fit certain qualifying times to enter into the elite field of runners. First introduced in 2024, this field of runners would only be entitled to the cash prize if they win the marathon. Ordinary runners who win
3422-429: Is the oldest to complete a marathon in under 3 hours at age 74, and under 4 hours at age 85. Budhia Singh , a boy from Odisha , India, completed his first marathon at age five. He trained under the coach Biranchi Das, who saw potential in him. In May 2006, Budhia was temporarily banned from running by the ministers of child welfare, as his life could be at risk. His coach was also arrested for exploiting and cruelty to
3540-783: Is the only marathon where participants run over two continents (Europe and Asia) during a single event. In the Detroit Free Press Marathon , participants cross the US/Canada border twice. The Niagara Falls International Marathon includes one international border crossing, via the Peace Bridge from Buffalo , New York, United States to Fort Erie , Ontario, Canada. In the Three Countries Marathon [ de ] , participants run through Germany, Switzerland and Austria. On 20 March 2018, an indoor Marathon occurred in
3658-611: Is the starting and ending points of this marathon. 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 . Roads that are affected by
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3776-653: Is the world's oldest annual marathon, inspired by the success of the 1896 Olympic marathon and held every year since 1897 to celebrate Patriots' Day , a holiday marking the beginning of the American Revolution , thereby purposely linking Athenian and American struggle for democracy. The oldest annual marathon in Europe is the Košice Peace Marathon , held since 1924 in Košice , Slovakia. The historic Polytechnic Marathon
3894-547: The Wall Street Journal . He became closely involved in football during his pre-parliamentary career. He holds a number of high-profile positions in the Malaysian football scene, and is involved in a number of football-related associations. In 2006, Khairy teamed-up with radio DJ Jason Lo (with whom he attended high school in Singapore) to produce the football-based reality TV show MyTeam . On 9 September 2007, Khairy
4012-566: The 2017 SEA Games and emerged as the overall gold medals tally winner. Just before the 2018 general election (GE14), Khairy and his ministry was put in charge of Najib's launched Transformasi Nasional 2050 (TN50) concept but it had somehow fallen through due to the GE14 results, which saw the downfall of the BN federal government. Khairy also lost his cabinet position despite retaining his parliamentary seat. When Najib's statement attributing BN's loss in
4130-574: The Election Commission of Malaysia (EC), and senior Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader, and close Anwar Ibrahim ally, Rafizi Ramli on higher education loans. After retaining his parliamentary seat in the 2013 general election , Prime Minister Najib Razak elevated Khairy to the Cabinet as Minister for Youth and Sports. Later in 2013, he was re-elected to the presidency of UMNO Youth. During his ministerial post, Malaysia successfully hosted
4248-860: The North Pole , in Antarctica , and over desert terrain. Other unusual marathons include the Great Wall Marathon on The Great Wall of China , the Big Five Marathon among the safari wildlife of South Africa, the Great Tibetan Marathon – a marathon in an atmosphere of Tibetan Buddhism at an altitude of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft), and the Polar Circle Marathon on the permanent ice cap of Greenland . A few marathons cross international and geographical borders. The Istanbul Marathon
4366-690: The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping mall and retrace their steps on Jalan Sultan Ismail back towards Jalan Ampang before continuing on the road. The run then passes by the Malaysia Tourism Center and the old Lai Meng girls' school before reaching the Petronas Towers . Runners then pass the Avenue K shopping center and cross Jalan Tun Razak via a flyover and head down the Embassy Row, passing
4484-817: The Sheraton Move . His appointment as Minister of MOSTI was during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia . He has signed an agreement with China for Malaysia to be given priority access to COVID-19 vaccines developed in China. In February 2021, Khairy was appointed as the Coordinating Minister for the National COVID-19 Immunisation Program . He led the Special Task Force to manage the implementation of
4602-578: The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Khairy was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rembau from March 2008 to November 2022. He was the Youth Chief of UMNO from March 2008 to June 2018. He served as Minister of Youth and Sports in the BN administration under former Prime Minister Najib Razak from May 2013 to May 2018. After the 2020 Malaysian political crisis , Khairy took on
4720-622: The World Marathon Majors series, awarding $ 500,000 annually to the best overall male and female performers in the series. In 2006, the editors of Runner's World selected a "World's Top 10 Marathons", in which the Amsterdam , Honolulu , Paris , Rotterdam , and Stockholm marathons were featured along with the five original World Marathon Majors events (excluding Tokyo). Other notable large marathons include United States Marine Corps Marathon , Los Angeles , and Rome . The Boston Marathon
4838-424: The first Olympic marathon , on 10 April 1896 (a male-only race), was Spyridon Louis , a Greek water-carrier, in 2 hours 58 minutes and 50 seconds. The marathon of the 2004 Summer Olympics was run on the traditional route from Marathon to Athens , ending at Panathinaiko Stadium , the venue for the 1896 Summer Olympics. That men's marathon was won by Italian Stefano Baldini in 2 hours 10 minutes and 55 seconds,
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4956-642: The 1908 Summer Olympics also contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States. Later that year, races around the holiday season including the Empire City Marathon held on New Year's Day 1909 in Yonkers , New York, marked the early running craze referred to as "marathon mania". Following the 1908 Olympics, the first five amateur marathons in New York City were held on days that held special meanings: Thanksgiving Day ,
5074-565: The 2022 Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon, which proceeded as planned on 12 and 13 November 2022. Runners who wish to cancel their registration were given the opportunity to do so. To compensate for the cancellation of both marathons, runners were given the option to do a virtual run from 5 to 13 December 2020 and 20 to 28 November 2021. 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. The Dataran Merdeka
5192-425: The 2024 edition, which comprise staff from the hospital. 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". During the first charity marathon, more than RM 500,000 has been earned from the event. Starting 2010, five organisations such as Malaysian Association for
5310-479: The Armory in New York City. The 200 m track saw a world record in the women's and men's field. Lindsey Scherf (USA) set the indoor women's world record with 2:40:55. Malcolm Richards (USA) won in 2:19:01 with a male indoor world record. Many marathons feature a wheelchair division. Typically, those in the wheelchair racing division start their races earlier than their running counterparts. The first wheelchair marathon
5428-531: 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) are also benefited by the charity earned from this marathon event. 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
5546-783: The Dang Wangi police headquarters and the various shops in the Jalan Masjid India area. Runners would then follow Jalan Ampang towards the Bukit Nanas station where they can catch a glimpse of the Kuala Lumpur Tower . The route than turns into Jalan Sultan Ismail to give runners a tour of the Bukit Bintang area, where runners would head past shopping malls and various landmarks, such as Wisma Genting , Lot 10 , Sungei Wang Plaza and Bukit Bintang Plaza . Runners then circle around
5664-429: The Fit Malaysia initiative with this in mind. In that short time, we’ve seen great success in bringing people together. We’ve had tens of thousands of people who might ordinarily not exercise come out to join us in our fitness activities. We’ve had people who might ordinarily not mix around outside their ethnic boundaries come together as one. Everyone who’ve been at the events have been Malaysians. The National Sports Day
5782-568: The GE14 to Pakatan Harapan ’s false promises, Khairy wrote: “We lost because of 1MDB . The End” On 19 November 2018, he said Umno members should accept the reality of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal , as denials will continue to hurt the party. Khairy returned to Cabinet in March 2020 to serve as Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation under new Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin 's administration led by Perikatan Nasional (PN) following
5900-566: The IAAF (such as 20 km, 30 km and so on) if such records are established while the runner is running a marathon and completes the marathon course. Annually, more than 800 marathons are organized worldwide. Some of these belong to the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) which has grown since its foundation in 1982 to embrace over 300 member events in 83 countries and territories. The marathons of Berlin , Boston , Chicago , London , New York City and Tokyo form
6018-464: The IAAF, now known as World Athletics , until 1 January 2004; previously, the best times for the marathon were referred to as the 'world best'. Courses must conform to World Athletics standards for a record to be recognized. However, marathon routes still vary greatly in elevation, course, and surface, making exact comparisons impossible. Typically, the fastest times are set over relatively flat courses near sea level, during good weather conditions and with
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#17330943483756136-756: The Jalan Tun Razak and bypass the Saloma Bridge . Then, they reach the highway's intersection with Jalan Sultan Ismail, where they make a U-turn to head back in the reverse order of the highway. Runners would pass the AKLEH toll plaza twice on this route. They then cross the halfway point of the marathon when passing the Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway . The marathon route then crosses into the Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 2 and continue along
6254-548: The Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports announced that the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon would be postponed by six days to Saturday, 10 October 2015, from the original date of 4 October. The purpose was to coincide with the launch of Malaysia's inaugural National Sports Day which is held annually on the second week of October. Many runners who have signed up for the marathon criticized
6372-528: The New York City Marathon and New York Road Runners club had to allow wheelchair athletes to compete, and confirmed this at appeal in 1980, but the New York Supreme Court ruled in 1981 that a ban on wheelchair racers was not discriminatory as the marathon was historically a foot race. However, by 1986, 14 wheelchair athletes were competing, and an official wheelchair division was added to
6490-511: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO). After resigning from the PMO in 2004, Khairy joined a merchant bank, ECM Libra. In 2005, one year after Abdullah became prime minister, Khairy helped in the merger between ECM Libra Capital Bhd and the Malaysian government-owned Avenue Capital Resources Bhd. A year later in 2006, the three founding members of ECM Libra – Lim Kian Onn, Kalimullah Masheerul Hassan, and David Chua – announced that they were each selling 1% of
6608-529: The Setiawangsa-Pantai Expressway. Then, a windy curve and flat course meet before another 500-metre incline onto a flyover before the route drops again. During the marathon, the DUKE Expressway is closed in only the westbound direction heading towards Petaling Jaya , Shah Alam and Sungai Buloh . Hence, runners can see free-flowing traffic along the other side of the highway. They then pass
6726-474: The assistance of pacesetters . The current world record time for men over the distance is 2 hours and 35 seconds, set in the Chicago Marathon by the late Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya on 8 October 2023. The world record for women was set by Ruth Chepng'etich of Kenya in the Chicago Marathon on 13 October 2024, in 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 56 seconds. This broke Tigst Assefa's previous world record of 2 hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds by almost two minutes, and
6844-433: The cancellation of the 2020 marathon. Individuals who have registered for the 2020 race were deferred to the year 2021. Consequently, the marathon scheduled for 2021 was to take place in the second week of June according to the organizers. This meant that the second weekend of June, 12 and 13 June 2021, were chosen. However, the 2021 marathon would also be cancelled due to the pandemic, and registrations deferred once again to
6962-461: The company shares they owned to Khairy. The deal was transacted at 71 cents per share for a total of approximately US$ 2.6 million where Khairy was able to finance it through a soft loan from the founders. In 2016, Khairy was slammed over his responsibility as he embroiled in the controversy surrounding the RM100 million corruption scandal plaguing the Youth and Sports Ministry he led when a senior official who had allegedly to have covertly siphoned off
7080-416: The creation of an independent body which will enforce a self-regulatory mechanism of the system similar to the United Kingdom's Press Complaints Commission . He also spoke against the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission 's blocking of the popular and often anti-government website Malaysia Today , citing that the move was a "blatant and crude employment of state power" and "is inconsistent with
7198-840: The date change of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2015. There are a few things I want to clear up. The National Sports Day isn’t about achieving KPIs or hijacking events. There are noble intentions in what we were trying to do. We were trying to get as many Malaysians from different ethnicities, religions, age, location and walks of life out there as one to do as many sporting activities as possible on one day. The power of sports to unite people can not be underestimated. When you’re running, cycling, lifting weights or playing football, they person next to you isn’t defined by what they look like, but rather what they’re able to achieve. Not in relation to you, but in relation to themselves. Sports has that power to show you what your limits are and then pushes you to exceed them. Ten months ago, my ministry launched
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#17330943483757316-447: The day after Christmas, New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday , and Lincoln's Birthday . Frank Shorter 's victory in the marathon at the 1972 Summer Olympics would spur national enthusiasm for the sport more intensely than that which followed Hayes' win 64 years earlier. In 2014, an estimated 550,600 runners completed a marathon within the United States. This can be compared to 143,000 in 1980. Today, marathons are held all around
7434-407: The distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair divisions. More than 800 marathons are held worldwide each year, with the vast majority of competitors being recreational athletes, as larger marathons can have tens of thousands of participants. A creation of the French philologist Michel Bréal inspired by
7552-484: The eastbound toll plaza which is on the opposite side of the highway. Runners then climb a flyover as the route passes the Titiwangsa area. They then enter the Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah neighborhood as the highway passes along the neighborhood. The marathon course then exits the DUKE Expressway at the Batu toll plaza which is on the westbound side of the highway, to meet Jalan Kuching , where runners would use this road to head back to Dataran Merdeka. Runners would then pass
7670-430: The estimated U.S. Marathon Finisher totals going back to 1976. Marathon running has become an obsession in China , with 22 marathon races in 2011 increasing to 400 in 2017. In 2015, 75 Chinese runners participated in the Boston Marathon and this increased to 278 in 2017. As marathon running has become more popular, some athletes have undertaken challenges involving running a series of marathons. The 100 Marathon Club
7788-424: The expressway due to the inclines along the road, as most inclines can go on for at least a kilometre or more. The entrance to the DUKE Expressway is the route with the steepest incline and elevation, and it can be considered a test of patience as one attempts this route. After entering the expressway, a steep incline of 3 kilometres persist before a sudden drop of 1 kilometre where the course meets Jalan Jelatek and
7906-422: The first woman to be officially timed in a marathon, in 1926. Arlene Pieper became the first woman to officially finish a marathon in the United States when she completed the Pikes Peak Marathon in Manitou Springs, Colorado, in 1959. Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon "officially" (with a number), in 1967. However, Switzer's entry, which was accepted through an "oversight" in
8024-457: The glory of ancient Greece . The idea of a marathon race came from Michel Bréal , who wanted the event to feature in the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens. This idea was heavily supported by Pierre de Coubertin , the founder of the modern Olympics, as well as by the Greeks . A selection race for the Olympic marathon was held on 22 March 1896 ( Gregorian ) that was won by Charilaos Vasilakos in 3 hours and 18 minutes. The winner of
8142-410: The impracticability of holding the marathon. Since 2019, the marathon has switched to a two-day format due to the growing number of runners, spread out over a race weekend period. The first day, a Saturday, will involve the Boost Juice 10 km, 5 km, 1 km and 2 km Kids Dashes, while the half and full marathons will take place on Sunday, the second day of the marathon. On 13 July 2015,
8260-414: The inconvenience resulting from the postponement of the 2013 marathon from 30 June to 29 September as the transboundary haze was generally unavoidable due to natural disaster-related concerns and the postponement was necessitated, while the new postponement was unnecessary just because it was to coincide with the National Sports Day, which itself could be moved to 4 October if there was a need to coincide with
8378-552: The knee, became the first amputee to finish this circuit. Bryant has completed a total of 59 marathons on his prosthesis. Twenty-seven people have run a marathon on each of the seven continents, and 31 people have run a marathon in each of the Canadian provinces. In 1980, in what was termed the Marathon of Hope , Terry Fox , who had lost a leg to cancer and so ran with one artificial leg, attained 5,373 km (3,339 mi) of his proposed cross-Canada cancer fundraising run, maintaining an average of over 37 km (23 mi), close to
8496-557: The last event of the athletics calendar, on the final day of the Olympics. For many years, the race finished inside the Olympic stadium; however, at the 2012 Summer Olympics (London), the start and finish were on The Mall , and at the 2016 Summer Olympics ( Rio de Janeiro ), the start and finish were in the Sambódromo , the parade area that serves as a spectator mall for Carnival . Often,
8614-534: The lay of the land southwards from Marathon Bay and along the coast, then takes a gentle but protracted climb westwards towards the eastern approach to Athens, between the foothills of Mounts Hymettus and Penteli , and then gently downhill to Athens proper. As it existed when the Olympics were revived in 1896, this route was approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) long. It was the approximate distance originally used for marathon races. However, there have been suggestions that Philippides might have followed another route:
8732-624: The legend of Pheidippides , the Greek messenger. The legend states that while he was taking part in the Battle of Marathon , which took place in August or September 490 BC, he witnessed a Persian vessel changing its course towards Athens as the battle was near a victorious end for the Greek army. He interpreted this as an attempt by the defeated Persians to rush into the city to claim a false victory or simply raid, hence claiming their authority over Greek land. It
8850-557: The marathon course on Jalan Dang Wangi while attempting the half marathon category. He failed to regain consciousness upon being taken to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. Following such incidents, the organizing team of the marathon established the 'Medic on the Run' programme in collaboration with Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur in order to have an enhanced emergency response team to deal with emergency situations in future marathons, starting with
8968-579: The marathon in 2000. Some of the quickest people to complete a wheel-chair marathon include Thomas Geierpichler (Austria), who won gold in the men's T52-class marathon (no lower limb function) in 1 hr 49 min 7 sec in Beijing, China, on 17 September 2008; and, Heinz Frei (Switzerland) who won the men's T54 marathon (for racers with spinal cord injuries) in a time of 1 hr 20 min and 14 sec in Oita, Japan, 31 October 1999. World records were not officially recognized by
9086-406: The marathon race route are closed to traffic throughout the duration of the race for runners' safety. Water stations are available in every two kilometres and there are 24 water stations throughout the 42-kilometre route. Volunteers and medical personnel are also on stand-by at every station. Following the COVID-19 pandemic where the marathons were cancelled, the current route for the full marathon
9204-409: The marathon races in the first few Olympic Games were about 40 kilometres (25 mi), roughly the distance from Marathon to Athens by the longer, flatter route. The exact length depended on the route established for each venue. The International Olympic Committee agreed in 1907 that the distance for the 1908 London Olympic marathon would be about 25 miles or 40 kilometers. The organizers decided on
9322-539: The marathon was going ahead, but the race was axed closer to race day. The COVID-19 pandemic begun with an outbreak in Wuhan , Hubei Province, China . The fast-spreading virus eventually caused a global outbreak which affected many countries. Governments worldwide eventually closed borders and declared lockdowns, and from 18 March 2020, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin declared the Malaysian movement control order to mitigate
9440-550: The marathon was set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in May 1921 directly from the length used at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. An official IAAF marathon course is 42.195 km (42 m tolerance only in excess). Course officials add a short course prevention factor of up to one meter per kilometer to their measurements to reduce the risk of a measuring error producing
9558-468: The marathon, as they need to change their flight tickets, which had already been booked. Critics also accused the government of trying to hijack the event for political mileage and take advantage of the marathon to achieve high turnout for the National Sports Day. While added comparisons compared the marathon's 2015 postponement to the marathon's 2013 postponement and change of date, netizens excused
9676-448: The marathon, however, will be forfeited of the cash prize but still be recognized for their efforts. 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. In 2019, two participants were injured when a car had crashed into runners at the marathon after it ploughed through safety barriers. During the 2022 edition of the marathon, another runner collapsed while passing
9794-469: The marathon, or to hold a National Sports Week or declare October as the National Sports Month; both of which would include the marathon in it. The added concern was also the new day of the week of the marathon, which is a Saturday as opposed to Sundays at the time when the marathon was a one-day event. Due to this inconvenient timing, many people would need to take advanced leave towards the end of
9912-538: The men's marathon medals are awarded during the closing ceremony (including the 2004 games , 2012 games , 2016 games and 2020 games ). The Olympic men's record is 2:06:26, set at the 2024 Summer Olympics by Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia. The Olympic women's record is 2:23:07, set at the 2012 Summer Olympics by Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia. Per capita, the Kalenjin ethnic group of Rift Valley Province in Kenya has produced
10030-433: The ministry's funds and lived a lavish lifestyle over the past six years was arrested by Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Khairy controversially competed for the Malaysian polo team at the 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games he was encharged as Minister for Youth and Sports himself albeit the team secured a gold medal in the men's team polo event winning over Thailand . Somehow his credibility and contribution of
10148-508: The ministry, Standard Chartered, Dirigo and DBKL, I apologise for the inconvenience caused by the earlier change in date and I hope that you all will still come forward to support the National Sports Day. Khairy Jamaluddin , Minister of Youth and Sports, in a statement on 16th July 2015 The 2015 Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon was eventually cancelled due to a sudden resurgence in the 2015 Southeast Asian haze which affected most parts of Malaysia. Most runners were anxious over whether
10266-523: The name of the runner between Athens and Sparta is given as Philippides. Herodotus makes no mention of a messenger sent from Marathon to Athens and relates that the main part of the Athenian army, having fought and won the grueling battle and fearing a naval raid by the Persian fleet against an undefended Athens, marched quickly back from the battle to Athens, arriving the same day. In 1879, Robert Browning wrote
10384-460: The national polo team were questioned and had raised the dissatisfaction from Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar who even challenged him to play against his Johor state polo team. The event had led to Khairy seeking and granted an audience with the sultan at the palace to resolve the predicament caused immediately. Khairy is the son-in-law of the fifth Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi . In October 2001, he married Nori Abdullah (born 1976),
10502-520: The oldest marathoner. Because Singh could not produce a birth certificate from rural 1911 Colonial India, the place of his birth, his age could not be verified and his record was not accepted by the official governing body World Masters Athletics . Johnny Kelley ran his last full Boston Marathon at the documented age of 84 in 1992. He previously had won the Boston Marathon in both 1935 and 1945 respectively. Between 1934 and 1950, Johnny finished in
10620-798: The planned marathon distance, for each of 143 consecutive days. On 25 September 2011, Patrick Finney of Grapevine, Texas became the first person with multiple sclerosis to finish a marathon in each state of the United States. In 2004, "the disease had left him unable to walk. But unwilling to endure a life of infirmity, Finney managed to regain his ability to balance on two feet, to walk – and eventually to run – through extensive rehabilitation therapy and new medications." Khairy Jamaluddin Khairy bin Jamaluddin ( Jawi : خيري بن جمال الدين , Malay pronunciation: [xai̯ɾi dʒamaluden] ; born 10 January 1976), often referred to by his initials KJ ,
10738-434: The poem Pheidippides . Browning's poem, his composite story, became part of late 19th-century popular culture and was accepted as a historical legend. Mount Pentelicus stands between Marathon and Athens, which means that Philippides would have had to run around the mountain, either to the north or to the south. The latter and more obvious route is followed by the modern Marathon-Athens highway ( EO83 – EO54 ), which follows
10856-526: The road, as the runners exit the AKLEH Highway. After 2 kilometers, runners then enter the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) to continue their journey back to Dataran Merdeka. The DUKE Expressway is the toughest section of the entire marathon. The 10-kilometer stretch of highway consist of large flyovers, viaducts and hills along the entire course. Most runners would feel fatigued upon entering
10974-550: The role of Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 until August 2021, when the cabinet resigned. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia , Khairy took on the role of Coordinating Minister of the COVID-19 National Immunization Program (PICK) from February 2021 to August 2021, and later
11092-519: The runner's name as either Thersipus of Erchius or Eucles. This was the account adopted by Benjamin Haydon for his painting [REDACTED] Eucles Announcing the Victory of Marathon , published as an engraving in 1836 with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon . Satirist Lucian of Samosata gave one of the earliest accounts similar to the modern version of the story, but its historical veracity
11210-416: The screening process, was in "flagrant violation of the rules", and she was treated as an interloper once the error was discovered. Bobbi Gibb had completed the Boston race unofficially the previous year (1966), and was later recognized by the race organizers as the women's winner for that year, as well as 1967 and 1968 . The length of an Olympic marathon was not precisely fixed at first. Despite this,
11328-523: The seat of Rembau in the state of Negeri Sembilan . The following year he was elected as the Chief of UMNO Youth, defeating Khir Toyo and Mukhriz Mahathir . In his first term in parliament, Khairy involved himself in contentious policy debates. He expressed his view that Malaysia should repeal the Printing Presses and Publications Act , and abolish the annual Home Ministry licensing requirement, through
11446-464: The spread of COVID-19 in Malaysia. The 2020 Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon was scheduled to be held on 13 and 14 June 2020, and preparations for the marathon had been ongoing since the start of 2020. With the restriction of international travel to Malaysia, organizers initially explored the possibility of postponing the marathon to a later date or finding a suitable venue to hold the marathon. However, all odds showed signs of uncertainty, forcing
11564-592: The sudden change, as the postponement would affect many of their plans. Some runners were intending to be participating in other running events on 10 October in addition to the KL Standard Chartered Marathon on the 4th, which resulted in dates being clashed. They also expressed worry that the marathon organizers were being forced to follow the Ministry's set date. Concern was also turned to the international runners who were planning to fly into Malaysia just for
11682-486: The top five 15 times, consistently running in the 2:30s and finishing in second place a record seven times at Boston. A fixture at Boston for more than a half century, his 1992 61st start and 58th finish in Boston is a record which still stands today. Gladys Burrill, a 92-year-old Prospect, Oregon woman and part-time resident of Hawaii, previously held the Guinness World Records title of oldest person to complete
11800-446: The vaccination process. During the 2022 Malaysian general election , Khairy was sent by his UMNO party leaders to contest Sungai Buloh parliamentary seat, he lost to Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate Ramanan Ramakrishnan by a narrow margin. In the aftermath of the 2022 Malaysian general election , Khairy and several UMNO leaders called for party leader, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to resign. On 27 January 2023, he
11918-479: The various foreign embassies located around the area. Runners would be treated to a straight course as they run down the road. The runners then continue down Jalan Ampang and meet Jalan Jelatek , in which they follow that road to head to the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway . The runners then run up the ramp leading towards the highway, following the course of the expressway, as they cross
12036-502: The widening roads of democratic highways." He also called for an end to the Mahathir -era policy of teaching science and maths in English. In September 2008, Khairy called for the reversal of the policy, citing that the policy had failed and only caused burden to students. He regularly debated non-government and opposition figures in public, including Ambiga Sreenevasan on the transparency of
12154-427: The world on a nearly weekly basis. For a long time after the Olympic marathon started, there were no long-distance races, such as the marathon, for women. Although a few women, such as Stamata Revithi in 1896, had run the marathon distance, they were not included in any official results. Marie-Louise Ledru has been credited as the first woman to complete a marathon, in 1918. Violet Piercy has been credited as
12272-405: The world record at 1:18:27, set in Boston in 2004. Jean Driscoll won eight times (seven consecutively) and holds the women's world record at 1:34:22. The New York City Marathon banned wheelchair entrants in 1977, citing safety concerns, but then voluntarily allowed Bob Hall to compete after the state Division of Human Rights ordered the marathon to show cause. The Division ruled in 1979 that
12390-729: Was Minister of Health. Khairy lost his parliamentary seat in the 2022 general election where he was relocated to contest in Sungai Buloh , an urban Pakatan Harapan safe seat but managed to reduce the majority from 26,634 to 2,693. Khairy bin Jamaluddin was born in Kuwait City , Kuwait. He is the only son of a former diplomat, Dato' Jamaluddin bin Abu Bakar, a Malay of Minangkabau descent and Datin Dato' Rahmah binti Abdul Hamid, an ethnic Malay housewife of Kedahan ancestry. His late father, Jamaluddin
12508-762: Was a community leader in his hometown of Kampung Kota, Rembau. Khairy had his secondary education at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore and furthered his tertiary studies at Oxford University and University College London (UCL) in the United Kingdom. While at Oxford, he studied at St Hugh's College , and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). In 1998, he completed his master's degree in Legal and Political Theory at UCL. After leaving university, Khairy worked as
12626-519: Was a joint decision between the ministry, Standard Chartered, Dirigo Events and DBKL, and for that I thank them for their commitment and support to this national agenda. Not only them, but all the other organisers and partners who’ve pledged to pull their weight to come together on that one day. It was not to “hijack” their event to artificially boost participation for the inaugural National Sports Day or to achieve my KPI. We were looking for several iconic events all around Malaysia and we realised that there
12744-471: Was a senior diplomatic officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, retiring as the Malaysian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom . Dato' Jamaluddin has since died of throat cancer. Khairy's mother, Rahmah Abdul Hamid, has been heavily involved in volunteer work throughout her life although she was a housewife and never had an employment history, whilst his late paternal grandfather, Abu Bakar,
12862-478: Was alleged to be running the country government through his control of the 'Fourth Floor Boys' – a group of young professionals who manned the policy-making unit of the PM's office when his father-in-law Abdullah was Prime Minister between 2004 and 2009. Khairy amidst then was a political novice with no experience in government himself even held the posts of ‘special officer’ and Deputy Principal Private Secretary (2003–2004) in
12980-512: Was also reported to be 93 by other sources. In 2015, 92-year-old Harriette Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina, completed the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon in 7 hours 24 minutes 36 seconds, thus becoming the oldest woman to complete a marathon. While Gladys Burrill was 92 years and 19 days old when she completed her record-setting marathon, Harriette Thompson was 92 years and 65 days old when she completed hers. English born Canadian Ed Whitlock
13098-592: Was chosen uncontested as the Vice-president of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) during the 44th FAM Congress, to serve from 2007 to 2010, replacing Tengku Mahkota Pahang then, Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah . Under the prime ministership of his father-in-law (2003–2009), Khairy rose to prominence within UMNO and Malaysian politics generally. He became the deputy chief of UMNO's youth wing and served as
13216-593: Was discontinued in 1996. The Athens Classic Marathon traces the route of the 1896 Olympic course, starting in Marathon on the eastern coast of Attica, site of the Battle of Marathon of 490 BC, and ending at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens . The Midnight Sun Marathon is held in Tromsø , Norway at 70 degrees north . Using unofficial and temporary courses measured by GPS, races of marathon distance are now held at
13334-474: Was elevated from the rank of 'Colonel' to 'Brigadier-General' effective 14 January 2015. This makes him the first Cabinet minister to be a commissioned reserved military officer rank after going through various courses conducted by the Territorial Army, and he continues to lead the 508 Territorial Army Regiment until his resignation in 2018 after the GE14 quoting his presence was no longer welcomed. Khairy
13452-556: Was in 1974 in Toledo, Ohio, and it was won by Bob Hall at 2:54. Hall competed in the 1975 Boston Marathon and finished in 2:58, inaugurating the introduction of wheelchair divisions into the Boston Marathon. From 1977, the race was declared the US National Wheelchair championship. The Boston Marathon awards $ 10,000 to the winning push-rim athlete. Ernst van Dyk has won the Boston Marathon wheelchair division ten times and holds
13570-595: Was introduced. The routes are planned in order to give runners a view around Kuala Lumpur's central business district. The marathon route begins at Dataran Merdeka and goes along Jalan Raja Laut and the Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman shopping district before heading towards Jalan Ampang . Runners would pass by the SOGO Shopping Center and the red light district of Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. The course then continues down Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, passing by
13688-425: Was sacked from the party by the UMNO supreme council, a month before 2023 UMNO leadership election , where he was speculated to fight against Ahmad Zahid again on UMNO president seat after losing in 2018 . He was regarded as the next UMNO Messiah and savior as he promised that he will revive the UMNO back after its worst defeat in the 2022 general election . Following his expulsion from UMNO, Khairy debuted as
13806-520: Was said that he ran the entire distance to Athens without stopping, discarding his weapons and even clothes to lose as much weight as possible, and burst into the assembly , exclaiming "we have won!", before collapsing and dying. The account of the run from Marathon to Athens first appeared in Plutarch 's On the Glory of Athens in the first century AD, which quoted from Heraclides Ponticus 's lost work, giving
13924-474: Was the first time in history a woman broke the 2:11 and 2:10 barriers in the marathon. The data is correct as of 2 November 2024 . Notes Fauja Singh , then 100, finished the Toronto Waterfront Marathon , becoming the first centenarian ever to officially complete that distance. Singh, a British citizen, finished the race on 16 October 2011 with a time of 8:11:05.9, making him
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